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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Provincial| > |Roman Syria| > RP87198
Philip I and Philip II as Caesar, First Half 244 - July or August 247 A.D., Syria, Antioch
|Roman| |Syria|, |Philip| |I| |and| |Philip| |II| |as| |Caesar,| |First| |Half| |244| |-| |July| |or| |August| |247| |A.D.,| |Syria,| |Antioch|, When Philip visited Antioch, Saint Babylas refused to let him enter the gathering of Christians at the Easter vigil (Eusebius, Historia ecclesiastica, VI, 34). Later legend elaborates, stating that Babylas demanded that he do penance for his part in the murder of the young Gordian III before he would allow Philip to celebrate Easter. Saint Babylas died in prison in 253 during the Decian persecution. He asked to be buried in his chains.
RP87198. Bronze 8 assaria, McAlee 1000/3 (same dies, scarce); RPC Online VIII U7501; BMC Galatia p. 216, 534; SNG Cop 273; Butcher 498b, VF, tight flan, grainy porous surfaces, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 20.879g, maximum diameter 28.12mm, 244 - 247 A.D.; obverse AVTOK K M IOVAI ΦIΛIΠΠOI CEB, laureate draped bust of Philip I confronting radiate draped bust of Philip II; reverse ANTIOXEΩN MHTPO KOΛΩN, veiled turreted bust of Tyche right, Δ-E over S - C across field in two divided lines, ram leaping right with head turned back above, star below; scarce; SOLD











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