COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

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  1. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Apologies if this has been done before, but I was thinking this might be fun since we haven't had a big pile-on thread in awhile.

    Let's post our coins alphabetically by CITY, starting with "A" (coins struck in Alexandria, Arles, Antioch, et al) and with two days given to each letter of the alphabet.

    Feel free to post your coins even if someone else has already posted coins from that city, but bonus points if you can post coins from a city not already shown by other members. The points mean nothing, but you get bragging rights :).

    I'll start with a few of mine...
     
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  3. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    AMASTRIS
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    PAPHLAGONIA, Amastris

    Circa 1st century BC
    AE21
    8.46g, 21.4mm
    SNG BM Vol IX 1311 var (control)
    O: Helmeted head of Ares right.
    R: AMAS-TREVS, sword in sheath, crescent to left.
     
  4. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    ABAKAINON
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    SICILY, Abakainon
    Circa 450 - 400 BC
    AR Litra
    0.58g, 12.5mm
    HGC 18
    O: Bearded head with shaggy hair right.
    R: ABA, boar standing left; acorn before.
    Notes: Toned. Rare variety.
     
  5. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    ALEXANDRIA
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    ANTONINUS PIUS
    AE Drachm
    22.17g, 35mm
    EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 9 (145/6 AD)
    Dattari (Savio) 8632; Emmett 1621.9
    O: AVT K T AIL ADR ANTWNINOC CEBEVC, laureate head right.
    R: Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius; crocodile below, L ENATOV (date) around.
     
  6. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    ARLES
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    MAGNUS MAXIMUS

    AE4
    0.90g, 14mm
    Arles mint, 383 - 388 AD
    RIC 29a; Cohen 7
    O: D N MAG MAXI-MVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bsut right.
    R: SPES RO-MA-NORVM, campgate topped with two towers and a star, PCON in ex.
     
  7. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Good golly, I could take us to page 6 with A alone! Granted, my collection is heavy with Roman Egyptian and Ptolemaic dynasty coins. A quick count-- and not all have been cataloged-- shows >100 coins from cities beginning with A. I won't post them all but here is a breakdown:

    Aegina (Islands off Attica) 2
    Akragas (Sicily) 1
    Alexandria (Roman Egypt) 80+
    Alexandria (Ptolemaic) 13
    Amisos (Pontos) 7
    Amphipolis mint (a few)
    Apollonia Pontica (Thrace) 1
    Arados (Phoenicia) 1
    Argos (Argolis) 2
    Assos (Troas) 1
    Athens (Attica) 1
    ... and a smattering of other Roman coins from "A" mints.

    A few representatives follow.

    ALEXANDRIA

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    EGYPT, Alexandria
    Hadrian, CE 117-138

    Æ Drachm, 35 mm, 24.8 gm; Regnal year 15 (CE 130/1)
    Obv: AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
    Rev: Hadrian standing left, togate, holding sceptre, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant's skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears in her left hand, and kissing Hadrian's extended right hand; L-IE (date) below.
    Ref: Emmett 964(15), R1

    This coin commemorates Hadrian's visit to Alexandria in CE 130.

    His beloved companion, Antinoüs, drowned in the Nile on the trip. The circumstances are unclear and some historians suggest it was an intentional sacrifice.

    Hadrian mourned the loss of his lover. Antinoüs was deified, a cult began, and the city of Antinopolis was established on the Nile's bank not far from where he drowned.

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    EGYPT, Alexandria. Gallienus
    year 13, CE 265/6

    tetradrachm, 21 mm, 9.1 gm
    Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
    Rev: AVTKΠΛIKΓAΛΛIHNOCCEB; eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak, palm over shoulder; L IΓ across field
    Ref: Emmett 3806(13), R1
    Ex Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 88.203 (accessioned 1888); Benjamin Pierce Cheney Collection

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    EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius II Gothicus
    year 1, CE 268

    tetradrachm
    Obv: AVTKKΛAΔIOCCEB; laureate draped bust right
    Rev: eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; L- A in right field
    Ref: Emmett 3878(1), R1
    (Included in this post because of the stunning relief and artistic portrait)

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    EGYPT, Alexandria. Ptolemy II Philadelphus
    Post-reform series 3 struck in Alexandria circa 260 BCE
    AE obol, 22 mm, 8.75 gm
    Obv: head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin headdress
    Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIΟY; eagle with open wings standing left on thunderbolt, Λ between legs
    Ref: Svoronos 483?

