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Coin Type: Bronze AE17 of Perge in Pamphylia, 2nd-1st century BCE Size and Weight: 17mm, 4.01g Obverse: Cult statue of Artemis Pergaia, in the form of a baetyl or similar object on a votive support, in distyle temple with eagle-decorated pediment. Countermark of a circle containing a seated sphinx. Reverse: APTEMIΔOΣ ΠEPΓAIAΣ Bow and arrow case. Provenance: numismatiklanz (eBay), February 2010 Ref: GCV 5422; SNG Fr. 373. BW Ref: 002 048 154 |
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Note: This obverse 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 also later coins showing the same structure, like this AE15 of Marcus Aurelius. 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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