Artemis: Goddess of the hunt & Twin of Apollo

One thing I know about this site is that they don't flag something for no reason.
But since I missed the OP would recommend creating your own thread to get more traction and posting better pics, and things like the coins size, weight, who said, dubious seller was and this renowned "she" and such.
But since you all brought it up, here's more Artemis;

 

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Beautiful Artemis & Diana coins, and great write-up @Ryro

An Artemis Anaïtis.
On coins, she resembles the Ephesian Artemis,

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but has a tall kalathos on her head, supporting a veil which falls all the way to the ground on both sides of her body.

The Greek and Roman historians transliterate Anahita as Anaïtis. Anahita's cult was widely spread in northeast Persia but her origin is uncertain. Her name means “untouched, pure”.

Phrygia, Apameia, ca. 88 - 40 BC, modern Dinar, Turkey.
22 x 21 mm, 7.623 g
BMC 87; SNG Ashmolean 976; SNG Copenhagen 175; HGC 7, 672; Sear 5121

Ob.: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev.: ΑΠΑΜΕ / MENEK / ΔIOΔ. (magistrates Menek(leous) and Diod(dorus) in two lines. Facing statue of Artemis Anaïtis.

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Great coins and thread @Ryro!

A story:
When we were in Ephesus, we went to visit the remains of the temple of Artemis. Nothing much left, (and I can't find my photo's) but the entire area is just completely filled with ancient history. Amazing place. And talking about hunting, on Silicy, we went to the villa Romana del Casale, a quite intact Roman villa with beautiful mosaics. On of the guides said it was the villa of emperor Maximian. One of the mosaics shows a hunting expedition in Africa.

And a coin:
I show a bust of Apollo, below. This coin was struck from the silver plundered by Brutus and Cassius in the East to raise and pay their army (or, as the story goes, struck from the silver given to Brutus by Polemokratia, widow of the Thracian prince Sadala). This specific type commemorates their victory in Thracia. In stead of a dotted border, the obverse shows a border with droplets. These are interpreted as little sun rays, to underline the relation between Apollo and the sun.
I lack a coin with Diana. One imperial coin is on my wishlist; the denarius of Augustus with Diana on the reverse. I have another coin with Apollo, but have yet photographed it.