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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2555504, member: 72818&quot;]I was attracted to this Antoninianus of Philip II simply because it&#039;s attractive, inexpensive (went below estimate) and it had a reverse that struck me as a bit unusual---seemingly more appropriate to the late Republic or early Imperial period....and that it wasn&#039;t just another example with deities but two &#039;mortals&#039; instead LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll leave the explanations as to how one determines which Officina and Emission was assigned to this coin to the far more astute since I&#039;m stuck at the &#039;dot&#039; and styling respectively.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>AR Antoninianus of Philip II, (247-249 AD)</p><p>Rome mint, 3rd Officina, 11th Emission, 249 AD</p><p>Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>IMP PHILIPPVS AVG</p><p>Philip I holding scepter; Philip II seated left on curule chairs</p><p>LIBERALITAS AVGG III</p><p>RIC IV 230; RSC 17</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to indulge yourselves<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]550059[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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