Finally, after a long stay, either lost in a Polish FedEx location and then found or held up at Polish Customs, the Mên come home to a new family! I'm really excited to get these. The top two are Sept. Sev. types: PISIDIA. Antioch. Septimius Severus (193-211). Ae. (5,20g, 23mm) Obv: IMP SEPT SEV PERT AVG - Radiate head right. Rev: ANTIOCH COLONIAE - Mên standing right, with foot on bucranium, holding sceptre and crowning Nike on globe; to left, cock standing left, head right; column to inner right. SNG France 1119 var. (legends); cf. Krzyźanowska XIII/15-7. PISIDIA, Parlais, Septimius Severus (193-211.) (4,62g, 22mm) Obv.: IMP CAES L S[E]P SEVER P, laureate and cuirassed bust left Rev.: (shown) IVL AVG COL PARLAIS, Mên standing right, left foot on bucranium, holding pine cone and sceptre. SNG France 1676-7; SNG von Aulock 8617; The lower two coins are bust-types. Pisidia, Sagalassos. Ae Pseudo-autonomous (80-100 AD) 2.65g, 12mm, SNG von Aulock 5162, SNG BnF 1732 Obv: Draped bust of Athena right. nicely centered with full crest. Rev: (shown) Bust of Mên to right, wearing a Phrygian cap with stars, resting on a crescent. Pisidia, Antioch. Ae Gordian III (238-244 AD) Diassarions 5.50g, 20mm, SNG France 3 1251; Paris 169; Waddington 3601. Very Rare. Obv.: IM[P CAES M ANT] GORDIANIVS AV. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right Rev.: (shown) [C]OL CE-S ANTICI (sic!) S R Draped bust of Mên to right, wearing Phrygian cap with stars, resting on a crescent. Note: Although chiped the coins includes extra fine detail on both sides. Gordians full name is on the obv. Friday night! Mên's Night!
Cool coins! I really like the portrait on the bottom right One of my favorite Julia Domna provincials: Julia Domna (Augusta) Pisidia, Antiochia. AD.193-217. Æ (21mm, 5.20g). IOYΛIA ΔOMNA AVG. Draped bust right, hair in horizontal waves, large bun on back of the head. / ANTIOCH MENCIS COL. Mên standing right, with foot on bucranium, wearing Phrygian cap, holding long sceptre and Nike; behind his shoulders, crescent; at feet, cock standing left. Krzyzanovska II/5; SNG France 1133 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 39.
Nice! A similar coin was just auctioned off today. If I had won other lots in this auction I would have taken this one too- I was bidding on some Greek. I don't want to depress you with how low it actually went. But here you go...
You might be interested in this thread from last year about Pisidian Antioch and Mên. I have a couple of coins depicting the god from different cities in Pisidia but I believe they were struck at a centralized mint. Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman provincial Æ 21.3 mm, 5.15 g, 7 h. Pisidia, Parlais, AD 193-196? Obv: IVLIA-DOMNA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: IVL AVG C-OL PARLAIS, Mên standing r., wearing Phrygian cap, left foot on bucranium, holding spear and pinecone; behind his shoulders, crescent. Refs: BMC 21.11, 3; SNG von Aulock 5137 (same obv. die). Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman Provincial Æ 35 mm, 26.72 g, 6 h. Pisidia, Antioch, AD 238-244. Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, r., seen from rear. Rev: COL CAES ANTIOCH, S-R, Mên standing r., wearing Phrygian cap, foot on bucranium, holding sceptre and Victory (standing r., on globe, holding trophy), resting elbow on column; behind his shoulders, crescent; to l., rooster standing, l. Refs: RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; ID 3431); Krzyżanowska XXII/94; BMC xix.187, 70.
Great articles. I, too, notice a lot of similarity in the Parles and Antioch coins. I was curious if anyone has composed a list of cities that include Men 9n their coinage? I'd like to try and build a small collection and it would be helpful in understanding the extent of religion's reach.
