Artemis and her twin Apollo were the children of Zeus and Leto. A confirmed virgin, Artemis inhabited the woodland areas with her followers, hunting wild animals and scrupulously avoiding male company. She can be seen with her hunting-dog at her side, and the symbol most often associated with her is the stag, a possible association with the myth of Actaeon. At Ephesus the Artemesion, a huge temple complex whose initial construction dated back to the Bronze Age, and which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was her major cultic shrine.
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![Ephesos in Ionia, 253-260 AD., Valerian I, Æ 27, SNG Cop. 500.
Ephesos in Ionia, Valerian I, 253-260 AD.,
Æ 27 (26-27 mm / 6,70 g),
Obv.: AVT K ΠO AIKIN BAΛЄPIANOC , laureate, draped bust of Valerian right, seen from behind.
Rev.: ЄΦЄCIΩN - Γ - NЄΩKO[PΩN] , Leto advancing right, head left, carrying her two twins Apollo and Artemis.
SNG Cop. 500 ; SNG von Aulock 1921 .
Artemis and her twin Apollo were the children of Zeus and Leto. A confirmed virgin, Artemis inhabited the woodland areas with her followers, hunting wild animals and scrupulously avoiding male company. She can be seen with her hunting-dog at her side, and the symbol most often associated with her is the stag, a possible association with the myth of Actaeon. At Ephesus the Artemesion, a huge temple complex whose initial construction dated back to the Bronze Age, and which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was her major cultic shrine.
Schlüsselwörter: Ephesos Ionia Valerian Leto Apollo Artemis Twins Children](images/image.gif?id=491576157564 "Klicken für Bild in voller Größe
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Ephesos in Ionia, 253-260 AD., Valerian I, Æ 27, SNG Cop. 500.
Ephesos in Ionia, Valerian I, 253-260 AD.,
Æ 27 (26-27 mm / 6,70 g),
Obv.: AVT K ΠO AIKIN BAΛЄPIANOC , laureate, draped bust of Valerian right, seen from behind.
Rev.: ЄΦЄCIΩN - Γ - NЄΩKO[PΩN] , Leto advancing right, head left, carrying her two twins Apollo and Artemis.
SNG Cop. 500 ; SNG von Aulock 1921 .
Artemis and her twin Apollo were the children of Zeus and Leto. A confirmed virgin, Artemis inhabited the woodland areas with her followers, hunting wild animals and scrupulously avoiding male company. She can be seen with her hunting-dog at her side, and the symbol most often associated with her is the stag, a possible association with the myth of Actaeon. At Ephesus the Artemesion, a huge temple complex whose initial construction dated back to the Bronze Age, and which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was her major cultic shrine.
Schlüsselwörter: Ephesos Ionia Valerian Leto Apollo Artemis Twins Children")