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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3591910, member: 99456&quot;]This thread seems incomplete and worth revisiting - quite a few missing coins of priestly implements including this coin of Philip II.</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip II, son of Philip I and Otacilia Severa, was appointed Caesar shortly after the accession of his father, at age 7.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have many Roman Imperial antoniniani, something about the very three dimensional implements of aspergillum, simpulum, and ewer&nbsp; (sprinkler, ladle, and jug) and the odd perspective of the vase led to a winning bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip II looks fairly mature for 8-9 years old at the time (AD 245-6) - hanging out with his father on the northern frontier (north of the Danube, Dacia) in the campaigns against the Quadi and Carpi.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]959857[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Philip II, </b>Caesar under Philip I AD 244-247</p><p>AR Antoninianus, minted in Rome, 245-6.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and armored bust right.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> PIETAS AVGVSTOR, priestly implements: aspergillum, simpulum, ewer, secespita and lituus</p><p><b>Size:</b> 4.25g, 22mm</p><p><b>Ref:</b> RIC 215; Sear 9239[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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