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064_Julia_Mamaea_(190-235_A_D_),_Lydia,_Tabala,_AE-19,_IOY_MAMAIA_CE,,_TABA_#923;E_#937;N,_E_#929;MOC,_Waddington_5305,_222-235_AD,_Q-001,_6h,_19mm,3,72g-s.jpg
064p Julia Mamaea ( ??-235 A.D.), Lydia, Tabala, Waddington 5305, AE-19, TABAΛEΩN/EPMOC, River-god Hermos reclining left, #1064p Julia Mamaea ( ??-235 A.D.), Lydia, Tabala, Waddington 5305, AE-19, TABAΛEΩN/EPMOC, River-god Hermos reclining left, #1
avers: IOY MAMAIA CE, Draped bust right, wearing Stephane.
reverse: TABAΛEΩN around, EΡMOC below, River-god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopiae, resting left arm on overturned urn from which waters flow.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 19,0mm, weight: 3,72g, axis: 6h,
mint: Lydia, Tabala, date: 222-235 A.D., ref: Waddington 5305, Paris 1384.
Q-001
2 commentsquadrans
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aa Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. Pseudo-autonomous AE16PRO: LYDIA
PO : MAGNESIA
PZ : Between 138 and 276
Obverse
VSG: MAGNHTWN
VT : HEAD MAN R / ZEUS
VA : BEARD
Reverse
RSG: ..GNHTWN
RT : MAN RECUMBENT L(1) / RIVER-GOD HERMOS(1)
RA : CORN-EARS(1) / CORNUCOPIAE(1) / VASE
Technical details
M : AE
GR : 16.51(1)
Bibliographical references
ZIT: BMC 16 S141,22(1)
Additional remarks
FR : VS: MAGNHTWN RS: ..GNHTWN
ancientone
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AE provincial, Saitta, Lydia (Sidas Kaleh, Turkey), Senate/River-God (mid-2nd to early 3d century AD) IЄΡA - [CYNKΛHTOC], bare-headed youthful draped bust of Senate right / CAIT[THNΩN] + [ЄPMOC] in exergue, River-God Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopiae, resting arm on urn (hydria) from which waters flow.

Ó” (base metal yellow, orichalcum?), 22 mm, 5.68 g, die axis 6.5h (coin alignment)

It is difficult to read the name of the river. I think that ЄPMOC is more likely, but VΛΛΟС is also possible, representing the other important local river, Hyllos.

Possible catalog references are BMC Lydia 25 (or 26-27?), SNG Copenhagen 398, SNG München 439.
For the Hyllos reverse, Leypold 1153.

To emphasize the autonomy of certain Hellenistic polises, even under the Roman rule they sometimes used allegorical figures of Senate or Demos on obverses of their coins instead of imperial portraits. Saitta was issuing similar-looking coins with busts of emperors and their family as well, but in this issue the town Senate is honoured as the ruler. IЄΡA CYNKΛHTOC = Holy Senate. CAITTHNΩN = Saitta, ЄPMOC = Hermos, the name of the river and its god.

River-Gods or Potamoi (Ποταμοί) were the gods of the rivers and streams of the earth, all sons of the great earth-encirling river Okeanos (Oceanus) and his wife Tethys. Their sisters were the Okeanides (Oceanids), goddesses of small streams, clouds and rain, and their daughters were the Naiades, nymphs of springs and fountains. A River-God was depicted in one of three forms: as a man-headed bull; a bull-horned man with the tail of a serpentine-fish in place of legs; or as a reclining man with an arm resting upon a pitcher pouring water, which we see in this case. The addition of cornucopia symbolizes the blessings that a particular river bestows on those who live near it.

Saitta or Saittae (Σαίτται, Ptolemy 5.2.21: Σέτται, Σάετται) was a polis in eastern Lydia (aka Maeonia), in the rivers' triangle between the upper Hyllus (modern Demirci Çayı, c. 12 km to the west) and the Hermus or Hermos (modern Gediz Nehri, c. 20 km to the south). In Roman imperial times it belonged to the "conventus" of Sardis in the Roman province of Asia (conventus was a territorial unit of a Roman province, mostly for judicial purposes).

Now its ruins are known now as Sidas Kaleh or Sidaskale in Turkey, near the village of Ä°çikler (Ä°cikler Mahallesi, 45900 Demirci/Manisa). They were never excavated, so are little known or cared for. Ruins of a stadium and a theatre survive, together with remains of some temples and tombs.

Not much is known about it. It was a regional centre for the production of textiles. In 124 AD the town was probably visited by emperor Hadrianus. During the Roman period the cult of the moon god MÄ“n Axiottenus was very popular in the city. Because of its reference to "angels" (both literally as the Greek word and by their function as god's messengers) it was possibly close to the more general Asia Minor cult of Theos Hypsistos, Θεος ὕψιστος, "the highest god" (200 BC – 400 AD), which in turn was perhaps related to the gentile following of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

Known Roman provincial coins issued by this city feature portraits of emperors from Hadrian to Gallienus, thus covering the period from 117 to 268 AD, with the peak around the Severan dynasty. The semi-autonomous issues are usually dated from mid-2nd to mid-3d century AD.

