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A bronze coin of Marcus Aurelius from Perga in Pamhlylia showing the Pergaian Artemis. Coin Type: Bronze AE15 of Marcus Aurelius, Caesar 139-161 CE, Augustus 161-180 CE
Mint and Date: Perga in Pamphylia, 139-161 CE.
Size and Weight: 14mm x 15mm, 3.07g
Obverse: AVPH(ΛIOC KAICAP)
Bare-headed, draped bust right.
Reverse: (ΠEPΓ)-AIΩN
Temple with two columns; inside, votive structure surmounted by the baetyl of Artemis Pergaia
Provenance: Gerhard Rohde (Vcoins), February 2010
Ref: Unpublished.
BW Ref: 020 047 154
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Note: This reverse type is usually listed as a temple containing a cult statue of Artemis Pergaia. But the structure within is too complex to be just a cult statue. See chapter 33 of Marvin Tameanko's "Monumental Coins" for details, and my own page on sacred stones for further discussion.

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