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| Issuer | Perge (Pamphylia) |
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| Year | 200 BC - 101 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG France#350 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Artemis facing left, her hair bound and partially covered by a veil, with the tip of a quiver visible over her right shoulder. The portraiture is rendered in the Hellenistic style, with fine facial features and loose curls framing the neck. The field is plain, and the flan shows the characteristic irregular edge of a hand-struck bronze issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | APTEMIΔOΣ ΠEPΓAIAΣ |
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Perge was among the most commercially active cities of Pamphylia during this period, its prosperity tied largely to its role as a regional religious center for the cult of Artemis Pergaia — a deity distinct enough from the Olympian Artemis that she attracted pilgrims and festival traffic from well beyond the immediate coast. The city's mint output in the second century reflects that civic confidence, producing small bronzes for local exchange rather than regional ambition.
SNG France 350 places this piece within a well-documented but modestly studied series.