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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7643936, member: 75937"]I recently purchased this unassuming little provincial of Lucilla from [USER=99412]@PeteB[/USER] over at <a href="http://www.akropoliscoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.akropoliscoins.com/" rel="nofollow">Akropolis Coins</a>. Researching the city which issued it, Dalisandus in Lycaonia, has been a difficult endeavor, for there is little information about the city and care must be taken to avoid confusing it with other cities of ancient Asia Minor of the same name.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315362[/ATTACH] </p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Lucilla, AD 161-182.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman provincial Æ 20.0 mm, 4.29 g, 12 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Lycaonia, Dalisandus, AD 163-166.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: ΛΟVΚΙΛΛΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ, bare-headed and draped bust of Lucilla, left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: ΔΑΛΙϹΑΝΔЄⲰΝ ΚΟΙΝ ΛVΚΑ, Athena standing, facing, head, left, holding spear, resting arm on shield.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RPC IV, <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/10439" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/10439" rel="nofollow">10439</a> (temporary); SNG Righetti, 1456 corr. (incorrectly attributed to Faustina II).</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>There has been little scholarship on the coinage of Lycaonia and even less on the coinage of Dalisandus. The most recent article I could find, Ann Johnston's review in <i>The Numismatic Chronicle</i>, dates to 1980.[1] She notes that prior to von Aulock's 1976 study of Lycaonia,[2] there had "not been a study of the coinage since an article by Waddington in <i>RN</i> 1883 and the <i>BMC</i> of 1900."[3,4]</p><p><br /></p><p>There was more than one city in ancient Asia Minor by the name of Δαλισανδός (Dalisandus), and care must be taken so as not to confuse them. Hill cautions, "The Lycaonian Dalisandus must be distinguished from the Dalisandus of the Isaurinan Decapolis, which is not known to have issued coins."[5] The Wikipedia article on Dalisandus in Isauria (there is no Wikipedia listing for Lycaonian Dalisandus) notes, "Dalisandus in Isauria is distinct from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalisandus_(Pamphylia)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalisandus_(Pamphylia)" rel="nofollow">Dalisandus in Pamphylia</a>, and from the Dalisandus in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaonia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaonia" rel="nofollow">Lycaonia</a>.[6] The location of the city is also unclear. Hill places it at Fassiller in the district of the Homonades.[7] The Wikipedia article notes its "site is considered to be at Belören."[8] Hans von Aulock marks the city's location with a question mark in the map (lower left) in his 1976 study, illustrated below.[9]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1314287[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Ex Hans von Aulock, <i>Münzen und Städte Lykaoniens</i>, 1976</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The city was part of a Lycaonian <i>koinon</i> (for a discussion of such <i>koina</i>, see my <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-koinon-of-bithynia-sabina-octostyle-temple.381413/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-koinon-of-bithynia-sabina-octostyle-temple.381413/">previous post</a>), as is apparent from the inscription ΚΟΙΝ ΛVΚΑ (KOINon of LYCAonia) on the reverse of my coin. The sole purpose of the Lycaonian <i>koinon</i> appears to have been to strike coins.[10] Its member cities appear to have been Dalisandus, Ilistra, Barata and Laranda, and the cities may have shared die engravers, if not entire mints.[11] Dalisandus struck coins only twice, for Marcus Aurelius and Philip.[12] In the case of the issues for Marcus Aurelius, a secure date of AD 163-166 is derived by elucidating the monograms of the imperial titles, a curiosity on Roman provincials.