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Æ37 - Philip I ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Tripolis (Lydia), civic mint under the Conventus of Sardis |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Philip I (Philip the Arab) facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the front, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is boldly struck at centre, occupying the full height of the flan. A continuous Greek legend surrounds the portrait along the periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Cybele, the Magna Mater, is depicted enthroned and seated to the left, clad in a long chiton and himation. She holds a long sceptre in her right hand and rests her left arm upon a tympanum. Beneath her throne, a recumbent lion is shown in the field, serving as her sacred attribute. The ethnic legend of the issuing city encircles the reverse type along the outer border. |
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| Mintage | ND (244-249) |
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