Create images, set and get the iterator index
<?php
$im = new Imagick();
$im->newImage(100, 100, new ImagickPixel("red"));
$im->newImage(100, 100, new ImagickPixel("green"));
$im->newImage(100, 100, new ImagickPixel("blue"));
$im->setIteratorIndex(1);
echo $im->getIteratorIndex();
?>