This coin came my good friend and yours, John Anthony (and the title has you in mind @Alegandron ) A provincial Antioch of Phillip ll along with other denominations of Mom and Pop...(the picture uploaders messed up) POST YOUR COINS & COMMENTS PEEPS!
RI Philip II RI Philip II 244-249 Nisibis Mesopotamia-farthest EAST Temple sinister left The Philip II with his Feces Consolidated: MAKEDON Philip II 359-336 BCE 1/5th Stater Apollo head r - Horseman r trident below as Sear 6691
Very nice familly portrait. And @Andres2 , I have a coin similar to yours, but on mine it seems that the captive just ran away !
My favorite Philip II: Philip II as Caesar under Philip I, AD 244-247. Roman Æ sestertius, 19.61 g, 28.3 mm, 11 h. 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.
Cool family portrait you made there at @ominus1 ! That hippo reverse is particularly cool. I have mom in imperial and dad and kid in provincial.
Nice addition, @ominus1! Here are my 2 Phillip II's: Philip II (as Caesar) under Philip I the Arab, Ruled 244-249 AD, AE As, Struck 244-246 AD, Rome mint Obverse: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, Bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Philip II, standing left, holding standard in right hand and spear reversed in left hand. References: RIC IV 258b Size: 25mm, 12.5g Notes: Rare with standard rather than globe. Philip II, Ruled 247–249 AD AE30, Arabia, Philipopolis, Struck in Antioch Obverse: AΥTOK K M IOΥΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, aureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΚΟΛΟΝΙΑC, Roma or Allat seated left on shield, holding two figures (Divus Marinus, the grandfather of Philip II, and his deified wife?) standing on eagle and spear, S-C across fields. References: Spijkerman 6; SNG ANS 1410 Size: 30mm, 19.4g
Talking about Philip II, this one just arrived an hour ago in my mailbox. From @Bing auction # 4 : AE Pentassarion Confronted draped busts of Philip II & Serapis Aesklepios on reverse Markianopolis 27 mm 9.8 g Moushmov 858 One of the last issues from Markianopolis