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Æ44 - Philip I ΕΠΙ Μ ΟΥΛΠ ΜΑΖΙΜΟΥ ΑΡ
| Issuer | Hadrianeia (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Zeus enthroned to the left, depicted in a majestic seated pose, extending a patera in his right hand and holding a long sceptre in his left. The deity is enclosed within a zodiac circle, the signs of which are arranged around the central figural group, a rare and prestigious reverse type attesting to the theological sophistication of the Hadrianeian mint. The reverse field and legend are heavily worn, with the zodiac band still discernible as a continuous circular frame surrounding Zeus. |
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Hadrianeia, a small Mysian city named in honor of Hadrian following his tour of the eastern provinces, produced civic bronze on a substantial scale under Philip I — the Arab-born emperor who seized power after arranging, or at least failing to prevent, the murder of Gordian III on campaign in Mesopotamia. The magistrate named in this coin's legend, Ulpius Maximus, held the archonship during Philip's reign and is attested across several Hadrianeian issues, suggesting a sustained tenure rather than a single-year appointment.