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Æ18 - Hadrian ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Hypaepa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bare, bearded head of Heracles facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with characteristic curly hair and strong facial features. The legend ΕΠΙ ΑΘΗΝΟΔΩΡΟΥ, referring to the local magistrate Athenodoros under whose authority the coin was issued, is disposed around the field. The portrait is bold and boldly modelled in low relief, consistent with the provincial bronze coinage of the Conventus of Ephesus under Hadrian. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, depicted standing facing, his body shown in three-quarter view, clad in a himation draped over the lower body and left shoulder. His right hand rests upon the serpent-entwined staff (the caduceus of Asclepius), his emblematic attribute. The ethnic legend ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ is disposed around the field, identifying the issuing civic authority of Hypaepa. The figure is rendered in a static, hieratic style typical of Anatolian provincial bronze coinage of the 2nd century AD. |
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