Æ40 - Caracalla ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΤΡΙϹ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ, ΚΑΙ ΤΗϹ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟϹ

€2.00
IssuerEphesus (Conventus of Ephesus)
Year198-217
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight32.70 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) V.2#698
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front, facing laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta, left, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΠΟ ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ, ΝΕΟΙ ΗΛΙΟΙ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Publius Septimius Geta, the new Suns)
Reverse descriptionTemple with four columns enclosing cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing facing, wearing kalathos, with supports, between two temples with two colums, seen in perspective, enclosing cult statue of an emperor standing, holding sceptre
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΤΡΙϹ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ, ΚΑΙ ΤΗϹ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟϹ
(Translation: of the Ephesians, thrice neocorate, and of Artemis)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (198-217)  - -
Catalog ID9855228480
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