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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 25761167, member: 92212&quot;]Wonderful conjoined portraits!&nbsp; I&#039;m a tad (or more) envious.&nbsp; I added an Ephesian cistophorus tetradrachm to my collection for its strong biblical connection, as detailed by [USER=135271]@The Meat man[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I had a better image of it because it really is better in hand, but here it is:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1645072[/ATTACH]</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 Temple of Diana 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. Diam.: 26 mm.</p><p>Attrib.: RPC 2222. RIC I 118. RSC 30. BMC 229.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another cool connection to the historical narrative in Acts is simply that this coin type was indeed made of... silver!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I bought my example several years ago, before I had a good gra$p on a realistic value of the type. As a result I paid <b><u>WAY</u></b> too much.&nbsp; However, I&#039;ve never for a minute regetted adding the type into my collection. :-D[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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