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Æ30 - Domitian ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΜΑΙΚΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | The iconic xoanon cult statue of Artemis Ephesia depicted facing front, standing erect in the characteristic rigid hieratic posture, with multiple rows of ovoid protuberances on the torso and lateral supports flanking the lower body. The goddess wears the mural crown atop her head and the statue is shown resting on a stepped base or plinth. The Greek magistrate legend is distributed in the field to either side of the cult image. |
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| Mint | Ephesus, Ionia, modern-day Selçuk, Turkey |
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The magistrate named in this issue — Maikios Rufos (Μαίκιος Ῥοῦφος) — served as proconsul of Asia under Domitian, anchoring the coin firmly within the provincial administration that Rome used to project authority across the Aegean. Ephesus, as seat of the conventus, issued coins under the proconsul's name as a deliberate assertion of civic prestige and Roman alignment simultaneously. The city held the title of neokoros — temple warden — and competed aggressively with Smyrna and Pergamon for primacy within the province.