Magnesia ad Maeandrum BMC Magnesia 3-6, Silver, struck at Magnesia ad maeandrum, 210–195 BC. Obverse: horseman galloping wearing a helmet and wearing a chlamys (cloak) and a breastplate, holding a spear cavalier au galop,. Reverse: zebu (humped bull) charging; in the lower field, corn-ear; in a circular meander-pattern taureau chargeant; dans le champ. Weight about 5.0 g, diameter 19.8 mm.
| mint | Magnesia ad maeandrum | weight | 4.98g (9) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀19.8 (5) |
| denomination | — | axis | 7↕ (9) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Horseman galloping wearing a helmet and wearing a chlamys (cloak) and a breastplate, holding a spear Cavalier au galop,
reverse
Zebu (humped bull) charging; in the lower field, corn-ear; in a circular meander-pattern Taureau chargeant; dans le champ
specimens (14)
British Museum
5.57g
⌀21.0
11↕
British Museum
5.55g
⌀20.0
11↕
British Museum
5.21g
⌀19.0
10↕
British Museum
5.53g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
5.12g
⌀19.0
11↕
BnF (IRIS)
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National Museum of Denmark
5.02g
10↕
National Museum of Denmark
2.67g
National Museum of Denmark
5.31g
National Museum of Denmark
4.87g
Cite this coin
Magnesia ad Maeandrum BMC Magnesia 3-6 (magnesia_ad_maeandrum_bmc_3-6), 210–195 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/magnesia-ad-maeandrum-bmc-magnesia-3-6/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA