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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1142543, member: 5739&quot;]Heh yeah, thank you mat, the last photos I took, this last post of mine, show this coin the best.... the way it most looks when I am holding it in my hand, and you can see the large size from the quarter comparison.... I reeaally like this one, makes me want to get back more into the Ants of Philip rather than just specializing in the Tetras of Syria, but the rare frontal busts I love so dearly are very expensive on the Antoninianii of Philip, and I think I will be taking a break from coin buying as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I understand you not wanting to pay more for one with letters under the bust, but some say the letters PM.... stands for &#039;PERSICUS MAXIMUS&#039; rather than &#039;Pontifex Maximus&#039;, and that they used the PM since the Persians were likely to see the coins and assume it means what it usually does, &#039;Pontifex Maximus&#039;, so as not to jeopardize the fragile peace. Doug can explain better, or better yet the webpage of his does alot of good explaining on these issues, so for that reason, plus the fact that you don&#039;t see letters under the bust often on other coins, makes those ones a bit trickier to find and buy reasonably priced. </p><p>But you have a great Rome mint Philip, and unless you plan on collecting more mints and such, or if you are the type of fella who just wanted an example of his (how I am for some emperors and coins) then you are set, since that is a nice one you got, ROMAE AETERNAE, always a cool reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the Spes used on the denarii of Severus Alexander and others of Spes from the Rome mint, are alot more refined and better engraved, in my opinion, than most of the Spes coins of Philip I from this Unknown Eastern Mint, as you can see from the ones above.</p><p><br /></p><p>also yes, I never could figure why Spes (hope) is lifting her skirt either......anyone?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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