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Æ35 - Gordian III ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VII.1#403 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, depicted from the front in three-quarter view. The emperor's youthful effigy is rendered with characteristic provincial style, the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and the cuirass detailed below. A Greek imperial titulature legend encircles the bust within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a homonoia type celebrating the civic concord between Ephesus and Alexandria. The xoanon (cult statue) of Artemis Ephesia stands facing, depicted in the canonical polymastos form with multiple breast ornaments and a polos crown, flanked by stag supporters. To her left stands Sarapis, erect and facing left, his right hand raised in greeting and his left holding a long sceptre, wearing his characteristic modius headdress. Both figures are set upon a galley rendered in profile, with a visible row of oars along the hull, symbolising the maritime connection between the two great cities. The legend in two lines encircles the field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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