Antoninianus - Philippus I P M TR P III (or IIII?) COS P P, Apollo

€282,179.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year244-249
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAntoninianus (1)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.3#96, OCRE#ric.4.ph_i.96
Obverse descriptionBust of Philip the Arab, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Marcus Iulius Philippus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Marcus Julius Philip, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionApollo, nude to waist, seated left, holding laurel-branch and resting left elbow on lyre.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P III (or IIII?) COS P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (244-249)  - -
Catalog ID6475233820
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