L. Philippus. 113-112 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Near EF.

Triton XXVII
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L. Philippus. 113-112 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Philip V of Macedon right, wearing diademed royal Macedonian helmet with goat horns; ROMA monogram to left, Φ below chin / Equestrian statue, holding laurel branch, right on inscribed tablet; flower below horse; mark of value in exergue. Crawford 293/1; Sydenham 551; Marcia 12; BMCRR Italy 532; Kestner 2494-5; RBW 1132. Attractive old collection toning with iridescence, minor marks. Near EF.

Ex Leu Numismatik 8 (23 October 2021), lot 219; Dr. Hans Krähenbühl Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 52, 19 June, 1975), lot 314; Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (Cahn & A. Hess, 17 July 1933), lot 595.

Though roughly 90 years removed from his interactions with the Roman Republic, the image of Philip V of Macedon was a clear reminder of Rome’s victories and gains in the Macedonian Wars. Through the usual practice of puns on republican coins, the moneyer here utilized Philip to further allude to his own cognomen, Philippus.

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