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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7805318, member: 86498&quot;]Years ago I used to collect the coins from the mint of Antioch in Pisidia. i noticed something odd. Please Note <span style="color: #ff0000">THESE ARE NO LONGER MY COINS </span>There appeared to be two distinct issues The first looked like this one[ATTACH=full]1340571[/ATTACH]</p><p>Though the inscriptions indicated they were of Philip the image appeared to be more like that of Gordian III. The messaging on the reverse appeared to be much more in line with that from the coins issued by Gordian III. These coins seemed to be&nbsp; roughly 28-26 mm in diameter and weigh 11 to 12 grams. They were often described as being coins of Philip II. However there are a second group of coins that looked like this one. [ATTACH=full]1340574[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is an image much more consistent with that of Philip I. However even though the iconography on the obverse is the same as the previous issue the weights are dramatically different. These coins come in at 25-24 mm and weigh between 10-6 grams.</p><p>&nbsp;I immediately doubted the attribution of the first group of coins as Philip II did not become an Augustus for about three years and the larger coins do not denote him as a Caesar. Furthermore messaging on the reverse&nbsp; of the lighter coins are much more consistent with those&nbsp; from this mint from the time of Philip I to that of Valerian I. Thus I concluded that the &#039;First&#039; issue was the initial issue honoring Philip I. The mint may not have had an&nbsp; image of Philip so they used an older one from the time of Gordian III.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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