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Æ29 - Maximinus ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ(Τ) Κ Γ Ι(ΟΥ) ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ (or ΜΑΞΕΙΜΙΝΟϹ) (Translation: Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus) |
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Ephesus held the title of neokoros — temple warden — three times by this period, a distinction aggressively pursued through embassies to Rome and fiercely contested among rival Ionian cities. The Γ (third) neokorate designation on this coin reflects that accumulated status, likely confirmed under Severus Alexander before Maximinus seized power in 235. Maximinus never visited the eastern provinces; his coins struck there were acts of civic loyalty by cities that had no choice but to acknowledge a soldier-emperor they had never seen.