Trajan (AD 98-117), tridrachm, Phoenicia, Tire, c. AD 112-114, laur. head r., rev. distyle temple of Artemis of Perge on three steps with pediment decorated with eagle facing, cult statue to centre, wt. 10.54gms. (Syd.190 var.; BMC.74 var.), very fine
Perge was an ancient city in Anatolia, which is renowned for the sanctuary dedicated to Artemis. Despite intensive searching, archaeologists and researchers have yet to find any traces of the complex.
(Estimate: 100-120 GBP)