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Æ29 - Philip I ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΚΟΛΩΝΙΑϹ, S C
| Issuer | Philippopolis (Arabia) |
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| Year | 247-249 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II facing right, portrayed as a youthful prince with finely rendered hair bound by a radiate crown. The effigy is depicted in three-quarter view from the front, with the paludamentum visible over the cuirass. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus) |
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Philippopolis in Arabia was founded by Philip I around 244 AD on the site of his hometown Shahba, a project of conspicuous personal ambition that transformed a provincial village in the Hauran into a Roman colonia. The city received colonial status — hence the ΚΟΛΩΝΙΑϹ legend — almost certainly as part of the foundation program, granting it the legal and fiscal privileges of an Italian city. The S C on a provincial bronze from this mint is an unusual affectation, borrowing the senatorial authority formula more at home on official Roman aes than on eastern civic issues.