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Ancient Coins of Philadelphia, Lydia

Alasehir, Turkey began as one of the first ancient cities with the name Philadelphia. It was established in 189 B.C. by King Eumenes II of Pergamon (197-160 B.C.). Eumenes II named the city for the love of his brother, who would be his successor, Attalus II (159-138 B.C.). His loyalty earned him the nickname "Philadelphos," literally meaning "one who loves his brother." The city is perhaps best known as the site of one of the seven churches of Asia in the Book of Revelation.

Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Philadelphia, Lydia

|Philadelphia|, |Caligula,| |16| |March| |37| |-| |24| |January| |41| |A.D.,| |Philadelphia,| |Lydia||AE| |18|
Older references identify imperial family members on the reverse but RPC identifies them as Dioscuri. RPC notes, "That the jugate busts probably do not represent Germanicus and Agrippina I, Germanicus and Agrippina as Apollo and Artemis, or Apollo and Artemis (see BMC; Imhoof-Blumer, LS, pp. 116-117; Trillmich, W. Familienpropaganda der Kaiser Caligula und Claudius. Agrippina Maior und Antonia Augusta auf Münzen, pp. 130-131) since the further figure can sometimes be seen to be laureate (e.g. 2023/1 = BMC 53). It must therefore be male, and the two interpreted as the Dioscuri, who had previously appeared on the coinage of Philadelphia." The Dioscuri are also found on the imperial coinage of Caligula. In addition, since the magistrate named on the reverse is a priest, religious symbolism would be appropriate.

The facial features of the reverse busts do, however, resemble members of the family of Caligula. Perhaps the they are Nero and Drusus Caesars as the brothers Castor and Pollux.
RP58868. Bronze AE 18, RPC I 3023, BMC Lydia 53, SNG Cop -, VF, weight 3.846 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, 16 Mar 37 - 24 Jan 41 A.D.; obverse ΓAIOΣ KAIΣAP, bare head right, star behind; reverse ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN EPMOΓENHΣ OΛYMΠIONIKHΣ, laureate and jugate busts of the Dioscuri right, palm branch behind; scarce type, rare magistrate; SOLD


Philadelphia, Lydia, c. 133 - 100 B.C.

|Philadelphia|, |Philadelphia,| |Lydia,| |c.| |133| |-| |100| |B.C.||AE| |18|
Alasehir began as perhaps one of the first ancient cities with the name Philadelphia. It was established in 189 B.C. by King Eumenes II of Pergamon (197-160 B.C.). The last Attalid king of Pergamum, Attalus III Philometer, lacking an heir, bequeathed his kingdom, including Philadelphia, to his Roman allies when he died in 133 B.C. Rome established the province of Asia in 129 B.C. by combining Ionia and the former Kingdom of Pergamum. The city is perhaps best known as the site of one of the seven churches of Asia in the Book of Revelation.
GB87138. Bronze AE 18, BMC Lydia p. 189, 19 ff. var. (monogram); SNG Cop 351 var. (same); SNGvA -; SNG Mün -; SNG Tüb -; SNG Leypold -; Imhoof-Blumer LS -, VF, light earthen deposits, light marks, mild corrosion, weight 4.355 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 0o, Lydia, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, c. 133 - 100 B.C.; obverse jugate laureate and draped busts of the Dioskouroi right; reverse pilei (caps) of the Dioskouroi surmounted by stars, ΣΩ/TP monogram between, ΦIΛAΔΕΛΦΕΩN horizontal below; very rare; SOLD


Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Philadelphia, Lydia

|Caligula|, |Caligula,| |16| |March| |37| |-| |24| |January| |41| |A.D.,| |Philadelphia,| |Lydia||AE| |19|
Vipsania Agrippina, also known as Agrippina Major, Agrippina Senior, Agrippina the Elder, or Agrippina I, was the wife of Germanicus and Caligula's mother. She was the granddaughter of Augustus, the daughter of his daughter Julia. She was the sister-in-law, stepdaughter, and daughter-in-law of Tiberius. She was the maternal second cousin and sister-in-law of Claudius and the maternal grandmother of Nero.
RP84954. Bronze AE 19, GRPC Lydia III p. 208, 161; RPC I 3032; SNG Cop 372; SNG Mun 416; BMC Lydia p. 195, 55; Leypold I 1112; Imhoof LS 21; Mionnet II 119; SNGvA -, aVF, nice dark patina, scratches, reverse slightly off center, weight 4.126 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 180o, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, 16 Mar 37 - 24 Jan 41 A.D.; obverse ΓAIOC KAICAP ΓEPMANIKOC NEOKAICAPEΩN, laureate head right; reverse AΓPIΠΠINA APRTEMΩN EPMOΓENOYC (Agripina, [magistrate] Artemon Hermogenous), Agrippina the Elder I (Caligula's mother) seated right as Demeter or Eusebeia, resting right hand on long scepter vertical, cornucopia in extended left hand; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 4 (31 May 2016), lot 708; SOLD


