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Æ23 - Septimius Severus ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Β ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Ionian Greek city mint, Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Weight | 5.47 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ? Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) |
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Ephesus held the title of *neokoros* — keeper of the imperial cult temple — and competed fiercely with Smyrna and Pergamon for precedence among Asian cities. The Β ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ designation indicates a second grant of that honor, which Ephesus secured under Domitian and confirmed under subsequent emperors. Severus was generous with neokorate grants as a tool of provincial loyalty during the civil wars of 193, when cities that backed him early needed rewarding and those that backed Niger needed managing.