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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8221496, member: 80952&quot;]Excellent article!</p><p>Here are some of my Artemis coins</p><p>One bought with a total price of 5 EUR. Money well spent in my opinion</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444039[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>CILICIA. Soloi (ca 1st century BC) AE19</p><p>Obv: Head of Artemis right, wearing stephane. </p><p>Rev: ΣΟΛΕΩΝ - Double cornucopia; to left, Є above Θ. </p><p>Ziegler -; SNG BN 1209-10 var. (controls); SNG Levante 865 var. (same)</p><p>5,68 g, 19 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one showing her and her brother</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444040[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Seleukid Kingdom. Magnesia on the Maeander . Seleukos II Kallinikos 246-226 BC.&nbsp; Bronze Æ 17 mm., 4,02 g.</p><p>Obv: Head of Artemis right, [bow and quiver behind]</p><p>Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY.</p><p>Apollo standing left, testing arrow and resting bow on ground; all within maeander pattern. Controls: Monogram in field to outer right, two monograms in field to outer left.</p><p>SC 670.</p><p><br /></p><p>A nice provincial </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444041[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lydia, Saitta, Faustina II, AD 147-175</p><p>16 mm, 3 g</p><p>Obv : ΦΑVϹΤƐΙΝΑ ϹƐΒΑϹΤΗ, draped bust of Faustina II, r. / ƐΠ Φ ΗΡΚΛΑΝΟV ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ, Artemis standing, r., drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, holding bow; to r., dog</p><p>RPC IV.2, 11561</p><p><br /></p><p>This one does not show Artemis, but a cult statue of her. I am very glad for winning this coin - although cistophoric tetratrachms are considered by many collectors as &quot;coins when you don&#039;t afford a <i>true</i> tetradrachm&quot;, I really wanted this one </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444042[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lydia. Tralleis circa 133 BC.</p><p>Cistophoric Tetradrachm AR</p><p>26 mm, 11,75 g</p><p>Magistrate Time. Cista mystica with serpent, within ivy wreath. / TΡAΛ to left of bowcase between two coiled serpents, TIME above, cult image of Artemis Anaitis standing front in right field. BMC 31-32; SNG von Aulock 8287; SNG Cop 661; Paris 2700-2701; SNG Leipzig 1269; Mionnet IV, 1026; Pinder 160; Whittall sale 1325b; GRPC Lydia S470</p><p><br /></p><p>2 Republicans, first one - another coin that was on my wish list (a pity that the obverse is off center, losing an important part of the design...)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444044[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>C. Hosidius C. f. Geta 68 BC. Rome. Denarius AR17 mm, 3,96 g</p><p>Obv: Diademed head of Diana draped right, bow and quiver at her shoulder GETA before, III. VIR behind. Rev.: The wild boar of Calydon right, pierced by spear and attacked by dog. C. HOSIDI. C.F. in exergue.</p><p>Crawford 407/2</p><p><br /></p><p>And another one, with some flaws caused by imperfect strike that managed to ruin both the portrait and the reverse inscription ... but showing Diana and Apollo </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444046[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus 42 BC. Rome</p><p>Denarius AR</p><p>19 mm, 3,81 g</p><p>Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, lyre.</p><p>Rev. P.CLODIVS – ·M·F, Diana standing facing, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lit torch in each hand.</p><p>Crawford 494/23; BMCRR Rome 4290.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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