Philip I Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Rome (Ludi Saeculares) AE Sestertius Roman Empire 248 AD Copper Coin Aged with Oxidized Green Patina Museum Reproduction CBRS0113

Continuing the tradition of Claudius and Antoninus Pius before him, the celebration of the Secular Games at the end of every century since the founding of Rome culminated during the reign of Philip I, as the city celebrated her 1,000th anniversary in AD 248. The legends on these issues almost exclusively read SAECVLARES AVGG, and feature a similar iconography from previous games, such as the she-wolf suckling the twins, the various wild beasts paraded through the amphitheater, and a cippus inscribed for the preservation of the memory of these events.

DESIGN:
Obverse side
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Legend:
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG

Reverse side
She Wolf standing left, suckling twins
Legend:
SAECVLARES AVGG, S C in ex

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