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Æ30 - Philip I ΕΠΙ ΙΟΥΛ ΚΟΔΡΑΤΟΥ ΥΙΟΥ ΙΠΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΚΟΤΙΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Cotiaeum (Conventus of Synnada) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (244-249) |
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Philip I's reign coincided with a surge in civic bronze production across Phrygia, as cities competed to honor the new emperor and secure imperial favor through demonstrative loyalty coinage. Cotiaeum, a mid-tier Phrygian city on the road between Synnada and Dorylaeum, was no exception. The magistrate named in this issue — Julius Quadratus, identified as son of Hippias the archon — reflects the hereditary local elite who controlled both civic office and the right to authorize coin production.
The dual generational reference in the legend is the detail worth noting: naming a father's office alongside the sitting magistrate's own name was a deliberate assertion of family standing, not mere formality.