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Æ18 - Philip I ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Philip I (Philip the Arab) facing right, portrayed three-quarter from the rear, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the characteristic provincial style of Bithynian civic coinage. A Greek legend encircles the bust in the field, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Nude Eros, depicted in the funerary attitude of Thanatos, standing facing right and leaning with both arms upon an inverted, downward-pointing torch, a motif symbolizing death and the extinguishing of life. The figure is rendered in a static, frontal stance typical of Bithynian provincial bronzes of the mid-third century AD. The ethnic legend of the issuing city encircles the type in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (244-249) |
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