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Æ21 - Hadrian ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ, ΩΚΕΑΝΟϹ (in exergue)
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with a small aegis visible on the left shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Hadrianic style with a short curled beard and finely detailed laurel wreath. The encircling Greek legend runs along the periphery of the obverse field. The overall execution is typical of the skilled die-cutting tradition of the Ephesian civic mint during the early second century AD. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Oceanus, the river god personifying the world-ocean, reclines to the left in a languid pose characteristic of Hellenistic river deity iconography. In his raised right hand he holds a reed, while his left hand supports a cornucopia; his left arm rests upon an inverted vase from which water pours forth into the exergue. The civic ethnic ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ appears in the field, while the name ΩΚΕΑΝΟϹ is inscribed in the exergue directly below the figure, identifying the deity explicitly. |
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