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Æ31 - Philip I ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛ ΙΑΤ ΑϚ
| Issuer | Pompeiopolis (Cilicia) |
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| Year | 245-246 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Athena standing left in full figure, helmeted and clad in long chiton and aegis, holding an upright spear in her right hand and a large round shield resting on the ground in her left. The goddess is rendered in a static, frontal stance typical of Cilician civic coinage of the third century AD. The reverse legend, naming the city of Pompeiopolis and its civic era year (year 246, ΙΑΤ = year 311 of the Pompeian era, ΑϚ = year 6?), runs around the periphery in Greek characters. |
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| Mintage | ND (245-246) |
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Pompeiopolis was founded by Pompey the Great around 65 BC following his campaign against the Cilician pirates, and the city retained pride in that origin for centuries — the civic era used on this coin's dating (ΤΑϚ, year 306) counts from that foundation. Philip I's brief reign generated a modest provincial output across Cilicia, and Pompeiopolis was never among the more prolific civic mints in the region.