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Æ28 - Trajan Decius ΕΠ ΑΥΡ ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ Α ΑΡΧ ΦΛ? ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Philadelphia (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 249-251 |
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| Weight | 11.01 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla, empress consort of Trajan Decius, facing right and resting on a crescent. The effigy displays carefully rendered drapery over the shoulder and a diadem crowning the elaborately coiffed hair. The peripheral legend in Greek characters surrounds the portrait, identifying the empress with her imperial title Augusta (ϹΕΒΑϹ). |
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| Reverse description | Athena, patron goddess, seated to the left upon a throne adorned with a spear and shield at right. The goddess extends her hand to present a cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus, the distinctive multi-breasted idol rendered in the well-known Ephesian type. The composition reflects Philadelphia's neocorate status and its religious connections to the imperial cult. The encircling legend names the presiding first archon Aurelius Rufinus and identifies the city as Flavian Philadelphia, holder of the neocorate. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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