Hello all, I hope everyone is doing well. I've been working a ton for the last three weeks with no days off so now that I do have time at home, I can open and post all of the packages that have been coming in over that time. I find myself enjoying collecting the Provincial pieces from Septimius Severus and Julia Domna more and more as time passes. Hence, the title above. Strangely, I am not even 100% certain that I have the attribution right for Philippopolis, but then again, I feel more strongly that it is right than that it is wrong. In any case, I have some Provincials that I would like to share with you. As is usually the case, I find myself buying imperfect examples that fit my budget. As you can see here the legends are partially off of the flan on both sides and also there is a bit of edge damage here. Overall the coin is pretty in hand as my pictures are the usual hot mess. Here is what I think for this coin. It's obviously Tyche on the reverse but I could be off on the attribution still. Septimius Severus, AE20, ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ AE20 Roman Provincial Philippopolis, Thrace Septimius Severus Augustus: 193 - 211AD 20.0 x 18.0mm 5.00gr 6h O: AVTO K CEVHPOC; Laureate head, right. R: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟ-ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ; Tyche standing left, kalathos on head, right hand resting on rudder, left holding cornucopia. Philippopolis, Thrace Mint Varbanov 1316; Moushmov 5285. This second piece is already a favorite coin of mine. Big and chunky at 29mm, the portrait is expressive and the reverse is fairly strong in detail as well. Now I will say that I do not feel like I am expert by any means but I could beat the average person off of the street when it comes to figuring out Greek legends. I bought this coin as unattributed beyond "Septimius Severus, Provincial." Considering the ending of the word OLEITWN and the group of I's and O's at the beginning, I figured I better start in the J's looking for a polis of some sort. Well, lo and behold, Juliopolis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliopolis As it turns out, it was a stop for Hadrian on his tour of the Empire as well. This is a neat blog which follows Hadrian's travels. https://followinghadrian.com/2017/1...n-reaches-juliopolis-in-bithynia-hadrian1900/ In any case, enough chit chat. If anyone has any information about Juliopolis, I would be happy to have it. Send it my way, please. Septimius Severus, AE29, IOVΛΙΟΠΟΛεΙΤΩΝ AE29 Roman Provincial Juliopolis, Bithynia Septimius Severus Augustus: 193 - 211AD Issued: ? 29.0mm 9.90gr 7h O: AV K Λ CεΠΤΙ CεYHPOC ΠΟΡ; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Beaded border. R: IOVΛΙΟΠ-ΟΛεΙΤΩΝ; Zeus seated left, holding scepter in left hand, patera in right. Beaded border. Juliopolis Mint BMC 5; Lindgren I 124; Waddington 10 @Mat sold me a didrachm of Marcus Aurelius about three years ago with Mt. Argaeus of Cappadocia, Caesarea on it. I was enraptured by the quirky little mountain in Turkey (ha, quirky Turkey) and have added pieces of other emperors over time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Erciyes Marcus Aurelius, Didrachm,ΥΠΑ-ΤΟC Γ AR Didrachm Roman Provincial Caesaria, Cappadocia Marcus Aurelius Caesar: 140 - 161AD Augustus: 161 - 180AD 20.0mm 5.80gr O: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC CEB; Bare head, right. R: ΥΠΑ-ΤΟC Γ; Mount Argaeus surmounted by a statue of Helios, holding globe and scepter. Metcalf, Caesarea 129a; Sydenham, Caesarea 321. Finally I found an issue of Septimius Severus that was better than one I could live with and could actually enjoy. Septimius Severus, Drachm, MHTPOΠΟ ΚΑΙCAPIA AR Drachm Roman Provincial Cappadocia, Caesarea Septimius Severus Augustus: 193 - 211AD Issued: 193 - 194AD 15.0mm 3.14gr 11h O: AYΛ CεΠ CεΟYHPOC; Laureate bust, right. R: MHTPOΠΟ ΚΑΙCAPIA; Mt. Argaeus, surmounted by star. Cappadocia Mint Emerge: ETB [Year 2] Sydenham 388a, var. (reverse legend); SNG Cop 256; SNG Von Aulock 6456. Kairos Numismatic Auction 3, Lot 288. 2/24/18 3/14/18 Finally, an issue for Julia Domna. This is from Hypaepa, Lydia which is now in the Western part of Turkey. This is the first I had heard of Hypaepa, which sits in Lydia, part of the old Achaemenid Empire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypaepa Artemis Anaitis is an adaptation of the Iranian goddess Anahita. The deity carries the dual name as it appears that the Persian goddess Anahita became known as Anaitis and conflated with Artemis (or Diana, if you prefer) as both goddess were associated with fertility. Most likely the worship of this eastern goddess was initiated well before Roman arrival but continued as part of local custom. I won't get into it much more here. As you will see by the link, there is too much to get into in a Provincials thread. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anahita Julia Domna, AE22, ΕΠΙ ΙΕΡΑΚΟC ΥΠΑΙΠ-ΗΝΩΝ AE22 Roman Provincial Hypaepa, Lydia Magistrate: Hierakos Julia Domna Born circa: 170AD - Died: 217AD Augusta: 193 - 217AD 22.0mm 5.40gr 6h O: ΙΟνΛΙΑ CεΒΑCTH; Draped bust, right. Countermark: Artemis Anaitis, facing. R: ΕΠΙ ΙΕΡΑΚΟC ΥΠΑΙΠ-ΗΝΩΝ; Tetrastyle temple with curved architrave. Artemis Anaitis facing within. SNG Turkey V, 385; SNG Turkey VII, 331-3; Leopold I 997; Watermark: Howgego 233. Ex. Walter Holt, 12/2013; Australia M.R. Roberts, Wynyard Coin Centre; Ex.Seaver. Published on Wildwinds, 12/2013. ajenkidu 183078748406 2/25/18 3/19/18 The funny thing about this coin is that when I went to look for a more proper attribution than just the city name, I checked Wildwinds before acsearch. When I checked Wildwinds, I was surprised at how closely the coins matched. But I was tired and didn't think anything of it. When I went to take a second look and copy down information on the holder only then did I notice IT WAS THE SAME COIN. It had been posted in December of 2013 so it has had some time to get around as I received it from Australia in the mail. Well, now that the longest post ever is done, share some Provincials or anything related to the pile above! Thanks for reading!
The first coin is definitely from Philippopolis like this coin in my collection: Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Roman Provincial Æ (diassarion?) 17.7 mm; 4.06 g Thrace, Philippopolis Obv: ΑV Κ Λ CΕVΗΡΟC, laureate and draped bust right Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤ-ΩΝ, lion walking left; ox's head before Refs: Moushmov 5274 var. (lion walking right); Varbanov 1305.
@Roman Collector Thanks pal, I appreciate the vote of confidence there! Also, very nice coin! I've yet to purchase a lion from Phil.
Some great coins, good score. Terrific rendering of Mt. Argaeus and also you can't go wrong with Artemis coinage.
@Ancient Aussie I appreciate the compliment. I quite enjoy the rendering myself. @randygeki You are my new favorite person. I own that shirt. @Mat Thanks pal. For the like and getting me started.