[13] Coins were issued for Marcus Aurelius himself, as well as for Faustina II, Lucius Verus, and Lucilla.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact the coins are few in type and were issued sporadically suggests they were issued for an important occasion, such as a visit by the emperor or his family.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Let's see your Lycaonian coins, provincials of Faustina, or anything you feel is relevant! </i></p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Johnston, Ann. "The Intermittent Imperials: the Coinages of Lycia, Lycaonia, and Pisidia." <i>The Numismatic Chronicle</i>, vol. 20, no. 140, ser. 7, 1980, pp. 205–211. <i>7</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Aulock, Hans von. <i>Münzen Und Städte Lykaoniens</i>. Ernst Wasmuth, 1976.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Hill, G.F. <i>A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Lycaonia, Isauria, and Cilicia</i>. British Museum, London, 1900.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Johnston, <i>op. cit.</i>, p. 205.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Hill, <i>op. cit.</i>, p. xix.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. "Dalisandus (Isauria)." <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Jan. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalisandus_(Isauria), citing Hild, Friedrich (Vienna). "Dalisandus." <i>Brill</i>, Brill, 1 Oct. 2006, referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/dalisandus-e309840?s.num=24&s.start=20.</p><p><br /></p><p>7. Hill, <i>op. cit.</i>, citing Ramsay, <i>Ath. Mitth.</i> 1889, p. 175; <i>Hist. Geog.</i>, pp. 335, 366, 419.</p><p><br /></p><p>8. <i>Op. cit.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>9. Aulock, <i>op. cit.</i>, reproduced in "Index Lycaonia." <i>Collection of Greek Coins of Lycaonia - Isauria / Λυκαονία - Ισαύρια</i>, Hourmo, <a href="http://www.hourmo.eu/68_Lycaonia/Index_Lycaonia.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hourmo.eu/68_Lycaonia/Index_Lycaonia.html" rel="nofollow">www.hourmo.eu/68_Lycaonia/Index_Lycaonia.html</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>10. Johnston, <i>op. cit</i>., p. 205.</p><p><br /></p><p>11. Johnston, op. cit., p. 206.</p><p><br /></p><p>12. Hill, <i>op. cit.</i>, p. xix, and Johnston, <i>op. cit.</i>, p. 205, who further notes the entire koinon struck coins only for Aurelius and Philip. Moreover, <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?q=Dalisandus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?q=Dalisandus" rel="nofollow">a search for "Dalisandus"</a> at RPC online yields coins of only these two reigns.</p><p><br /></p><p>13. Johnston, <i>op. cit</i>., p. 205. RPC, however, is less certain about the dates, assigning to my coin a date of "c. 163-169, perhaps later," and to others of the imperial family a date of "166-169."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7643936, member: 75937"]I recently purchased this unassuming little provincial of Lucilla from [USER=99412]@PeteB[/USER] over at [URL='http://www.akropoliscoins.com/']Akropolis Coins[/URL]. Researching the city which issued it, Dalisandus in Lycaonia, has been a difficult endeavor, for there is little information about the city and care must be taken to avoid confusing it with other cities of ancient Asia Minor of the same name. [ATTACH=full]1315362[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Lucilla, AD 161-182. Roman provincial Æ 20.0 mm, 4.29 g, 12 h. Lycaonia, Dalisandus, AD 163-166. Obv: ΛΟVΚΙΛΛΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ, bare-headed and draped bust of Lucilla, left. Rev: ΔΑΛΙϹΑΝΔЄⲰΝ ΚΟΙΝ ΛVΚΑ, Athena standing, facing, head, left, holding spear, resting arm on shield. Refs: RPC IV, [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/10439']10439[/URL] (temporary); SNG Righetti, 1456 corr. (incorrectly attributed to Faustina II).[/SIZE][/INDENT] There has been little scholarship on the coinage of Lycaonia and even less on the coinage of Dalisandus. The most recent article I could find, Ann Johnston's review in [I]The Numismatic Chronicle[/I], dates to 1980.