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Drachm - Artemidoros
| Issuer | Ephesos |
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| Year | 202 BC - 150 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Bee depicted in full face view at centre, with outstretched wings rendered in fine detail and a segmented, naturalistic abdomen. The city magistrate's abbreviated ethnic legend 'E' and 'Φ' appears flanking the bee to left and right respectively, identifying the issuing city of Ephesos. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. The bee, a sacred symbol of Artemis and the civic emblem of Ephesos, is executed in high relief with bold, confident die work characteristic of Hellenistic Ionian coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | Ε Φ |
| Reverse description | A stag standing to left, head turned back to right, positioned before a palm tree whose branches extend across the upper field. A ground line runs beneath the stag's hooves, with a palm frond or floral spray rendered below. The magistrate's name ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΣ is inscribed vertically in the right field in clear Greek capital letters. The stag is a sacred animal of Artemis, patron goddess of Ephesos, and is rendered with elegant, elongated proportions typical of the Hellenistic artistic tradition. |
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