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Philip I - Unknown Eastern Mint - SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS
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Roman Empire
Emperor Philip I (244 - 249 AD)
Silver Antoninianus ( double denarius )
Struck at Unknown Eastern Mint - 244 AD.
obv: IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG PM - Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right. Seen from behind.
rev: SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS - (translation: 'Hope for a Happy World') - Spes (Hope) advancing left, holding flower in one hand and lifting skirt with the other.
weight: 5.0 Grams
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The extra obverse titles give away the fact that this was struck at the Unknown Eastern Mint, another obverse type has the 'PM', at the end of the obv titles on this example, underneath the bust of the Emperor on the Obverse.
One of three known reverse types struck at this Unknown Mint of the East of the Emperor Philip I. The other two are the ' PAX FUNDATA CUM PERSIS' - and 'VIRTUS EXERCITUS' reverses.
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Now, I know some other people on here have some other, and much nicer examples from this mint, and I would encourage them to post them in this 'Roman Mint Styles' Gallery.
Some people classify these coins as being from Antioch, here is an interesting link on that subject:
http://marchal.thibaut.free.fr/e_classification.htm
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