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Æ35 - Philip I ΠΕΙΩΝ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Philip I (Philip the Arab) facing right, depicted from the rear in three-quarter perspective, a convention characteristic of mid-third-century provincial coinage. The emperor wears a radiate laurel wreath and segmented cuirass with visible paludamentum. The Greek legend encircles the bust along the periphery of the flan, partially visible due to the irregular planchet. The portrait exhibits the bold, high-relief modelling typical of the Ephesian mint workshop during the Philippan era. |
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| Reverse description | The river god Peion reclines to the left in a languid, naturalistic pose characteristic of Hellenistic personification types, his upper body partially raised and supported on an overturned water urn from which water flows. In his extended right hand he holds the distinctive cult statue of Artemis Ephesia (the Ephesian Artemis), and in his left arm a cornucopia symbolising abundance. Above the reclining figure, a mountain crest is depicted bearing two towers or battlements, between which a boar strides to the right — a reference to the mythological topography of the Ephesian hinterland. The Greek legend is disposed in the field identifying the subject and the issuing city. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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