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AR23 - Philip I L Δ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 246-247 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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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 rear, with finely engraved hair and paludamentum over the cuirass. The imperial effigy occupies the central field, conveying the military authority of the emperor. The surrounding Greek legend reads Α Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΕΥϹ(Ε)(Β), abbreviated for Autokrator Kaisar Marcus Iulius Philippos Eusebes, distributed along the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | Α Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΕΥϹ(Ε)(Β) |
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Philip I — Marcus Julius Philippus — came to power after the suspicious death of Gordian III on campaign against Persia in 244, likely engineered by Philip himself. He negotiated a quick peace with Shapur I, ceding territory and paying a substantial ransom, then rushed back to Rome to secure his position. The Alexandrian mint responded to his accession with characteristic efficiency, issuing tetradrachms dated by regnal year throughout his five-year reign.
The L Δ dating places this piece in his fourth regnal year. Egyptian provincial coinage was reckoned from the date of imperial accession as aligned with the Egyptian calendar year beginning in late August.