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Æ27 - Philip I ΕΠΙ ΑΥΡ ΜΑΡΚΟΥ Α (Χ) ΤΟ Β ΚΙΔΥΗϹϹΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Cidyessus (Conventus of Synnada) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Zeus seated left upon a throne, his semi-draped body rendered in the classical tradition, holding a patera in his extended right hand and a long sceptre in his left. The god's head is crowned, and an eagle may be present at his feet, consistent with Phrygian provincial iconography of this period. The multi-line Greek magistrate legend surrounds the type, distributed across the left, right, and lower fields, referencing the local archon Aurelius Marcus in his second term of office. A dotted border encircles the design. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Cidyessus was a minor Phrygian city whose civic coinage under Philip I was authorized under the local magistrate Aurelius Marcus — the ΕΠΙ ΑΥΡ ΜΑΡΚΟΥ formula identifying him as the official responsible for the issue. The designation ΤΟ Β indicates a second term, a detail that occasionally helps sequence die studies within a single reign. Philip's five-year rule produced a surge in provincial bronze activity across the Conventus of Synnada, partly because his accession followed the murder of Gordian III in circumstances that required rapid legitimization across the eastern provinces.