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Live auction - bgr_829634 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Didrachme

IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Didrachme AU/AU
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Estimate : 700 €
Price : 520 €
Maximum bid : 850 €
End of the sale : 06 June 2023 14:14:19
bidders : 4 bidders
Type : Didrachme
Date: c. 350-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 22,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,19 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan large, centré des deux côtés. Très beau revers, finement détaillé. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier, casqué, vêtu militairement galopant à droite, tenant une javeline transversale de la main droite.

Reverse


Reverse description : Taureau chargeant à gauche au-dessus d’un méandre.
Reverse legend : MAGN// LUKOMHD.
Reverse translation : (de Magnésie/ Lycomède).

Historical background


IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM

(4th century BC)

Magnesia had been founded by the Magnetes, originating from Thessaly. The city, bathing at the foot of the Meander, was famous for its temple of Artemis Leucophyrene, built by Hermogenes around 190 BC and whose remains can still be admired today..

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