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Æ21 - Trajan Decius ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Hypaepa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 249-251 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trajan Decius facing right, seen from the rear, conveying a three-quarter perspective characteristic of later provincial coinage. The effigy displays a laurel wreath, paludamentum, and cuirass rendered in low relief. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ, identifying the emperor by his full imperial titulature. The portrait style is consistent with the provincial workshop tradition of the Ephesus conventus, with somewhat summary but recognizable facial features. The field is plain, with no additional symbols or exergual markings. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A tetrastyle temple depicted in frontal elevation, its pediment ornamented with an acroteria and raking cornice, resting on a stepped podium (krepidoma) visible at the base. Within the intercolumniation, the cult statue of Artemis Anaïtis stands facing, rendered frontally in the xoanon tradition characteristic of Anatolian religious iconography. The columns flank the central cult image in a composition emphasizing the sacred enclosure. The ethnic legend ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ is distributed in the field to either side of the temple, identifying the issuing civic authority of Hypaepa. A small letter or control mark appears in the exergue beneath the podium. |
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