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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 5132637, member: 86498&quot;]Philip I Ar Antoninianus RomeObv Bust right radiate draped and cuirassed.&nbsp; Rv. VICTORIA CARIPICA Victory advancing right RIC 66 247 AD 4.45 grms 21 mm[ATTACH=full]1204380[/ATTACH]&nbsp; According to Wikipedia the Carpi at about this time became an integral part of the&nbsp; loose confederation of trans Danubian tribes giving trouble to the Romans. Philip appears to have won a victory over these people significant enough for a specific reference on the coinage. The map below taken from Wikipedia gives an approximate location of their territory[ATTACH=full]1204386[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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