Silver Hemidrachm of Greek Magnesia, 465-459 BCE, 3

Silver Hemidrachm of Greek Magnesia, 465-459 BCE, 3

Obverse--Arche-polis, son of

Themistocles, Ionia plutarch.

Polis right to left like Greek scripts Canaanite source.

Reverse-- Eagle.

After losing favor in Athens,

Themistocles fled to Ionia and was welcomed by Artaxerxes-the Persian king of the Book of Esther as

per Josephus-and made governor of Magnesia.

Tap center for reverse.

Tap 6 oclock for Ionia map.