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The front has a bust of Artemis, a diadem circling her head and a quiver over her shoulder. On the reverse is Apollo Delphios holding a laurel branch, standing on a meander pattern, and leaning his left elbow on a tripod, all within a laurel wreath. Magnesia is located southeast of Ephesus on a tributary of the Meander River.

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169343
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Tetradrachm Coin of Herognetos, Magistrate of Magnesia
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169343
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title
Tetradrachm Coin of Herognetos, Magistrate of Magnesia
description
The front has a bust of Artemis, a diadem circling her head and a quiver over her shoulder. On the reverse is Apollo Delphios holding a laurel branch, standing on a meander pattern, and leaning his left elbow on a tripod, all within a laurel wreath. Magnesia is located southeast of Ephesus on a tributary of the Meander River.
date
155–145 BCE
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CC0
language
en
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Q60761669
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Silver
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Diameter: 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
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Turkey, Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander, Hellenistic Period
accession
2011.209
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silver
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Tetradrachm Coin of Herognetos, Magistrate of Magnesia, 155–145 BCE. Turkey, Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander, Hellenistic Period. Silver; diameter: 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2011.209
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GR - Greek
inscriptions
inscription
MAGNETON EROGNETOS ZOPURIONOS
inscription_translation
Erognetos [Son] of Zopyrion of Magnesia
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Coin legend on the revers
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Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
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2026-05-29 08:42:19.505000
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169343
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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1
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0
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photo
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