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Portrait of Philip I on Silver Antoninianus

Winged Victory with Laurel Wreath on Silver Antoninianus of Philip I

Philip I
244 - 249 AD
Marcus Iulius Philippus
Philip I was born in called Shahba in Syria, then part of the Roman province of Arabia. He is also known as Philip the Arab.
He presided over and promoted a spectacular secular games held to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Rome. Many exotic animals were displayed and killed in these games, and a large series of Philip's coins bear testimony to this.
Philip was defeated and killed in the Battle of Verona in 249 by Trajan Decius.

Our featured coin is an antoninianus with the reverse type of winged Victory walking to the right holding a laurel wreath, with the legend VICTORIA AUG.
The obverse naturally shows a portrait of Philip, facing right wearing the radiate crown or helmet typical of the antoninianus denomination, with the legend IMP M IUL PHILIPPUS AUG.

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