PHILIP II 244AD Zeugma in Commagene TEMPLE GROVE CAPRICORN Roman Coin i56062

Description

Item:
i56062
Authentic Ancient  Coin of:
Philip II
-
Roman Caesar
: 244-249 A.D. -
Bronze Tetrassarion 28mm (13.74 grams)
Zeugma in Commagene
Reference: Sear GIC 4142 var.; SNG Cop. 33. SNG München 436. Price/Trell, S. 23
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B,  Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Z
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VΓMAT
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ΩN, Tetrastyle temple, with  peribolos containing grove enclosed by colonnades and tetrastyle temple;  Capricorn left below.
The ancient city of Zeugma, was founded in 300 B.C. by  Seleukos Nikator, one of the generals of the Alexander the Great. At that time  the city was named after the general and called " Seleukia on the Euphrates."  The population of the city was approximately 80 000. In 64 B.C. Zeugma was  conquered and ruled by Rome and with this shift the name of the city was changed  to Zeugma, in Greek meaning "bridge-passage." During Roman rule, the city became  a regional centre, as the city of Zeugma was on the silkroad connecting Antioch  to China with its own quay on the river Euphrates. In 256 A.D. Zeugma was  destroyed by the Sasanian King, Sapur I and his invasion was so devastating so  that Zeugma was not able to recover for many years. In the summer of 2000, this  city, one of the great frontier cities of the Roman Empire, all but disappeared  under the flood waters of a dam. The Turkish government over the past twenty  years had built a series of dams on the Euphrates river.
You are bidding on the exact item pictured,  provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of  Authenticity.
Capricorn
(
♑
) is the tenth
astrological sign
in the
zodiac
, originating from the
constellation of Capricornus
. It spans  the 270–300th degree of the zodiac, corresponding to
celestial longitude
. Capricorn is
ruled
by the planet
Saturn
. Under the tropical zodiac, the  sun transits this area from December 22 to January 19 each year, and  under the sidereal zodiac, the sun currently transits the constellation  of Capricorn from approximately January 15 to February 14. In
astrology
, Capricorn is considered an
earth sign
, introvert sign,
[1]
and one of the four
cardinal signs
.
Zodiac symbol
Goat
Duration (
tropical
,
UTC
western
)
Constellation
Capricornus
Zodiac elementt
Earth
Zodiac quality
Cardinal
Sign ruler
Saturn
Detriment
Moon
Exaltation
Mars
Fall
Jupiter
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Marcus  Julius  Philippus Severus
, also known as
Philippus II
,
Philip II
and
Philip the Younger
(238 – 249) was the son and heir of the
Roman  Emperor
Philip the Arab
by his wife Roman Empress
Marcia Otacilia Severa
. According to numismatic evidence, he had a sister  called Julia Severa or Severina, whom the ancient Roman sources do not mention.
When his father became emperor in 244 he was appointed
Caesar
. Philippus was
consul
in 247  and 248. His father was killed in battle by his successor
Decius
in 249.  When news of this death reached Rome, he was murdered by the
Praetorian Guard
. He died in his mother's arms. When he died, he was eleven  years old.
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