Marcianopolis - Artemis





Province Moesia Inferior
City Markianopolis
Size (mm) 23
Weight (g) 7.83
Die Axis 0
Tariff 3 assaria
Governor -
Ob. Leg. M OPELLIO N ANTWNEINOC K
Ob. Desc. Bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Meaning Marcus Opellius Antonius
Rev. Leg. MARKIANO-POLEITWN
Rev. Desc. Artemis, huntress, with hound advancing fight, with right hand reaching for an arrow in quiver at shoulder and left hand holding bow; &Gamma to lower right
Meaning (Coin) of the people of Markianopolis
References; Collection; Moushmov 588; AMNG I, 249, 787; SNG Budapest 157; Hristova/Jekov 6.25.13.1 (r.4)
Notes: In mythology, Artemis was the daughter of Leto and Zeus and the twin of Apollo. She is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild animals, though for city dwellers she is the patron of fertility and childbirth. Her bow and arrows were made by Hephaestus and the Cyclopes.