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Ancient Coinage of Aitolia

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BMC 2Apollonia. Aetolia, 15.5 mm, 3.13 gr. civic coinage, 279-168 BC. Head of Artemis right, hair in a knot behind / APOLLW above, Mo monogram beneath arrow and jaw-bone. BMC Thessaly, 2; Mionnet II, 20; Anson II 24; Liampi Chronology 13.TextImage
BMC 4ffAITOLIAN LEAGUE. c279-260 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Head of Herakles right, in lion’s skin headdress / Aitolos seated right on pile of Gallic & Macedonian shields which rest on Gallic karnyx, holding spear & sword; monograms to right. Sheu 8. TextImage
BMC 10Aitolian League AR Didrachm or Stater. Ca 260-220 BC. Laureate & diademed head right; FI below / AITWLWN, Aetolos with spear & sword, resting right foot on rocks, large D in left field. Scheu 13, McClean 5402. TextImage
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BMC 43Aetolia AE18. 279-168 BC. Male head right crowned with laurel or oak / spear-head & jawbone of boar right. TextImage
BMC 45Aetolian League AE18. Male head right crowned with laurel or oak / Spear-head & jawbone of boar right, bunch of grapes to left. TextImage
BMC 56Aetolia. 279-168 BC. AE19. Young male head left crowned with laurel or oak / Spear head, jawbone of boar and bunch of grapes. BMC 56 ff. TextImage
BMC 56ffAetolia, 229-168 B.C. AE18. Young male head right crowned with laurel or oak / Spearhead and jawbone of boar right. TextImage
McLean 5401Aitolian League AR Tetradrachm. Circa 279-260 BC. Head of Herakles right, in lionskin headdress / AITWLWN, Aitolos seated right on a Macedonian shield which rests on a pile of three Gallic shields, which rest on Gallic karnyx, holding spear in right hand, sword in left; monogram & IH to right. Sheu 1. TextImage
Pozzi 1326Aetolian League AR Stater. 279-168 BC. Male head right wearing oak wreath intertwined with diadem, FI below / AITWLWN, Warrior standing left, right foot on rock, head crowned with wreath, chlamys round left arm, kausia (petatos) slung round neck, sword under left arm, leaning on spear with right hand. Monogram left. BMC 9; SNG Cop 4; Sear 2318. TextImage
SNGCop 10Aetolian League AR Hemidrachm. Ca 220-215 BC. Head of Atalanta right, in kausia, L-U across fields / Calydonian boar at bay right, spearhead in ex. TextImage
SNGCop 13ffAitolia, Aitolian League. c279-168 BC. AR Hemidrachm. Head of Aitolia right, wearing kausia, with hair hanging loose / AITWLWN, boar at bay right; monogram(s) below, spearhead in ex. Text
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SNGCop 33Aetolian League, 279-168 B.C. AE 19 mm. Laureate head of Aetolos(?) right / Spear-head and jaw-bone of boar. TextImage
SNGCop 35Aetolian League. Hercules. 279-168 B.C. AE 18 mm. 5.595 grams. Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena r. Reverse: Hercules standing facing; inscription. TextImage
Sear #2317Aitolian League AR Tetradrachm. ca 220-218 BC, Attic standard. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / AITWLWN, Aitolos seated right on a Macedonian shield which rests on a pile of three Gallic shields, which rest on Gallic karnyx, holding spear in right hand, sword in left; small L to inner left, monogram above SE to right. BMC 8. TextImage
Sear #2318Aitolian League AR Stater. ca 211-196 BC. Korkyraean standard. Laureate & diademed head of young man right; FI below / AITWLWN, Aitolos standing left, kausia hung around neck, holding spear in right hand, in sword, resting right foot on rock. BMC 9, SNGCop 4.
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Sear #2320Aitolia, AR Quarter Stater. 279-168 BC. Head of Aitolia right, wearing kausia, L W in fields. / AITWLWN, Kalydonian boar right, at bay, K below, A and spearhead in ex. TextObvRev
Sear #2321Aitolian League. ca 279-168 BC. AE 19mm. Head of Atalanta right, in necklace & petasos / AITW-LWN, spearhead left; grape cluster below. SNG Cop 22-24, BMC 34.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Aitolia
Entry for Aitolia on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Aitolia at AncientImports.com
Search for Aitolia at Incitatus Coins

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