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Arados (Rouad, Syria) - Trajan(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Caesarea Paneas (Baniyas, Israel) - Marcus Aurelius[...] AN TωNE[INOC] , laureate bust right
[...] / KAICAP / ΠANIA / ΔOC in wreath
15 mmGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Caesarea (Caesarea, Israel) - ?(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Caesarea (Caesarea, Israel) - Severus Alexander(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Caesarea (Caesarea, Israel) - Trebonianus Gallus(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Gadara (Um Qays, Jordan) - Marcus Aurelius(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Hierapolis (Mambij, Syria) -IEPOΠO ΛEITωN , bust of laureate Apollo right.
ETZ[...] = year (..)7 , lyre.
13 mm
I suppose this autonomous small coin was minted in the IInd C. This Apollo looks very much like the Apollo playing cithar who was worshiped in Daphne, Antioch's main sanctuary. He must be the Greek version of some northern Syrian traditional young male deity.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Hierapolis (Mambij, Syria) - Marcus Aurelius(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Hierapolis (Mambij, Syria) - Philip the Arab(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Rabbathmoba (Rabba, Jordan) - Septimius Severus(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Zeugma (Turkey) - Antoninus Pius(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Ascalon (Ashkelon, Israel) - TrajanCEBAC[TOC] , laureate bust of Trajan right.
ACLAΛΩ , female deity standing left holding standard and aphlaston (WTF ?) ; to the left, an altar ; to the right, a dove, and ΔIC : year 214 = 110-111 AD.
23 mm.
The dove is the sacred bird of the godess Derketo. The deity standing on this reverse may be a tyche, but may be Derketo too.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Beroea (Aleppo, Syria) - TrajanIllegible legend. Laureate bust right.
BEPOI / AIωN / Γ in wreathGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Berytus (Beyrouth, Lebanon) - ElagabalusIMP. CAES. M. AVR. ANTONINVS AVG. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
COL. IVL. AVG. FEL. BER , temple of Tyche (?)
23 mmGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Gaza - HadrianRev.: ΓAZA / B EΠI : Year 2 of the "epidemia" (imperial visit to the city) = 131 AD ; Tyche standing left holding sceptre and cornucopia, a cow at her feet. To the right : Mim (the phoenician letter one can see on all Gaza coins).GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - Tetradrachm of CaracallaOn the reverse, there is the ceremonial cart of Astarte between the eagle's legs.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - Claudiusrev.: ΣIΔΩNOΣ , Europe riding the Bull right. Date : BΞP : year 162 = 51-52 AD.
In the mythology, Europe was a princess from Sidon.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - ElagabalusRev.: processional cart containing the ovoid sacred stone of Astarte.
24 mmGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - ElagabalusRev. : Processional cart containing the ovoid sacred stone of of Astarte, SID above.
19 mm.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Emesa (Homs, Syria) - Julia DomnaIOV[ΛIA] ΔOMNA [AVΓ]. , bust of Julia Domna right
[EMICΩ]N KOΛΩNIAC / ZKΦ : year 527 sel. = 215-216 AD. , monumental cubic altar on three steps, with 2 storeys ornamented with 3 niches with statues, small lighted altar on top.
24 mm
This kind of monumental cubic altar is well-known in Roman Syria. There was one much like it in front of Jupiter's Temple in Heliopolis (Baalbek, Lebanon), not far from Emesa ; it has been excavated and partially restored by a Swiss mission. A structure f the same kind has been recently restored by Jacques Seigne in Gerasa (Jerash, Jordan) in front of Zeus Temple. We know no trace of any ancient sanctuary in today's Homs, but this altar, depicted on this coin, was probably in front of the Elagabal Temple. The High-Priest (future emperor Elagabalus) is said to have been "dancing around the altars" : this was in fact the circumambulatio, exactly like today's Muslims turn around the Cube (Kaaba) in Mekka.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Laodicea (Lattakieh, Syria) - Antoninus PiusIllegible legend mostly out of flan , laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right
IOVΛIEωN TωN KAI ΛAODIKEωN , turreted bust of Tyche right ; to the right ΘE, to the left HΠP : year 188 = 140-141 AD.
24 mm
The crown of the Tyche is a model of the city walls, with the arched gate flanked by two towers.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Laodicea (Lattakieh, Syria) - Elagabalus[IMP.] C. M. AVR. ANTONINVS , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right
COLONIA LAODICEA [...] / Δ E , eagle facing in shrine made of canopy supported by two columns
From the nice portrait, it is Elagabalus.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Laodicea (Lattakieh, Syria) - Trajan[AYTOKP. NEP.] TPAIANOC APICT. [KAIC. CEB. ΓEP. ΔAK. ΠAP.] , laureate bust right
IOYΛIEωN TωN KAI ΛAO[ΔIKEωN BΞP] , turreted bust of Tyche right
25 mm.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Seleucia Pieria (Samandagi, Turkey) - TrajanIllegible legend ; laureate bust right.
