Live auction - brm_892365 - PHILIPPUS II Sesterce
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 82 € |
| Maximum bid : | 150 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 April 2024 15:33:50 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Sesterce
Date: 247
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 31 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 22,79 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 3e
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire sur un flan épais et bien centré. Joli buste de Philippe II. Revers agréable. Patine vert foncé et sable
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP PHILIPPVS AVG.
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Philippe II auguste à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A*2).
Obverse translation : "Imperator Philippus Augustus", (L’empereur Philippe auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PAX - AETERNA/ S|C.
Reverse description : Pax (la Paix) debout à gauche, tenant une branche d'olivier de la main droite et un sceptre transversal de la gauche.
Reverse translation : "Pax Æterna", (La Paix éternelle).
Commentary
Rubans de type 3.
Historical background
PHILIPPUS II
(05/244-09/249)
Augustus
Philip II, son of Philip the Arab and Otacilia Severa, was named Augustus in 247. He participated in the commemoration of the millennium of Rome which began on April 21, 247. Philip, his father, was killed at the battle of Verona . Philip II was assassinated shortly thereafter. We do not know what happened to Otacilia Sévéra. Philip II was made Caesar shortly after the accession of his father who awarded him the title of prince of youth.
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