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Æ43 - Philip I ΑΡΟΥΝ ΝΕΙΚΟΜΑΧΟϹ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥϹ ΑΡΧ Α ΤΟ Β ΤΗΜΕΝΟΘΥΡΕΥϹΙ
| Issuer | Temenothyrae (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Weight | 41.26 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of the personified Roman Senate facing left, depicted with elaborately styled hair and drapery over the shoulder, rendered in the provincial Greek tradition. The bust occupies the central field, with the circumferential Greek legend distributed around the periphery. A small circular hole pierces the flan near the centre, indicating post-antique re-use as a pendant or ornament. The portrait conveys a dignified, idealized quality characteristic of civic honorific coinage from the Conventus of Sardis. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ (Translation: Sacred Senate) |
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Temenothyrae was a minor Lydian city whose civic coinage depended almost entirely on the personal ambition of local magistrates willing to fund strikes from their own resources — the archiereus named in this legend, Arous Neimachos, held both the high priesthood and the archonship, likely financing this oversized bronze himself as a public display of status. Cities in the Sardis conventus rarely produced medallion-scale bronzes without a specific civic occasion or imperial visit to justify the expense.
Philip I's reign saw a surge in provincial bronze output across Asia Minor, partly driven by his celebration of Rome's millennial games in 248 AD and the associated wave of civic loyalty demonstrations.