The Wonderful World of Ancient Coin Collecting
Coinage of the Roman Empire


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Coin Description:
Grade: NGC Ch VF Surface: 3/5 Surface: 3/5
Owner: RAM-VT
 
Set Category: Ancients
Set Name: The Wonderful World of Ancient Coin Collecting
Slot Name: Coinage of the Roman Empire
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Roman Provincial Coinage – Commagene Philip II AD 247 - 249 AE 29 Issue of Zeugma Sear #4142 Grade Ch VF: Strike 5/5: Surface 3/5 Please note that the NGC provided information on strike is in error. Census - NGC does not provide census info on ancient coins :>( Obv: AVTOK K M IOVL FILIPPOC CEB, laureate draped bust right Rev: ZEVGMATEWN, tetrastyle temple of Zeus with peribolos containing grove of trees, capricorn in ex. Marcus Julius Philippus Severus, also known as Philippus II, Philip II and Philip the Younger (237–249) was the son and heir of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab by his wife Roman Empress Marcia Otacilia Severa. According to numismatic evidence (What other hobby adds to man’s knowledge base like this?), he had a sister called Julia Severa or Severina, whom the extant literary sources do not mention. When his father became emperor in 244 he was appointed Caesar. In 247 he became consul, and later elevated by his father to the rank of Augustus and co-ruler. His father was killed in battle by his successor Decius in 249. When news of this death reached Rome, he was murdered by the Praetorian Guard. He died in his mother's arms, aged eleven years. My cost for this coin was $53

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