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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Gods, Olympians| ▸ |Artemis or Diana||View Options:  |  |  |   

Artemis or Diana

Virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon. Symbols include the deer and the bow. Twin sister of Apollo. Daughter of Zeus and Leto.

Sardes, Lydia, Late 2nd - 1st Century B.C.

|Sardes|, |Sardes,| |Lydia,| |Late| |2nd| |-| |1st| |Century| |B.C.||AE| |23|
Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, one of the important cities of the Persian Empire, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times. Its importance was due first to its military strength, secondly to its situation on an important highway leading from the interior to the Aegean coast, and thirdly to its commanding the wide and fertile plain of the Hermus. As one of the Seven churches of Asia, it was addressed by John, the author of the Book of Revelation in the Holy Bible, in terms which seem to imply that its population was notoriously soft and fainthearted. Remains including the Temple of Artemis, bath-gymnasium complex, synagogue and Byzantine shops are open to visitors year-round.Temple of Artemis
GB113952. Bronze AE 23, cf. SNG Cop 500-503; BMC Lydia p. 242, 53 ff.; SNGvA 3131; Lindgren 808 (uncertain magistrate), F, cleaned bare metal surfaces, porous, scattered tiny pits, weight 7.708 g, maximum diameter 23.4 mm, die axis 0o, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, c. 133 - 131 B.C.; obverse draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver at shoulder; reverse Athena standing left, helmeted in long girdled chiton, with Nike carrying wreath in her right hand, while her left rests on grounded shield, ΣAPΔIANΩN downwards behind, uncertain magistrate's name downwards in two lines below Athena's right arm; $50.00 SALE PRICE $45.00
 


Ephesos, Ionia, 48 - 27 B.C.

|Ephesos|, |Ephesos,| |Ionia,| |48| |-| |27| |B.C.||AE| |24|
As the goddess of the hung, Artemis' most distinctive attributes were her bow, arrows and quiver, hounds and stags, but she was also called the torch-bearing goddess. Artemis was honored at Amphipolis with torch-races called Lampadephoria.
GB110655. Bronze AE 24, SNGvA 1870; SNG Cop 339 var. (M above); BMC Ionia p. 69, 179 var. (A above); SNG Tübingen 2800 var. (same), aF, green patina, scratches, earthen deposits, weight 7.088 g, maximum diameter 24.2 mm, die axis 0o, Ephesos (near Selçuk, Turkey) mint, 48 - 27 B.C.; obverse diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver on shoulder behind; reverse forepart of stag right, looking back left, flaming long torch behind, Θ above, E-Φ flanking stag's neck, ΔHMTPIOC (magistrate) below; $40.00 SALE PRICE $36.00
 


Perge, Pamphylia, 2nd - 1st Century B.C.

|Perga|, |Perge,| |Pamphylia,| |2nd| |-| |1st| |Century| |B.C.||AE| |19|NEW
Perga was the capital of Pamphylia. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Perga was one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world, famous for its temple of Artemis. It also is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga.Ruins of the main street in Perga
MA114214. Bronze AE 19, SNG Cop 307, SNG BnF 379, SNGvA 4664, BMC Lycia -, aVF/aF, dark green patina, weight 4.563 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Perga (near Antalya, Turkey) mint, 2nd - 1st Century B.C.; obverse simulacrum of Pergaean Artemis within distyle Ionic temple, wearing veil and kalathos, eagle on pediment; reverse Artemis Pergaia advancing right, wearing long chiton, the left leg forward, long torch transverse in right hand, bow in extended left hand, APTEMIΔOΣ upward on left, ΠEPΓAIAΣ upward on right; first specimen of this type handled by FORVM; rare; $12.00 (€11.28)


Apameia ad Maeandrum, Phrygia, c. 88 - 40 B.C.

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Apameia| |ad| |Maeandrum,| |Phrygia,| |c.| |88| |-| |40| |B.C.||AE| |18|NEW
While playing the flute Athena saw her reflection in the water and disturbed by how her cheeks looked, puffed up while playing, threw away the instrument in disgust. The satyr Marsyas picked up the flute and since it had once been inspired by the breath of a goddess, it played beautifully on its own accord. Elated by his success, Marsyas challenged Apollo to a musical contest. For the prize, the victor could do what he pleased with the vanquished. The Muses were the umpires. Apollo played the cithara and Marsyas the flute. Only after Apollo added his voice to the music of his lyre was the contest decided in his favor. As a just punishment for the presumption of Marsyas, Apollo bound him to an evergreen tree and flayed him alive. His blood was the source of the river Marsyas, and Apollo hung up his skin, like a wine bag, in the cave out of which that river flows.
MA114215. Bronze AE 18, HGC 7 674, F, weight 5.425 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 0o, Phrygia, Apameia ad Maeandrum (Dinar, Turkey) mint, c. 88 - 40 B.C.; obverse turreted head of Artemis right, bow and quiver on shoulder behind; reverse satyr Marsyas walking right on a meander pattern, nude but for nebris (skin of a fawn) tied on his neck and flying behind, playing Athena's double flute, AΠAMEΩN downward on right, magistrates' names in two downward lines on left; $5.00 (€4.70)


Perge, Pamphylia, Mid 3rd Century B.C.

|Perga|, |Perge,| |Pamphylia,| |Mid| |3rd| |Century| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
Perga was the capital of Pamphylia. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Perga was one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world, famous for its temple of Artemis. It also is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga.Street in Perga
SH21625. Silver tetradrachm, SNGvA 4657 var., SGCV II 5414 var., SNG Cop - (varieties - Θ on rev not listed), Choice gVF, toned, weight 16.752 g, maximum diameter 27.9 mm, die axis 0o, Perga (near Antalya, Turkey) mint, obverse laureate head of Artemis right, quiver behind neck; reverse APTEMIΔOΣ ΠEPΓAIAΣ, Artemis standing left, wreath in right hand, long scepter in left hand, stag at feet behind, Θ inner left; beautiful, fine classical style; scarce; SOLD




  



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