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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5132735, member: 19463&quot;]To me, this is a problem with Philip.&nbsp; He has many types that run for the favorite spot.&nbsp; There are types related to history.&nbsp; I always prefer Victory types when the enemy is named as with the Carpica type as shown by Terence Cheesman</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204402[/ATTACH] and the Eastern mint coin celebrating peace rather than victory PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204397[/ATTACH]</p><p>To compete with the more exotic animals like the lion,</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204401[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;Philip sent a well animated pair of horses as shown by Roman Collector.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204400[/ATTACH]</p><p>RC also gave us a nice Roman elephant.&nbsp; I&#039;ll add the Eastern mint version of that coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204398[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So, which is my favorite Philip coin type?&nbsp; Actually it is none of these but the one he gave to his wife Otacilia Severa as part of the officina numbered animal set.&nbsp; Here we have my favorite: the hippo.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204404[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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