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Ancient Greek Coins of Phrygia

Phrygia lies in western central Anatolia (Asia Minor) between Bithynia, Mysia, Lydia, Pisidia, and Galatia. The cities were found in the valleys and high plains between the many high mountains of the land. The native Phrygians, whose inscriptions have not yet been deciphered, fell under Lydian, then Persian, then Macedonian rule. Greek and Macedonian settlers were planted in Phrygia by the Seleucids and Attalids in a mutual rivalry, but northern Phrygia was overrun by Celts (eventually it would become Galatia). After the defeat of Antiochus at Magnesia, Phrygia was assigned to the kingdom of Pergamum in 188 B.C., after which it became intensely Hellenized and first struck coins. Rome took control, along with the rest of the Pergamene kingdom, in 133 B.C.

Bruzus, Phrygia, c. 193 - 217 A.D.

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Bruzus,| |Phrygia,| |c.| |193| |-| |217| |A.D.||assarion|
Bruzus or Brouzos was a town of ancient Phrygia, in the Phrygian Pentapolis, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. Druzon, which Ptolemy places among the cities of Phrygia Magna, should be Bruzon. Its site is located near Karasandikli in Asiatic Turkey.
RP113007. Bronze assarion, Numismatik Naumann auction 81 (1 Sep 2019), lot 309; RPC Online -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, Isegrim -, F, well centered, toned bare metal, weight 2.862 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 0o, Bruzus (near Karasandikli, Turkey) mint, c. 193 - 217 A.D.; obverse BPOY-ZOC, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, seen from front; reverse BPOYZ-HNΩN, Hermes standing left, nude, purse in right hand, caduceus and chlamys in left arm; the referenced Numismatik Naumann auction coin is the only other specimen of this type known to FORVM; extremely rare; $140.00 SALE PRICE $126.00
 


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Docimeium, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Docimeium,| |Phrygia||AE| |18|
Cybele was born a hermaphrodite, but castrated by the gods, she became female. Heeding the Sibylline oracle the senate brought her worship to Rome in 204 B.C. as the first officially sanctioned Eastern cult. After approval, they were dismayed to learn that the priesthood required voluntary self-castration, which was abhorrent to the Romans. Romans were barred from entering the priesthood or even entering the priest's sanctuary. The eunuch priests, recruited from outside Rome, were confined to their sanctuary, leaving only to parade in the streets during festivals in April. Claudius removed the bans on Roman participation, making worship of Cybele and her consort Attis part of the state religion.
RP113887. Brass AE 18, RPC I 3213.3 (same c/m); BMC Phrygia p. 191, 18 (same); Waddington 5954 (same); Hunterian II 2 = SNG Hunt I 2042 (same); c/m: Howgego 224, VF, well-defined countermark, dark patina, open edge crack, weight 3.064 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 0o, Docimeium (Iscehisar, Turkey) mint, c. 55 A.D.(?); obverse NEPΩN KAIΣAP, bare-headed draped bust of young Nero right, countermark: bearded bust left in an oval punch; reverse Cybele standing facing, between two lions, both turned away from her, but looking back in anticipation, ΔOKI/MEΩN divided in two upward lines above lions; $110.00 SALE PRICE $99.00
 


Valerian I, October 253 - c. June 260 A.D., Cotiaeum, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Valerian| |I,| |October| |253| |-| |c.| |June| |260| |A.D.,| |Cotiaeum,| |Phrygia||tetrassarion|
Asklepios is the Greek god of medicine. Hygieia is the goddess of health and Asklepios' daughter. Telesphoros is Asklepios' assistant. Asklepios learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one snake bringing another snake healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.
RP110209. Bronze tetrassarion, SNG Hunt 2048; SNG Mu 333 var. (rev. leg.); SNG Cop 337 var. (same) BMC Phrygia p. 177, 94 var. (bust); SNGvA 3791 var. (Telesphoros in center), VF, dark near black patina, light deposits, near centered, die wear, small rev. die crack/breaks, weight 7.089 g, maximum diameter 25.1 mm, die axis 195o, Cotiaeum (Kutahya, Turkey) mint, Oct 253 - c. Jun 260 A.D.; obverse AVT K Π ΛIK OVAΛEPIANON, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse EΠ Π AIΛ ΔHMHETPIANOY IΠ (P. Ailios Demetrios hipparchos, HM ligate), Hygieia, on left, standing right, feeding serpent in right hand from patera in left hand; Asklepios, on right, standing facing, head left, leaning with right hand on serpent-entwined staff; AP/X (archon) in two lines above center, KOTIAEΩN (ΩN ligate) in exergue; $100.00 SALE PRICE $90.00
 


Cotiaeum, Phrygia, c. 253 - 268 A.D.

