Docimeium in Phrygia, Mercury, river god and other kerykeion

Hello everyone,

Once again, I need your knowledge and experience,

I acquired this very beautiful (I think ;-) Hemiassarion from Phrygia, more precisely from Docimeium (Dokimion, Dokimeion, Docimium, Docimeum).



This coin - like the city from which it comes - is to my knowledge very few documented on the net and/or in books (with the exception of the Marbles of Docimeium and the personality of the founder of the city).

The most accurate description I could find is:

PHRYGIA. Docimeium. - Pseudo-autonomous
Hemiassarion, time of the Severans, 193-218.

Avers: Bare-headed and draped bust of Hermes to right; before, winged kerykeion.

Revers: ΔΟΚΙΜЄΩΝ - The river-God Dureios reclining left, holding reed in his right hand and leaning left on urn from which water flows

SNG von Aulock 3542.

But when I try to investigate further, I find ........... Nothing

- No excavation report on the old city (excluding marbles, statuary, etc.),
- No study on the coinage of Docimeium,
- No identical currency in major museum collections
- Nothing about the river god Dourios

Do you know if there is a study on this city and its coinage, and/or any element allowing to identify the associated river god?

Thanks by advance
François

 

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Fascinating coin. I once wrote an installment of Faustina Friday about coins of this city.

 

Thank you for this information, I am progressing little by little!!

 

Cool coin with some nice detail
I purchased this one on the cheap due to what I believe is BD that needs some TLC:

(Bronze, 5.61g 19mm) Phrygia Hierapolis 'Pseudo-autonomous': Second or early third century AD.
laureateheaded and draped bust of the Demos (bearded), left. ΔΗΜΟϹ
ΙƐΡΑΠΟΛƐΙΤΩΝ ΧΡVϹΟΡΟΑϹ river-god Chrysoroas reclining, left, holding poppy and two ears of corn, resting on water-urn
L. Weber, NC 1913, 18, VIII, no. 3, RPC IV.2, 9989 (temporary)

 

Sorry but what means : "BD and TLC"
François

 

Bronze disease (BD) and Tender Loving Care (TLC)

 

To allow me a little more advance, could a charitable numismatist provide me with a copy of the description of the coin given by SNG von Aulock 3542 (volume dealing with Phrigia), as well as the reproduction of the coin described (if there is one)

Thanks by advance
François