Historic, Lydia has always fascinated me, even Biblical. The stories of Lydian beginnings are as uncertain as Romes. There are as many theories or myths of how both came to be. Wiki has some decent information you just have to dig a little to get it. There is little to go by as far as as ruins or literature is concerned so it is believed that their gods and myths come from the Greeks. My coin that I picked up from John Anthony a few weeks or so ago. A Roman provencial- Hierocaesarea, in Greek is "sacred" and in Latin "caesar". Features the godess Artemis or Romans version of Diana. The link provided for a lesson of her. http://wikivisually.com/wiki/Artemis Lydia-Hierocaesarea Pseudo-automonous. The time of Trajan and Hadrian Ae15, 2.0g, 6h, 98-138 AD Obv: ΠЄΡСΙΚΗ; Draped bust of Artemis Persica right, with quiver over shoulder and bow and arrow at breast. Rev: ΙЄΡΟΚΑΙСΑΡЄΩΝ; Lighted altar. Reference: RPC III 1856; SNG von Aulock 2952. And just so you know where we are. Lydia is highlighted red Please share anything relevant!!!
Nice write up, cool maps and pics, and a great coin! I have one with Artemis leaping a Stag RI Prv Lydia Hierocaesarea 54-59 CE Capito under Nero Artemis STAG Leaping RPC 1 2391-2
I have a few coins from Lydia, but none from Heirocaesarea TRALLES, LYDIA CITY COINAGE AE18 OBVERSE: Laureate head of Zeus Larasios right REVERSE: DIOS TRAL-LIANWN, thunderbolt, all in wreath Struck at Tralles 200-1 BC 6.51g, 17.86 mm Mionnet 661 TRALLES, LYDIA CITY COINAGE AE14 OBVERSE: Laureate head of Zeus REVERSE: TΡAΛΛIANΩN, humped bull walking left, head facing, ΩΡΠΛT monogram in left field Struck at Tralles 200-1 BC 3.1g, 16 mm BMC 63; SNG Munich 702; SNG Tuebingen 3866-3867 NERO AE17 OBVERSE: NERWN KLAYDIOS KAISAR GER, draped bust right REVERSE: QYAT-EIRH/NW-N, labrys (double axe) Struck at Thyateira, Lydia, 55AD 2.97g, 17mm RPC 2381; SNG von Aulock 3216; BMC 58; SNG Copenhagen 595; SNG Munich 612; Weber 6931; Mionnet VII 596; Lindgren I 834
Thanks It's been a little while since I really posted anything. Not enough time in the day (of course by the end of the week it seems like the days have been long). I wanted to do something beyond my normal meh.
Cool coin and maps! I have a little bronze from Hierocaesarea as well. It continues the Artemis theme.
Lol. Lydia is my granddaughters name. Although I've been interested in history long before she was born. I also had no part in naming her.
Wow, @Bing you just added this one to my want list. Beauty TRALLES, LYDIA CITY COINAGE AE18 OBVERSE: Laureate head of Zeus Larasios right REVERSE: DIOS TRAL-LIANWN, thunderbolt, all in wreath Struck at Tralles 200-1 BC 6.51g, 17.86 mm Mionnet 661
This coin has some hard encrustations and a big gash on it. (Even with these flaws it is at least as nice as the RPC plate coin.) Lydia, Hierocaesareia, time of Trajan (98 to 117 AD). 23mm; 9.2 g Obv: ΙƐΡΟΚΑΙС[ΑΡ]ƐΙΑ; turreted and draped bust of Tyche, r. Rev: ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΩ ΦΕΡΟΚΙ; Perseus nude standing facing, head l., holding harpa in r. hand, head of Gorgon in l. RPC vol. 3 #1848 Hierocaesareia may have been one of the towns that believed it was founded by Perseus.
Wow Ed, that is indeed a must have. And it doesn't show up very often. I don't believe it to be rare, scarce maybe, but I think yours is the first I've seen in a private collection. Not that I'm an expert. Thanks for sharing.
umm.. you were interested in history... before she was born...so... you were around.. b4 gramma?.... O.. granddaughter... maybe i need to stay out of the smoke shop
Well, gramma would like a wife or something like that , and the 2 had like a son and/or daughter which had a daughter and/or son . Then so on & so on But yeah history, political science and phychology were the only subjects I really ever aced. English and spelling not so much
