Featured Roman Provincial Coin Cities-- How many can we cover?

Wow, Oki! You're on quite a nome roll . Good to see you again... you haven't been around much lately. Happy New Year!

I like that type and would love to find one for my collection.

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I think I've caught up with the spreadsheet, although I've barely started adding links to the coins shown. 319 different cities so far. I'm counting the Egyptian nomes individually but it's a little misleading since they were struck in Alexandria.

 

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD Khonsou-Harakhte standing
Reference.
RPC III, 6435.26; Dattari-Savio Pl. 307, 11069; Emmett 1270

Issue Xoite

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СΕΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder

Rev. ΞΟΙΤ, L ΙΑ
Khonsou-Harakhte/Heracles standing, facing, head l., wearing pschent, holding club in l. hand, and ram, l., in r. hand

4.95 gr
19 mm
12h

 

Hi TIF,

all is well, just more work so less time here
happy new year

 

this one is not on your list ?

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD Horus standing
Reference.
RPC III, 6455/20; Dattari-Savio Pl. 293, 10856 (this coin); Emmett 1251

Issue Alexandreon Chora (nome of Lower Egypt)

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder

Rev. ΑΛΕΞ Χ, L ΙΑ
Horus, standing, l., wearing military dress, holding spear in r. hand, hippopotamus, r., in l. hand

4.32 gr
19 mm
12h

 

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD Horus-Mahes standing
Reference.
Emmett 1240.11; RPC III, 6470/29; Dattari-Savio Pl. 302, 10976.

Issue. Leontopolite

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СΕΒ
laureate bust right

Rev. ΛΕΟΝΤ, L ΙΑ
Horus-Mahes standing, facing, head r., wearing military dress, holding spear in r. hand, and lion, r., in l. hand

5.80 gr
20 mm
12h

 

It wasn't but I just added it. Thanks!

During the making of this thread/list, I wasn't sure if I should include the nomes. I had added many of them and then stopped... never deleted the nomes or finished the list. I'm going to keep the nomes on there and if there are some left out I'll add them as coins are posted.

 

i say Okidoki

 

Greek coinages struck for the Romans...see Decallatay, Giovannini. These can be for example, the Thasos imitatives or even the Athens New Style.

 

Hi @TIF I see you don't have a Sego Briga on your list.
Here is one. I will look to see if I have any others on your list.

 

Tacitus Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria
OBV: A K KΛ TAKI-TOC CEB; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: ETOYC - A, Elpis standing left, wearing chiton and peplos, branch in right hand. Koln 3118.

 

CASTULO ANCIENT SPAIN
CELTIBERIANS 2nd Cen. BC
SEMIS (10.7 grams, 22 mm)
Obv: Laureate male head to the right.
Rev: Bull standing right. Crescent upward above.
MI before. Legend beneath

The seat of the Oretani,an Iberian tribe which settled in the north of the Guadalquivir River. According to tradition a local princess Himilce married
Hannibal, gained the alliance of the city with the Carthaginian Empire. In
213 BC, Castulo was the site of Hasdrubal Barca's crushing victory over the
Roman army with a force of 40,000 Carthaginian troops plus local Iberian mercenaries.

 

Gades (Gadir) Cadiz
Late 2nd century BC. Ancient Spain As 12.06 grams
PHOENICIAN AND PUNIC
Obv: Head of Melkart-Herakles left, wearing lion's skin headdress;
club on left shoulder.
Rev: Phoenician script MP'L above and 'GDR below. Crescent with
central pellet, caduceus and central pellet between two tunny-fish
CNH pg. 89, 57 Burgos 1343

 

JULIA TRADUCTA
SPAIN Algeciras (Cadiz) Time of Augustus
27 BC-14 AD
Obv: Octavian as Augustus to left, PERM CAES AVG.
Rev: IVLIA TRAD with in wreath. AS 9.27 grams

 

Saguntum Spain, 2nd Cent. BC
AE Sextans,1.12 grams Scallop shell. Dolphin, crescent above, star and Iberian
letter A below. Burgos (2008) 2064

The Siege of Saguntum was a battle which took place in 219 BC between the Carthaginians and the Saguntines at the town of Saguntum, near the modern
town of Sagunto in Spain. The battle is remembered because it triggered one
of the most important wars of antiquity, the Second Punic War.

 

THRACE, Tyra. Hadrian, Eagle
Reference.
RPC III, 958/6; Anokhin 488; Frolova, pp. 58–9, 1–32; Zograph-49

Obv. ΚΑΙ ΑΥ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Bare head of Hadrian, right

Rev. ΤΥΡΑ (in exergue)
Eagle facing, wings spread, head left

4.31 gr
19 mm

 

LYDIA, Daldis Hadrian Zeus Lydios standing
Reference.
RPC III, 2415/6; SNG Schweiz II 1020

Magistrate Heracleides (strategos)

Obv. ΑΥ ΚΑΙϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Laureate and cuirassed (with gorgoneion) bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum

Rev. ƐΠΙ ΗΡΑΚΛƐΙΔΟΥ ϹΤΡ ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ
Zeus Lydios standing l., holding eagle on r. hand, l. resting on sceptre

10.30 gr
24 mm
6h

 

Hi all,

A new reverse type for Hadrian
CARIA Heraclea Salbace Hadrian, Club

Reference.
RPC III, 2270A

Obv. ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Laureate head of Hadrian, right

Rev. ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΩΝ
Club

4.15 gr
16 mm
6h

 

Our web page list of Greek cites and whether they have been posted in this thread, created by @TIF , is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E2tZfrXnmQZcb9XAQKHUQCTLOzFUsKeHfHJBfowiAwc/edit#gid=0

I just checked it and see Prusa ad Olympum, Bithynia, is not checked off. So, here is mine:

29 mm. Julia Domna. Prusa ad Olympum, Bithynia
IOΛVIA ΔOMNA CEB
ΠPOYCAEΩN, Hekate holding two torches
very rare. I bought it in 2001 from Henry Lindgren (Antioch Associates) sale 37, lot 106. He wrote three books cataloging his collection of ancient Greek bronze coins including Roman provincial coins. He wrote this one was "NISC"-- not in sources consulted. I can confirm it is not in Sear Greek Imperial, SNG Copenhagen, von Aulock, Weber, or the Lindgren books.

 

It seems as if the last 8 entries have not been added to the list yet. @TIF also is the city Asido from Spain not on the list for a reason ?

 

Thanks for the tag, @bcuda! Somehow I didn't see the last few posts. I'm adding them now.