NGC MS 5/5-4/5 247-249 AD Roman Empire Philip II Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.50 gm, 7h)

SYRIA. Antioch. Philip II, as Augustus (AD 247-249). BI tetradrachm (27mm, 12.50 gm, 7h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. AD 249. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, laureate, cuirassed bust of Philip II right, seen from front, wearing balteus strap / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOYCIAC YΠATO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, tail right, wings spread, wreath in beak, ANTIOXIA / S C below. Prieur 459. McAlee 1049.

Roman Emperor Philip II, also called Philip the Younger, was the son of Philip the Arab. Made co-emperor (Augustus) in 247 at just 10 years old, he ruled during Rome’s 1,000th-anniversary celebrations. His brief reign abruptly ended in 249 when the Praetorian Guard assassinated the young ruler after his father was killed in battle