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Æ17 - Elagabalus ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Mint of Ephesus |
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| Year | 218-222 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Reverse description | Artemis, the principal deity of Ephesus, stands facing with head turned to the right, her right hand reaching over her shoulder to draw an arrow from the quiver on her back, while her left hand holds a bow. A tree rises behind her to the right, serving as a landscape element characteristic of provincial Ephesian coinage. At her feet to the left, a stag reclines leftward with head turned back toward the goddess, a canonical attribute of Artemis as divine huntress. The ethnic legend ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ is inscribed in the field, affirming civic ownership of the type. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ephesus retained extraordinary minting autonomy under the Severan emperors, producing a dense and varied civic bronze coinage that was essentially self-regulated at the local level. Elagabalus, who came to power at fourteen after the legions of Syria proclaimed him emperor, reigned just four years before being murdered by the Praetorian Guard alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias, in 222 AD — their bodies reportedly dragged through Rome's streets before being thrown into the Tiber.
The brevity of the reign keeps the Ephesian bronzes of this emperor relatively scarce against the broader civic output of the city.