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Priene, Ionia, c. 150 - 125 B.C.
| The Temple of Athena at Priene, the largest temple in the city, was started by Mausolus but completed by Alexander the Great, who hired the great Greek architect Pytheos to complete the design and construction. Pytheos situated the temple so that it had (and still has) a beautiful view over the valley and river below. Alexander the Great invested heavily into rebuilding all of the Greek cities of the Ionic league following the defeat of the Persians. This classic Greek temple was done in the Ionic style and had no frieze around the top. Instead, a dentil design sat above the columns and architrave. The statue of Athena that was originally inside the temple was based on the famous statue by Phidias in the Parthenon of Athens. |  |
GB72670. Bronze AE 22, BMC Ionia p. 233, 48; SNGvA 2156; SNG Munchen 879; cf. Lindgren 534 (controls off flan); SNG Cop -; SNG Tüb -, VF, reverse a little off-center, Priene (Gullubahce, Turkey) mint, weight 8.583g, maximum diameter 22.2mm, die axis 0o, c. 150 - 125 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet; reverse owl standing on amphora, flanked on each side in upper field by star above pileus (control symbol), PRI-HN flanking across field below pilei, AXIΛΛΕI/ΔΗC (magistrate's name) in two lines below, all within olive wreath; ex Roger Liles Collection; rare; SOLD
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