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Æ27 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕФΕϹΙΩΝ Δ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus facing right, presented in three-quarter rear view, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and scaled or segmented cuirass rendered in relief. The effigy is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of the Ephesian mint, with bold, somewhat schematic modeling. The obverse legend runs clockwise around the periphery of the field within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙΚΙ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus) |
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Ephesus held the title of neokoros — temple warden — four times over, a distinction earned incrementally through imperial favor and aggressive civic lobbying. The Δ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ legend on this issue marks the fourth such award, granted under the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus, and the city lost no opportunity to advertise the honor on its coinage. Ephesus was competing hard against Smyrna and Pergamon for primacy within the Asian conventus, and the neokorate count was civic currency in that rivalry.