Ancient Find

Since Rexesq mentioned them, I'll add photos of these two types. My photo file does not include the PM under obverse with the Pax reverse but it does exist. Perhaps we can look forward to more information on this period when they get around to reworking the RIC volume covering it.

 

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The eyes on some of those bear a remarkable resemblance to the eyes on coins of Gallienus from what Gobl calls the Samosata mint.

 

Samosata - Philip (which one depends on who you ask)

 

Of course, that's assuming that an Emperor on campaign would even have a stationary mint. Its not unreasonable to assume that the mint traveled with the ruler.

 

More Philip antoniniani :


Rome mint, AD 247
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
P M TR P IIII COS II P P , Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae
5.16 gr 20/23 mm
Ref : RIC IV, part 3 # 3


Rome mint, AD 248, 2nd officina
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
SAECVLARES AVGG, She wolf left, suckling Romulus and Remus, II at exergue
3.7 gr
Ref : RCV # 8957, RIC # 15, Cohen # 178

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nice!

 

dougsmit: Very nice coins, Thanks for posting examples of the different Unknown Eastern Mint reverses. You have some beautiful coins there. Do you have any of the different Philip bust varieties from Antioch? on either Antoninianii or Tetradrachmai? like... the frontal cuirassed bust left? I really like the frontal cuirassed bust left on the Antioch Antoninianii, but have yet to own one..... these two bust examples of mine are both from Tetradrachmai, sorry about the discoloration on the shot of both obverses together.... that is my camera's problem. You can see in that shot, the laureate bust of Philip II is cuirassed and also draped, whereas the radiate bust of Philip I is cuirassed, but without the drapery.... in fact there is supposed to be a gorgoneon on the breastplate of that one, but I think the dirt obscures part of it....however you can see that something is definitely there... especially in shot of the radiate obverse by itself.

cucumbor: Great coins, I have always really liked the 'saeculares' reverses.... and I like your 'felicitas' reverse with the ' PM TR P....' titles.

 

What camera was used to take the pics of the Philip the Arab coin?

 

I used a sony cybershot 3.2 for all of these pictures.... just sometimes a shot comes out with that greenish-yellow tinge to it.......I think you may have been directing that question at the original poster though....

 

rexesq:
I have very little in the way of provincials from Antioch but you might be interested in these two antoniniani only one of which has the gorgoneon. There are many styles from Antioch for Philip.

 

Beautiful!! Yes, that is one of my favorite bust styles of Philip. I see very few of the 'seen from the front' type busts of the Philips on Antoninianii. Those are fantastic coins there, and the gorgon is quite visible on the second one......I am quite impressed.

 

The second one looks like Philip II, and I remember reading something about people only having found the gorgon on the breastplate on Philip II Antoninianii of Antioch, and not on those of Philip I. I haven't seen enough to have any imput one way or the other, but I know that my Antioch Tetradrachm of Philip I, with the frontal radiate bust left, cuirassed, has the gorgon.......but I haven't seen it on any other Philip I Tetradrachmai of Antioch.