Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ18 - Septimius Severus ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
|---|---|
| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta as Caesar facing right, depicted from the rear in three-quarter view. The portrait presents the youthful features characteristic of Geta's early coinage. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters, identifying the subject as Publius Septimius Geta in his Caesarian capacity. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Ephesus held the title of "first and greatest metropolis of Asia" during the Severan period, a designation fiercely contested by Smyrna and Pergamon, and one which the city's magistrates leveraged aggressively in their civic coinage. The ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ethnic inscription was itself a political statement — the abbreviated form used here reflects standard civic pride rather than any special imperial grant, though Ephesus held neokoros status multiple times under Severus.
The conventus system meant Roman judicial authority was physically centered in Ephesus, drawing litigants and commerce from across the province each assize season — likely the primary circulation context for small bronzes of this module.