Description
Country or authority: Roman Empire
Year or date range: AD 244–247
Denomination: Antoninianus
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Philip I (Philip the Arab)
Mint or mintmark: Rome; no mintmark visible.
Catalogue references: Provisional (unverified): RIC IV, Part III, Philip I, 27b
Obverse description: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Bearded, radiate bust right, draped and apparently cuirassed, seen partly from behind.
Reverse description: A[EQ]VITAS AVGG, with the opening letters weak. Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding suspended scales in her extended right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm. No field letters or exergual inscription visible.
Description and condition notes: Irregular flan with several edge splits, uneven peripheral detail, fine surface roughness and scattered dark deposits. Portrait and reverse attributes remain distinct; the opening reverse legend is weak.
