Description: Philip II as Caesar (244 - 247 AD). AE As, Rome mint 246 AD. M IVL PHILLIPVS CAES; bare head right / PRINCIPI IVVENT; Philip II in military attire, standing left, holding globe and inverted spear.

Diameter: AE25 mm

Weight: 10,2 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC IV 256b

Commentary: scarcer denomination; brown patina with greenish deposits, flan crack

History: Philip II was most probably murdered in Rome by the Pretorian Guard after his father was killed at Verona, which made him a sole emperor for a couple of days.

Article Number: 002-06-03-44149