Identify the provincial city from It's representative image.

ancientcoinguru: It's not a naval ram but a prow. This one belongs to a city in Thrace.

 

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E = Caesaraea Maritima (JUDAEA)

 

F = Lycia?

 

This is a great quiz.

Provincials are a little more obscure for most people so it is more challenging.

I personally find them more interesting than imperial coins.

 

Zumbly: E is correct
stevex6: not Lycia but a city in Thrace.

Thanks Theodosius. I am trying to generate some interest in provincials.

 

J = Coela, Thrace?

BTW, I know next to nothing about provincial coinage, so appreciate the opportunity to learn something.

 

I'm all for this but I believe the correct place would be a separate thread, perhaps asking each member to post their favorite Provincials. You could specify a number or guidelines like all from different places or set categories like ugliest die work, largest/smallest, most unusual or.... you could just open it up and see what came in. There must be a million of them.

 

Ancientcoinguru: J is corect. There are different reverse types for Coela, but the prow is dominate.

 

@dougsmit: I will use your suggestions. Any interest in it is a good thing.

 

The current answers are:

C = Mesopotamia, Nisibis
D = Emesa
E = Caesaraea Maritima
H = Areopolis
J = Coela, Thrace

Did I forget any?

I don't know any off the top of my head but I'm going to try and see if I can figure it out.

 

Thanks Jwt, I have not had time to do this yet. Let's go with Rabbathmoba for H.

So far we have:

A
B
C Nisbis, Mesopotamia
D Emesa, Syria
E Caesarea Maritima, Samaria
F
G
H Rabbathmoba, Palastine
I
J Coela, Thrace

 

B: Eagle supporting a mountain (Mt. Gerizim with temple atop the mountain, not seen in the OP image); Neopolis in Judaea.

 

Correct TIF! The temple on my coin is in the clouds.

 

I am completely clueless here so am learning every second.
For F I can only associate the Lyre with Apollo. Apollonis?

 

I was going to guess Lydia for F.

 

I reminds me of Thessalian League coinage depictions of Athena. Koinon?

 

A's style looked Judaean to me... Askalon in particular. I missed the deity though and learned something upon searching for the type. Assumming A is indeed a coin from Asklalon, the figure standing facing is Phanebal.

From the British Museum's website:

Phanebal:

War god of Ascalon. A fusion of the Phoenician deities Ba'al and Tanit, Phanebal usually appears wearing a long chiton and helmet, and holds a sword or harpoon and a shield or palm branch. The complex structure of the temple of Phanebal at Ascalon is known from the Roman Provincial coins of that city.

 

I would like to change my guess on F to Sestos.

 

Maridvnvm: I is correct.
TIF: A is correct.
Jwt706: F is correct.


A Askalon, Judea
B Neapolis, Judea
C Nisbis, Mesopotamia
D Emesa, Syria
E Caesarea Maritima, Samaria
F Sestos, Thrace
G
H Rabbathmoba, Palastine
I Koinion of Thessaly.
J Coela, Thrace

 

I'm clueless on G.