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Æ28 - Valerian and Gallienus ΑΙΛ ΕΡΜΕΙΑϹ ΠΡΥΤ ΚΥΜΑΙΟ/ΙϹ
| Issuer | Cyme (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | The iconic cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus (Ephesia) is depicted facing front, shown in the characteristic xoanon posture with arms extended horizontally and the body tightly swathed in a sheath-like garment adorned with multiple rows of oval protrusions (traditionally interpreted as breasts, eggs, or bulls' scrota). The goddess wears a high polos crown and is flanked on either side by a stag facing inward, recalling her role as Potnia Theron, Mistress of Animals. The Greek reverse legend, identifying the issuing civic magistrate and the city, is distributed around the field and in the exergue. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Cyme, one of the oldest Greek foundations on the Aeolian coast, retained its civic coinage rights well into the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus — a period defined by near-constant military crisis, the so-called Crisis of the Third Century, during which the empire cycled through emperors at a rate that made provincial bronzes like this one politically awkward to produce. The prytanis named in the obverse legend, Aelius Hermeias, was a locally appointed magistrate whose name appears on a small cluster of issues, allowing die-linked groupings within this type.