bgr_1023255 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Diobole
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Type : Diobole
Date: c. 350-300AC.
Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,45 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan légèrement décentré au droit. Usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier, casqué, vêtu militairement galopant à droite, tenant une javeline transversale de la main droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Taureau chargeant à gauche au-dessus d’un méandre ; derrière un épi sur sa tige.
Reverse legend : MAGN
Reverse translation : (de Magnésie).
Commentary
Sur notre exemplaire, le nom du magistrat, normalement placé à l’exergue n’est pas visible et ne permet pas une identification complète.
On our example, the name of the magistrate, normally placed in the epigraph, is not visible and does not allow complete identification.
On our example, the name of the magistrate, normally placed in the epigraph, is not visible and does not allow complete identification.
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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