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Assarion - Philippus I Δ Є S•C, Antioch
| Issuer | Antioch on the Orontes |
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| Year | 244-245 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philippus I (Philip the Arab) facing right, depicted in the Roman imperial portrait tradition with a laureate radiate crown and paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The effigy is rendered in a bold, slightly crude provincial style characteristic of the Antiochene mint. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΠΠΟC CЄΒ, identifying the emperor as Autocrator Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus. The flan is irregular and slightly worn, consistent with a hammered provincial bronze issue. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Large Latin letters S•C (Senatus Consulto — By decree of the Senate) dominate the central field in bold relief, with the Greek regnal notation Δ Є (tribunician power, year 4–5) placed above in the upper field. The design is enclosed within a wreath or dotted border, following the conventional Antiochene civic bronze type. The reverse layout is simple and utilitarian, reflecting the quasi-autonomous civic coinage tradition of Antioch on the Orontes under the Roman imperial administration. The surface shows typical patination and wear commensurate with circulation. |
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