Tetradrachm Coin of Herognetos, Magistrate of Magnesia, Turkey, Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander, Hellenistic Period, 155–145 BCE
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
155–145 BCE
Tetradrachm Coin of Herognetos, Magistrate of Magnesia, Turkey, Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander, Hellenistic Period, 155–145 BCE is an object recorded by Cleveland Museum of Art, dated 155–145 BCE. Museum 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. The museum record gives material recorded as silver; measurements Diameter: 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3/16 in.); place associated: Turkey, Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander, Hellenistic Period. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Silver
- Place recorded
- Turkey, Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander, Hellenistic Period
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Turkey, Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander, Hellenistic Period
- Museum object name
- Tetradrachm Coin of Herognetos, Magistrate of Magnesia
- Museum object number
- 2011.209.a
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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