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bgr_464878 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Unité

IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Unité XF
135.00 €(Approx. 140.40$ | 112.05£)
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 9 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,68 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré. Belle tête d’Apollon. Joli revers inhabituel. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à gauche.

Reverse


Reverse description : Cuirasse.
Reverse legend : M-A.
Reverse translation : (Magnésie).

Commentary


C’est l’une des plus petites monnaies divisionnaires en cuivre. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le proposons à la vente.

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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