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Philip I. A.D. 244-249. Æ dupondius (24 mm, 9,81 g). Celebrating the millennium of Rome. Rome, A.D. 249. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I right / SAECVLARES AVGG, S C across field, cippus inscribed COS/III in two lines. RIC 162c.
AD 248 marked the 1000th birthday of Rome. The ‘millenary age’ is conveyed through the use of the reverse legend Miliarium Saeculum, commemorating Rome’s newly completed millennium and commencement of another.