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Antoninianus - Jotapianus VICTORIA AVG, Victory
| Issuer | Syria, Usurpations of |
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| Year | 248-249 |
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| Value | Antoninianus = 2 Denarii |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP M F R IOTAPIANVS A (Translation: Imperator Marcus Fulvius Rufus Jotapianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Fulvius Rufus Jotapianus, emperor (Augustus).) |
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| Mintage | ND (248-249) |
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Jotapianus rose against Philip I during the chaos of 248 AD, exploiting widespread discontent in Syria and Cappadocia over the exactions of Philip's relative Priscus, who governed the eastern provinces with notable harshness. The usurpation was short-lived — suppressed within a year, reportedly without Philip needing to intervene personally, as Jotapianus was killed by his own troops. The coinage he managed to strike is exceptionally rare, with RIC IV.3 #2A among the scarcest types in the sequence.