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Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D.

Marcus Julius Verus Philippus, known as Philip I "The Arab" was the Praetorian Prefect and the successor to Gordian III, whom he possibly had murdered. After signing a treaty with the Persians, he returned home. During his reign, the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of Rome (248 A.D.) was celebrated and magnificent games were held on a scale rarely seen. In 249 A.D., a series of rebellions occurred, both Philip and his son were killed after their army was defeated near Verona by the forces of Trajan Decius.

Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria

|Antioch|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.,| |Antioch,| |Seleucis| |and| |Pieria,| |Syria||tetradrachm|
According to H. R. Baldus this initial issue of coins was minted in Rome. Indeed the portrait style is unmistakably that of the mint of Rome, and even if the coins were actually minted in Antioch, the dies were surely engraved by the Rome mint.
SH60145. Billon tetradrachm, McAlee 899; Prieur 304; BMC Galatia p. 212, 507; SNG Hunterian 3053; RPC Online VIII U29000, EF, uncirculated sharp detail, areas of light corrosion, small spots of coppery encrustation, weight 14.022 g, maximum diameter 27.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome or Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 246 A.D.; obverse AYTOK K M IOYΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOY CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC (holder of Tribunitian power), eagle standing slightly right on ground line, wings open, head and tail left, wreath in beak, S - C (senatus consulto - with permission of the senate) below wings, MON VRB (moneta urbis - money of the city) in exergue; SOLD


Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria

|Roman| |Syria|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.,| |Antioch,| |Seleucis| |and| |Pieria,| |Syria||tetradrachm|
MON VRB stands for MONETA VRBIS, the city mint. According to H. R. Baldus this initial issue of coins was minted in Rome. Indeed the portrait style is unmistakably that of the mint of Rome, and even if the coins were actually minted in Antioch, the dies were surely engraved by the Rome mint. Later issues had ANTIOXIA in exergue, suggesting the early coins were minted somewhere else, "the city" - Rome.
RY87836. Billon tetradrachm, McAlee 901(c); Prieur 307; Dura 6 388; BMC Galatia 510 var. (2nd officina); SNG Righetti 2023 var. (4th officina); SNG Cop -, Choice EF, superb portrait, excellent centering and strike, toned, slight porosity, weight 11.318 g, maximum diameter 27.7 mm, die axis 45o, 3rd officina, Rome or Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 244 or 246 A.D.; obverse AYTOK K M IOYΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOY CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC (holder of Tribunitian power), eagle standing facing on ground line, wings open, head and tail left, Γ upper right, wreath in beak, S - C (senatus consulto - [minted with] permission or the senate) divided below wings, MON VRB (Moneta Urbis - city [Rome] mint) in exergue; SOLD


Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Antioch, Seleukis and Pieria, Syria

|Roman| |Syria|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.,| |Antioch,| |Seleukis| |and| |Pieria,| |Syria||tetradrachm|
The ruins of Antioch on the Orontes lie near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey. Founded near the end of the 4th century B.C. by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch's geographic, military and economic location, particularly the spice trade, the Silk Road, the Persian Royal Road, benefited its occupants, and eventually it rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the Near East and as the main center of Hellenistic Judaism at the end of the Second Temple period. Antioch is called "the cradle of Christianity," for the pivotal early role it played in the emergence of the faith. It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis. Its residents are known as Antiochenes. Once a great metropolis of half a million people, it declined to insignificance during the Middle Ages because of warfare, repeated earthquakes and a change in trade routes following the Mongol conquests, which then no longer passed through Antioch from the far east.6th Century Antioch
SH59986. Billon tetradrachm, McAlee 935, Prieur 444, BMC Galatia 517, SNG Cop 268, EF, mint luster, weight 12.922 g, maximum diameter 27.7 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 248 - 249 A.D.; obverse AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC YΠA TO Δ (holder of Tribunitian power, consul for the 4th time), eagle standing left, wings open, head left, wreath in beak, ANTIOXIA over S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; SOLD


|Philip| |I|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire.
RS41782. Silver antoninianus, Unpublished in the primary references; cf. RIC IV 3, RSC IV 124, SRCV III 8944 (all Rome mint), Choice VF, weight 4.014 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 246 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse P M TR P III COS P P, Felicitas standing left, long caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; very rare; SOLD


Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria

|Antioch|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.,| |Antioch,| |Seleucis| |and| |Pieria,| |Syria||tetradrachm|
According to H. R. Baldus, this initial issue of coins was minted in Rome. Indeed the portrait style is unmistakably that of the mint of Rome, and even if the coins were actually minted in Antioch, the dies were surely engraved by the Rome mint.
SH60142. Billon tetradrachm, McAlee 899; Prieur 304; BMC Galatia p. 212, 507; SNG Hunterian 3053; RPC Online VIII U29000, EF, uncirculated sharp detail, mint luster, areas of light corrosion, coppery encrustations, weight 10.570 g, maximum diameter 27.4 mm, die axis 45o, Rome or Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 246 A.D.; obverse AYTOK K M IOYΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOY CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC (holder of Tribunitian power), eagle standing slightly right on ground line, wings open, head and tail left, wreath in beak, S - C (senatus consulto - with permission of the senate) below wings, MON VRB (moneta urbis - money of the city) in exergue; SOLD


|Philip| |I|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire.
SL114188. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 3, RSC IV 124, Hunter III 4, SRCV III 8944, NGC MS, strike 5/5, surface 4/5 (2406774-002), weight 4.14 g, maximum diameter 23 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 246 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse P M TR P III COS P P, Felicitas standing left, long caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; from the Craig Chambers Collection, NGC| Lookup; SOLD


|Philip| |I|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire.
RS75697. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 75A (R); RSC IV 130, SRCV III 8945, Hunter III -, EF, superb strike with sharp dies, nice metal, weight 4.966 g, maximum diameter 22.4 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 247 - 248 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse P M TR P IIII COS P P (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power for four years, consul, father of the country), Felicitas standing left, long caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; from the Jyrki Muona Collection, ex Barry Murphy (Oct 2007); SOLD


Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria

|Roman| |Syria|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.,| |Antioch,| |Seleucis| |and| |Pieria,| |Syria||tetradrachm|
MON VRB stands for MONETA VRBIS. According to H. R. Baldus this initial issue of coins was minted in Rome. Indeed the portrait style is unmistakably that of the mint of Rome, and even if the coins were actually minted in Antioch, the dies were surely engraved by the Rome mint.
SH60002. Billon tetradrachm, McAlee 901e, Prieur 309, EF, bit grainy but some luster, weight 12.584 g, maximum diameter 27.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome or Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 244 or 246 A.D.; obverse AYTOK K M IOYΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOY CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC (holder of Tribunitian power), eagle standing facing, wings spread, no ground line, small E above left wing, head left, wreath in beak, MON VRB below, S - C across field under wings; scarce; SOLD


Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Roman| |Egypt|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||tetradrachm|
In 245 A.D., Philip established his headquarters in Philippopolis, Thrace. He pushed the Carpi across the Danube and chased them back into Dacia. By the summer of 246, he claimed victory and the title "Carpicus Maximus."
RP62935. Billon tetradrachm, Savio 10863, Milne 3627, Emmett 3499 (R5), cf. Savio 5034 (Philip II, same rev die), Kampmann-Ganschow -, Geissen -, BMC Alexandria -, Curtis -, Choice gVF, weight 11.661 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 245 - 28 Aug 246 A.D.; obverse ANT K M IOY ΦIΛIΠΠOC EYCEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse draped bust of Nilus right, crowned with lotus flower and buds, himation on left shoulder, cornucopia right, LΓ (year 3) left; SOLD


Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D.

|Philip| |I|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.||sestertius|
During Philip's reign the 1000th anniversary of Rome (248 A.D.) was celebrated, and magnificent games were held. This coin was issued as part of that celebration and the reverse depicts a cippus probably erected to commemorate the games or thank Philip. The cippus is present on the coins of Otacilia as well but without a legend.
RB76160. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 157a, Cohen V 95, Hunter III 109, SRCV III 9000, Choice VF, excellent portrait, well centered, squared flan, edge cracks, weight 19.164 g, maximum diameter 30.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 248 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse MILIARIVM SAECVLVM (millenary age), cippus inscribed COS III, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking at sides; SOLD




  




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Muona, J. "The Imperial mints of Philip the Arab" - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Articles/Philip_Arab/index.html
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