bgr_696657 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Tetartemorion
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Type : Tetartemorion
Date: c. 450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 0,16 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli revers. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’aigle à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Monogramme dans les restes d’un carré creux.
Reverse legend : (QM)
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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