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bgr_1024176 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Unité
100.00 €(Approx. 116.00$ | 87.00£)
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 350-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 11 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,29 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Protomé de taureau à droite.
Reverse legend : MAG
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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