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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 4576896, member: 97383&quot;]I recently got around to photographing these coins on a boring, stay at home day <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie27" alt=":bored:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Neither coin is rare but both have an attractive portrait <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133183[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antioch - Syria, Philip I, AD 244-249 (struck AD 247) Billon Tetradrachm: 10.55 gm, 26.60 mm, 7 h. </b>Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust facing left, seen from the front. Gorgon&#039;s head on cuirass. Reverse: Eagle standing right, head right, wreath in beak. McAlee 919 (a) 1, Scarce. Prieur 354, 19 coins cited. Slight roughness on both sides, striking weakness on reverse, Gorgon head well defined.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133194[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antioch - Syria, Philip I, AD 244-249 (struck AD 248-9). Billon Tetradrachm: 11.78 gm, 27.30 gm, 12 h. </b>Obverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust facing right, seen from behind. Reverse: Eagle standing right, head right, wings spread, wreath in beak. Striking weakness on reverse.&nbsp; McAlee 934, Prieur 445.</p><p><br /></p><p>Click images for a larger view <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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