CEΛEYKEωN [ΠEIEP]IAC / ZEYC KACIOC , sacred conical baetyl of Zeus Kasios under canopy supported by four columns, seen in perspective.
24 mm.
Seleucia Pieria was the port of Antioch. Her main sanctuary was Zeus Kasios (the god who is on Mount Kasios, near the city), worshiped as a conical sacred stone - exactly like Elagabal in Emesa.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Edessa (Sanliurfa, Turkey) - Septimius Severus and Abgar VIIIIllegible legend ; bust of Septimius Severus right
ABΓAPOC BACI[ΛEVC] , bust of Abgar VIII right, wearing the royal tiara ornamented with a star in a crescent, sceptre to the right.
Bronze, 19 mm.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Edessa (Sanliurfa, Turkey) - Caracalla[...] ANTωNEINOC CEB. , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust seen from behind
[... ]O. EΔECCA , Tyche seated left on rock, river-god swimming at her feet.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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City of Mesopotamia - Severus Alexander[... AΛE]ΞANΔPOC C. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Blundered legend ? I cannot be sure this city is Nisibis, Edessa, Carrhae... Looks like it is Edessa, but the rest of the legend does not fit... Tyche seated left on rock, flaming altar to the left, river-god swimming at her feet.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Carrhae (Harran, Turkey) - Severus Alexander[... AΛEΞ]ANΔP[OC...] , laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander left, holding shield
MHT. KO. KAPPHNωN ? Tyche of Carrhae seated left on rock, altar to the left, small river-god swimming at her feet.
Bronze, 23 mm
I am not sure this coin is from Carrhae : all Mesopotamian cities had the same veiled and seated Tyche (copied from the Tyche of Antioch) at the reverse of their coins.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Edessa (Sanliurfa, Turkey) - Gordian III and Abgar XThis coin is very worn, sorry.
[AVTOK. K. M. ANT. ΓOP]ΔIANOC [CEB.] , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
[AVTOK. ΓOPΔIANOC ABΓAPOC BACIΛEVC] , Gordian III seated right on chair set on platform facing Abgar X standing left and holding small nike.
Bronze, 31 mm.
Abgar X was king of Osrhoene and a close ally of the Romans when Gordian III led a military expedition against the Sassanid Persians in AD 242. With such a coin, minted in Edessa, the city of Abgar, we see the hierarchy of powers, who is enthroned, and who is standing in front of him waiting for orders. In fact, this coin reflects the feudal system in the Middle East at the time, and is closely paralleled by Parthian reliefs showing the King of Kings enthroned and a vassal king standing in front of him.
Bought in Amman (Jordan) just behind the Roman theatre.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006
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Rhesaina (Mesopotamia) - Trajan DeciusAYT. KAI. ΓAI. MEC. KY. [ΔEKIOC ? TPAI]ANOC CEB. , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
[CEΠ.] PHCAINHCIωN L. III P. , Temple seen in perspective, eagle inside ; beneath, the River-god Aborrhas (the Khabur) swimming left.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Rhesaina (Mesopotamia) - Trajan DeciusIllegible circular legend. bust of Trajan Decius radiate, draped and cuirassed right.
[...]PHCAINHCIωN L.III P. , eagle facing on palm, beneath : founder with two oxen.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Perga (Pamphylia) - VolusianusA. K. Γ. OVIB. ΓAΛ OVOΛOVCIANON , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, upon eagle standing right holding wreath in beak.
ΠEP ΓAI ΩN , Tyche holding cornucopia seated left, facing Artemis standing right, a stag (?) at her feet.
30 mm
It looks very much like this unpublished one (and is probably from the same reverse die) :
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=144204GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Viminacium (Kostolac) - As of Philip the ArabIMP. M. IVL. PHILIPPVS AVG. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust.
PROVINCIA DACIA / AN II , Dacia wearing phrygian cap seated left, holding scimitar, between an eagle with a vexillum inscribed V and a lion with a vexillum inscribed XIII.
These coins were minted for the Province of Dacia. The vexilla and emblems are those of Legio V Macedonica (base in Potaissa) and Legio XIII Gemina (base in Apulum (Alba Iulia)).GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Rhesaina (?) - Legio III ParthicaNo legend ? Radiate bust left.
