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Æ28 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΡΤΕΜΙϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΑ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 175-177 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare-headed bust of Commodus as Caesar, draped in paludamentum, facing right and seen from the rear, presented in the characteristic three-quarter rear view typical of provincial coinage of the period. The legend encircles the bust in Greek characters identifying the subject as Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar. |
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| Obverse lettering | Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ |
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Struck during the co-regency of Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus, this issue falls within the brief window between Commodus's elevation to Augustus in 177 and the death of Marcus in 180 — a period when Ephesus was actively cultivating imperial favor. The city held the title of First and Greatest Metropolis of Asia, a designation fiercely contested with Smyrna and Pergamon, and local bronze issues invoking the Artemision served the civic politics of that rivalry as much as they served any religious function.
The Artemision at Ephesus was administered by a board of temple officials whose authority intersected directly with Roman provincial governance, making the sanctuary's image on civic coinage a deliberate statement of institutional prestige rather than simple piety.