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| Issuer | Ephesos |
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| Year | 133 BC - 88 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Artemis facing right, her hair elaborately arranged and adorned with a stephane or floral wreath, with loose curling locks falling to the neck. A beaded torque or necklace is visible at the base of the neck. The portrait is rendered in fine Hellenistic style with delicate facial features and naturalistic modeling, characteristic of the Ephesian mint during the late second and early first centuries BC. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Ephesos lost its status as a free city when Rome formalized control of the province of Asia in 133 BC, following the death of Attalos III of Pergamon, who bequeathed his kingdom — and effectively Ephesos with it — to Rome in his will. Gold coinage of this type belongs to the transitional decades when civic minting continued under Roman provincial oversight, a privilege not granted indefinitely. The city retained enough autonomy to produce gold, which was unusual; most Asian cities under Roman administration were restricted to bronze civic issues.
SNG Copenhagen 306 represents a well-documented die grouping for the series, though the precise emission chronology within the 133–88 BC window remains contested among specialists.