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    EGYPT, Alexandria. Ptolemy IV Philopater
    221-205 BCE

    AE42, 67.9gm
    Obv: Head of Zeus Ammon right with ram's horn, wearing taenia diadem
    Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; Σ between legs; Cornucopiae left decorated with royal diadem
    Ref: Svoronos 992
     
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  8. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    AMISOS
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    (Various bronzes from PONTOS, Amisos)

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    PONTOS, Amisos
    85-65 BCE, time of Mithradates VI Eupator

    AE29, 19.5 gm
    Obv: helmeted head of Athena right; gryphon on helmet
    Rev: AMI-ΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa & Medusa's head; Medusa's body at his feet, monograms flanking him
    Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 1166; Stancomb 684; SNG Copenhagen 137 (best guess)

    This was a find at a local jewelry store and may be my biggest cleaning success. A "before" picture is here.

    APOLLONIA PONTIKA
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    THRACE, Apollonia Pontika
    Mid-late 4th century BCE
    AR drachm, 10 mm, 3.2 gm
    Obv: Facing gorgoneion
    Rev: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right
    Ref: Topalov, Apollonia p. 348, 11
    (Won by accident. While keeping an eye out for my desired lot in a Pecunem auction, I glanced at the screen and misread the current lot number which had two seconds left. I clicked as I noticed the mistake. I no longer Skype while bidding but don't regret winning this coin :D.)


    ARADOS
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    PHOENICIA, Arados
    Trajan. CE 98-117

    CY 375 (CE 116/7)
    Æ22, 9.65 g
    Obv: draped bust of Astarte-Europa right; before, small laureate and draped bust of Trajan
    Rev: bull charging left
    Reference: SNG Copenhagen 81; BMC 374
    (One of my earliest ancient coin purchases and still a favorite)

    ARGOS
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    ARGOLIS, Argos
    330-270 BCE

    AR Triobol or Hemidrachm, 14mm, 2.4 g
    Obv: forepart of wolf left, retrograde Σ above
    Rev: large A; Π–Ρ above, club below; all within shallow incuse square
    Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1083.3; HGC 5, 667
    ex Dr. Georgios I. Michael Collection
     
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  9. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    I think you hit Alexandria out of the ball park there, TIF :D.

    I knew "A" was going to be a big one for some of us, but wow, 80+ just from Alexandria during the Roman period! That's a beautiful group, btw, keep 'em coming...
     
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  10. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    That ex-jewelry store Pontos Amisos medusa keeps looking nicer every time I see it, too.
     
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  11. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    I have gone a bit overboard since buying Emmett's book :D. Not all of them are posted to my website but ~40 can been seen there, starting on page 2 of the Roman coin overview page: http://www.tifcollection.com/#!roman/c22tz
     
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  12. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Akragas, Sicily (a favorite of mine)
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  13. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Aitna, Sicily
    AE23 before 339 BC
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    Aigai, Macedonia
    AR 1/8 stater 500-480 BC
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  14. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Oh wow, I forgot my new turtles!

    Doug, those Akragas are very interesting and I hope to someday acquire several from that city.

    AEGINA
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    ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina.
    456/45-431 BCE

    AR stater; 20mm, 12.32 g
    Obv: land tortoise, head in profile, with segmented shell
    Rev: large square incuse with skew pattern
    Ref: SNG Delepierre 1774ff; BMC Taf. 24.11


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    ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina.
    475-470 BCE

    AR obol; 0.97 gm
    Obv: sea turtle with single row of dots on back
    Rev: windmill-shaped incuse punch
    Ref: SNG Delepierre 1511; SNG Cop. 505
     
  15. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    So cool to see all those Akragas coins, Doug. I'm already loving this thread. No doubt I'm going to end up with a whole slew of new additions to the want list by the time we're through.
     
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  16. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Nobody wants the points for the common ones?

    Athens tetradrachm, 5th century BC
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    Athens 1/4 obol or 1/96th of the above
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  17. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Amiens (Magnentius is pretty common from there)
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    Constantius II is less so.
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    Constantius Gallus was hard to find.
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  18. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Arkansas?

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    ... ooops, that's not a city

    :oops:
     
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  19. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Great coins => sadly, I have work calling, so I'll try to post later-on today ... wow, but awesome coins so far!! (man, I'm a bit jealous of those sweet Akragas babies!!)
     
  20. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    A. POSTUMIUS A.F. SP.N. ALBINUS.jpg
    A. POSTUMIUS A.F. SP.N. ALBINUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POSTUMIA
    AR Denarius
    OBVERSE: HISPAN, veiled head of Hispania
    REVERSE: A ALBIN S N, togate figure standing left between legionary eagle and fasces, POST A F in ex
    Rome 81 BC
    3.34g; 20mm
    Syd 746; Cr372/2
     
  21. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    AEOLIS, KYME 2.jpg
    AEOLIS, KYME
    AE 18
    OBVERSE: Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia
    REVERSE: Horse advancing right; KY above, jug below raised leg; ΠΥΘΙΩΝ (Phytas(?) in ex. Magistrate
    Struck at Aeolis, 250-200BC
    7.39g, 18mm
    SNG Cop 101
     
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