MS 5/5, 5/5
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.72 g, 7h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 246. AVTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOY CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOYCIAC, eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; Γ to upper right, S C across field, MON VRB in exergue. McAlee 901c; RPC VIII Online 29031; Prieur 307. Lightly toned over lustrous mirrored surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 5872736-117, graded MS, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5.
