Ephesos, Ionia AE16 (Medusa & stag) 100 BCE - 100 CE 

Ephesos, Ionia AE16 (Medusa & stag) 100 BCE - 100 CE - Image 1
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Ephesos, Ionia AE16 (Medusa & stag) 100 BCE - 100 CE
Ephesos, Ionia AE16 (Medusa & stag) 100 BCE - 100 CE
Ephesos, Ionia AE16 (Medusa & stag) 100 BCE - 100 CEEphesos, Ionia AE16 (Medusa & stag) 100 BCE - 100 CE

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6592079
Area
Coins
Title
Ephesos, Ionia AE16 (Medusa & stag) 100 BCE - 100 CE
Country
Greece (ancient), Ionia
Face value
AE 16
Year
0
Variety / overstrike
Era
Roman Republic (509-27 BC)
Head of State
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Deer, Fauna (Animals)
Material
Bronze
Weight
1.9
Diameter
16
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
Reverse
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
tesserae, var.
Details
Obv; Medusa head, facing Rev; Stag tesserae were small tablets (as of wood, bone, or ivory) used by the ancient Romans as a ticket, tally, voucher, or means of identification A long series of tesserae, or tokens, were produced at the cult center of Ephesos in the Hellenistic period and later. From the style of this piece it is probably of the early Roman period.