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Æ32 - Philip I L Ε
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 247-248 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | Α Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ Ε(ΥϹ) (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Pious) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Philip I's fifth regnal year (marked by the Ε) coincided almost exactly with Rome's millennial celebrations of 248 AD — the ludi saeculares — an event Philip leveraged heavily for imperial propaganda across the coinage of both Rome and the provinces. Alexandria's bronze output for this year was substantial, feeding a Egyptian economy where bronze remained the primary transactional medium well below the level at which billon tetradrachms circulated.