Later Saittae was the seat of a Byzantine bishopric. Bishop Limenius signed the Chalcedon Creed, while Bishop Amachius spoke at the Council of Chalcedon. Although an Islamic area now, Saittae remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
Yurii P
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Anatolia-Phrygia Cadi AE16Cadi, Phrygia, semi-autonomous,AD 198-268.

Obverse: Helmeted youthful male head right

Reverse: River-god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopiae, resting left arm on an overturned urn from which waters flow.KA on the left, delta and an O above-HNWN below Reads-KADOHNWN-SNG Cop. 241; Imhoof "Flussgötter" 370; Mionnet IV,
Macedonian Warrior
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Anonymous, Smyrna, Ionia, AE16, CMYRNAIΩNAE16
AE
Roman Imperial: Smyrna, Ionia
Pseudo-Autonomous
Anonymous
Time of Trajan: 98 - 117AD
16.00mm 3.32gr 6h
O: OΠΛΟΦYΛAΖ; Herakles, bare head, right, wearing lionskin around neck; beaded border.
R: CMYRNA-IΩN; River god Hermos, reclining right, arm outstretched, holding reed, cornucopia on left arm, inverted vase, behind; beaded border.
Exergue: Wreath, above.
Smyrna, Ionia Mint
aVF
SNG Cop 1261
Sol Numismatik/Ofedia Slanic Auction VII, Lot 153.
9/10/22 9/16/22
Nicholas Z
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Asia Minor, Aiolis, Kyme, Senate, River God HermosAiolis, Kyme
AE 24
Pseudo-autonomous. AD 238-244.
Obv.: ΙƐΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ; veiled bust of the Senate right
Rev.: KΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ ƐΡΜΟϹ; river god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and resting on water-urn
AE, 24 mm, 5.92g
Ref.: SNG von Aulock #7700
shanxi
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GREEK, pseudo-autonomous, Asia minor, Lydia, Saittai, BMC 23AE 22, 5.82g, 225°
Struck early 3rd century
obv. AZIO - T - THNOC
bust of Men Aziottenos, r., wearing Phrygian cap ornamented with stars,
crescent behind shoulders
rev. CAITTHNWN
Youthfull river-god Hermos leaning l., holding reed in r. hand and cornucopiae
in l. arm; resting l. ellbow on inverted vase from which water is flowing l.
ERMOC in ex.
ref. BMC 23; SNG von Aulock 3089; Imhoof-Blumer p.127, 1; published in Patricia Lawrence, In Memory of
Eugene Numa Lane, in MVSE, vol. 42, Annual of the Museum of Art and Archeoloy, University of Missouri,
vol. 42, 2008, p. 31, fig. 6
rare, good VF
added to www.wildwinds.com
added to asiaminorcoins.com
The stars on the cap clearly seen on this specimen are not mentioned in BMC nor SNG von Aulock. Pat Lawrence: "A glorious coin!"

Hermos, today Gediz in Turkey.
1 commentsJochen
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Lydia, Bageis, pseudo-autonomous, BMC 8AE 21, 4.36g
struck under archon Gaius, time of later Severans
obv. DHMOC
Youthfull bust of Demos, drapery on far shoulder, laureate, r.
rev. EPI GAIOV ARX A / BAGHNWN (HN ligate)
River-god Hermos, wearing himation, reclining r., leaning with l. arm on urn from which water is flowing, holding waterplant over r. shoulder
in ex. ERMOC
BMC p.32, 8 (Thanks to Markus!)
Rare, about VF, dark-green patina, slight roughness
Pedigree:
ex Garth R. Drewry coll.
ex CNG Electronic Auction 159, lot 161

