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Æ22 - Nero ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 65-66 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Statilia Messalina, Nero's third wife, facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed with a stephane and long braided tress descending behind the neck, rendered with fine detail characteristic of Ephesian die-cutting. The Greek legend ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑΝ is inscribed vertically in the right field, identifying the empress in the accusative case as was conventional in Greek provincial coinage. The portrait conveys an idealized likeness consistent with imperial female portraiture of the Neronian period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mint | Ephesus, Ionia, modern-day Selçuk, Turkey |
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