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Galatia

Galatia was named for Gauls from Thrace who settled there and became its ruling caste following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 B.C. The local Cappadocian population was left in control of the towns and most of the land, paying tithes to the new military aristocracy who kept aloof in fortified farmsteads, surrounded by their bands. These Celtic warriors were often hired as mercenary soldiers, sometimes fighting on both sides in the great battles of the times. For decades their war bands ravaged western Asia Minor. About 232 B.C. the Hellenized cities united under king Attalus I of Pergamum, defeated them, and forced them to confine themselves to Galatia. The Galatians were defeated by Rome in 189 B.C. and became a client state of Rome in 64 B.C. During his second missionary journey, St. Paul of Tarsus visited Galatia, where he was detained by sickness (Galatians 4:13). The Galatians were still speaking their language (Gaulish) in the 4th century A.D. Galatia

Nero and Poppaea, 62 - 65 A.D., Koinon Galatia, Galatia

|Nero|, |Nero| |and| |Poppaea,| |62| |-| |65| |A.D.,| |Koinon| |Galatia,| |Galatia||AE| |26|
Poppaea was renowned for her beauty and voluptuous extravagance. In 62 A.D., Nero divorced his wife Octavia to marry Poppaea. According to Tacitus, Poppaea married Otho only to get close to Nero and then, in turn, became Nero's favorite mistress, and then wife. She bore Nero one daughter, Claudia Augusta, born 21 January 63, who died at only four months of age. At the birth of Claudia, Nero honored mother and child with the title of Augusta. According to Suetonius, one day in the summer of 65, Poppaea quarreled fiercely with Nero over his spending too much time at the races. She was pregnant with her second child. In a fit of rage, Nero kicked her in the abdomen, killing her.
SH42882. Bronze AE 26, RPC I 3562, SNG BnF 2400, SNGvA 6117, SGICV 662, aVF, weight 16.654 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 45o, Tavium(?) mint, 62 - 65 A.D.; obverse NEPΩNOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate head of Nero right; reverse ΠOΠΠIAΣ ΣEBAΣTHΣ, draped bust of Poppaea right; SOLD


Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D., Ankyra, Galatia

|Julia| |Domna|, |Julia| |Domna,| |Augusta| |194| |-| |8| |April| |217| |A.D.,| |Ankyra,| |Galatia||AE| |25|
Ankyra (Greek for anchor) is the modern Ankara, the capital of Turkey - not to be confused with Ankyra of Phrygia.
SH45846. Bronze AE 25, SNG Leypold II, 2737; Mionnet IV p. 381, 37; BMC Galatia -; SNG BnF -; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; SNG Righetti -; Weber -, gVF, green patina, weight 6.937 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 180o, Ancyra (Ankara, Turkey) mint, obverse IOYΛIA AYΓOYCTANT, draped bust right; reverse MHTPOΠOΛEΩC ANKYPAC, Hermes standing half-left, naked, purse in right, caduceus in left; extremely rare; SOLD


Kings of Galatia, Amyntas, 37 - 25 B.C.

|Galatia|, |Kings| |of| |Galatia,| |Amyntas,| |37| |-| |25| |B.C.||AE| |19|
Mark Antony made Amyntas king of Galatia and several adjacent countries in 37 B.C. On this type Artemis often appears to have the features of Antony's wife, the famed Cleopatra VII of Egypt. According to Plutarch, Amyntas was among the adherents of Mark Antony at Actium in 31 B.C. but deserted to Octavian just before the battle. In 25 B.C., Amyntas was killed in an ambush by the widow of a highland prince avenging her husband's execution. Upon his death Galatia became a Roman province. Click to see a video demonstration recreating Cleopatra's hairstyle.
GB113533. Bronze AE 19, RPC Online I 3503; SNG BnF 2369; SNG Cop 100; SNGvA vA 6110; Sear Imperators 815; BMC Galatia p. 3, 14; HGC 7 784 (S), VF, nice glossy green patina, light earthen deposits, rev. a little off center, light scratches, weight 4.906 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 0o, Galatia, Pisidia or Lykaonia, uncertain mint, 37 - 31 B.C.; obverse bust of Artemis (with the features of Cleopatra VII) right, draped, wearing stephane, bow and quiver on shoulder behind; reverse stag standing right, BAΣIΛE-ΩΣ above, AMYNTOY in exergue; scarce; SOLD


Kings of Galatia, Deiotaros, Tetrarch 63 - 59 B.C., King 59 - 40 B.C.

