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Æ29 - Antoninus Pius ΕΠ ΙΟΥΛ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΑϹΙΑΡΧΟΥ ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Hypaepa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Weight | 12.25 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, with finely rendered facial features and layered laurel wreath. The imperial portrait is executed in the characteristic provincial style of the Ephesian conventus, with a broad flan and bold relief. The Greek legend encircles the bust in the field, running from lower left to upper right. The overall style reflects mid-second century Lydian civic coinage under Roman imperial authority. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Hadrian Antoninus) |
| Reverse description | Tetrastyle temple depicted in elevation, with four columns framing the cult statue of Artemis Anaïtis standing frontally within the intercolumniation. The goddess wears a kalathos (cylindrical headdress) and extends both arms outward in the traditional orant or epiphany gesture. The architectural rendering includes a decorated entablature and pediment above the columns, characteristic of Lydian civic temple types. The reverse legend naming the asiarch Iulius Menandros as civic magistrate is distributed around the temple design. |
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