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Æ30 - Gordian III ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Α ΑϹΙΑϹ
| Issuer | Ephesus Mint (Ionia) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Empress Furia Sabinia Tranquillina facing right, wearing a diadem, depicted in the refined provincial portraiture style characteristic of the Ephesian mint under Gordian III. The effigy is rendered with careful attention to the imperial coiffure and drapery folds visible at the shoulder. A Greek legend encircles the bust in the field, identifying the empress by her full titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΦΡΟΥ ϹΑΒΕΙ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ (Translation: Furia Sabinia Tranquillina) |
| Reverse description | Artemis, the patron goddess of Ephesus, is depicted seated and riding a stag proceeding to the right, her body turned in a dynamic pose as she reaches back to draw an arrow from the quiver at her shoulder while holding a bow in her other hand. The scene is a celebrated type at the Ephesian mint, evoking the cult identity of the city as the preeminent sanctuary of Artemis and its pride as 'first of Asia.' The composition is enclosed within a dotted border, with the civic legend distributed around the field and in the exergue. |
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