Volume: III №: 2053

Reign: Trajan Persons: Trajan (Augustus)

City: Ephesus  Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (31 mm) Average weight: 19.87 g. Issue: Trajan Optimus (AD 114–16)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ ϹΕ ΑΡΙ ΓΕΡ ΔΑ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan, right

Reverse: Ο ΝΕΩ ΕΦΕ ΔΗ ΕΠΕΧΑΡ ΑΝΔΡ; cult statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports in centre; to right, Androclos ( ?) standing, looking left, his right hand outstretched; to left, captive kneeling to right, holding palm in his right hand