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Æ22 - Philip I ΦΛ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Philadelphia (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic provincial style. The emperor's effigy occupies the central field, with the military cuirass and paludamentum rendered in low relief. The circumferential Greek legend runs around the bust, identifying the emperor by his full imperial titulature. The surface shows the typical broad, slightly convex flan characteristic of Lydian provincial bronze coinage of the mid-third century. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A panther strides to the right in the central field, its head lowered as it licks a crouching goat beneath it, a scene evoking Dionysiac symbolism closely associated with the cult life of Philadelphia in Lydia. The animals are rendered in the round, provincial style typical of the Sardis conventus. The encircling Greek legend, disposed around the periphery of the flan, proclaims the city's prestigious neocorate status. The composition fills the field well, with the two animals forming a compact, dynamic group. |
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