bgr_868831 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 350-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 9,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,11 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais régulière. Joli revers. Patine marron
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 cornupète chargeant à gauche ; le tout dans un méandre circulaire.
Reverse legend : MAGN/KLEAXWS.
Reverse translation : (Magnésie/).
Commentary
Au revers, le Méandre qui caractérise Magnésie est circulaire. Il est triple et ressemble à un labyrinthe.
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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