..i just received a sestertius of Phillip ll with a reverse i've long admired of him and his Father sitting together in curule chairs..and my 1st Phillip ll came from our friend, John Anthony, whose been ailing of late and i thought we'd give a shout out to...its a beauty too with a Cybil reverse i love.. Godspeed to your recovery John, ..
JA is a great member of our community, so sorry to hear he is facing trouble at the moment. I also send my best wishes to @John Anthony
I thought the coin I have was a Philip II, but as it turns out, it's a Phillip I. No matter, here are the two of them together on horseback. It's an antoninianus. Antoninianus of Philip I, Obverse: IMP PHILIPPUS AUG, “Emperor Phillip augustus.”) Reverse: VIRTVS AVGG, (“Virtuous augustuses”) Phillip and his son riding horses side by side. Sear 8976 The antoninianus was worth two denarii. The early pieces contained silver, but over time they were heavily debased., often with a silver wash. .
