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Æ19 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕФΕϹΙΩΝ Δ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian II (Caesar) facing right, depicted as a youthful prince. The effigy is rendered in the typical provincial style of mid-third-century Asia Minor, with fine drapery folds visible at the shoulder. A circular Greek legend surrounds the bust in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΚΟΡ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ (Translation: Cornelius Valerian Caesar) |
| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of fortune and civic deity, stands facing left in the reverse field. She holds a small cult statuette of Ephesian Artemis in her extended right hand and a cornucopia in her left, referencing Ephesus's proud status as guardian of Artemis's temple. The encircling Greek legend proclaims the city's four-fold neocorate title, underscoring Ephesus's exceptional prestige within the Roman imperial cult. |
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