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Æ24 - Philip I ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Mastaura (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Reverse description | Hecate triformis depicted frontally as a triple-bodied goddess, her three forms joined at a central pillar, each figure rendered in long robes with arms extended; a lighted altar stands to the right and a dog crouches to the left, both attributes emblematic of Hecate's chthonic cult. The composition is compact and symmetrical, filling the available field effectively within the provincial die-cutting tradition. The ethnic legend of the Mastaurian community encircles the type in Greek characters. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: of the Mastaurians) |
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Mastaura was a minor Lydian city whose civic coinage under Philip I falls within a remarkably compressed window — the city's output effectively ceased after the Decian persecution disrupted provincial administration across Asia Minor. Most surviving examples come from a single obverse die pairing, suggesting the city's mint operated on a very limited commission basis rather than sustained civic production.