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Æ18 - Antoninus Pius ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Ionia) |
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| Year | 144-158 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, lightly bearded bust of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, draped in paludamentum, facing right, seen from the front. The portrait depicts a youthful effigy with a short beard, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Ionian civic coinage under Antoninus Pius. The obverse legend, partially retrograde, reads ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, identifying the future emperor by his Caesar title. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ (ΟΥΗΡΟϹ might be retrograde) |
| Reverse description | A stag, the sacred animal of Artemis of Ephesus, is depicted walking to the left in profile, rendered with naturalalistic detail typical of Ephesian civic bronzes. To the left of the stag stands a lighted altar. The ethnic legend ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city. The reverse composition reflects the deep religious association between Ephesus and the cult of Artemis, whose sanctuary, the Artemision, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. |
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