See this: http://www.dailysabah.com/history/2...ther-goddess-unearthed-in-northwestern-turkey Any coins from here?
The closest I have Pontos, Amisos 85 to 65 BC AE 29 Obvs: Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet Revs: AMI ΣOY, Perseus holding harpa and Medusa's head; Medusa's body at his feet, monograms left and right 29x30mm, 17.59g
Coins showing Cybele, the mother goddess are easy to find. She was quite popular in the Severan period. Julia Domna even has Imperials of her as Mater Deum. She generally has a lion or two with her. Someone here has her being pulled in a chariot by two lions.
C FABIUS CF HADRIANUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FABIA Fourree Denarius OBVERSE: EX•A•PV behind veiled & turreted bust of Cybele right REVERSE: C•FABI•C•F, victory in biga right; stork below Struck at Rome 102 BC 3.28g, 20mm Crawford 322/1 P. FURIUS CRASSIPES ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FURIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Turreted head of Cybele (Tyche) right, behind, foot pointing upwards, AED.CVR behind head REVERSE: Curule chair inscribed P FOVRIVS; CRASSIPES in exergue Rome 84 BC 3.88g. 19Mm Cr 356/1c; Syd 735b M. VOLTEIUS M.F. ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS VOLTEIA AR Fouree Denarius OBVERSE: Laureate & helmeted bust of Attis right; shield behind REVERSE: Cybele seated right in chariot drawn by two lions; OQ above Rome 78BC 2.9g, 18mm Cr385/4; Syd 777, Volteia 4 A PLAUTIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS PLANCIA AR Fouree Denarius OBVERSE: Turreted hd of Cybele right, A PLAVTIVS before, AED CVR SC behind REVERSE: supplicant offerng palm-branch, camel behind; IVDAEVS before, BACCHIVS below Rome 55 BC 18mm, 3.2g Cr431/1, Syd 932, Hendin 741, Plautia 13 FAUSTINA Sr AE Sestertius OBVERSE: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right REVERSE: AVGVSTA. Cybele, wearing polos, seated left, holding drum in right hand and branch in left arm. SC in exergue Struck at Rome, 141-161 AD 24.1g, 30mm RIC 1123
I have shown this before... It would be my only Cybele-Tyche... Cilicia - Tarsos counterstamped w Bow-case-arrows Pompei Pirates AE 19 5-1g after 164 BCE Cybele/Tyche-Zeus seated OBV-REV.JPG
Great coin Pishpash, excellent detail and very interesting, I don't think I have ever seen a quadriga of lions before.
Phrygia, Cotiaeum. Philip I AE26 Kybele. C. Julius Ponticus, Archiereus Phrigia, Cotiaeum. Between 244 and 249 Obverse. M IOYLIOS P'ILIPPOS AYG Reverse. EPI G IOYL PONTIKOY ARC'IER EWS KOTIAEWN Kybele on stool being pulled by biga of loins. Polos / Tympanon SNG AUL 3787(1). BMC 17 S174,78(2)
Notice how the article cited by the OP specifically states that the statue of Cybele depicted her as having a "pregnant belly." I have long suspected that the pregnant appearance of Cybele on this bronze provincial of Septimius Severus from Anchialus was intentional on the part of the artist:
A few that haven't been posted by others so far: Faustina Junior Sestertius, MATRI MAGNAE SC reverse, RIC-1663 Julia Domna under Septimius Severus, MATER DEVM reverse, RIC-564