Domitia, Wife of Domitian, 81 - 96 A.D., Philadelphia, Lydia

|Philadelphia|, |Domitia,| |Wife| |of| |Domitian,| |81| |-| |96| |A.D.,| |Philadelphia,| |Lydia||AE| |15|
Philadelphia, located south-east of Sardeis, was founded by Attalos II Philadelphos, King of Pergamon. It was an important and wealthy trade center that retained its importance until late Byzantine times. Saint Paul and Saint John the Theologian, visited, and established the first Christian churches. St. Ignatius of Antioch visited on his trip to his martyrdom in Rome. Philadelphia is among the Seven Churches named in John's Book of Revelation.
RP110429. Bronze AE 15, RPC II 1336; BMC Lydia, p. 198, 64; SNG Cop 379; Lindgren III 502; Waddington 5141; Imhoof-Blumer LS p. 123, 33; SNG Munchen -, Nice VF, attractive green patina with highlighting earthen deposits, slightly off center, light marks, weight 2.695 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 0o, Lydia, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, magistrate Lagetas, 81 - 96 A.D.; obverse ΔOMITIA AYΓOYCTA, draped bust right, hair in a hair in elaborate plait and queue behind neck; reverse EΠI ΛAΓETA <Θ>ΦIΛAΔEΛΦE, bunch of grapes; scarce; SOLD


Domitia, Wife of Domitian, 81 - 96 A.D., Philadelphia, Lydia

|Philadelphia|, |Domitia,| |Wife| |of| |Domitian,| |81| |-| |96| |A.D.,| |Philadelphia,| |Lydia||AE| |15|
Philadelphia, located south-east of Sardeis, was founded by Attalos II Philadelphos, King of Pergamon. It was an important and wealthy trade center that retained its importance until late Byzantine times. Saint Paul and Saint John the Theologian, visited, and established the first Christian churches. St. Ignatius of Antioch visited on his trip to his martyrdom in Rome. Philadelphia is among the Seven Churches named in John's Book of Revelation.
GB71756. Bronze AE 15, RPC II 1336; BMC Lydia, p. 198, 64; SNG Cop 379; Lindgren III 502; Waddington 5141; Imhoof-Blumer LS p. 123, 33; SNG Munchen -, VF, centered, green patina, encrustations, weight 3.350 g, maximum diameter 15.3 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, magistrate Lagetas, 81 - 96 A.D.; obverse ΔOMITIA AYΓOYCTA, draped bust right, hair in a hair in elaborate plait and queue behind neck; reverse EΠI ΛAΓETA <Θ>ΦIΛAΔEΛΦE, bunch of grapes; scarce; SOLD


Philadelphia, Lydia, 193 - 211 A.D.

|Philadelphia|, |Philadelphia,| |Lydia,| |193| |-| |211| |A.D.||AE| |22|
Philadelphia, located south-east of Sardeis, was founded by Attalos II Philadelphos, King of Pergamon. It was an important and wealthy trade center that retained its importance until late Byzantine times. Saint Paul and Saint John the Theologian, visited, and established the first Christian churches. St. Ignatius of Antioch visited on his trip to his martyrdom in Rome. Philadelphia is among the Seven Churches named in John's Book of Revelation.
RP91392. Bronze AE 22, SNG Cop 364; SNG Righetti 1056; Lindgren I 776; Mionnet Supp. VII p. 399, 377; SNGvA -; BMC Lydia -; Imhoof-Blumer Lydien -, aVF, dark patina with highlighting earthen deposits, reverse a little off center, scratches on reverse, weight 6.235 g, maximum diameter 21.8 mm, die axis 0o, Lydia, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, 193 - 211 A.D.; obverse ΦIΛAΔEΛΦIA, turreted, and draped bust of Tyche of Philadelphia right; reverse EΠI ΔOK-IMOVA (Dokimos [magistrate, archon]), Zeus standing slightly left, head left, eagle in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection, only one sale recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; SOLD


Tiberius, 19 August 14 - 16 March 37 A.D., Philadelphia (Neocaesarea), Lydia

|Philadelphia|, |Tiberius,| |19| |August| |14| |-| |16| |March| |37| |A.D.,| |Philadelphia| |(Neocaesarea),| |Lydia||AE| |15|
At the time RPC I was printed, the identity of the Tiberius on the obverse was uncertain. All known specimens of this rare type were struck with the same dies and not one specimen had a clear legend. Vagi identified the head as Tiberius Gemmellus. RPC I attributed the type as uncertain but likely the emperor Tiberius. Since publication, specimens from two different obverse dies including some with a clear obverse legend have been added to RPC Online I. The legend on these specimens clearly identifies the portrait as the emperor "Tiberius Augustus."
RP99392. Bronze AE 15, RPC I 3017; Vagi 480 (Tiberius Gemmellus); SNG Cop 373; Winterthur 3855; Waddington 6359; Imhoof-Blumer LS p. 120, 24, nice F, green patina, weight 3.316 g, maximum diameter 15.2 mm, Philadelphia-Neocaesarea (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, c. 17 A.D.; obverse TIBEPION CEBACTON, bare head right; reverse NEOKEC-APEIC, winged fulmen (thunderbolt); very rare; SOLD


Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Philadelphia, Lydia

|Philadelphia|, |Caligula,| |16| |March| |37| |-| |24| |January| |41| |A.D.,| |Philadelphia,| |Lydia||AE| |19|
Vipsania Agrippina, also known as Agrippina Major, Agrippina Senior, or Agrippina I, was the wife of Germanicus and Caligula's mother. She was the granddaughter of Augustus, the daughter of his daughter Julia. She was the sister-in-law, stepdaughter, and daughter-in-law of Tiberius. She was the maternal second cousin and sister-in-law of Claudius and the maternal grandmother of Nero.
RP99984. Bronze AE 19, GRPC Lydia III p. 208, 161; RPC I 3032; SNG Cop 372; SNG Mun 416; BMC Lydia p. 195, 55; Leypold I 1112; Imhoof LS 21; Mionnet II 119; SNGvA -, F, green patina, earthen fill, light corrosion, scratches, weight 4.590 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 180o, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, 16 Mar 37 - 24 Jan 41 A.D.; obverse ΓAIOC KAICAP ΓEPMANIKOC NEOKAICAPEΩN, laureate head right; reverse AΓPIΠΠINA APRTEMΩN EPMOΓENOYC (Agrippina, [magistrate] Artemon Hermogenous), Agrippina the Elder I (Caligula's mother) seated right as Demeter or Eusebeia, resting right hand on long scepter vertical, cornucopia in extended left hand; SOLD


Agrippina Junior, Augusta 50 - March 59 A.D., Philadelphia, Lydia

|Philadelphia|, |Agrippina| |Junior,| |Augusta| |50| |-| |March| |59| |A.D.,| |Philadelphia,| |Lydia||AE| |15|
Philadelphia was an important and wealthy trade center in ancient Lydia that retained its importance until late Byzantine times. In 17 A.D., the city suffered greatly in an earthquake. After Tiberius aided in rebuilding, it took the new name of Neocaesarea. Under Vespasian, it was titled Flavia. Saint Paul and Saint John the Theologian, visited, and established the first Christian churches. St. Ignatius of Antioch visited on his trip to his martyrdom in Rome. Philadelphia is among the Seven Churches named in John's Book of Revelation. But in the 6th century, paganism still held on in the face of a Christianizing Empire, and the city became known as "little Athens" for its dedication to deities. Today the modern city is called Alasehir.
RP87144. Bronze AE 15, RPC I 3042; BMC Lydia p. 196, 59; SNG Cop 375; SNGvA -, VF, dark green patina, reverse off center, weight 3.827 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 0o, Lydia, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, magistrate Ti. Neikanor, c. 54 - 59 A.D.; obverse AΓPIΠΠINA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust right, hair in long plait down back of neck and looped at end, long loosely curled lock down side of neck; reverse cornucopia overflowing with fruit and grain, ΦIΛA-ΔΕΛΦΕ/ΩN N-ΕIKA/NΩ-P across field in three divided lines; ex Roma Numismatics e-sale 39 (26 Aug 2017), lot 410 ; SOLD


Domitian, 13 September 81 - 18 September 96 A.D., Philadelphia, Lydia

|Philadelphia|, |Domitian,| |13| |September| |81| |-| |18| |September| |96| |A.D.,| |Philadelphia,| |Lydia||AE| |16|
Several ancient cities were named Philadelphia, but this one is the sixth among the seven churches listed by John in the Book of Revelation. A letter to the Philadelphian church is recorded in Revelation 3:7-13. According to which, the Philadelphian Christians were suffering persecution by the local Jews. The city's history of earthquakes may lie behind the reference to making her church a temple pillar. Philadelphia shares with Smyrna the distinction of receiving nothing but praise from Christ, except Smyrna was warned of temptation lasting "ten days," while Philadelphia was promised a total exemption from temptation. This explains why modern Protestant churches sometimes use "Philadelphia" as a component in the local church's name as a way of emphasizing its faithfulness.
SL111606. Bronze AE 16, GRPC Lydia III 219; RPC Online II 1331; SNG Leypold 1126; BMC Lydia p. 197, 62; Winterthur 3863, NGC VF (4933657-005), weight c. 2.5 g, maximum diameter c. 16 mm, die axis 180o, Philadelphia (Alasehir, Turkey) mint, as caesar, 79 - 81 A.D; obverse ΔOMITIAN KAICAP (counterclockwise from lower right), bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse ΦΛABI ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN (counterclockwise from lower right), Apollo standing half right, head right, wearing long belted chiton, plectrum in right hand low at side, kithara (lyre) in left hand and arm; NGC| Lookup; SOLD




  




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