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Æ22 - Philip I ΦΛ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Philadelphia (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II as Caesar facing right, portrayed from behind, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and the cuirass rendered in relief. The circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy, disposed along the inner border of a beaded rim. The portrait follows the characteristic provincial style of the Sardis conventus, with a youthful, rounded head. |
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| Reverse description | A panther strides to the right across a plain ground line, its head lowered as it licks or nuzzles a small goat crouching beneath it; the composition is rendered in the vigorous, if somewhat schematic, style typical of Lydian provincial bronzes. The circular Greek legend is disposed around the field, with the lower portion readable in the exergual area, all contained within a beaded border. The scene likely alludes to Dionysiac imagery associated with Philadelphia's religious identity and its status as a neocorate city. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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