IONIA. Magnesia ad Meandrum. Ca. mid-2nd century BC. AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.56 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5. Herognetos, son of Zopyrion, magistrate. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, hair tied in knot at back of head, bow and quiver over left shoulder / MAΓNHTΩN / HPOΓNHTOΣ / ΞΩΠYPIΩN, Apollo standing left on maeander pattern, nude, with laurel branches in lowered right hand, leaning on tripod with left arm; all within laurel wreath. M. Jones, "The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Magnesia on Maeander," MN 24 (1979) obverse die 27. SNG von Aulock 7921. SNG Copenhagen -. A striking piece with stormy surfaces. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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