Identify the provincial city from It's representative image.

As am I.

 

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We may need a hint on G!

 

I was thinking maybe the figure in G was in a shrine or temple. I have no idea what it has to its sides.

 

Hint: Where did Hera and Zeus have their wedding?

 

i can usually make a pretty good guess at the province just by the style of the coin, but most of these i crashed and burned on.

no clue on G.

 

They were married in the Garden of Hesperides, and honeymooned in Samos. So G = Samos? And that is a cult statue of Hera?

 

Samos is Correct! Looks like we have them all:

A Askalon, Judea
B Neapolis, Judea
C Nisbis, Mesopotamia
D Emesa, Syria
E Caesarea Maritima, Samaria
F Sestos, Thrace
G Samos, Ionia
H Rabbathmoba, Palastine
I Koinion of Thessaly.
J Coela, Thrace

 

Thanks @ancientone! This was fun

 

Now show the coins in all their glory!

 

I agree, that was kinda fun ... I usually like games that I'm kinda good at ... but in this case, it's also pretty fun doin' some of that learnin' thang!!

 

Thanks y'all! I'll post full pics tonight. Of my 230 or so different cities on provincial coins I felt these were the only images that represented the city enough to qualify for the quiz. I found a few more last night and may start another quiz soon. Thanks again.

 

Judaea, Ascalon. Antoninus Pius AE16. Phanebal
Obv: laureate head of Antoninus Pius, r.
Rev: AC ΦΑ ΝΗΒΑΛΟC. Date in left field NC=AD 146/7. Helmeted war-deity Phanebalos standing l., brandishing harpa, holding shield and palm-branch.
Yashin 208, SNG ANS 725var (date).


Samaria, Neapolis. Trebonianus Gallus AE27
Samaria, Neapolis. Trebonianus Gallus. 251-253 C.E. AE 27 mm (14.93 g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Eagle standing facing, supporting on wings Mt. Gerazim surmounted by temple and altar; stairway leading to temple, colonnade at base of mountain, star and crescent to right and left of temple. Rosenberger III p. 23, 113 (same obverse die); cf. Price and Trell 782; Meshorer -; SNG ANS 1035 (same obverse die)


Mesopotamia, Nisibis. Julia Mamaea AE26 Aries
Julia Mamaea of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. Laureate head right / Turreted, veiled bust of Tyche right, ram (Aries) above.

Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Emesa. Antoninus Pius AE23.
Obv: Laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.
Rev: ΕΜΙΣΗΝΩΝ Δ / Eagle standing on sacred stone of Emesa, r., head, l., wings half open, holding wreath in beak.


Samaria, Caesarea. Severus Alexander AE24
Obv: IM C SEVER ALEXANDER, laureate head right
Rev: C I F AV F C CAE METROP..., eagle with wreath held in wings, SPQR within.


Thrace, Sestos. Trajan AE17
Obv: KAICAP TRAIANOC, Laureate bust of Trajan r.
Rev: CHC TIWN, Lyre or cithara.
3.48g, 17.1mm
Varbanov 2978(B)


Ionia, Island of Samos. Marcus Aurelius Æ32. Samian Hera
Ionia, Samos. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ32. 13.7g.
Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: CAMI WN. Cult figure of Samian Hera standing facing on wide base between two peacocks.
SNG Copenhagen 1735.


Arabia Petraea, Rabbathmoba. Septimius Severus AE28.
Obv: AVT KAI L CE[P CEOVP CE]B, laureate head right.
Rev: RABBAQ M W NA.., cult statue of Ares(Greek god of war), standing facing, holding spear, shield, and sword, set upon basis set on plinth.
28mm, 9.9gms.


Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly. Hadrian. Æ20
THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diassarion (20mm, 5.80 g, 6h). Nikomachos, strategos. AΔPIANON KAICAPA ΘЄCCAΛOI, laureate bust right, wearing drapery on far shoulder / (monogram)OX NIKO-MAXOY, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm.


Thrace, Coela. Commodus AE20. Prow
Commodus AE20, 3.51g; 20mm, 176-192 AD.
Obv: CM COMMOC AV, bare-headed, draped, young bust right.
Rev: AIL MV NIC COILA, star and cornucopia above.
RPC Online 9386 temp.

 

So much cool stuff I have left to learn!

 

I didn't even notice the peacocks on the Hera! I really like provincials and look forward to your future threads.