Hermos, today Gediz in Turkey.
Jochen
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Lydia, Bagis. Pseudo-autonomous Æ21. 190-240 AD.Obv: ΔHMOC, youthful, laureate bust of Demos right, drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: EΠI ΓAIOY AΡC A BAΓHNΩN (HN ligate), River-god Hermos, himation over lower limbs, reclining left, holding reed over right shoulder, resting left arm on urn from which waters flow, EΡMOC below.
Archon Gaius
1 commentsancientone
Magnesia_Herakles_RiverGod_AE15_2_29g.jpg
Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, Herakles / river god Hermos, AE15AE15, 2.29g
obv: [M]AΓNHTΩ [CIΠVLOV?]; bare head of Herakles right
rev: Hermos reclining to left, behind him cornucopia and vase from which water flows
BMC -; SNG Leypold -;
areich
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Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, Herakles / river god Hermos, AE1515 mm, 2.20 g
obv: MAΓNTΩ CIΠVΛOV; bearded head of Herakles right
rev: EPMOC; river-god Hermos reclining left, holding cornucopia and leaning on inverted urn from which water flows
SNG von Aulock 2997
areich
Lydia_MagnesiaAdSipylum_HermosAE17_1_48g.jpg
Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, Herakles / river god Hermos, AE1717mm, 1.48g
obv: [MA] ΓNHTΩ CIΠVLOV; bare head of Herakles right, scorpion countermark
rev: [E]PMOC; Hermos reclining to left, behind him cornucopia and vase from which water flows
areich
Saitta_Synkletos_Hermos_AE20_2_94g.jpg
Lydia, Saitta, Synkletos / Hermos, AE20AE20, 2.94g
3rd century AD
obv: IEPA CVNKΛHTOC; draped bust of Senate right
rev: CAITTHNΩN / EPMOC; river-god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopiae and resting on urn from which water flows
SNG Leypold 1152 (same dies)
ex R&W
areich
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Lydia, Saitta. Pseudo-autonomous issueCirca 138-192 AD.
AE21, 5.34 gr.
Obverse - ΙƐΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤOϹ - draped bust of the Senate (youthful), to right.
Reverse - ƐΡΜOϹ ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ - river-god Hermos reclining left ,
holding long reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn.
SNG München 439; SNG Copenhagen 398; BMC 25.
RPC IV.2 9964(temp.)
ex. Savoca auction 140, lot 726.
maxthrax
saitta_BMC23.jpg
Lydia, Saittai, pseudo-autonomous, BMC 23AE 22, 5.82g, 225°
Struck early 3rd century
obv. AZIO - T - THNOC
bust of Men Aziottenos, r., wearing Phrygian cap ornamented with stars,
crescent behind shoulders
rev. CAITTHNWN
Youthfull river-god Hermos leaning l., holding reed in r. hand and cornucopiae
in l. arm; resting l. ellbow on inverted vase from which water is flowing l.
ERMOC in ex.
ref. BMC 23; SNG von Aulock 3089; Imhoof-Blumer p.127, 1; Patricia Lawrence, In Memory of Eugene Numa Lane, in
MVSE, vol..42, Annual of the Museum of Art and Archeoloy, University of Missouri, vol. 42, 2008, p. 31, fig. 6
rare, good VF
added to www.wildwinds.com

The stars on the cap clearly seen on this specimen are not mentioned in BMC nor SNG von Aulock. Pat Lawrence: "A glorious coin!"

Hermos, today Gediz in Turkey.
3 commentsJochen
Lydia_Sardes_Synkletos_Hermos_AE25_7_70g.jpg
Lydia, Sardes, Synkletos / Hermos, AE2525mm, 7.70g
obv: IEPA CYNKΛHTOC; draped bust of youthful senate right
rev: CA[ITTHNΩN EPMOC; river god Hermos reclining left
areich
Silandos_Herakles_RiverGod_AE20_4_64g.jpg
Lydia, Silandos, Herakles / river god, AE20AE20, 4.64g
obv: bearded head of Herakles right
rev: CIΛANΔEΩN, river god Hermos reclining left, holding long reed, resting on water-urn

RPC online 1503; SNG Leypold -
ex RF river god collection via Helios (Auction 3 Lot 510)
areich
064_Julia_Mamaea_(190-235_A_D_),_Lydia,_Tabala,_AE-19,_IOY_MAMAIA_CE,,_TABA_#923;E_#937;N,_E_#929;MOC,_Waddington_5305,_222-235_AD,_Q-001,_6h,_19mm,3,72g-s~0.jpg
Lydia, Tabala, 064p Julia Mamaea ( ??-235 A.D.), Waddington 5305, AE-19, TABAΛEΩN/EPMOC, River-god Hermos reclining left, #1Lydia, Tabala, 064p Julia Mamaea ( ??-235 A.D.), Waddington 5305, AE-19, TABAΛEΩN/EPMOC, River-god Hermos reclining left, #1
avers: IOY MAMAIA CE, Draped bust right, wearing Stephane.
reverse: TABAΛEΩN around, EΡMOC below, River-god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopiae, resting left arm on overturned urn from which waters flow.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 19,0mm, weight: 3,72g, axis: 6h,
mint: Lydia, Tabala, date: 222-235 A.D., ref: Waddington 5305, Paris 1384.
Q-001
quadrans
Tabala_Demos_Hermos_AE20_5_11g.jpg
Lydia, Tabala, Senate / river god Hermos, AE2020mm, 5.10g, 180°
obverse IEPA CYNKLHTOC, draped youthful bust of the Roman Senate right
reverse TABALEWN / EPMOC, river god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on urn

SNG Aulock 3190; SNG Leypold 1250; Lindgren 825; SNG Righetti 1096; SNG München; SNG Tübingen 3832f.

ex FORVM
areich
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Nero, small bronze from Smyrna, AD54-68AE (21mm, 5,2g, 12h). Ionia, Smyrna mint. Struck AD54-68
Obv.: NERΩNA CEBACTON bare head of Nero facing right.
Rev.: EΠI EPMOΓE NOYC KΛAPOΨC ZMYP, Rivergod Hermos reclining left hodling a branch, and resting with his left arm on an urn from which water flows.
Charles S
 
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