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Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Side, Pamphylia
| The great ruins of Side are among the most notable in Asia Minor. They cover a large promontory which a wall and a moat separate from the mainland. There are colossal ruins of a theater complex, the largest in Pamphylia, built in the 2nd century A.D. Following Roman design it relies on arches to support the sheer verticals. The Roman style was adopted because Side lacked a convenient hillside that could be hollowed out in the usual Greek fashion more typical of Asia Minor. The stage building was ornately adorned but the decorations and the theater are damaged, in part due to a strong earthquake. The theater was converted into an open-air sanctuary with two chapels during the 5th or 6th century (Byzantine times). |  |
RP88910. Bronze 10 assaria, Unpublished in references examined; SNG BnF -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Righetti -, SNG PfPs -, SNG Hunterian -, BMC Lycia -, Lindgren -, F, well centered, porous, rough areas, Side (near Selimiye, Antalya Province, Turkey) mint, weight 17.950g, maximum diameter 29.0mm, die axis 30o, sole reign, 260 - Sep 268 A.D.; obverse AYT KAI ΠOY ΛI EΓNA ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, arrow right below, I (10 assaria) to right; reverse CIΔHTΩN NEΩKOPΩN, Athena standing slightly left, head left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, long chiton and peplos, holding the letter A in extended right hand (a boast that Side is first or best - A is the Greek number one), spear vertical in left hand; prow before, grounded shield behind leaning on spear; only one sale recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades - Savoca Numismatik auction 14 (23 Apr 2017), lot 396; that is the only other specimen known to Forum; extremely rare; SOLD
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