PISIDIA. Antiochia. Philip II, 247-249. (Bronze, 22 mm, 6.18 g, 1 h). IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II to right. Rev. [COL CAE-S] ANTICI / S R Draped bust of Mên to right, wearing decorated Phrygian cap, resting on a crescent. Krzyźanowska dies IV/30 . SNG BN -. Attractive earthen patina. Very fine.

Mên was a Phrygian lunar deity with roots in both Mesopotamian and Zoroastrian religion. In central and western Asia Minor he was often worshiped in association with the goddess Anahita. At Antiochia in Pisidia, which was a Roman colony with legionaires stationed nearby, there was a large temple complex to Mên Askaenos. The inscriptions in the temple all date to the colonial period, and suggest his cult was highly regarded by the Roman soldiers in the area similar to that of the god Mithras, who also had lunar elements to his worship.