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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Crisis & Decline| > |Philip I| > RS86647
Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit
|Philip| |I|, |Philip| |I| |the| |Arab,| |February| |244| |-| |End| |of| |September| |249| |A.D.,| |Ancient| |Counterfeit|, Philips portrait on this counterfeit is superb, and of the same style and quality of his portrait on the official issue.
RS86647. Fouree silver plated antoninianus, cf. RIC IV 36b, RSC IV 80, SRCV III 8935 (official, Rome mint, solid silver), Choice EF, well centered and struck, toned, reverse die wear, many plating breaks, illegal counterfeiter's mint, weight 4.217g, maximum diameter 22.1mm, die axis 0o, c. 244 - 249 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse LAETIT FVNDAT (joy founded), Laetitia standing left, wreath in right hand, rudder in left hand; from the Jyrki Muona Collection; SOLD










REFERENCES

Campbell, W. Greek and Roman Plated Coins. ANSNNM 75. (New York, 1933).
Metcalf, W. "Two Alexandrian Hoards" in RBN CXXII (1976), pp. 65 - 77, & pls. 1 - 2.

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