bgr_1021596 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 9 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 0,65 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli revers, bien venu à la frappe. Patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Cuirasse.
Reverse legend : M-A
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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