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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     74000724      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     SYRIA, DECAPOLIS City:     Philippopolis Issuer:     Julius Marinus Date Ruled:     AD Died before 244 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 23 Diameter:     23 mm Weight:     7.48 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ΔΣΩ ΜΑΡΙΝΩ Obverse Description:     Bare-headed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder, supported by eagle standing right Reverse Legend:     ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤ−ΩΝ KOΛΩNIAC SC Reverse Description:     Roma standing left, holding phiale in extended right hand, spear in left; shield at feet; S C across field Mint:     Philippopolis (Syria) Primary Reference:     Spijkerman 1/2 (obv./rev.) Reference2:     Hendin 897a var. (Roma seated left) Reference3:     SNG ANS 1402 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=97137 Grade:     VF, black-green patina with some lighter green overtones Notes:     Sale: Triton X, Lot: 724 Attractive, well-centered strike Though the dates of both events are uncertain, at some point during his reign Philip I deified his deceased father and built a temple to him. The boyhood hometown of Philip I was renamed Philippopolis in the emperor’s honor (its original name is lost to history).

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