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Æ35 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 161-165 |
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| Diameter | 35 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, laureate bust of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, draped in cuirass and paludamentum, facing right and depicted from the rear in three-quarter view. The imperial portrait presents the emperor in military attire, consistent with the early co-regency period. The encircling obverse legend reads ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ, identifying the emperor as Augustus Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. |
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| Reverse description | Octastyle temple of Artemis Ephesia (the Artemision) depicted in elevation, with eight columns framing a cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing facing, adorned with kalathos headdress and lateral supports characteristic of the Ephesian type. The pediment above features a door motif surmounted by a globe or orb. The reverse legend encircling the design reads ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ, proclaiming Ephesus as 'twice neokoros and first of Asia,' a prestigious civic title attesting to the city's dual status as temple warden. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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