|Galatia|, |Kings| |of| |Galatia,| |Deiotaros,| |Tetrarch| |63| |-| |59| |B.C.,| |King| |59| |-| |40| |B.C.||AE| |27|
Deiotarus was chief of the Celtic Tolistobogii tribe in western Galatia and became King of Galatia. He was a faithful ally of Rome against Mithridates VI of Pontus, for which he was rewarded by Pompey. Caesar pardoned him for siding with Pompey in the civil war but he was deprived of some of his dominions. After Caesar's death, Mark Antony, for a large payment, publicly announced that, in accordance with instructions left by Caesar, Deiotarus was to resume possession of all the territory of which he had been deprived. When civil war broke out again, Deiotarus supported the anti-Caesarian party of Brutus and Cassius, but after the Battle of Philippi in 42 B.C., he went over to the triumvirs. He retained his kingdom until his death at a very advanced age.
GB88403. Bronze AE 27, SNGvA 6103 (same countermark); Arslan K4; SNG BnF 2333; BMC Galatia p. 1, 1; HGC 7 774 (R2); see RPC I p. 536, aVF, countermark VF, dark brown and green patina, off center, reverse flattened opposite countermark, weight 12.715 g, maximum diameter 26.6 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain Phrygian mint, 59 - 40 B.C.; obverse bust of winged Nike right, hair in a bunch behind; countermark: turreted head of Tyche in round punch; reverse eagle standing right on a sheathed sword, wings open, head turned back left, flanked by pilei of the Dioscuri each with a star above, BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, ΔHIOTAPOV below; very rare; SOLD


Nero and Poppaea, 62 - 65 A.D., Koinon Galatia, Galatia

|Galatia|, |Nero| |and| |Poppaea,| |62| |-| |65| |A.D.,| |Koinon| |Galatia,| |Galatia||AE| |27|
Poppaea was renowned for her beauty and voluptuous extravagance. In 62 A.D., Nero divorced his wife Octavia to marry Poppaea. According to Tacitus, Poppaea married Otho only to get close to Nero and then, in turn, became Nero's favorite mistress, and then wife. She bore Nero one daughter, Claudia Augusta, born 21 January 63, who died at only four months of age. At the birth of Claudia, Nero honored mother and child with the title of Augusta. According to Suetonius, one day in the summer of 65, Poppaea quarreled fiercely with Nero over his spending too much time at the races. She was pregnant with her second child. In a fit of rage, Nero kicked her in the abdomen, killing her.
RP79843. Bronze AE 27, RPC I 3562, SNG BnF 2400, SNGvA 6117, SGICV 662, gF, nice portraits, legends not full struck, flan adjustment marks on the reverse, small flan crack, weight 13.988 g, maximum diameter 27.1 mm, die axis 0o, Tavium(?) mint, 62 - 65 A.D.; obverse NEPΩNOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate head of Nero right; reverse ΠOΠΠIAΣ ΣEBAΣTHΣ, draped bust of Poppaea right; SOLD


Kings of Galatia, Amyntas, 37 - 25 B.C.

|Galatia|, |Kings| |of| |Galatia,| |Amyntas,| |37| |-| |25| |B.C.||AE| |20|
Mark Antony made Amyntas king of Galatia and several adjacent countries in 37 B.C. On this type Artemis often appears to have the features of Antony's wife, the famed Cleopatra VII of Egypt. According to Plutarch, Amyntas was among the adherents of Mark Antony at Actium in 31 B.C. but deserted to Octavian just before the battle. In 25 B.C., Amyntas was killed in an ambush by the widow of a highland prince avenging her husband's execution. Upon his death Galatia became a Roman province. Click to see a video demonstration recreating Cleopatra's hairstyle.
GB113255. Bronze AE 20, SNG BnF 2369 (same dies); RPC I 3503; SNG Cop 102; Sear Imperators 815; BMC Galatia p. 3, 14; HGC 7 784 (S), VF, choice obverse, dark patina, some rev. roughness, weight 5.463 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 0o, Galatia, Pisidia or Lykaonia, uncertain mint, 37 - 31 B.C.; obverse bust of Artemis (with the features of Cleopatra VII) right, draped, wearing stephane, bow and quiver on shoulder behind; reverse stag standing right, BAΣIΛE-ΩΣ above, AMYNTOY in exergue; scarce; SOLD


