COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

During the reign of Aretas II, the Nabataeans had a strong presence in Damascus. Petra was merely a campsite. Seleucid control of the region had not diminished to the point that the Nabataeans would have dared mint their own coinage, hence these anonymous imitative type. They are known to be of Nabataean origin, however, because they occur only in hoards of Nabataean coins. Aretas II did not technically rule Damascus. He ruled the larger Nabataean people from his seat of power in Damascus.

Aretas III DID rule the city, at the request of its citizens no less, after he ousted Antiochus XII. But it would appear he wasn't interested in maintaining his rule there. He moved to Petra, and the Nabataeans did not put up a fight when the Artaxiad king Tigranes II took over the city.

 

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Interesting, and more history I did not know. Thanks!

 

So "D" cities seem to be the scarcest so far... collectively, we only managed to show coins from 5 cities.

Damascus (6)
Dardanos, Troas (1)
Deultum, Thrace (1)
Dionysopolis, Phrygia (2)
Dyrrhachion, Illyria (3)

Total cities shown: 5
Total coins shown: 13

"E" anyone?...

 

The two I have are from the same city:

EPHESOS


IONIA, Ephesos
Circa 48-27 BC
Magistrates Demetrios, Kokos and Sopatros
AE20
5.2g, 20.7mm
BMC 182-184
O: Bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder.
R: EΦ, ΔHMHTPIOΣ / KΩKOΣ / ΣΩΠATPOΣ, Two stags standing facing each other, torch between.


IONIA, Ephesos
Circa 202 - 162 BC
AR Drachm
4.17g, 18mm
Ekatokles as magistrate
SNG von Aulock 7826.
O: Bee between E-Φ
R: Stag standing right, in front of palm tree, magistrate's name to right.

 

Spain, Ekualakos
Æ Unit (As). Circa 150-100 BC.
Male head right; dolphin to right
Horseman galloping to right with couched spear.
ACIP 1846; AB 970; CNH 2; SNG BM Spain 1031-5.
9.86g, 25mm, 1h.
Ex Ortiz Collection.

 

ERETRIA


EUBOIA, Eretria
357-267 BCE
AR drachm, 18 mm, 3.1 gm
Obv: head of nymph Eretria left
Rev: head of bull facing, fillets from horns, EY above, satyr's head facing in right field
Ref: Wallace pl. XI, cf 126. 3.08g, 18mm, 11h.
ex Frank James Collection
ex BCD Collection




EDESSA


MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Gordian III
struck CE 242-244
AE25, 10.7 gm
Obv: [ AVT K M] ANT GORDIANOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust of Gordian III seen from behind; star before
Rev: ABGAROC BACILEUC; mantled bust of Abgar r., bearded, wearing Parthian-style tiara with rosette; star behind
Ref: BMC 144; SNG Cop 225


MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Elagabalus
CE 218-222
AE27, 15 gm
Obv: AVT K M A ANTΩNEINOC; radiate cuirassed bust left, holding shield and raising right hand.
Rev: AVP ........ EΔECCA; Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn ears; to left a column surmounted by a statue of Marsyas, river god swimming right at feet
Ref: Mionnet supplement 8, 26. Very rare. Mionnet is the only work which lists this coin with a column on the left.


(Map from Wikipedia; Edessa hard to spot on this crowded map. It's in the upper left quadrant.)

 

Septimius Severus (193-211)
AR Denarius (18mm, 3.05g)
Emesa,193 AD
Laureate head r
Victory advancing l., holding wreath and palm.
RIC IV 361; RSC 682a.

 

MARCUS ANTONIUS
Ionia Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, head of Antony right, wreathed in ivy, lituus below, all within wreath of ivy and grapes REVERSE: III VIR R P C, bust of Octavia right on cista flanked by snakes Ephesus 39 BC
11.8gm, 26mm
RPC I 2201, Sydenham 1197, Sear 262

 

AUGUSTUS
Æ Semis
OBVERSE: AVGVSTVS DIVI·F, Laureate head right
REVERSE: Q. PAPIR . CAR . Q.TER.MONT.II.VIR.Q., Hexastyle temple with IVNONI inscribed on the entablature, C I IL A among the columns of the temple
Ilici (Elche - Spain) After 12 BC
4.9g, 21 mm
RPC I 192; SNG Copenhagen 507

 

