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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Crisis & Decline| > |Philip I| > RS87527
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.|, After murdering young Gordian III, Philip needed a quick return to Rome to secure his rule, so he made peace with Shapur and ended the campaign. The "P M" on the obverse below the bust likely means "Persicus Maximus" boasting total victory, rather than the traditional "Pontifex Maximus."
RS87527. Silver antoninianus, RSC IV 243, RIC IV 71, Hunter III 122, SRCV III 8977, F, toned, porous, bumps and scratches, small edge chip/crack, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 3.134g, maximum diameter 22.2mm, die axis 0o, 244 - 245 A.D.; obverse IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse VIRTVS EXERCITVS (courage of the army), Virtus standing right, spear in right hand, left resting on shield, left foot on helmet; scarce; SOLD











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