Titus, 24 June 79 - 13 September 81 A.D., Koinon of Galatia

|Roman| |Asia|, |Titus,| |24| |June| |79| |-| |13| |September| |81| |A.D.,| |Koinon| |of| |Galatia||AE| |26|
Luna, the Greek moon-goddess, was female, which seems natural because the female menstrual cycle follows the lunar month. But Mên was a male moon-god, probably originally of the indigenous non-Greek Karian people. By Roman times Mên was worshiped across Anatolia and in Attica. He was associated with fertility, healing, and punishment. Mên is usually depicted with a crescent moon behind his shoulders, wearing a Phrygian cap, and holding a lance or sword in one hand and a pine-cone or patera in the other. His other attributes include the bucranium and chicken. A temple of Mên has been excavated at Antiochia, Pisidia.
SH63417. Brass AE 26, RPC II 1621; SNG Cop 107; SNGvA 6133, BMC Galatia p. 8, 1; Arslan Roman 19; SNG Leypold -, Nice F, weight 9.993 g, maximum diameter 26.4 mm, die axis 15o, Ancyra (Ankara, Turkey) mint, as caesar, 69 - 79 A.D.; obverse AYTOKPA TITOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣ YIOΣ, laureate head right; reverse ΣABAΣTHNΩN TEKTOΣAΓΩN, Mên standing left, wearing a Phrygian cap, crescent behind shoulders, phiale extended in right; ex Frank L. Kovacs; rare; SOLD


Kings of Galatia, Amyntas, 37 - 25 B.C.

|Galatia|, |Kings| |of| |Galatia,| |Amyntas,| |37| |-| |25| |B.C.||AE| |18|
Mark Antony made Amyntas king of Galatia and several adjacent countries in 37 B.C. On this type Artemis often appears to have the features of Antony's wife, the famed Cleopatra VII of Egypt. According to Plutarch, Amyntas was among the adherents of Mark Antony at Actium in 31 B.C. but deserted to Octavian just before the battle. In 25 B.C., Amyntas was killed in an ambush by the widow of a highland prince avenging her husband's execution. Upon his death Galatia became a Roman province. Click to see a video demonstration recreating Cleopatra's hairstyle.
GB114956. Bronze AE 18, RPC Online I 3503; SNG BnF 2369; SNG Cop 100; SNGvA vA 6110; Sear Imperators 815; BMC Galatia p. 3, 14; HGC 7 784 (S), VF, dark patina, earthen encrustations, mild porosity, weight 5.807 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, Galatia, Pisidia or Lykaonia, uncertain mint, 37 - 31 B.C.; obverse bust of Artemis (with the features of Cleopatra VII) right, draped, wearing stephane, bow and quiver on left shoulder behind; reverse stag standing right, BAΣIΛE-ΩΣ above, AMYNTOY in exergue; scarce; SOLD


Kings of Galatia, Deiotaros, c. 64 - 40 B.C.

|Galatia|, |Kings| |of| |Galatia,| |Deiotaros,| |c.| |64| |-| |40| |B.C.||AE| |18|
Deiotarus was chief of the Celtic Tolistobogii tribe in western Galatia and became King of Galatia. He was a faithful ally of Rome against Mithridates VI of Pontus, for which he was rewarded by Pompey. Caesar pardoned him for siding with Pompey in the civil war but he was deprived of some of his dominions. After Caesar's death, Mark Antony, for a large payment, publicly announced that, in accordance with instructions left by Caesar, Deiotarus was to resume possession of all the territory of which he had been deprived. When civil war broke out again, Deiotarus supported the anti-Caesarian party of Brutus and Cassius, but after the Battle of Philippi in 42 B.C., he went over to the triumvirs. He retained his kingdom until his death at a very advanced age.
GB84653. Bronze AE 18, Arslan K1; RPC I p. 536, 2; SNGvA 6099; HGC 7 775 (R1); BMC Galatia -; SNG Cop -, gVF, glossy dark green patina, slightest porosity, weight 5.923 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 45o, Pessinus (Ballihisar, Turkey) mint, c. 63 - 58 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse eagle standing left on fulmen (thunderbolt), head right, wings slightly open, monogram (ΔHIOTAP) left; rare; SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., and Poppaea, Claudiconium, Galatia

|Nero|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |and| |Poppaea,| |Claudiconium,| |Galatia||AE| |26|
RP82516. Bronze AE 26, RPC I 3544, VF, weight 14.155 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 0o, Claudiconium mint, obverse NEPWN KAICAP CEBACTOC, laureate head right; reverse ΠOΠΠAIA CEBACTH KΛAYAΔEIKONIΣΩN, Poppaea seated left, poppy extended in right, long scepter vertical in left; SOLD




  




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