Here is a nice Elephant Antoninianus

AR Antoninianus ND Antioch Mint 21mm./ 3.81g.
Philip II 247-49AD
obv. Radiant/ Draped/ Cuirassed Bust/ Right
rev. Elephant Walking Left/ with Rider
From a small hoard....

 

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Amazing !!!

 

Incredible coin, what a condition.

 

FDC - fantastic @panzerman - I think the mahout looks a bit like an alien!!!

 

Nice!! Would go great in my Philip family collection!

 

BEAUTY!!!
LOVE IT!!!!!!!

 

Very nice one of the younger.. i need one of him too!

 

Here's mine, nowhere near as good as @panzerman 's:

 

Still cool though!!!!!!!!

 

that's purdy sharp!

 

I am not always comfortable calling the later coins to mint and/or which Philip. I see this as Philip I from Rome

and below is what I call a Philip I from the East. While beardless, I can't see the boy here. Perhaps it is a generic Philip. Do you have a link to a Philip II from Rome? I have not seen a Rome mint elephant for Philip II (unless yours is one???). Sellers differ on some of these calls.

 

Really cool!!!!!

 

Thanks everyone! I am really partial to coins that have as their theme, "animals". Anytime, I see a high quality example with fish/ birds/ mammals/ reptiles, I do my best to win them. Add insult to injury, I even have a 1976 AV 100 Kina from Papua/ New Guinea with a "Birdwind Butterfly" Sallent would cringe I am still looking for a mint state "hippo" AR Denarius
PS: Ancient Coin Hunter....I think its the photo, your looks pristine quality Nice example Doug/ Mine is from the Antioch Mint in Syria, I have not seen a Rome Mint example.
John

 

Best I have seen of that type panzerman, great coin.

 

I have seen a few examples that were perfect, but got outbid.Empress Severa's AR "Hippo" Denarius even though very common, are super tough to find in Mintstate. I think Tkalec had a FDC example once.

 

Is there one? Perhaps an antoninianus of Otacilia Severa would do. They come high grade (just not in my collection). Finding one that is fine style and mint state may take you a while.

 

Those are amazing Doug! The bottom coin's hippo almost looks like a Walt Disney cartoon version.....super nice design. I would love to get one like that,

 

Fantastic coin @panzerman!

Here are a couple of elephants from an earlier age.


Titus
AR Denarius, 3.40g
Rome Mint, 80 AD
RIC 115 (C2). BMC 43. RSC 303.
Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Elephant, stg. l.
Acquired from Old Roman Coins, May 2003.



Titus
AR Denarius, 3.18g
Rome mint, 80 AD
RIC 116 (C). BMC 47. RSC 304.
Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Elephant, stg. l.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.

 

Beautifull examples, David. Thanks for sharing them.....nice to look at first thing after waking up!
John

 

TITUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right
REVERSE: TRP IX IMP XV COS VIII PP, elephant walking left
Struck at Rome, 80 AD
2.5g, 17mm
RIC 115

OTACILIA SEVERA
Æ Sestertius
OBVERSE: MARCIA OTACILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right
REVERSE: SAECVLARES AVGG, SC in ex, Hippopotamus standing right, head raised
Struck at Rome, 248 AD
18.6g, 30mm
RIC 200a, Cohen 65
ex Warren Esty