Æ23 - Severus Alexander ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΚΕΝΧΡΕΙΟϹ

The title ΚΕΝΧΡΕΙΟΣ on this Ephesian bronze refers to Cenchreae, the eastern port of Corinth — an unusual honorific linking two cities with no obvious administrative bond. Such inter-city titles were actively courted during the Severan period as marks of commercial prestige, likely reflecting real trade relationships between Ephesus and the Corinthian ports rather than any formal political grant.