Æ26 - Philip I ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Tripolis in Lydia — not to be confused with the more prominent cities of the same name in Phoenicia or North Africa — was a minor civic mint that struck bronze coinage sporadically under imperial authorization. Philip I's reign saw a modest revival of provincial bronze production across western Anatolia, partly as a consequence of the Roman millennial celebrations of 248 AD, which prompted renewed civic spending and display across the eastern provinces. Tripolis participated at the margins of that activity.

The Conventus of Sardis grouped smaller Lydian communities under a shared judicial district, and coins from its lesser members like Tripolis survive in small numbers.