Roman Provincial : SYRIA. Antioch. Philip II (AD 247-249). BI tetradrachm (27mm, 12.29 gm, 1h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5....

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SYRIA. Antioch. Philip II (AD 247-249). BI tetradrachm (27mm, 12.29 gm, 1h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Ca. AD 248. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, seen from front; three pellets under bust / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOYCIAC YΠATO Δ, eagle standing left, head left, wreath in beak, tail right, wings spread; ANTIOXIA / S C below. McAlee 1064c. RPC VIII Online unassigned 29198. Rare type with a glittery, reflective luster and crisp details.

Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3067 (10 September 2018), lot 33295.

Son of Philip I, Philip II was appointed Caesar at just seven years old in AD 244 and then Augustus in AD 247. Unfortunately, he died when he was only twelve when his father was killed by Decius' army in AD 249. His death is debated, historians arguing he was killed either on the field alongside his father or back in Rome by the Praetorian Guard.

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