Magnesia ad Maeandrum BMC Magnesia 8-13, Silver, struck at Magnesia ad maeandrum, 350–325 BC. Obverse: horseman galloping wearing a helmet and wearing a chlamys (cloak) and a breastplate, holding a spear; beneath magistrate's name and, sometimes, maeander pattern. cavalier au galop,. Reverse: zebu (humped bull) charging taureau chargeant. Weight about 1.5 g, diameter 12.6 mm.
| mint | Magnesia ad maeandrum | weight | 1.51g (10) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀12.6 (7) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (10) |
| 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; beneath magistrate's name and, sometimes, maeander pattern. Cavalier au galop,
reverse
Zebu (humped bull) charging Taureau chargeant
specimens (19)
British Museum
1.65g
⌀13.0
11↕
British Museum
1.48g
⌀13.0
3↕
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British Museum
1.57g
⌀12.0
3↕
British Museum
1.35g
⌀12.0
1↕
British Museum
1.32g
⌀13.0
3↕
British Museum
1.64g
⌀13.0
12↕
British Museum
1.69g
⌀12.0
11↕
National Museum of Denmark
1.46g
National Museum of Denmark
1.40g
National Museum of Denmark
1.52g
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Magnesia ad Maeandrum BMC Magnesia 8-13 (magnesia_ad_maeandrum_bmc_8-13), 350–325 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/magnesia-ad-maeandrum-bmc-magnesia-8-13/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA