COELE. Heliopolis. Philip I the Arab (244-249). Ae.
Obv: IMP CAES M IVL PHILIPPVS PIVS FEL AVG.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: COL FEL IO M H.
Propylaeum (entrance) of the temple of Zeus-Heliopolites; a flight of steps with a pedestal at each end leads to a portico of twelve columns with a tower at each end, pediment over arched entrance containing a cypress tree.
BMC 16-7 var. (rev. legend); Price & Trell 705 (fig. 284).
Condition: Near very fine.
Weight: 14.02 g.
Diameter: 28 mm.