for magisterate: Münsterberg page 139 (Br. M. 119 f. (also Etruscilla; Etruscus Rev. Suisse VI 233)) ; for countermark: Howgego 762 (19 pieces, on coins from Gordian III to Gallienus, 3 from Hypaepa).
Artemis Anaïtis was a fusion of the Persian goddess Anahita and the Greek Artemis. Tacitus (Annals 62) refers to the syncretic deity simply as the “Persian Dianaâ€, who had a temple in Lydia “dedicated in the reign in of Cyrus†(presumably Cyrus the Great).
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![Hypaepa in Lydia, 249-251 AD., Traianus Decius, magistrate Flavius Hermolaos Neikoni, Æ 28, RPC IX 650.
Hypaepa in Lydia, Traianus Decius, issued by magistrate Flavius Hermolaos Neikoni, strategos, 249-251 AD.,
Æ 28 (retariffed as 2 denarii by countermark?) (27-28 mm / 6,58 g),
Obv.: AYT [K T]PAIANOC ΔЄKIOC , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; on neck circular countermark: *B (Howgego 762).
Rev.: ЄΠI [CTP ЄPMO] - ΛAOV NЄIKΩNI / VΠAIΠHN / ΩN , statue of Artemis Anaïtis standing within tetrastyle temple.
Paris 525B; RPC IX 650.
thanks to Dane (“Helvetica“) for the reference
for magisterate: Münsterberg page 139 (Br. M. 119 f. (also Etruscilla; Etruscus Rev. Suisse VI 233)) ; for countermark: Howgego 762 (19 pieces, on coins from Gordian III to Gallienus, 3 from Hypaepa).
Artemis Anaïtis was a fusion of the Persian goddess Anahita and the Greek Artemis. Tacitus (Annals 62) refers to the syncretic deity simply as the “Persian Dianaâ€, who had a temple in Lydia “dedicated in the reign in of Cyrus†(presumably Cyrus the Great).
Schlüsselwörter: Hypaepa Lydia Traianus Decius Magistrate Flavius Hermolaos Neikoni Statue Artemis Anaïtis Tetrastyle Temple Countermark](images/image.gif?id=1876596762539 "Klicken für Bild in voller Größe
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Hypaepa in Lydia, 249-251 AD., Traianus Decius, magistrate Flavius Hermolaos Neikoni, Æ 28, RPC IX 650.
Hypaepa in Lydia, Traianus Decius, issued by magistrate Flavius Hermolaos Neikoni, strategos, 249-251 AD.,
Æ 28 (retariffed as 2 denarii by countermark?) (27-28 mm / 6,58 g),
Obv.: AYT [K T]PAIANOC ΔЄKIOC , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; on neck circular countermark: *B (Howgego 762).
Rev.: ЄΠI [CTP ЄPMO] - ΛAOV NЄIKΩNI / VΠAIΠHN / ΩN , statue of Artemis Anaïtis standing within tetrastyle temple.
Paris 525B; RPC IX 650.
thanks to Dane (“Helvetica“) for the reference
for magisterate: Münsterberg page 139 (Br. M. 119 f. (also Etruscilla; Etruscus Rev. Suisse VI 233)) ; for countermark: Howgego 762 (19 pieces, on coins from Gordian III to Gallienus, 3 from Hypaepa).
Artemis Anaïtis was a fusion of the Persian goddess Anahita and the Greek Artemis. Tacitus (Annals 62) refers to the syncretic deity simply as the “Persian Dianaâ€, who had a temple in Lydia “dedicated in the reign in of Cyrus†(presumably Cyrus the Great).
Schlüsselwörter: Hypaepa Lydia Traianus Decius Magistrate Flavius Hermolaos Neikoni Statue Artemis Anaïtis Tetrastyle Temple Countermark")