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Æ21 - Philip I ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Metropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Ares, the god of war, depicted in full figure standing left, clad in military attire, holding a long spear upright in his left hand while his right hand rests upon a large round shield set on the ground beside him. The civic legend ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ is inscribed around the field, identifying the issuing city of Metropolis in Ionia. The composition reflects the standard reverse iconography employed by Ionian civic mints during the reign of Philip I. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: of the Metropolitans) |
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