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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 3684228, member: 92212&quot;]I purchased the tetradrachm below for the exact same Paul connection. This type shows not only the cult figure statue, but also the temple in which it stood.&nbsp; Directly related, here is the verse that concludes the passage shared in the OP:</p><p>v.35 <i>The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that <u>the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image</u>, which fell from heaven?”</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]988357[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Roman (Provincial) Empire</p><p>Claudius, 41–54 AD, Cistophoric AR Tetradrachm</p><p>Mint: Ephesus, 41-42 AD.</p><p>Obv.: TI CLAVD – CAES AVG; Bare head, left.</p><p>Rev.: DIAN – EPHE; Frontal view of tetrastyle <u>Temple of Diana</u> at Ephesus, her cult statue within with fillets hanging from her wrists, polos on her head; the temple stands on a podium of 4 steps and has a pediment decorated with figures.</p><p>Weight: 10.9 gr.&nbsp; Diam.: 26 mm.</p><p>Attrib.: RPC 2222. RIC I 118. RSC 30. BMC 229.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, I also give kudos to the book shown above, The Pocket Guide to Saint Paul: Coins Encountered by the Apostle on His Travels. It is out of print, but it sometimes comes available on eBay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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