E-auction 152-90335 - bgr_383168 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Unité
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 33 € |
| Maximum bid : | 125 € |
| End of the sale : | 14 March 2016 14:04:00 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 188-133 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,06 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan épais bien centré des deux côtés. Beau buste d’Artémis. Type inhabituel. Jolie patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste d’Artémis laurée et drapée à droite, le carquois sur l’épaule.
Reverse
Reverse description : Cavalier galopant à droite.
Reverse legend : MAGN-HTWN/ PAUSANIAS
Reverse translation : (de Magnésie/ Pausanias).
Commentary
Ce type semble un hybride entre plusieurs types associant un buste d’Artémis au cavalier avec la légende grecque (Magnhtwn).
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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