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Æ22 - Philip I ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Mastaura (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II as Caesar facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the front. The portrait displays the youthful features characteristic of Philip II's early coinage as junior emperor. The obverse legend is disposed around the bust in Greek characters, identifying the prince by his imperial titulature. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A humped zebu bull strides to the right in the central field, its distinctive dorsal hump and dewlap rendered in relief. The animal, a recognised civic symbol and type of the mint of Mastaura in Lydia, is depicted with naturalistic musculature and a raised tail. The encircling Greek legend names the issuing city in the genitive, disposed around the type. |
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