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Æ28 - Philip I ΕΠΙ ΙΟΥΛ ΚΟΔΡΑΤΟΥ ΥΙΟΥ ΙΠΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΚΟΤΙΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Cotiaeum (Conventus of Synnada) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed and bound with a stephane, rendered in the court style characteristic of the Philippan era. The empress is depicted with a pearl diadem and draped paludamentum over the shoulder. The circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait within a dotted border, partially legible on this worn specimen. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ ΟΤΑΚΕΙ(ΛΕΙ) ϹΕΥΗΡΑ ΑΥΓ (Translation: Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta) |
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Philip I's reign saw an unusual surge in provincial bronze output across Phrygia, partly driven by the emperor's need to cultivate loyalty in the eastern provinces following his accession after the death — almost certainly murder — of Gordian III near Zaitha. The magistrate name preserved in this legend, Julius Quadratus, identifies the issuing archon responsible for authorizing the coinage at Cotiaeum, a practice that made provincial officials personally accountable for the coin's production and, implicitly, its quality.
Cotiaeum sat on the road between Synnada and Dorylaeum, which kept it administratively relevant without making it a major mint center.