TIBERIUS
AE 25mm (As)
OBVERSE: TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS PON MAX IMP, laureate head left
REVERSE: COL AVGVSTA EMERITA, campgate
Struck at Emerita, Spain, 14-36 AD
9.27g, 25mm
RPC 42

 

I can finally get off the bench with:



Epidauros, Argolis, AR drachm, c 250-245 BC, 20 mm, 4.71 g. OBV: Laureate head of Apollo Maleatas* to right, his long hair falling behind, draping his neck / REV: Asklepios, bearded, seated to left, holding a long scepter in his left hand and extending his right over the head of a serpent that coils to left before him; hound lying to right below him; ΘΕ beneath seat, E in right field. HGC 5 728 (R2: 3-24 known), P. Requier, Le Monnyage d’Epidaure a la lumiere d’un nouveau tresor, SNR 72, 1993, plate 5, 64 (this coin) [Coin Hoards, Volume VIII, 298, 1979/80]; De Nanteuil 954 (same dies), Kraay/Hirmer 519; BCD 1240, BMC 7, Jameson 2107, SNG Lockett 2508; Sear GC 2809.

The silver drachms of Epidauros were produced on a very limited scale, and before the appearance of the Epidaurus Hoard in 1979-80 (CH VIII, 298) most great collections lacked even a single example. The reverse depicts the statue of Asklepios, son of Apollo, by Thrasymedes of Paros made c 375 BC, and honors the cult of the healing god for which Epidauros was an important site of pilgrimage. Reputed to be the birthplace of Asklepios, Epidauros was famous for the sanctuary that lay about five miles from the town. Known as the Asklepieion, this sanctuary was the most important and celebrated healing place in the Hellenic world; its fame ensured its survival well into Roman and Christian times, being active as late as the mid fifth century AD. Pilgrims would spend the night in enkoimeteria, a big sleeping hall, and in their dreams, the God himself would advise them what they had to do to remedy their ailments. Panhellenic games devoted to the god, the Asklepiaia, were conducted at the great sanctuary located a few kilometers south of Epidauros, where the well-preserved remains of the sanctuary can be seen today.

* A sanctuary of Apollo Maleatas was located on a low hill to the Southeast of the sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidauros described above. At the peak of this hill are the remains of an open-air altar which dates to the beginning of the Bronze Age (2,300 BC), where animals were sacrificed and offerings dedicated.

 

Quite a spectacular entry!

 

I guess ancientnut wins "E" with this beautiful piece .

 

E is for Entella:
SICULO PUNIC,
SICILY, Entella.
AR Tetradrachm.
300-289 B.C.
16.72 grams, 23 mm
Obv: Head of Hercules rt. in lion skin
Rev: Horse head left with date palm tree
behind & MHSBM in exergue
[Mint of the Quaestors] series 5b
Grade: aEF nice detail centered & toned
only MHSBM in exergue is weak
Other: Carthaginian mercenary coin ☺
Sim. Sear 6438, SNG.Cop.91, Jen
From Pegasi Numismatics 4/2013

Entella was an ancient city in the interior of Sicily. It was situated on the river Hypsas (modern Belice) & was part of the Carthaginian territory in Sicily. Here is a map and a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est
(Delenda Est Carthago)

 

WOW !!!!

What a fantastic way to start off the 'E' posts.....All are incredible!!

And that drachm that A-N posted has me green with envy...

Now to search for my 'E', but I think I'm going to be disappointed

 

That is a really cool coin ancientnut. I visited the ancient theater at Epidauros in 2009. I remember fantasizing about ancient coins that must have been lost throughout the vast 14,000 seat theater over the last couple thousand years. I took this photo of my friend as we walked around the grounds:

 

Septimius Severus denarius - Emesa
Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:– INVICTO IMP, Trophy with captured arms below
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194 – 195
References:– VM 51, RIC 389 (Scarce), RSC 232

 

I almost hesitate to offer my modest example for an 'E'

Ae-20mm of Elaiussa (Cilicia) 150-50 B
Laureated head of Zeus; Nike standing left, holding wreath
SNG v. Aulock 8717, wt: 6.18g

 

Here come the Bee's for the E's... you all have some Sweet coins!!

My little Bee..
Ionia, Ephesus.
10mm x 1.0g



I know that i showed my other Bee in the B thread, i'll show it one more time.

Beephesus.
19mm x 3.53g.

 

Wow!! => we certainly have some big-shooters stepping-up for "E", eh?

You guys rock!!