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11 October 2020
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Starting Price: 50 CHF
Hammer Price:  55 CHF
Lot 1029

PISIDIA. Antiochia. Gordian III, 238-244. Diassarion (Bronze, 24 mm, 5.06 g, 6 h). IMP CAES M ANT GORDIAN[VS AVG] Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right. Rev. COL CE-S ANTICI (sic) / S R Draped bust of Mên to right, wearing Phrygian cap, resting on a crescent. Krzyźanowska dies XXIX/- (rev. die not recorded). SNG BN 1251 (same obv. die). Black patina; unknown with this reverse. Very fine.



Mên was a Phrygian lunar deity with roots in both Mesopotamian and Zoroastrian religion. In central and western Asia Minor he was often worshiped in association with the goddess Anahita. At Antiochia in Pisidia, which was a Roman colony with legionaires stationed nearby, there was a large temple complex to Mên Askaenos. The inscriptions in the temple all date to the colonial period, and suggest his cult was highly regarded by the Roman soldiers in the area similar to that of the god Mithras, who also had lunar elements to his worship.

Online bidding closes: 11 Oct 2020, 22:34:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 19:23:26 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:55 CHF by MailBidder9866 (2 bids)
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