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Æ48 - Philip I ΕΠΙ ΦΛ ΑΕΛ ΠΡΕΙϹΚΟΥ ΑΡΧ ΠΡΩ ΤΟ Β ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Daldis (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Tetrastyle temple depicted in perspective, its pediment surmounted by a garland; within the intercolumniation, Apollo is shown seated left upon a rocky outcrop, holding a lyre in his left hand and a plectrum in his right; a lighted altar stands at his feet. The architectural rendering reflects the Hellenistic tradition of civic temple coinage common to the Lydian cities, with the reverse legend distributed around the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Daldis was a minor Lydian city whose chief claim to ancient fame was as the birthplace of Artemidorus, the second-century author of the Oneirocritica, the most systematic treatise on dream interpretation to survive from antiquity. The magistrate named in this issue's legend — Flavius Aelius Preiscus — held the title of archon protos for the second time, a detail the inscription makes explicit and that places him among the more prominent local officials documented on Daldianan bronze.
Philip I's reign produced a surge in provincial civic coinage across Asia Minor, partly driven by the celebrations surrounding Rome's millennial year in 248 AD.