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Tetradrachm Coin of Erognetos, Magistrate of Magnesia
155-145 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: Tetradrachm Coin of Erognetos, Magistrate of Magnesia
- Date Created: 155-145 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
- Provenance: Bruce Ferrini, approximately 2000; Dr. Norman Zaworski
- Type: Silver
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.209.b
- Medium: silver
- Inscriptions: MAGNETON EROGNETOS ZOPURIONOS
- Department: Greek and Roman Art
- Culture: Turkey, Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander, Hellenistic Period
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
- Collection: GR - Greek
- Accession Number: 2011.209.b
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