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Æ30 - Commodus ΙΕΡΑ ΑΠΗΜΗ (sic)? ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 182-184 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, rendered in the provincial style typical of Ionian civic coinage. The portrait exhibits a radiate laurel wreath crowning the emperor's head, with visible drapery at the shoulder. The surrounding Greek legend runs clockwise around the periphery of the flan. The die work is characteristic of the Ephesian mint during the early reign of Commodus, with bold if somewhat roughly executed portraiture. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A sacred covered wagon (apene) drawn by two mules proceeding to the right, the sides of the canopied carriage decorated with suspended wreaths; a driver is visible seated within the vehicle. This type references the famous sacred wagon (ἁπήνη) of Artemis of Ephesus, used in religious processions, making it a distinctive and important civic religious type of the Ephesian mint. The Greek legend of the Ephesians is distributed around the field. |
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