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Æ37 - Philip I ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΦΛ ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΟΥϹ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic three-quarter perspective favoured in later provincial coinage. The emperor's effigy is rendered with military attributes, the cuirass and paludamentum visible beneath the laureate wreath. The encircling Greek legend runs along the outer border of the flan, partially visible despite surface wear. The die work is typical of the Magnesian civic workshop active under Philip I, with bold portraiture occupying the majority of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The lunar deity Mên stands facing left in the central field, a crescent visible at his shoulders — his characteristic divine attribute. In his right hand he holds a patera, and in his left an upright sceptre; at his feet lies a bucranium, an ox skull symbolising sacrifice and religious devotion. The composition is enclosed by a Greek civic legend distributed around the periphery of the flan, naming the local grammateus responsible for the issue. The reverse type reflects the prominent cult of Mên attested at Magnesia ad Maeandrum, rendered in a provincial die-cutting style consistent with mid-third-century Ionian workshop production. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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