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Æ30 - Philip I ΓΡ ΤΡΥΦΩϹΙΑΝΟΥ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥ ΝΥϹΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nysa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nysa ad Maeandrum, a prosperous city in the Maeander valley of Lydia, held the right to strike bronze coinage under Roman provincial arrangements — a privilege that cities competed for and sometimes lost. This piece names two magistrates, Tryphosianus and Artemidoros, whose joint tenure is attested across a small cluster of issues from Philip I's reign. The pairing of two eponymous officials on a single series is relatively uncommon in Nysaean coinage and may reflect a specific administrative arrangement within the city's civic hierarchy rather than routine rotation.