bgr_715737 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Obole
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 350-325 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,67 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise
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 / [...]
Reverse translation : (de Magnésie).
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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