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Stater
| Issuer | Ephesos |
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| Year | 155 BC - 140 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Artemis facing right, wearing a stephane and adorned with bow and quiver over her shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic style with fine detail in the drapery, exhibiting the refined artistry characteristic of Ephesian coinage of the second century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length cult statue of Artemis Ephesia (the Ephesian Artemis) depicted facing, rendered in the iconic archaic xoanon style with arms extended and fillets hanging from each hand. A thymiaterion (incense burner) is positioned in the inner right field, with the Greek letters Ε and Φ, abbreviating ΕΦΕΣΙΩΝ, displayed across the fields flanking the figure. |
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| Mint | Ephesos |
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