Early 1st century CE
AE 15.1mm, 4.2gms
Obv: Horse springing right
Rev: FILO – MH above and below upwards crescent; all within laurel wreath
BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG München -; SNG Tübingen -; SNG von Aulock -; HGC -; Leu 7, lot 393; apparently unpublished in the standard references
Philomelion is probably best known for Cicero writing several letters from there. The city was well-attested during ancient times from Strabo and Pliny the Elder. However, none went into more details than its location, so it must have been an ancient version of Detroit.
The Turkish city of Akşehir sits in its location.
T. Philopatris, magistrate
Obv:ΦIΛOMHΛEON TITOΣ ΦIΛO surrounding bust of Tiberius
Rev: filled die
RPC I 3245 var