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Æ26 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Α ΑϹΙΑϹ
| Issuer | Ephesus Mint (Ionia, Roman Provincial) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Reference(s) | X#61111 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Empress Salonina facing right, wearing a diadem, rendered in the provincial style typical of Ephesian coinage under the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus. The effigy is set within a beaded border, with the surrounding Greek legend partially visible around the periphery. The drapery is rendered with multiple folds across the shoulder and chest. The legend, reading ϹΑΛ ΧΡΥϹΟΓΟΓΟΝΗ ϹΕ, identifies her with the epithet Chrysogone and the title Augusta. The coin exhibits a deep green patina consistent with prolonged burial, with moderate surface roughness obscuring some fine detail. |
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| Obverse lettering | ϹΑΛ ΧΡΥϹΟΓΟΓΟΝΗ (sic) ϹΕ (Translation: Salonina Chrysogone Augusta) |
| Reverse description | Artemis Huntress depicted standing facing, head turned to the right, holding a bow in her left hand while her right hand reaches back over the shoulder to draw an arrow from a quiver. A tree appears in the field behind the goddess, and a hound is shown at her feet facing left, evoking the classic huntress iconography associated with the cult of Artemis at Ephesus. The composition is enclosed within a beaded border, with the civic legend ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Α ΑϹΙΑϹ distributed around the periphery, asserting Ephesus's privileged status as first city of Asia. |
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