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AR17 - Vespasian AVG
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | DOMITIANVS CAESAR AVG F |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ephesus served as the administrative seat of the province of Asia, and its conventus mint struck coins for Vespasian in the immediate aftermath of his consolidation of power following the Year of the Four Emperors. The 71 AD issues were produced under close imperial supervision — Vespasian was acutely aware that the eastern provinces had backed Vitellius and required visible, durable reminders of the new Flavian order. Provincial silver from Ephesus circulated alongside Roman denarii in Asia Minor but was struck to a lighter standard, reflecting local monetary conventions rather than Roman imperial policy.