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Æ30 - Domitian ΕΠΙ) ΑΝΘΥ ΚΑΙϹΕΝΝΙΟΥ ΠΑΙΤΟΥ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ, ΖΜΥΡ, ΕΦΕϹΙ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 91-95 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of the emperor Domitian facing right, with drapery and aegis visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the Imperial portrait style characteristic of the Flavian period. The effigy displays carefully detailed curled hair arranged in the distinctive Flavian coiffure, with the laurel wreath denoting imperial and divine honors. The circular Greek legend runs along the outer border of the flan. The portrait exhibits strong, individualized facial features consistent with official Domitianic portraiture as disseminated to the eastern provincial mints. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the celebrated cult statue of Artemis Ephesia, shown frontally and flanked by two standing figures of Nemesis, one on each side, in a composition emphasizing the homonoia (civic concord) between the cities of Smyrna and Ephesus. The cult idol is depicted in the traditional xoanon-like form with characteristic multiple supports or stags at the sides. The abbreviated city ethnic ΖΜΥΡ (for Smyrna) appears in the upper field and ΕΦΕϹΙ (for Ephesus) in the lower field or exergue, with the proconsular authority legend referencing Caius Caecilius Metellus Casennius Paetus in the surrounding inscription. |
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