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Æ16 - Augustus ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥΣ ΑΣΚΛΑΣ ΕΦΕ ΤΡΥΦΟΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥΣ ΑΣΚΛΑΣ ΕΦΕ ΤΡΥΦΟΝ (Translation: High priest Asklas, of the Ephesians, Tryphon) |
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| Mint | Ephesus |
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This issue belongs to a class of civic bronze produced by Ephesus under the supervision of local magistrates whose names — here ΑΣΚΛΑΣ and ΤΡΥΦΩΝ, with ΤΡΥΦΩΝ holding the title of grammateus — appear prominently as the issuing authority. The title ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥΣ designates a high priest of the imperial cult, an institution Augustus actively encouraged in the eastern provinces as a mechanism for integrating local elites into Roman religious and administrative structures. Ephesus had been named the capital of the province of Asia by the late Republic and was a natural center for this cult activity.