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Æ29 - Trajan Decius ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΑΝΔΡΟΚΛΟϹ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 249-251 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla, diademed, facing right, rendered in the provincial style typical of Ephesian coinage of the mid-third century AD. The empress is depicted with elaborately arranged hair secured by a diadem, and her shoulders are covered by a draped garment. The circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy in the field. The portrait conveys imperial dignity appropriate to her status as Augusta and consort of Trajan Decius. |
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| Mintage | ND (249-251) |
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Androclus was the mythological founder of Ephesus — an Athenian prince, son of Codrus, said to have led the Ionian colonization of the site around the tenth century BC. His cult remained actively maintained in the city well into the Roman imperial period, an unusual example of civic identity anchored to a hero-founder across more than a millennium. The Ephesians claimed his tomb lay within the city walls and held games in his honor.
Provincial bronze of this type was struck under Trajan Decius during a reign defined almost entirely by military crisis and the first empire-wide persecution of Christians.