COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion
400-300 BC
Pan & Griffin

 

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Colonia Patricia mint

 

INDIA, Pushkalavati
anonymous civic or guild AE coinage
c. 185-160 BC
1-1/2 karshapana
Diameter: 24x23mm
Weight: 11.70gm
Obverse: Elephant right, chaitya above
Reverse: Lion left, swastika above, chaitya at left
Reference: MACW 4401-4403

 

Lycia, Phaselis AE18
2nd-1st century BC
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Weight: 4.3 grams
Obverse: Galley with Nike flying over
Reverse: Athena holding thunderbolt

 

Mysia – PERGAMON, Cistophoric Tetradrachm
123 - 104 BC
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 12.4 grams
Obverse: Cista mystica within ivy wreath
Reverse: two serpents entwined around bowcase; BO above

 

Just cause SteveX6 posted Pushkalavati, and he is correct it is a mint city, now I have to dig!

Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Queen Lilavati AD 1197-1202

 

... I'm spent!!

 

Well, to post two coins on the 'P's...I offer these modest coins of Philippi. Bare head right of Augustus; reverse-- two founders driving a yoke of oxen right, plowing pomerium; RPC I 1656: and a quadrant example like Bing posted.

 

Ha, me too.

 

We should see some more out of Paphos, Cyprus?

 

Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm, Phaselis
Obv:– Head of (Alexander the Great as) Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress knotted at base of neck
Rev:– ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left, IA/F in left field
Minted in Phaselis mint. Civic issue, dated CY 11 (208/7 BC).
Reference:– Price 2849

 

Demetrios Poliorketes, .Silver tetradrachm, Pella
Obv:– Demetrios diademed head right with horns of a bull, the animal sacred to Demetrios' patron deity
Rev:– BASILEOS DEMETRIOY, Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, trident in left (apparently inspired by the Lateran Poseidon, a statue by Lysippos, court sculptor of Alexander), monogram left
Minted in Pella, c. 289 - fall 288 B.C.
Reference:– Newell p. 97, 91 and pl. VIII, 12, SNG Cop 1179 var.
17.0192g, 29.3mm, 45o

 

Phokis, Silver hemidrachm
Obv:– Bull's head facing.
Rev:– F-O-K-, Archaic, head of Artemis right, in incuse square
Minted in Phokis, Federal Coinage. Circa 457-446 B.C.

 

Kindom of Paeonia, Patraos, Tetradrachm
Obv:– Laureate head of Apollo right with short hair right.
Rev:– PATRAOU, armed warrior on horse prancing right, spearing fallen enemy who holds spear and shield, EM monogram in left field
Minted in Kindom of Paeonia, Patraos from . B.C. 335 - 315.
Ref:– SNG Oxford 3359 (different dies)
12.646g, 27.5mm, 90 degrees

 

Ionia, Phokaia, Silver Hemidrachm / Hemihekte
Obv:– Archaic female head left
Rev:- Quadripartite incuse punched square
Minted in Phokaia, Ionia. 6th century BC.
Reference:– BMC -, SNG Cop -, SNG Turkey I cf522-6v

Size 9.57mm x 7.96mm

 

Mysia, Parion, Silver hemidrachm
Obv:– Facing Gorgoneion, surrounded by snakes.
Rev:– PA / RI, bull standing left, looking back right
Minted in Parion, 350 - 300 B.C.
Reference:– BMC Mysia p. 95, 14
2.427g, 13.8mm

 

Ptolemaic Kingdom, Cleopatra III and Ptolemy X Soter, Paphos, Silver Tetradrachm
Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis
Rev:- PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, L I (year 10 of Cleopatra's reign) left, PA right;
Minted in Paphos, B.C. 110
Reference:– Svoronos 1668, SNG Cop -, Noeske -,

14.258g, 24,1mm, 0o

 

Antoninus Pius AE18 - Philippopolis
Obv:– AVT AI AΔPIA ANTΩNEIN, bare head right
Rev:– ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Ares / Mars standing left, holding spear in left hand; shield leaning against him
Minted in Philippopolis
Obv. legend and bust type variant of Varbanov 786 (Bulgarian ed.) (which is AVT AI ADPI ANTWNEINOC, Head laureate r.)

 

PHLIOUS

PHLIASIA, Phlious
Circa 280 - 270 BC
AR Hemidrachm
2.37g, 15mm
BCD Peloponnesos 143.6; Sear 2756; SNG Cop 11
O: Bull butting left.
R: Large phi within ivy wreath.
Ex BCD Collection
Ex Pegasi XXIX, 6 Nov 2013

 

PHARSALOS

THESSALY, Pharsalos
Circa 4th - 3rd century BC
AE Trichalkon
7.1g, 23.1mm max diameter
BCD 672.4
O: Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing plain necklace with central medallion.
R: FA to l., upwards, P in field r., SA below r., armoured Thessalian horseman in short chiton and wearing Boeotian helmet above which crescent with its horns upwards, brandishing bifurcate flail and riding right on prancing horse decorated with a beaded necklace, Corinthian helmet below.