Antioch ad Maeandrum was a minor Carian city whose civic coinage under Philip I belongs to a broader burst of provincial bronze production that accompanied his reign — itself launched when Philip negotiated a peace with Shapur I and rushed back to Rome to seize power after Gordian III's death in 244. The city's issues from this period are scarce in any condition, reflecting a limited local mint output rather than heavy circulation loss.
Antioch ad Maeandrum was a minor Carian city whose civic coinage under Philip I belongs to a broader burst of provincial bronze production that accompanied his reign — itself launched when Philip negotiated a peace with Shapur I and rushed back to Rome to seize power after Gordian III's death in 244. The city's issues from this period are scarce in any condition, reflecting a limited local mint output rather than heavy circulation loss.