bgr_820809 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 190 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,79 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire centré présentant un joli revers. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste d’Artémis à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Taureau cornupète chargeant à droite.
Reverse legend : MAGNHTWN EUKLHS KRATINOS.
Reverse translation : (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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