Antoninianus - Philippus I SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS; Spes
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Philip I (Marcus Iulius Philippus) (244-249)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 244-246 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.4 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 282147 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 70 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1949. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.3. Gordian III – Uranius Antoninus (AD 238–253). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.ph_i.70Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Philip the Arab, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Iulius Philippus Pius Felix Augustus, Pontifex Maximus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Julius Philip the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), high priest.
Reverse
Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS
Translation:
Spes Felicitatis Orbis.
The hope for world happiness.
Mint
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, TurkeyComments
Mass varies: 1.99–4.562 g;
Diameter varies: 20–23 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 20–23 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (244-246) | |||||||||||||||
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