The Roman Empire
Philip I, 244 – 249.
Tetradrachm, Antioch ad Orontem Syriae 244, AR 11.21 g. AYTOK K M IOYΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY CEB Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC / S – C Eagle standing facing, wings spread, head l. with wreath in its beak; in exergue, MON VRB. Prieur 304.
Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Ex Roma Numismatics sale III, 2012, 522.
Another very nice tetradrachm of Philip the Arab. As mentioned above, there is speculation that some of these coins were actually minted in Rome and just shipped to the East rather than minted there. They are so close to the Rome portraits, if not better. AMP.