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PHILIP  II, As Caesar,  244-247 A.D.
Bronze Sestertius (29mm, 15.00gr.) Rome, 3rd officina, 5th emission 246 B.C.
Reference: RIC IV 256a; Banti 9; Hunter 14-5 var. (break in rev. legend).
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, bareheaded and draped bust right.
PRINCIPI I VVENT around, S C across field, Philip II, in military attire,  standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and reversed vertical  spear.