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Although the rest of the inscription is illegible, the types and style make it seem very likely that this coin belongs with the other Neronian issues. E. F. Vink suggests that the prominent bees symbolize the temple of Artemis. At the same time, they might just be symbols of Ephesus. However, if we accept the idea that bees = temple of Artemis (the bee was sacred to Artemis), then all the temples on this group of coins are more likely to be the same temple, hence Artemis. But it is actually quite possible that a temple of Nero might in fact be the temple of Artemis with an image of Nero added.
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