Here's a couple of interesting
types of
Artemis represented on the Alexandrian coinage (from dealer listings).
Coin 1 is a
tetradrachm of
Antoninus Pius of year 8. The interesting
part of this motif is the animal in front.
Dattari calls the animal a
dog. Often a stag is found on some coins (
Dattari sometimes calls them antelopes, for some reason). Although the
dog also appears on some of the more common year 5 issues, this
reverse type is missing in Milne's
reverse index listings.
The second coin is more interesting as it confirms the correct date reading (year 13) of Dattari/Savio--6958 which was the support coin of Emmett-409(19?), which incorrectly read a theta for the quiver? on Artemis' back. The most interesting feature is the fact that she holds a bow? in her right hand and a spear? in her left. This
type with
Artemis advancing right,
head turned back left is very
rare.
Artemis usually faces right.
Christiansen in
Roman Coins of
Alexandria lists a year 13
Artemis (citing 2 known coins), but
Christiansen does not give the direction of the
reverse, so very likely
Emmett 408(13) "
Artemis standing right" should be removed and this coin should be
Emmett 409(13), with the year 19 specimen removed.
All the
Trajan drachms having the
Artemis reverse, have problems reading the date on the coin.
Dattari and
Mionnet list coins with partial dates and even 408(15) has a very weak date which is confirmed by an
ANS specimen. I would show you a picture of the year 15
Artemis if it wasn't so ugly.
Iwaniw
