COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

ARGOS AMPHILOCHIKON

AKARNANIA, Argos Amphilochikon
Circa 350 - 270 BC
AR Stater
7.15g, 21.1mm
Calciati pg. 524, 6 (same dies).
O: Pegasos with pointed wing flying right, beneath dog lying right, AP.
R: Head of Athena left; AM above helmet; behind, tubula and A.

AMBRAKIA

EPEIROS, Ambrakia
238 - 168 BC
6.62g, 20.6mm
SNG Cop 23; BMC Thessaly p. 94, 5.
O: Laureate and veiled head of Dione right.
R: Obelisk of Apollo, A-M/B-P flanking in two lines, all within laurel wreath.

 

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Well, we're on to Day 2 of "A" and have already posted coins from 34 cities! If you haven't posted yet or have some cities that we haven't covered, do throw your coins into the mix. Here's the current list:

Abakainon (Sicily)
Abdera (Thrace)
Abydos (Troas)
Aegae (Aeolis)
Aegina
Aigai (Macedonia)
Ainos (Thrace)
Aitna (Sicily)
Akanthos (Macedonia)
Ake-Ptolemais
Akragas (Sicily)
Alexandria (Egypt)
Alexandria Troas (Troas)
Amastris (Paphlagonia)
Ambrakia (Epeiros)
Amiens
Amisos (Pontos)
Amphipolis
Anaktorium (Akarnania)
Anazarbus (Cilicia)
Anchialus (Thrace)
Antandros (Troas)
Antioch
Apollonia Antika (Thrace)
Apollonis (Lydia)
Aquileia
Arados (Phoenicia)
Argos (Argolis)
Argos Amphilochikon (Akarnania)
Arles
Ascalon (Phoenicia)
Assos (Troas)
Athens
Augusta (Cilicia)

 

My A-list: Apamea

Arados



Athens (twice...sorry)

Amisos (next 5)

 

Nice book-keeping, Z-Bro!! (keep-up the awesome work, it's a great thread => it'll be Epic!!)



I am going out of town for a couple of days, so please don't send out the search-party looking for me (we're putting-on-the-Ritz in the big city!! .... jazz-hands!!)

 

HADRIAN
Billon Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: AΥT KAI TΡAIAN AΔΡIANOC CEB, laureate head left
REVERSE: L EN-NEAKΔ (year 19), naked bust of Nilus right, wearing taenia, lotus on head, cornucopia on shoulder
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 134/5AD
8.95g. 24.6mm
Dattari 1430, Geissen 1147, Curtis 452,SNG Cop 393, BMC Alexandria 645 var (aegis)

 

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AE27
OBVERSE: AV K L CEP CEVHPOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: OVLPIANWN AGXIALEWN, city gate, flanked by two battlemented towers, four arches on wall; N in ex.
Struck at Anchialus, Thrace, 193-211 AD
27mm
Varbanov 205

 

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, his laureate head rt
REVERSE: BONI EVENTVS, Boni Eventus standing left holding basket of fruit & corn ears
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 194 AD
2.04g. 16.5mm.
RIC 347

 

Ah, I'm glad we didn't miss Apamea... thanks, JB.

We'll try to hold the fort till you get back. Have fun in the city!

 

CARACALLA
AE30
OBVERSE: M AΥT AΥΡHΛ - ANTΩNEINOΣ, Laureated head right
REVERSE: AΥΓOΥΣTHΣ - TΡAIANHΣ, Gate camp, flanked by two towers, a third view back to the center
Struck at Augusta Traiana, Thrace 211-17 AD
30.02mm, 14.24g
Varbonov1099

 

Amisos seems like an awfully popular mint amongst Cointalkers, with 25 coins from that city shown so far. I believe some of us haven't even shown ours!

 

ELAGABALUS
AE 21
OBVERSE: AVT KAI M AV ANTWNINOC, radiate head right
REVERSE: SC within wreath, Delta Episolon above, eagle standing right below
Struck at Antioch ad Orontem, Syria, 218-222 AD
6.56g, 21mm
BMC 426


ELAGABALUS
AE 30
OBVERSE: AVT KAI M APAVP ANTWNEINOC CE, laureate bust right
REVERSE: ANTIOXEWN MHT KOL, city-goddess seated left on rock, holding ears of corn, River-god Orontes swimming at her feet, above ram running left. In field S C , D E , and sta
Struck at Antioch ad Orontem, Syria, 218-222 AD
14.6g, 30mm
SGI 3097

 

Time to bring on the B's!

