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Æ17 - Augustus ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΙΩΝ ΕΦΕ ΓΛΥΚΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus, Ionia (Greek Imperial coinage under Augustus) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Jugate busts of Augustus, laureate, and Livia, draped, facing right, Augustus in the foreground. The portraits are rendered in the classicizing Hellenistic Greek style typical of Ephesian civic coinage of the Augustan period. No legend appears on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | A stag standing to the right, a quiver depicted above in the field — both attributes sacred to Artemis of Ephesus, referencing the city's renowned cult. The Greek legend is arranged in the field around the central device, naming the grammateus (secretary magistrate) Aristion and the official Glykon responsible for this issue. |
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| Mint | Ephesus, Ionia, modern-day Selçuk, Turkey |
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