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Cotiaeum,| |Phrygia,| |c.| |253| |-| |268| |A.D.||diassarion|
The image of Demos, the personification of the People, was used on ancient coinage as early as the 5th century B.C. In Roman times, many towns under Roman domination struck pseudo-autonomous coinage depicting either the bust or head of Demos, or showed him standing with the Emperor, Boule (the city council), or the Demos of another city.
RP112281. Bronze diassarion, BMC Phrygia p. 162, 13; SNGvA 3774; SNG München 315; SNG Cop -, VF, dark green patina, earthen deposits, weight 12.431 g, maximum diameter 28.8 mm, die axis 0o, Kotiaeion (Kütahya, Turkey) mint, time of Gallienus, c. 253 - 268 A.D.; obverse ΔHMOC (Demos) KOTIAEΩN, diademed bust of the Demos to right, slight drapery over far shoulder; reverse EΠI Π AIΛ ΔHMHTPIANOV IΠΠI, AP-X across fields (under the authority of P. Aelius Demetrius, Archon, HMH ligate), Sol standing in facing spread quadriga, head left, raising right hand commanding sunrise, globe in left hand, no star and crescent below horses, KOTIAEΩN (ΩN ligate) in exergue; rare; $100.00 SALE PRICE $90.00
 


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Acmonea, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Acmonea,| |Phrygia||AE| |21|
Akmonia (Acmonea) was an important city of central Phrygia, located on a tributary of the river Senaros. Akmon was the founder of Akmonia, the first king of the region, and the father of Mygdon. His son Mygdon led a force of Phrygians against the Amazons, alongside Otreus (another Phrygian leader) and King Priam of Troy, one generation before the Trojan War. Priam mentions this to Helen of Troy in Book 3 of The Iliad.
RP113890. Brass AE 21, RPC I 3174 (37 spec.); BMC Phrygia p. 10, 41-42; SNGvA 3371; McClean 8735; SNG Cop 28, aVF, well-centered strikes, good detail, pleasing earthen contrast, flan crack, weight 3.772 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 0o, Akmonia (Ahat Koyu, Turkey) mint, 2nd issue, c. 62 A.D.; obverse NEPΩN KAICAP CEBACTOC (counterclockwise from lower right), laureate bust of Nero right, winged caduceus behind, crescent to right; reverse CEPOYHNIOY KAΠITΩNOC KAI IOYΛIAC CEOYHPAC (of Servenius Capito and Iulias Severa, counterclockwise from lower right), Zeus seated left, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, patera in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, owl at feet before throne, AKMONEΩN upwards behind, EΠI monogram over APX monogram in upper left field; Lucius Servenius Capito and Iulia Severa, magistrates; $100.00 SALE PRICE $90.00
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Amorium, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Amorium,| |Phrygia||AE| |19|
Amorium was founded in the Hellenistic period. Little is known of the early history of the city but it flourished under the Byzantine Empire until its decline after the Arab sack of 838. Its ruins are located near the village of Hisarköy, Turkey.
RP113274. Bronze AE 19, RPC Online I 5457 (added post publication, 4 spec.), BMC Phrygia - (1850, 0326.126), SNG Cop -, F, dark green patina, highlighting deposits, porosity, scratches, weight 4.826 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 180o, Amorion (Hisarkoy, Turkey) mint, 25 Jan 41 - 13 Oct 54 A.D.; obverse NEPWN KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP, laureate head left; reverse Zeus seated left, fulmen (thunderbolt) in right hand, long sceptre vertical in left hand, EΠI MAPKOY downward on right, KAI below, TITOY ΛAV/TIWN in two upward lines on left, AMP ligature upper left; only two sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; $90.00 SALE PRICE $81.00
 


Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Ococlea, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Gordian| |III,| |29| |July| |238| |-| |25| |February| |244| |A.D.,| |Ococlea,| |Phrygia||AE| |28|
Ococlea was a city of southern Phrygia, believed to have been in the neighborhood of ancient Metropolis (site near Yenikoy, Turkey). The location of the site is uncertain.
RP110428. Bronze AE 28, RPC Online VII-1 730/2 (same dies); SNG Leypold II 1699; Waddington 6363; VA Phryg I 717, Choice F, well centered, green patina, highlighting earthen deposits, minor edge splits, weight 10.226 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 180o, Ococlea (near Yenikoy, Turkey) mint, 29 Jul 238 - 25 Feb 244 A.D.; obverse AYT K M AN ΓORΔIANO-C (Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse OKOKΛIEΩN (N reversed), Zeus seated left on throne, himation around hips and legs and over left shoulder, patera in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand; this is the first coin from Ococlea handled by FORVM; rare; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Cadi, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Cadi,| |Phrygia||AE| |20|
Cadi (Gediz, Turkey) was near the sources of the Hermus at the foot of Mount Dindymus. Gediz suffered major earthquakes in 1866, 1896, 1944, and 1970. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 28 March 1970 killed 1,086 people and left 1,260 people wounded and many thousands homeless. The town was relocated after the destruction to a new place 7 km away under the name "Yeni Gediz" (Turkish: New Gediz).
RP112132. Bronze AE 20, RPC Online I 3062; SNG Cop 246; SNGvA3685; SNG Lewis 1523; BMC Phrygia p. 120, 18; c/m: Howgego 309, F, dark patina, weight 4.886 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Cadi (Gediz, Turkey) mint, stephanephoro Meliton Asklepiadou, c. 50 - 54 A.D.; obverse KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP (counterclockwise from lower right), laureate head right; countermark: Capricorn right in an oval punch; reverse EΠI MEΛITΩNOC ACKΛHΠIAΔOY (under authority of Meliton, son of Asklepiados), Zeus standing left, eagle in right hand, long scepter in left hand, CTEΦAN monogram (stephanephoros, magistrate title) in lower left field; from Shawn Caza former diplomat, author of A Handbook of Late Roman Coins (Spink, 2021), collection assembled during postings and international travel; ex Dorotheum Vienna; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00
 


Claudius, 41 - 54 A.D., Amorion, Phrygia, Unofficial Imitative

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Claudius,| |41| |-| |54| |A.D.,| |Amorion,| |Phrygia,| |Unofficial| |Imitative||AE| |20|
 
RP112233. Bronze AE 20, cf. RPC I 3237.10 (also imitative); SNGvA 3399 (official); BMC Phrygia p. 51, 28 (official); Lindgren 878 (official), VF, struck with crude dies, weight 4.49 g, maximum diameter 20 mm, unofficial (tribal?) mint, 41 - 54 A.D.; obverse blundered Greek legend, laureate head right; inscribed or punched rays(?) above portrait; reverse blundered Greek legend, eagle standing right on uncertain object (branch?), head right, wings closed; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00
 


Amorion, Phrygia, c. 133 - 15 B.C.

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Amorion,| |Phrygia,| |c.| |133| |-| |15| |B.C.||AE| |21|
Amorium was founded in the Hellenistic period. Little is known of the early history of the city but it flourished under the Byzantine Empire until its decline after the Arab sack of 838. Its ruins are located near the village of Hisarköy, Turkey.
GB112713. Bronze AE 21, BMC Phrygia p. 47, 2; Imhoof-Blumer KM I p. 197, 2; cf. SNGvA 3391 (magistrates); SNG Cop 113 (same), F, dark near black patina, off center, weight 8.445 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 0o, Amorion (Hisarkoy, Turkey) mint, magistrate Klear..., c. 133 - 15 B.C.; obverse bearded head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath; reverse AMOPI/AΩN (beginning in exergue, ending above obscure), eagle standing right on fulmen (thunderbolt), wings closed, head right, kerykeion transverse behind under left wing, ΣOΛE left, KΛEAP (magistrate) upward on right; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00
 




  



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