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| Emittent | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Jahr | 193-211 |
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| Durchmesser | 36 mm |
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| Aversschrift | Greek |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Emperor, identified tentatively as Caracalla or Geta, depicted in full military attire with paludamentum billowing behind him, mounted on a horse prancing to the right. The rider raises a spear in his right hand, directed toward a fallen or advancing enemy figure below, whose head is turned to the left in submission or defiance. The composition follows the standard imperial equestrian triumph type common to Ephesian provincial bronzes of the Severan dynasty, with bold, vigorous modelling of both horse and rider. The reverse legend encircles the scene, proclaiming the city's double neocorate status. |
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Ephesus held the title of neokoros — temple warden — twice by the reign of Septimius Severus, and the city was aggressively protective of that status. The Β ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ designation on this issue is civic propaganda as much as honorific, a direct assertion of Ephesus's rank above rival cities in the conventus who were competing for the same imperial cult privileges. Smyrna and Pergamon pressed hard during this period, and the title hierarchy mattered enormously for tax status, judicial precedence, and the right to host imperial games.
Bronze provincials of this module from Ephesus are notoriously inconsistently struck, with die alignment varying widely across the series.