Here is another tetradrachm. This time its of Philip I, left facing. A bit common for him but less so then the usual right facing. Some left facings feature many features like an aegis, Medusa, and other cuirassed styles. Philip I (244 - 249 A.D.) Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch Billon Tetradrachm O: ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CΕΒ, Radiate and cuirassed bust left seen from the front. R: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥCΙΑC ΥΠΑΤΟ Γ, Eagle standing right, wings spread, head right, wreath in beak. ANTIOXIA/S C in two lines below. Antioch Mint, Stuck Year 3 246/247 A.D. 11.7g 26mm Prieur 360
i like syrian tets (still on my list!)...and this one is no exception to that at all, nice new coin mat!
I keep contenmplating buying some of these but keep putting it off. A left facer like this would be great. Nice coin.
Hello good morning, See my coin, look at the details of the beard !! I see many difference in beard style coins for PH I. Greets,
Ummm, they may not be left-facing, but I do have these two sweet eagle examples from Syria (Antioch) ... can they play with your cool eagle Tets? Elagabalus AR Tetradrachm 219-220 AD Elagabalus & Eagle with wreath Trajan Decius AR Tetradrachm 249-251AD Trajan Decius & Eagle with wreath
Oh and here is my Elagabalus he doesn't get a lot of love but he is rare (9 known examples) of a left facing Elagabalus. And he is my sole wildwinds contribution. Billon Tetradrachm Antioch, Syria s.219/20 AD 23.7 mm x 11.40 g ref Prieur 268
On average in this period it strikes me that left portraits are higher quality artwork than many rights. I wonder if this is an accident or if there is a reason. It would seem that cutting a different bust would be harder than the normal so, if anything, the results would be lesser. Antoniniani facing left that I have seen are all Eastern and about the same proportions of the total as the tets. Again we have the unanswerable 'why'. Caracalla Philip I Philip II?