Hrmm, I don't seem to have many coins from "B" cities... hopefully you guys have more.

BYBLUS

DIADUMENIAN
AE23
11.08g, 23.6mm
PHOENICIA, Byblus. 217 - 218 AD
Cf. Rouvier 699; BMC 40-3
O: M OΠ ΔIAΔVMENIANOC KAI, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right.
R: BYB - ΛOV IEPAC, Astarte wearing a polos standing facing, carrying a spear, foot on prow, being crowned by Nike on short column to right; all within a distyle temple with a fancy arched roof.


BIRYTIS

TROAS, Birytis
Circa 350 - 250 BC
AE10
1.46g, 10mm
SNG Cop 251
O: Head of bearded Kabeiros wearing pileus right.
R: B-I, triskeles of three crescents within circle.

 

Alexander III The Great, Silver tetradrachm, Babylon

Obv:- Head of (Alexander the Great as) Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress knotted at base of neck
Rev:- ALEXANDROU, Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left, monogram and M below throne;
Price 3599 (same dies), Müller 67, 17.206g, 25.9mm, 255o, Babylon mint, lifetime issue, c. 325 - 323 B.C.;

 

Macrinus, Billon Tetradrachm - Beroea
Obv:– AVT K MA OP CE MAKPEINOC CE, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right
Rev:– DHMARC EX VPATOC D, eagle standing facing, feet set on letters B and E, wings open, head left with wreath in beak, palm to left, bird between legs
Minted in Beroea, Cyrrhestica, Syria.
Reference:– SGI 2945. Bellinger 88. Prieur 889

 

Caracalla Tetradrachm - Berytus
Obv:- ΑΥΤ ΚAI AN-ΤΩΝΙΝΟC CΕ, Laureate head right with slight drapery on far shoulder
Rev:- ∆ΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟCΤΟ ∆, Eagle standing facing, head left, wings open, wreath in beak, prow right between legs
Minted in Berytus (modern day Beirut, Lebanon). A.D. 215-217 (Prieur)
Reference:- Prieur 1293 (67 examples cited)

 

BARKE

KYRENAIKA, Barke
480-450 BCE
AR hemidrachm, 13 mm, 1.57 gm
Obv: silphium plant
Rev: head of Zeus Ammon right within linear frame, B A P K around
Ref: Müller MAA 301. Very rare.
Not fleur de coin but it needed a good home.


BERYTOS

PHOENICIA, Berytos
1st century BCE
Æ19.5, 5.9 gm
Obv: Turreted head of Tyche right
Rev: Poseidon standing left in quadriga drawn by four hippocamps Ref: SNG Copenhagen 83
I love this little coin! Hippocamp quadriga with Poseidon? Fabulous

BYBLOS

PHOENICIA, Byblos. Uzibaal. 350-335 BCE*
AR dishekel, 26 mm, 13.3 gm
Obv: Three hoplites with shields in war galley left, roaring lion's head on prow, waves below galley; hippocamp left below; murex shell beneath; Z O (N O?) in field
Rev: Phoenician inscription*; lion attacking bull left
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 132, BMC 26.95, 4.
I need to reshoot this. It is toned but not quite the brownish color seen here.

BYZANTION

THRACE, Byzantion
340-320 BCE
AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm
Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left
Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern
Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21

 

That Byblos dishekel is just outstanding! And the Berytos is super interesting and eye appealing to boot.

 

My only B-coin: Macrinus
Phoenicia, Berytus; Tyche in Temple

 

As usual Fantastic posts everyone!!!

Hmmm, I don't think I have a single 'B' to offer...Well, on to looking for the "C's"

 

NERVA
AE 27mm
OBVERSE: DIVOS NERVA AVGVSTVS, laureate head right
REVERSE: AVG FEL BER COL IVL, founder plowing right
Struck at Berytos, Phoenicia, 98-117 AD by Trajan
12.6g, 24mm
BMC 82