| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 117 | Auction date: 22 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 725 Price realized: 100 GBP (Approx. 126 USD / 117 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Philip II Æ 29mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 247-249. AYTOK K M IOYΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ANTIOXЄΩΝ [.../ANTIOXЄΩΝ], turreted, draped and veiled bust of Tyche to right; above, [ram] leaping to right?; Δ Є and S C across fields, star below. Cf. McAlee 1073; cf. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 7508; Savoca Blue 134, 820 (this coin); for similar, cf. Savoca Silver 95, 445 (Philip II, Antioch), Savoca Silver 108, 337 (Philip II, Cyrrhus) and Art & Coins 4, 368 (Gordian III, Nisibis). 14.19g, 29mm, 12h. Very Fine. A curiously mirrored double reverse strike. There have been a few specimens to appear on the market with similarly double struck reverses resulting in a mirrored design (see references). All of these examples are roman provincial issues struck at eastern mints within a period of approximately ten years. Estimate: 100 GBP |  |
