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Æ33 - Philip I ANTI COL ET ICO COL, S R, CONCORDIA
| Issuer | Antioch of Pisidia (Galatia) |
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| Year | 245-247 |
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| Weight | 23.35 g |
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| Reverse description | Two standing female figures personifying the Fortuna (Tyche) of the colonies of Antioch and Iconium engaged in a dextrarum iunctio, symbolizing concordia between the two cities. The Fortuna of Antioch stands at right, holding a vexillum (military standard), while the Fortuna of Iconium stands at left, holding a cornucopia in her left arm; both figures clasp right hands at center. The legend is distributed in the field and exergue, with S R (Senatus Romanus or local colonial designation) appearing in the field. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (245-247) |
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Antioch of Pisidia held a privileged position as a Roman colonia — founded by Augustus around 25 BC to project Roman authority into the Anatolian interior — and its coins reflect that status with deliberate insistence. The double colonial title abbreviation references both Antioch and Iconium, tied by a brief administrative pairing under Caracalla that Antioch continued to advertise long after the arrangement had lapsed.
Philip I's reign coincided with Rome's millennial celebrations of 248 AD, and provincial mints across the east ramped up production in the years immediately preceding. This piece falls squarely in that preparatory surge.