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Æ24 - Philip I ΧΙΩΝ ΕΡΥΘΡΑΙΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Erythrae (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Weight | 6.43 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of the personified Roman Senate facing right, depicted in the conventional manner of a veiled, mature female figure. The legend ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ (Sacred Senate) is inscribed around the periphery. The style is characteristic of provincial civic bronze coinage struck under Philip I, with the bust rendered in moderate relief typical of the Smyrna conventus workshops. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ (Translation: Sacred Senate) |
| Reverse description | The Sibyl Herophile of Erythrae, legendary prophetess associated with the city, is depicted seated to the left upon a rocky outcrop. She is shown in draped attire, with her figure rendered in a static, frontal-leaning posture consistent with provincial Ionian workshop conventions. The encircling legend proclaims the Homonoia (concord) alliance between the Chians and Erythraeans. The type commemorates the civic alliance between Chios and Erythrae, with the Sibyl serving as a powerful local symbol of Erythraean religious identity. |
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