[Home, My eBay, Site Map] [eBay logo] [to Browse, Sell, Services, Search, Help, and Community] [Browse Sub-Navigation] CNG - Philip I. Antoninianus. EF/VF Item #138374766 Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval [Image] Bidding is closed for this item. [Image] [Show description]Currently $41.03 First bid $1.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 11 (bid history) [Leave feedback] (with emails) (to seller) Time left Auction has Location PA (to bidder) ended. [envelope] (mail this auction to Started 07/28/99, 08:35:20 PDT a friend) [Gift Alert] (request a gift Ends 08/04/99, 08:35:20 PDT alert) [Image] Seller cngcoins (355) [star] [about me] (view comments in seller's Feedback Profile) (view seller's other auctions) (ask seller a question) [Image] High bid kukukuku@aol.com (5) [Image] Payment See item description for payment methods accepted Shipping Seller ships internationally, See item description for shipping charges [Image] Relist Seller: Didn't sell your item the first time? item eBay will refund your relisting fee if it sells the second time around. Relist this item. Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is dollar ($) unless otherwise noted. Description ***Please be sure to check our website for recent additions at historicalcoins.com*** [Image] Philip I 'The Arab.' 244-249 AD. AR Antoninianus (4.58 gm). 245 AD. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ADVENTVS AVGG, Philip on horseback left, raising right hand and holding reversed spear. RIC IV 26b; RSC 3. EF/VF, weak reverse strike. 714847. Upon Philip's accession early in 244 while on campaign with Gordian III in the East, he quickly declared a truce with the Sasanian king Shapur I, left the command of the East to his brother, Gaius Julius Priscus, and hurried to Rome to consolidate his hold on power. His arrival in Rome was accompanied by a largesse that was distributed to the citizenry, of which this coin is a splendid example. The reverse design depicting the arrival in Rome of the new emperor with hand raised in a triumphant gesture leaves little to the imagination of Philip's altruistic aspirations for a tranquil future. However, he goes further and breaks with tradition by employing the reverse legend 'AVGG' which had, until the time of Philip, only been used if there were two Augusti. The new use of the term thus stresses Philip's indication to the Roman people the establishment of a dynasty, which naturally would have been viewed as a return to a more stable time such as that under the Antonines. For a short article on this reverse type on Philip's coinage, see Fred Kleiner, "Equestrian Portraits of Philip the Arab" in Floregium Numismaticum: Studia in Honorem U. Westermark Edita (Stockholm, 1992), pp.197ff. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed - 14 day return privilege for any reason. CNG accepts for payment: check, money order or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express). The manner of payment accepted is subject to our qualification of the bidder. CNG's Domestic, Canadian, and International postage rates. Pennsylvania residents please add appropriate sales tax. If you would like to learn more about ancient and medieval coinage, visit us at historicalcoins.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] Bidding Bidding is closed for this item. --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcements | Register | eBay Store | SafeHarbor | Feedback Forum | About eBay Copyright © 1995-1999 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. [TrustE] Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement