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Philip II, July or August 247 - Late 249 A.D., Antioch, Seleukis and Pieria, Syria
In 248, overwhelmed by the number of invasions and usurpers, Philip offered to resign. The Senate decided to support the Emperor, with Gaius Messius Quintus Decius most vocal of all the senators. Philip was so impressed that he dispatched Decius with a special command of the Pannonian and Moesian provinces. His loyal supporter, Decius, was, however, proclaimed Emperor by the Danubian armies in the spring of 249 and defeated and killed Philip in September.RP87838. Billon tetradrachm, McAlee 1032(b) (ex. rare), Prieur 402A, RPC Online VIII U29010 (6 spec.), SNG Cop -, BMC Galatia -, VF, well centered, uneven toning, earthen deposits,, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 10.929g, maximum diameter 26.4mm, die axis 180o, 247 A.D.; obverse AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, radiate and cuirassed bust left, without aegis, seen from the front; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC YΠATO Γ (holder of Tribunitian power, consul for the 3rd time), eagle standing right, head right, wings open, neither wing behind leg, wreath in beak, ANTIOXIA over S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD
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