Æ33 - Philip I L - Ε

Philip I's fourth regnal year (LΔ) coinage from Alexandria is well documented, but the fifth-year issues — marked LE — fall within the period of his preparations for Rome's millennial celebration in 248 AD, the Ludi Saeculares, which he was determined to stage on a scale unseen since Septimius Severus. The Alexandrian mint continued operating under the prefectural administration largely independent of Roman senatorial politics, which meant production rhythms in Egypt often reflected local festival calendars as much as imperial directives.

Philip was dead within three years, killed at Verona after Decius's troops declared their commander emperor.