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Obverse: "IMP PHILIPPVS AVG" Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Mint and Year: Rome - undated (AD 248-249) Weight: 3.82 grams Die axis: 165 degrees Rarity: common Reverse: "AETERNITAS AVGG" Elephant walking left bearing driver who holds goad and wand. Note: The elephant symbolizes eternity and the reverse legend applies it to the Imperial family. Elephants were probably brought in as part of the celebration for the Secular games. For all of the coins issued for the Secular games click here. |
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Obverse: "IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG" Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right viewed from the front. Mint and Year: Antioch - undated (AD 247-248) Weight: 3.33 grams Die axis: 345 degrees Rarity: Unlisted in all major works and unlisted by Bland Reverse: "AETERNITAS AVGG" Elephant walking left bearing driver who holds goad and wand. Note: The elephant symbolizes eternity and the reverse legend applies it to the Imperial family. Elephants were probably brought in as part of the celebration for the Secular games. For all of the coins issued for the Secular games click here. |
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Obverse: "IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG" Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Mint and Year: Antioch - undated (AD 247-248) Weight: 3.78 grams Die axis: 165 degrees Rarity: Unlisted, Bland #19, Qty. known = 15 Reverse: "AETERNITAS AVGG" Elephant walking left bearing driver who holds goad and wand. Note: The elephant symbolizes eternity and the reverse legend applies it to the Imperial family. Elephants were probably brought in as part of the celebration for the Secular games. For all of the coins issued for the Secular games click here. |
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| Sear - 2553 | Seaby - 25 | VM - 5 | RIC - 28(c) |
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Obverse: "IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG" Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Mint and Year: Rome - undated (AD 245-247) Weight: 4.26 grams Die axis: 180 degrees Rarity: common
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Obverse: "IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS PF AVG P M" Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Mint and Year: Rome - undated (AD 245-247) Weight: 3.64 grams Die axis: 180 degrees Rarity: unique - see note
Note: This is a very strange piece. It combines an early obverse legend of the Antioch mint celebrating peace with Persia with the ANNONA AVGG reverse only known to be minted at the Rome mint. |
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| Sear - | Seaby - 32 | VM - 6 | RIC - 29 |
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Obverse: "IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG" Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Mint and Year: Rome - undated (AD 245-247) Weight: 3.95 grams Die axis: 345 degrees Rarity: common Reverse: "ANNONA AVGG" ANNONA (Corn-harvest) standing front, head left, holding two corn-ears and cornucopia; prow at feet. |
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Obverse: "IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG" Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Mint and Year: Rome - undated (AD 245-247) Weight: 3.96 grams Die axis: 190 degrees Rarity: Unique reverse Reverse: "ANNONA AVGG" Aequitas (Equity, Fair dealing) standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Note: This piece is not the "normal" mistake of combining an existing obverse die with the wrong reverse die creating what we call a "mule". It is a unique reverse die with the legend of "ANNONA AVGG" with the figure of Aquitas holding scales and cornucopia. This engraver was definitely having a bad day!! |
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Obverse: "IMP PHILIPPVS AVG" Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Mint and Year: Rome - undated (AD 247) Weight: 4.27 grams Die axis: 185 degrees Rarity: unlisted Reverse: "ANNONA AVGG" ANNONA (Corn-harvest) standing front, head left, holding two corn-ears and cornucopia; at her feet, modius filled with corn-ears. Note: None of the major references list this combination of the short obverse legend with the modius at her feet. According to Mr. Clay, a respected expert on Philip coinage, this coin is what is known as a mule. This reverse was discontinued in the spring of AD 247 while the short obverse legend began a couple of month's later. It appears that the celator pulled out an old reverse die and used it for this strike. A similar coin was discovered in the Eauze Hoard although from a different set of dies. This specimen is now in the Thibaut Marchal collection. |
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