New Add: Philip I Tetradrachm From Antioch!

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 05/24/2019 12:37 am Just came in today. I didn't have a Philip tet, so was pleased to add this one as it comes from a friend/dealer. Planchet is a bit oddly shaped but the portrait is centered and all legends are fully legible. This is a good "representative" type with a lot of varieties in bust type and the positioning of the eagle. The photos on this one make it look a bit rougher than it is in reality. Around the time this coin was struck, Philip's son was raised to Augustus, and long-running, extravagant and violent games, plays and festivities were held in Rome to celebrate the city's 1000th anniversary. (Perhaps if he had paid attention to what was going on OUTSIDE the city, he wouldn't have been killed a year or two later.) Philip I (247-248 AD, 3rd consular year: Γ) billon tetradrachm Syria, Antioch ad Orontem. 26mm, 9.9g cf. Prieur 375 (similar) Obverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip facing right. Reverse: Eagle with widely spread wings standing right, looking right, wreath in beak / ANTIOXIA SC in ex. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/24/2019 05:09 am Very nice. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/24/2019 09:30 am Good looking Provincial tet. Congrats. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 05/24/2019 10:26 am Strong potrait, clear legends, very nice indeed. Congrats Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 05/24/2019 8:54 pm At 10 g--that coin has some nice heft to it--well done! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 05/24/2019 10:18 pm Thanks for the kind words, all. I am very happy with it, it's a big ol' chunk of coin and easy on the eyes. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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