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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2804751, member: 56859"]Do you love provincial coins? I sure do! It's a huge area ripe with interesting niches and opportunities for contribution, discovery, and deeper knowledge if you're of an armchair academic mindset. Like rarities? Provincials are loaded with them! As a group, Provincials seems understudied compared to Imperials.</p><p><br /></p><p>Portraiture is not the draw. Often, the portraits bear little resemblance to the Imperial portraits. It matters little-- the reverses are the most interesting part of Provincials. They give insight into what was important to that city or area. Sometimes they are just plain wacky to our modern view.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Let's see how many Roman Provincial coin cities we can cobble together here. Let's try to do it by alphabet, allowing a couple of days per letter. Inevitably there will be latecomers, omissions, or later purchases but that's okay-- just add them when you can if that letter's time has already passed. Also, it's okay if you want to post a city that someone already posted. Go ahead and show it off if you wish <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Feel free to include maps showing the location of your coin's city and whatever else you think is appropriate or interesting.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>How many cities are we potentially talking about? Well... using a list compiled by Henrik Agndal (<a href="http://tjbuggey.ancients.info/orter.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://tjbuggey.ancients.info/orter.htm" rel="nofollow">found on TJ Buggey's site</a>-- a great site by the way), and adding some Egyptian cities and nomes (and I still have more to add), and allowing for pre-Imperial Greek cities under Roman rule-- there are more than 635 cities.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've converted Mr. Agndal's list to a spreadsheet, with some additions and clarifications, and with more additions to come. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E2tZfrXnmQZcb9XAQKHUQCTLOzFUsKeHfHJBfowiAwc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E2tZfrXnmQZcb9XAQKHUQCTLOzFUsKeHfHJBfowiAwc/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">Roman Provincial Coin Cities by Alphabet</a>: alphabetical list by city, with region or state following</p><p><br /></p><p>The spreadsheet is not editable but you can copy and paste it into your own spreadsheet program if you wish to customize it. If you find errors please let me know. Spellings variations occur (Kyrene instead of Cyrene, for instance), so if you don't find a city, consider whether it has an alternative spelling.</p><p><br /></p><p>At first I labeled the list "Roman Provincial Mints" but there are instances where the named city and mint are different, so I went with the more inclusive (okay, vague <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) label of Cities. Also, there may be instances of coins issued for a state or region without a known city of minting.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a work in progress.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add a posting schedule. Some letters have few cities and so have been grouped with another letter.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]655083[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>.....</p><p><br /></p><p>Let's get started! Post your Provincial coins from cities beginning with the letter A!</p><p><br /></p><p>....</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Alexandria</span></b>, EGYPT. #19 on the map below. I have >160 from this city but I'll just post one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. It may not be my finest or my most prestigious Alexandrian, but the iconography is unmistakably Egyptian.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]654841[/ATTACH]</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd%7Emv2.jpg&hash=80a8cdf4731d3456bbd841c38bf3c659" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian</b></p><p>BI tetradrachm; 26 mm, 12.6 gm</p><p>Regnal year <b>11</b> (CE 126/7)</p><p>Obv: AVTKAI TPAIAΔPIA CEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>Rev: <b>L</b> <b>ENΔ EKATOV</b>: Canopus of Osiris right</p><p>Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Alexandria Troas</span></b>, TROAS</p><p>[ATTACH=full]654846[/ATTACH]</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_f76e3a591954457d9da4c80c34eaeefa%7Emv2.jpg&hash=3cfcda10e1557d4a2dcd4f98000eecf4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-depiction-of-apollo.290702/#post-2642733" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-depiction-of-apollo.290702/#post-2642733">TROAS, Alexandria. Trebonianus Gallus</a></b></p><p>CE 251-253</p><p>AE 21 mm, 4.76 gm</p><p>Obv: IMP VIB TREB GALVS AV; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: COL AV / TROA; Apollo, head right and holding kithara, seated facing on griffin springing right, head left</p><p>Ref: RPC IX 407; Bellinger A403</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Anazarbus</span></b>, CILICIA</p><p>[ATTACH=full]654847[/ATTACH]</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cilicia-anabarzus-severusalexander-v2_edited-1-jpg.434556/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/severus-alexander-bronze-of-anazarbus.267660/#post-2219245" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/severus-alexander-bronze-of-anazarbus.267660/#post-2219245">CILICIA, Anazarbus. Severus Alexander</a></b></p><p>AE 24.8, 9.2 gm</p><p>struck CE 230/1</p><p>Obv: AVT KM AV CE AΛE ΞANΔPOC; laureate bust right</p><p>Rev: ANAZ CNΔOΞMHTP・ETOYC; heptastyle temple; Γ-B across fields; AMK below temple</p><p>Ref: similar to <a href="http://web3.forest.usf.edu/main/other/severan/spc/2500/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://web3.forest.usf.edu/main/other/severan/spc/2500/" rel="nofollow">Righetti 1503</a> and <a href="http://web3.forest.usf.edu/main/other/severan/spc/2501/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://web3.forest.usf.edu/main/other/severan/spc/2501/" rel="nofollow">Righetti 1504</a></p><p>Τhe date, ΕTOYC, is CY 249 which is CE 230/1, per <a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=137606" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=137606" rel="nofollow">a coin in CNG's archives</a> which is also similar to mine, although less similar than the Righetti examples cited above.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Arados</span></b>, PHOENICIA (Marker 16 on the map below)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]654848[/ATTACH]</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_4d8ffd4c7692454fbdaae532a808a53a.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_850%2Ch_434%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_4d8ffd4c7692454fbdaae532a808a53a.jpg&hash=9180c34a6417f944efff0f77ba342613" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Arados. Trajan</b></p><p>CY 375 (CE 116/7)</p><p>Æ 22, 9.65 gm</p><p>Obv: draped bust of Astarte-Europa right; before, small laureate and draped bust of Trajan</p><p>Rev: bull charging left</p><p>Reference: SNG Copenhagen 81; BMC 374[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2804751, member: 56859"]Do you love provincial coins? I sure do! It's a huge area ripe with interesting niches and opportunities for contribution, discovery, and deeper knowledge if you're of an armchair academic mindset. Like rarities? Provincials are loaded with them! As a group, Provincials seems understudied compared to Imperials. Portraiture is not the draw. Often, the portraits bear little resemblance to the Imperial portraits. It matters little-- the reverses are the most interesting part of Provincials. They give insight into what was important to that city or area. Sometimes they are just plain wacky to our modern view. [B]Let's see how many Roman Provincial coin cities we can cobble together here. Let's try to do it by alphabet, allowing a couple of days per letter. Inevitably there will be latecomers, omissions, or later purchases but that's okay-- just add them when you can if that letter's time has already passed. Also, it's okay if you want to post a city that someone already posted. Go ahead and show it off if you wish :) Feel free to include maps showing the location of your coin's city and whatever else you think is appropriate or interesting.[/B] How many cities are we potentially talking about? Well... using a list compiled by Henrik Agndal ([URL='http://tjbuggey.ancients.info/orter.htm']found on TJ Buggey's site[/URL]-- a great site by the way), and adding some Egyptian cities and nomes (and I still have more to add), and allowing for pre-Imperial Greek cities under Roman rule-- there are more than 635 cities. I've converted Mr. Agndal's list to a spreadsheet, with some additions and clarifications, and with more additions to come. [URL='https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E2tZfrXnmQZcb9XAQKHUQCTLOzFUsKeHfHJBfowiAwc/edit?usp=sharing']Roman Provincial Coin Cities by Alphabet[/URL]: alphabetical list by city, with region or state following The spreadsheet is not editable but you can copy and paste it into your own spreadsheet program if you wish to customize it. If you find errors please let me know. Spellings variations occur (Kyrene instead of Cyrene, for instance), so if you don't find a city, consider whether it has an alternative spelling. At first I labeled the list "Roman Provincial Mints" but there are instances where the named city and mint are different, so I went with the more inclusive (okay, vague :D) label of Cities. Also, there may be instances of coins issued for a state or region without a known city of minting. It's a work in progress. Edited to add a posting schedule. Some letters have few cities and so have been grouped with another letter. [ATTACH=full]655083[/ATTACH] ..... Let's get started! Post your Provincial coins from cities beginning with the letter A! .... [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Alexandria[/COLOR][/B], EGYPT. #19 on the map below. I have >160 from this city but I'll just post one :D. It may not be my finest or my most prestigious Alexandrian, but the iconography is unmistakably Egyptian. [ATTACH=full]654841[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd%7Emv2.jpg&hash=80a8cdf4731d3456bbd841c38bf3c659[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian[/B] BI tetradrachm; 26 mm, 12.6 gm Regnal year [B]11[/B] (CE 126/7) Obv: AVTKAI TPAIAΔPIA CEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind Rev: [B]L[/B] [B]ENΔ EKATOV[/B]: Canopus of Osiris right Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205 [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Alexandria Troas[/COLOR][/B], TROAS [ATTACH=full]654846[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_f76e3a591954457d9da4c80c34eaeefa%7Emv2.jpg&hash=3cfcda10e1557d4a2dcd4f98000eecf4[/IMG] [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-depiction-of-apollo.290702/#post-2642733']TROAS, Alexandria. Trebonianus Gallus[/URL][/B] CE 251-253 AE 21 mm, 4.76 gm Obv: IMP VIB TREB GALVS AV; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev: COL AV / TROA; Apollo, head right and holding kithara, seated facing on griffin springing right, head left Ref: RPC IX 407; Bellinger A403 [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Anazarbus[/COLOR][/B], CILICIA [ATTACH=full]654847[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cilicia-anabarzus-severusalexander-v2_edited-1-jpg.434556/[/IMG] [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/severus-alexander-bronze-of-anazarbus.267660/#post-2219245']CILICIA, Anazarbus. Severus Alexander[/URL][/B] AE 24.8, 9.2 gm struck CE 230/1 Obv: AVT KM AV CE AΛE ΞANΔPOC; laureate bust right Rev: ANAZ CNΔOΞMHTP・ETOYC; heptastyle temple; Γ-B across fields; AMK below temple Ref: similar to [URL='http://web3.forest.usf.edu/main/other/severan/spc/2500/']Righetti 1503[/URL] and [URL='http://web3.forest.usf.edu/main/other/severan/spc/2501/']Righetti 1504[/URL] Τhe date, ΕTOYC, is CY 249 which is CE 230/1, per [URL='http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=137606']a coin in CNG's archives[/URL] which is also similar to mine, although less similar than the Righetti examples cited above. [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Arados[/COLOR][/B], PHOENICIA (Marker 16 on the map below) [ATTACH=full]654848[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_4d8ffd4c7692454fbdaae532a808a53a.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_850%2Ch_434%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_4d8ffd4c7692454fbdaae532a808a53a.jpg&hash=9180c34a6417f944efff0f77ba342613[/IMG] [B]PHOENICIA, Arados. Trajan[/B] CY 375 (CE 116/7) Æ 22, 9.65 gm Obv: draped bust of Astarte-Europa right; before, small laureate and draped bust of Trajan Rev: bull charging left Reference: SNG Copenhagen 81; BMC 374[/QUOTE]
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