Sear Roman Coins and their Values (RCV 2000 Edition) Number 9243
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TYPE 1
Ref Philip II AR Antoninianus, RIC 217, RSC 58
Philip II, AR Antoninianus. Rome. AD 244-247. 23 mm, 4 g. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II standing right, holding spear and globe, a soldier standing right behind him, hand lowered, holding transverse spear (which is sometimes not visible). RIC 217 (pl. 8, 6); RSC 58.
TYPE 2
Ref Philip II AR Antoninianus, RIC 217, RSC 59
Philip II, as Caesar, AR Antoninianus. Rome. AD 244-247. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II standing right, holding spear and globe, a soldier standing right behind him, holding vertical spear. RIC 217 (pl. 8, 7).
