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AR28 - Hadrian DIANA EPHESIA
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Frontal cult statue of Artemis Ephesia (Diana Ephesia) standing erect on a low platform or base, depicted in the canonical xoanon form with mural crown, multiple rows of oval protuberances across the chest, and a tightly sheathed lower body. The goddess extends her forearms horizontally to either side, with a stag standing at her flanks, one to the left and one to the right. The composition is framed by the Latin legend inscribed in the surrounding field. |
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Ephesus held a uniquely privileged position among the cities of the Conventus of Ephesus, retaining the right to strike silver coinage — a concession Rome granted sparingly to provincial mints. This issue dates to the reign of Hadrian, who visited Ephesus during his extensive tour of the eastern provinces around 128–129 AD and is known to have taken a personal interest in the city's religious institutions, including the cult of Artemis, whose identification with Diana Ephesia was by then thoroughly syncretized in Roman administrative usage.
Provincial silver of this weight and fabric from Ephesus is considerably scarcer than the city's abundant bronze output.