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Æ36 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Β ΝΕΟΚΟ ΠΡΩ ΑϹΙΑϹ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 161-165 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius right, seen from the centre, wearing paludamentum over cuirass. The obverse legend is disposed around the bust in Greek characters, identifying the emperor as Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. The portrait displays the characteristic mature features and beard associated with Marcus Aurelius's early co-imperial reign, rendered in the competent provincial style typical of Ephesian bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central cult statue of Artemis Ephesia (Artemis of Ephesus) standing facing, wearing kalathos (cylindrical headdress), arms extended with supports, flanked by two stags at her sides in the traditional Ephesian manner. To the left and right of the central group, two emperors — Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus — stand facing one another, each clad in toga and holding a patera in an act of libation or veneration. The reverse legend reading ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Β ΝΕΟΚΟ ΠΡΩ ΑϹΙΑϹ proudly proclaims Ephesus as second neokoros and first city of Asia, reflecting the city's paramount religious and civic status during the Antonine period. |
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| Mintage | ND (161-165) |
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