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Æ21 - Philip I ΥΡΚΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Hyrcanis (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I (the Arab) facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, displaying the emperor's paludamentum fastened at the shoulder and the scaled cuirass beneath. The obverse legend in Greek characters encircles the bust, reading Α Κ Μ Ι ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ, identifying the emperor by his full imperial titulature. The portrait exhibits the characteristic broad facial features and strong jaw associated with Philip I in provincial coinage of the Conventus of Smyrna. The flan is slightly irregular, as is typical of provincial bronze issues of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | Α Κ Μ Ι ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Iulius Philippus) |
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Hyrcanis was a minor Lydian city whose coins are rarely encountered in any volume — the community sat in the Hyrcanis valley inland from Smyrna and struck only sporadically under Roman imperial oversight. Issues under Philip I correspond to his brief reign before his death at Verona in 249, almost certainly killed by his own troops during Decius's usurpation. The conventus of Smyrna administered civic coinage rights across dozens of such small Lydian centers, and the irregular output from Hyrcanis suggests limited civic funds rather than any minting disruption.