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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Provincial| > |Roman Asia| > RP58789
Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D., Magnesia ad Maeandrum, Ionia
|Roman| |Asia|, |Marcus| |Aurelius,| |7| |March| |161| |-| |17| |March| |180| |A.D.,| |Magnesia| |ad| |Maeandrum,| |Ionia|, "..the temple of Artemis Leukophryene, which in the size of its shrine and in the number of its votive offerings is inferior to the temple at Ephesos, but in the harmony and skill shown in the structure of the sacred enclosure is far superior to it. And in size it surpasses all the sacred enclosures in Asia except two, that at Ephesos (to Artemis) and that at Didymoi (to Apollo)" (Strabo, Geography 14. 1. 40).
RP58789. Bronze AE 30, Schultz Magnesia 113 (R4), Imhoof MG 311, RPC Online -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Munchen -, BMC Ionia -, et al. -, aF, Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint, weight 15.083g, maximum diameter 30.0mm, die axis 180o, magistrate Diophantus; as caesar, 139 - 161 A.D.; obverse M AIΛIIOC AYPHΛIOC BHPOC KAICAP, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed young bust right; reverse ΓPAM ΔIOΦAN TOY MAΓNHTΩN, facing cult statue of Artemis Leukophryene, wearing polos and veil, flanked by two Nikes over shoulders crowning her, eagles with open wings at feet; very rare; SOLD




  







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