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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Syria| > |Antioch| > RY94956
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|, 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.
RY94956. Bronze 8 assaria, McAlee 967; Butcher CRS 498a; RPC Online VIII U7495; BMC Galatia p. 215, 528, F, dark patina with earthen highlights, minor porosity, scratches, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 14.384g, maximum diameter 31.6mm, die axis 180o, 1st issue; obverse AYTOK K MA IOYΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ANTIOXEΩN MHTPO KOΛΩ, towered, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right, Δ - E over S - C in two lines across fields, ram leaping right with head turned back left above; from the Ray Nouri Collection; SOLD










OBVERSE| LEGENDS|

IMPCAESMIVLPHILIPPVSAVG
IMPCMIVLPHILLIPVSPFAVGPM
IMPIVLPHILIPPVSPIVSFELAVGPM
IMPIVLPHILIPPVSPIVSFELIXAVGPM
IMPMIVLPHILIPPVSAVG
IMPPHILIPPVSAVG
MIVLPHILIPPVSAVG
MIVLPHILIPPVSAVGMIVLPHILIPPVSNC

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