A purchase from a local show today: Philip II as Caesar under Philip I, AD 244-247 Roman Æ sestertius, 19.61 g, 28.3 mm, 11h Rome, AD 245-246 Obv: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, bare-headed and draped bust right Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENT S C, Philip II in military dress, standing left, holding globe and resting on spear Refs: RIC 256a; Cohen 49; RCV 9249; Hunter 14. It goes nicely with the antoninianus I have with the same design: Philip II as Caesar under Philip I, AD 244-247 Roman AR Antoninianus 4.87 g, 23.5 mm, 11h Rome, AD 245-246 Obv: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust right Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II in military dress, standing left, holding globe and resting on spear Refs: RIC 218d; Cohen 32; RCV 9240; Hunter 3.
Nice! A Philip II sestertius is one of the coins I bought off Frank Robinson's latest bargain list. No pics because it hasn't arrived yet, and the list didn't have any pics either. I suspect I bought it largely because the reverse was described as "LIBERALITAS etc, Thing 1 and Thing 2 seated left on curule chairs" and I've been reading a lot of Dr. Seuss to my 5-year old .
