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| Issuer | Mastaura (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Hermes, the divine messenger and patron of commerce, depicted standing facing left in the nude, his weight resting on his left leg in a relaxed contrapposto stance. In his extended right hand he holds a purse, symbolizing his role as god of trade and prosperity, while his left hand grasps the caduceus, the serpent-entwined herald's staff that serves as his principal divine attribute. The ethnic legend of the issuing city encircles the field, identifying the coin as a civic issue of Mastaura in Lydia. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: of the Mastaurians) |
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| Mintage | ND (238-244) |
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