LEC [III] ? , vexillum bearing the numeral A.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Rhesaina (Mesopotamia) - Third Legion ParthicaIllegible circular legend. Naked bust of a laureate emperor upon eagle.
LEG. III , Vexillum (maybe with the letter Γ on it).
These small coins issued by the IIIrd Legion usually come from Rhesaina (Ras el-Ayn, at the source of the river Khabur, nowat the Syro-Turkish border). The obverse looks like it is Caracalla, but also like a consecration portrait.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Tarsus (Cilicia) - MacrinusReverse : Apollo Lycaeus standing facing, head left, holding two wolves.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Tarsus (Cilicia) - Severus Alexander AE37[ ... CE]OVHPOC AΛ[EΞAN]ΔPOC , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust ; Γ in field to right
Rev.: illegible circular legend. Apollo facing, resting on column. Beneath, Nike holding palm and wreath driving quadrifa right. In field : A M. K. / H MHTP. / Î . B.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Aegeae (Cilicia) - ValerianusAV. KAI. ΠOV. ΛIKI. OVAΛEPIANOC CEB. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, caduceus in field to the right.
IEPOIKOVMENIKOC ACKΛHΠIOC / AIΓAIωN , 2 corn-ears in a prize urn resting on agonistic table seen in perspective, vase beneath.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Alexandria - Bronze drachm of Antoninus PiusReverse : reciling Nile-god, crocodile beneath.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Amasia (Pontus) - CaracallaAY. KAI. M. AYP. ANTΩNIN[...] , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right.
AΔP. CEY. ANT. AMACIAC MHT. ΠP. ΠO. , eagle on monumental stone altar near a tree.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Antioch in Pisidia - Gallienus (?) small bronzeIMP. CAE. P. Λ. GLLI[enus...] , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
ANTIO / CHOCL (sic) , legionary eagle on vexillum between 2 standards.
Maybe there is S R on the vexillum.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Berytus (Beyrouth) - Macrinusreverse: COL. FEL. BER. , temple of Astarte.
Maybe this coin is a forgery ? I am not certain.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Italica (Spain) - Drusus Jr.[DRVSV]S CAESAR TI. [AVG. F.] , bare head of Drusus right.
[MVNIC.] ITALIC. / PER. AVG. , Legionary eagle with vexillum between 2 standards.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006
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Philip the Arab - Tetradrachm from AntiochGinolerhinoJul 23, 2006
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Philip the Arab - large bronze from Samosata (Samsat, Turkey)Rev.: ΦΛ. CAMOCATEωN MHTPOΠ. KOM. : (coin of the citizens of) Flavia Samosata, the Capital of Commagena. Tyche of Samosata leated left on rock, holding an eagle ; at her feet, Pegasus.
GinolerhinoJul 23, 2006
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Hierapolis (Mambij) silver tetradrachm of MacrinusThe lion between the eagle's legs on the reverse is the mark of Hierapolis (Mambij, Northern Syria)
GinolerhinoJul 23, 2006
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Alexandria - Bronze drachm of HadrianObv. legend out of flan ; laureate bust of Hadrian.
Rev. : Decorated front of Egyptian temple, the cultus statue is visible between the pylons.
AE 32 mm, 20.63 gGinolerhinoJul 23, 2006
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Singara (Sinjar, Northern Iraq) - Gordian III and TranquillinaAVTOK.K.M.AT(sic).ΓOPΔIANON CAB. TPANKVΛΛINA CEB. , Bust of Gordian III facing bust of his wife Tranquillina.
Rev.: AVP. CEΠ. KOΛ. CINΓAPA , Tyche of Singara seated left on rock, holding branch. Sagittarius (emblem of the Legio III Parthica) over her head.
GinolerhinoJul 23, 2006
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Gallienus - Bronze tetradrachm from AlexandriaAVT. K. Π. ΛIK. ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB. , draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right
Reverse : Bust of Helios, the Sun-God, wearing the chlamys of charioteers. L I/A : year 11 (263-4).
AE 22 mm, 10.36 gGinolerhinoJul 23, 2006
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Marcianopolis - Caracalla and his mother - 5 assariaObverse : Bust of Caracalla as imperator (laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum) facing his mother Julia Domna's bust.
Reverse : Temple with four columns, and cultus-statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia. Exergue : E (mark of value : 5 assaria).
Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14 (Thank you Jochen!)
GinolerhinoJul 23, 2006
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Ephesus - Antoninus PiusReverse : ΔIC NEOKOPΩN / EΦECIΩN , Temple of Artemis with Statue of Ephesian Artemis inside.
This temple was considered one of the 7 wonders of the Hellenistic world.GinolerhinoJul 23, 2006
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