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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3102595, member: 85693&quot;]The Philip I or II problem cropped up in my collection with an Antioch antoninianus a while back -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/philip-i-or-philip-ii-antoninianus-with-philip-sacrificing-reverse-antioch.299389/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/philip-i-or-philip-ii-antoninianus-with-philip-sacrificing-reverse-antioch.299389/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/philip-i-or-philip-ii-antoninianus-with-philip-sacrificing-reverse-antioch.299389/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It is so worn/poorly struck that a beard is not evident, but on the other hand, it does not look like a kid either.&nbsp; I&#039;ll never know.&nbsp; Doug&#039;s observation on this post</p><p>still seems quite reasonable to me (thank you, Doug!):</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;If you are going to compare portraits, it does no good to look at Rome mint coins or those struck as Caesar. There are Antioch coins that are obviously the father but the majority seem to be ambiguous enough they could be either. If we accept all the beardless coins as Philip II, we might ask why they made so many for him and fewer for dad. I wish I could answer your question but I am not comfortable in every case with high grade coins.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/philip-i-or-ii-anto-sacrificing-3-jpg.648119/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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