[1] She notes that prior to von Aulock's 1976 study of Lycaonia,[2] there had "not been a study of the coinage since an article by Waddington in [I]RN[/I] 1883 and the [I]BMC[/I] of 1900."[3,4] There was more than one city in ancient Asia Minor by the name of Δαλισανδός (Dalisandus), and care must be taken so as not to confuse them. Hill cautions, "The Lycaonian Dalisandus must be distinguished from the Dalisandus of the Isaurinan Decapolis, which is not known to have issued coins."[5] The Wikipedia article on Dalisandus in Isauria (there is no Wikipedia listing for Lycaonian Dalisandus) notes, "Dalisandus in Isauria is distinct from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalisandus_(Pamphylia)']Dalisandus in Pamphylia[/URL], and from the Dalisandus in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaonia']Lycaonia[/URL].[6] The location of the city is also unclear. Hill places it at Fassiller in the district of the Homonades.[7] The Wikipedia article notes its "site is considered to be at Belören."[8] Hans von Aulock marks the city's location with a question mark in the map (lower left) in his 1976 study, illustrated below.[9] [ATTACH=full]1314287[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Ex Hans von Aulock, [I]Münzen und Städte Lykaoniens[/I], 1976[/SIZE][/INDENT] The city was part of a Lycaonian [I]koinon[/I] (for a discussion of such [I]koina[/I], see my [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-koinon-of-bithynia-sabina-octostyle-temple.381413/']previous post[/URL]), as is apparent from the inscription ΚΟΙΝ ΛVΚΑ (KOINon of LYCAonia) on the reverse of my coin. The sole purpose of the Lycaonian [I]koinon[/I] appears to have been to strike coins.[10] Its member cities appear to have been Dalisandus, Ilistra, Barata and Laranda, and the cities may have shared die engravers, if not entire mints.[11] Dalisandus struck coins only twice, for Marcus Aurelius and Philip.[12] In the case of the issues for Marcus Aurelius, a secure date of AD 163-166 is derived by elucidating the monograms of the imperial titles, a curiosity on Roman provincials.[13] Coins were issued for Marcus Aurelius himself, as well as for Faustina II, Lucius Verus, and Lucilla. The fact the coins are few in type and were issued sporadically suggests they were issued for an important occasion, such as a visit by the emperor or his family. [I]Let's see your Lycaonian coins, provincials of Faustina, or anything you feel is relevant! [/I] ~~~ Notes: 1. Johnston, Ann. "The Intermittent Imperials: the Coinages of Lycia, Lycaonia, and Pisidia." [I]The Numismatic Chronicle[/I], vol. 20, no. 140, ser. 7, 1980, pp. 205–211. [I]7[/I]. 2. Aulock, Hans von. [I]Münzen Und Städte Lykaoniens[/I]. Ernst Wasmuth, 1976. 3. Hill, G.F. [I]A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Lycaonia, Isauria, and Cilicia[/I]. British Museum, London, 1900. 4. Johnston, [I]op. cit.[/I], p. 205. 5. Hill, [I]op. cit.[/I], p. xix. 6. "Dalisandus (Isauria)." [I]Wikipedia[/I], Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Jan. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalisandus_(Isauria), citing Hild, Friedrich (Vienna). "Dalisandus." [I]Brill[/I], Brill, 1 Oct. 2006, referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/dalisandus-e309840?s.num=24&s.start=20. 7. Hill, [I]op. cit.[/I], citing Ramsay, [I]Ath. Mitth.[/I] 1889, p. 175; [I]Hist. Geog.[/I], pp. 335, 366, 419. 8. [I]Op. cit.[/I] 9. Aulock, [I]op. cit.[/I], reproduced in "Index Lycaonia." [I]Collection of Greek Coins of Lycaonia - Isauria / Λυκαονία - Ισαύρια[/I], Hourmo, [URL='http://www.hourmo.eu/68_Lycaonia/Index_Lycaonia.html']www.hourmo.eu/68_Lycaonia/Index_Lycaonia.html[/URL]. 10. Johnston, [I]op. cit[/I]., p. 205. 11. Johnston, op. cit., p. 206. 12. Hill, [I]op. cit.[/I], p. xix, and Johnston, [I]op. cit.[/I], p. 205, who further notes the entire koinon struck coins only for Aurelius and Philip. Moreover, [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?q=Dalisandus']a search for "Dalisandus"[/URL] at RPC online yields coins of only these two reigns. 13. Johnston, [I]op. cit[/I]., p. 205. RPC, however, is less certain about the dates, assigning to my coin a date of "c. 163-169, perhaps later," and to others of the imperial family a date of "166-169."[/QUOTE]
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