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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 5437894, member: 86498"]Philip I Ae Sestertius Rome 245-247 AD Obv bust right laureate draped and cuirassed. Rv Annona standing facing head left. RIC 168a 19.24 28 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1236583[/ATTACH] I do like his portraits. For such a dubious man becoming emperor under such dubious conditions it sounds like he actually tried to do a decent job. Problem was that at this time in Roman history getting assassinated was a natural death for a Roman Emperor. It is interesting how this image really foreshadows the type of image created by and for the tetrarchy. On this coin in particular. I saw it on auction and tried to bid on it. I was outbid but later managed to purchase it at a bit more than my top bid. In hand it is truly a magnificent coin.</p><p>Planchet archives at: <a href="https://edmontoncoinclub.com/the-planchet/the-planchet-archived/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://edmontoncoinclub.com/the-planchet/the-planchet-archived/" rel="nofollow">https://edmontoncoinclub.com/the-planchet/the-planchet-archived/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 5437894, member: 86498"]Philip I Ae Sestertius Rome 245-247 AD Obv bust right laureate draped and cuirassed. Rv Annona standing facing head left. RIC 168a 19.24 28 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1236583[/ATTACH] I do like his portraits. For such a dubious man becoming emperor under such dubious conditions it sounds like he actually tried to do a decent job. Problem was that at this time in Roman history getting assassinated was a natural death for a Roman Emperor. It is interesting how this image really foreshadows the type of image created by and for the tetrarchy. On this coin in particular. I saw it on auction and tried to bid on it. I was outbid but later managed to purchase it at a bit more than my top bid. In hand it is truly a magnificent coin. Planchet archives at: [URL]https://edmontoncoinclub.com/the-planchet/the-planchet-archived/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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