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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Syria| > |Other Syria| > RP92557
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Hieropolis, Cyrrhestica, Syria
|Other| |Syria|, |Severus| |Alexander,| |13| |March| |222| |-| |March| |235| |A.D.,| |Hieropolis,| |Cyrrhestica,| |Syria|, Atargatis was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical Antiquity. Ctesias also used the name Derceto for her, and the Romans called her Dea Syriae ("Syrian goddess"). Primarily she was a goddess of fertility, but, as the baalat ("mistress") of her city and people, she was also responsible for their protection and well-being. Her chief sanctuary was at Hierapolis, modern Manbij, northeast of Aleppo, Syria.
RP92557. Bronze AE 26, Butcher CRS 60a; SNG Hunterian II 2695 var. (laur. head r.); SNG Cop -; BMC Galatia -; Lindgren-Kovacs -, aVF, dark brown tone with highlighting red earthen deposits, centered on a tight flan cutting off parts of legends, porosity, Hieropolis (Manbij, Syria) mint, weight 13.513g, maximum diameter 26.4mm, die axis 0o, 218 - 222 A.D.; obverse AYT KAI MAP AYP CE AΛEΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ΘEAC CYPIAC - IEPAΠO-ΛITΩN, Atargatis riding lion walking left, she is seated slightly right, head left, wearing tall headdress, chiton and peplos, drum in right hand, scepter in left hand; from the Errett Bishop Collection; only one specimen on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; SOLD











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