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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 24658722, member: 111067&quot;]As the Son of Philip the Arab, he was Caesar aged 7, Consul and Augustus, joint ruler of the Empire aged 10, and dead at 12.</p><p><br /></p><p>There appears to be 2 schools of thought regarding his death. Firstly, that he was killed with his Father. Secondly, that when news of Philip the Arabs death filtered through, the Praetorian Guard killed him in order to get the Emperor they wanted. Either way, a short but eventful life.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin, received today, shows Philip I and II together on the reverse. A wonderful coin which I am very happy to have acquired.</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus Julius Severus Philippus (Philip the younger). Struck under Philip I</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip II, AR antoninianus. 22.4 mm, 4.91 g.(Thick flan), Rome mint, 249AD.</p><p>IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / LIBERALITAS AVGG III, Philip I, holding short sceptre, and Philip II seated left on curule chairs, extending right hands. RIC 230; RSC 17, Sear 9265.</p><p>Appears to be reverse die match to example held by American Numismatic Society, <a href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1957.172.754" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1957.172.754" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/collection/1957.172.754</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1571547[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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