Moneyer: | L. Marcius Philippus |
Held Office: | 113 or 112 BC |
Denomination: | AR Denarius |
Mint: | Rome |
Obverse: | Head of King Philip V of Macedon, right, wearing diademed helmet ornamented with goat's horns; "Φ" below chin, "ROMA" in monogram behind. |
Reverse: | Equestrian statue on tablet inscribed "L•PHILIPPVS", the horseman carrying a laurel branch. "XVI" in monogram below tablet. |
Reference: | RSC Marcia 12, RCVM 170, RRC 293/1 |
Weight: | 3.9 gms |
Diameter: | 18.8 mm |
Comment: | The equestrian statue is probably that of the moneyer's ancestor, L. Marcius Q.f. Philippus, who concluded a treaty of friendship with Philip V. |
Philip V and the Roman Republic
Kings were anathema to the Roman Republic due to Rome's experience of them before the Republic came into being. It is unusual, therefore so see a portrait of a king, let alone a foreign king, on a coin of the Republic. However, the fate of Philip V of Macedonia and the fate of Rome were tightly bound. |
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