Scarce Philip II

Weighing 19.33 g., this bronze coin of Philip II is rated scarce by RIC. It has Tyche on reverse, ram above, and star below. The coin was struck in Antioch. BMC 575. Glad to read your comments.

 

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I like Tyche. Its always important for the Ancient Coin collector to venerate Fortuna. How else will you maintain your fortune.

 

Very nice @7Calbrey ! The only Philip II that I have is one from the Easternmost City of the Empire...


Roman Imperial (Provincial)
Philip II
Nisibis, Mesopotamia. Struck as Augustus, 247-249 AD.
The easternmost city in the Roman empire.
25 mm. 12:00.
quadrastyle temple with city goddess within.
Sear GI 4157. BMC Greek 28 (Nesibi, Mesopotamia)
From the cool collection of Warren Esty

 

I have this one from Antioch

PHILIP I
AE30
OBVERSE: AVTOK K M IOVLI FILIPPOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: ANTIOCEWN MHTRO KOLWN D-E S-C, turreted & draped bust of Tyche right, ram leaping right above, star beneath
Struck at Antioch, 244-249 AD
30mm, 14g
BMC 528

 

Nice example---well-centered with the details still largely visible---LOVE Tyche!!!...COOL COIN!!

I'm missing that particular issue but I recently purchased a neat example of Philip II and Serapis from Moesia Inferior...if i may move around a bit geographically

 

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RIC = Roman Imperial Coinage. Your coin is a provincial.

Regardless of whether or not this coin is common or scarce (and I do think you worry too much about such things, perhaps putting excessive importance on it), your photography skills are really coming along nicely!! Good job, 7C

 

Thanks TIF for this evident remark. In fact, it's Wildwinds which noted the scarceness.

 

The face on the coin really strikes me as Philip I. My right facer is Philip II. Wildwinds shows more than one BMC 575 and all have a shield at the shoulder. Another point is Wildwinds does not comment on rarity on a regular basis. They post sale listings where some seller may claim a coin is Rare or misidentify it (I know they try to weed these out but some will slip through). Few dealers will advertise their coins as common so the word rare is not something to take to the bank.
https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS...1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0
CNG has three of them on the above page but all are really Philip II with shield.

They also have this Philip I which I believe is closer to your coin.
https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=55804
They have several shown perhaps too many to call them rare but the listing suggests that it was not exactly found in BMC which could mean they are not all that common either. I would call it a decent, although lower grade, coin and certainly less common than the right facing portraits. TIF is very correct in suggesting we worry less about such things. The overall type is ver common. To be rare, we have to look at lesser details like the radiate crown and left portrait.

 

Thank you very much for these elaborated and really generous info. I tend strongly to believe that my coin is of Philip I. The only difference is the weight which is over 3 g. heavier. It seems that varieties are the most intriguing and interesting part of ancient coins.

 

Here is another rare Philip II coin. Check out that phat dolphin on the reverse. I call him Piggy as he seems to be eating too much tuna for his own good.

 

LOL, holy cow, when I first looked at it, I thought it was a fat deer laying down (tail being head/nose/upright ears).

 

Whale is what comes to my mind.

 

I dont care what anyone says that is a Whale!!!

 

It looks like a pregnant goose or doe.

 

Dude - that's a whale.

 

Stop disparaging my dolphin. He is very sensitive about his weight

 

Hmmm... an AMERICAN Dolphin...

 

Guamanian?

 

LOL... Probly!!! It's still Murica!

 

here's a similar philip i coin of mine from commagene