bgr_717286 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Hemiobole
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Type : Hemiobole
Date: c. 400-350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 6,5 mm
Weight : 0,26 g.
Rarity : R2
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Monnaie centrée présentant un très beau taureau. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Taureau passant à droite : au-dessous, le Méandre.
Reverse
Reverse description : Etoile.
Reverse legend : MAG
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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