I follow your recommendtion starting from a scratch and not supporting existing interpretations
which could be done using even more limited material at hand as now available after a few clicks.
Of course, I shall try to find some information about the temple from the ground but failed.
Now my fantasy suggest two interpretations: a periibolos full of trees and a temple on a cliff
with two ladders.
The first one fails to explain an irregular curve shape on earlier coins,
The shape of the collonnades varies that it is impossible to understand from which point or even points
they could be seen. The image on the last coin is the most confusing (probably, done by
formal mechanical copying which led to lost of the essential features need to the image perception).
(The discussion about the interpretations of images, artists ideas, the means they used
is frequent here; unfortunatly, there is no clear understanding - it would be nice to learn whether there are theoretical studies about this).
The second interpretations with two ladders (and no periolos).
Much easier to imagine. Irreguar shape can be explained by successive reconstructions and improvements.
It is supported by the coin from
Samaria with a temple on a rock and a ladder leads to it.
So, where is an inconcisteny in this reasoning? What I need is to get from ``knowledgeable"
persons a hint, a new idea, or an indication which extra sources could be used to conclude....
In general, I have an admiration for the acient artsts. In the sequences posted in tread on
Roman portaits it is clear that they were not only skillful and followed strong cultural traditions. More important, they liked their
work and were proud of it ...