Æ30 - Philip I ϹΑΜΙΩΝ

Philip I came to power by negotiating directly with Shapur I after the death of Gordian III on campaign — a peace deal that Romans at home considered humiliating, requiring a substantial cash payment to Persia. Provincial bronzes issued under his reign, particularly from the Aegean island mints, reflect a burst of civic coinage activity that preceded the administrative consolidation under Decius, who abolished many local striking privileges almost immediately after deposing Philip in 249.

Samos struck within the Conventus of Miletus, the Roman judicial district that organized civic coinage rights across the eastern Aegean. The island's output under Philip is not extensive.