Description
Antoninianus of Philip I, Roman emperor. Billon coin struck in 248 in Rome, featuring a cippus on the reverse inscribed ‘COS III’. A cippus is a small stone pillar used as a milestone or boundary marker in Roman times, often bearing inscriptions. The inscription ‘COS III’ indicates that Philip I held the consulship for the third time, a prestigious political office in the Roman Republic and Empire.
