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Between 52 BC. and 17 BC. the town became the center of an independent principality under Tarcondimotus I. Augustus restored its influence by making Tarcondimotus II the new king.
| SNGFr 2224 | Cilicia, Hierapolis-Kastabala. 1st Century BC. AE28. Wreathed bust of Dionysos, thyrsos over shoulder; grapes to right / IEROPOLITWN TWN PROC TW PURAMW, Zeus enthroned left with Nike & scepter. | Text | Image | |
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| SNGLev 1564 Sear #5548 | Cilicia, Hieropolis - Kastabala AE21. ca 2nd-1st Century BC. Turreted head of Tyche right. monogram behind / IEROPOLITWN TWN PROSTW PURAMW, city-goddess seated left in kalathos, eagle under seat. SNGLev 1564, Lindgren 1507. | Text | Image | |
| SNGLev 1569 Sear #5549 | Cilicia, Hieropolis-Kastabala. ca 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 22mm. Draped, veiled & turreted bust of Tyche right / IERO POLITWN above, TWN PROS TW PURAMWI, below, river-god Pyramos swimming right, holding eagle in right hand. SNGLev 1569, SNG Cop 144, BMC 3. | Text | Image | |
| SNGLev_1570 | Cilicia, Hierapolis-Kastabala AE 23mm. ca 1st Century BC. IEPOPOLITWN, draped & veiled bust of Tyche right, in turreted crown / PYPAMW TWN PPOC TW, river-god Pyramos swimming right, head facing, holding eagle. SNG France 2225. | Text | Image | |
| SNGLev_1571v | Cilicia, Hierapolis-Kastabala. Circa 2nd, 1st Century BC. AE 23mm. Draped & turreted bust of Tyche right; monogram behind / Tyche seated left holding long palm; pine tree right. SNG France 2219 var. | Text | Image | |
| SNGLev_1576 | Cilicia, Hierapolis-Kastabala. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 31mm. Bust of Athena left / Bust of Hygieia left; serpent before. | Text | Image | |
| SNGLev_1577 | Cilicia, Hierapolis-Kastabala. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 23mm.IEROPOLIT.., Veiled & draped bust of Tyche right, in turreted crown; torch before. / diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of king right. SNGFr 2227. | Text | Image | |
| cf SNGLev 1577 | Cilicia, Hierapolis-Kastabala. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 21mm.IEROPOLIT.., Veiled & draped bust of Tyche right, in turreted crown; torch or club before. / diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of king right. cf SNGFr 2227. | Text | Image | |
| SNGFr 2223 | Cilicia, Hierapolis-Kastabala AE 19mm. ca 1st Century BC. Draped & veiled bust of Tyche right, in turreted crown / IEROPOLITWN TWN PROS TWI PYRAMWI THS IERAS, to left, right and below eagle standing left, wings closed. | Text | Image | |
| SNG vA 8675 | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. 200-0 BC. AE 20mm; 5.3g. Draped and turreted bust of Tyche right / Female figure seated left, hand outstretched, holding rod (?), river-god Pyramos swimming at foot. SNG von Aulock 8675. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 464cf | Hieropolis-Kastabala, AE24. pseudo-autonomous, ca 150-211 AD. IEROPOLI-TWN, draped, veiled bust of Tyche right, wearing mural-crown / TWN PROS TO PURAMW, bust of Artemis Perasia right, draped and veiled, wearing mural crown; burning torch before. cf RPC I, 464 (obv.), unpublished? | Text | Image | |
| BMC 7 | Antoninus Pius AE18 of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. Laureate head right / Eagle standing left on club, wings closed. BMC 7. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1579 | Nerva AE 21mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. Laureate bust right / wreath. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet 251 | Marcus Aurelius AE22 of Cilicia, Hieropolis-Kastabala. AVTOK ANTWNEINO, laureate head right / IEROPOLEITWN, river god Pyramus swimming right, facing left. Mionnet S7, 251 | Text | Image | |
| SNG Fr 2229 | Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AE 29 of Hieropolis-Castabala, Cilicia. OMONOIA CEBACTWN, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing facing each other, clasping hands / IEROPOLEITWN PROCTW PYRA M, wreathed bust of Dionysos right, thyrsos over shoulder, bunch of grapes to right. SNG France 2229-30. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Leypold_2369 | Marcus Aurelius AE32 of Cilicia, Hieropolis-Castabala. EIPOPOLEITWN TWN PPOCTW PYPA M, draped bust of Dionysus right in wreath of ivy leaves, thyrsus over shoulder, bunch of grapes on stem in right field / AYT K M AYP ANTWNEINOC CEB, Marcus, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding globe in right hand, being crowned by Nike flying behind him. | Text | Image | Text | Obv | Rev |
| Ziegler 1292 | Marcus Aurelius. 161-180 AD. AE 32, 17.97g. Cilicia, Hieropolis-Castabala. IEROPOLITWN TWN PROC TW PURA, Draped bust of Dionysus right wearing wreath of ivy leaves, long locks of hair curling under bust, thyrsus over left shoulder, bunch of grapes before / AYT K M AYP ANTWNEINOC CEB, Emperor, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding globe in right hand, behind him a small Victory flying left, crowning him with wreath. Ziegler, Munzen Kilikiens, 1292. | Text | Image | |
| SNG vA 8679 | Faustina II, AE27 of Hierapolis, Cilicia. 146-180 AD. FAUCTINA CEBACTH, draped bust right, crescent above head / IEROPOLITWN, Helios, radiate, standing left, half-naked, holding whip and raising right hand, chlamys draped over his left arm. Torch in left field, T in irrecular punch to left. SNG von Aulock 8679; BMC 8; Lindgren III 840. | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren 1513 | Commodus, AE32 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, 177-192 AD. IEROPOLITWN KASTABALEWN, draped bust of Dionysos right wearing wreath of ivy and holding thyrsos / AYT KAI M KOMODOS EYTYC, Commodus standing left, holding Nike on globe and sceptre. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1588 | Commodus AE44mm Medallion of Cilicia, Hierapolis-Castabala. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing left, holding scepter, receiving a wreath from Tyche who stands right. SNG Levante 1588; SNG France 2237. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 11 | Septimius Severus, AE of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. 193-211 AD. AVT K L CEP CEVHROC GER CE, laureate, draped bust right. Two countermarks: Nike advancing left (Howgego 260) and prize crown between two torches or palm branches (Howgego 427) / IEROPOLITWN TWN PROSTW PU/RAMW, Nike walking right, offering wreath to Severus who is standing left in military dress, resting on spear. SNG Pfalz 579 (these countermarks); BMC 11. | Text | Image | |
| SNGFr 2238 | Septimius Severus, AE35 of Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. 192-211 AD. 24.5g. AYT KAI L CEP CE-YHROS PER CE, laureate, draped bust right / (IERO)POLEITWN TWN (PROS) TW PYRAMW, Severus standing left, holding spear, facing Nike standing right, holding wreath. BMC 11; SNG France II 2238; SNG Pfalz 6, 579; SNG Levante Suppl 375. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante 1589 | Septimius Severus AE 30mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AVT KAI L CE CEVHPOC PEP CE, Septimius standing left, holding Nike on globe & spear / KACTABALA MHTPOPOLITWN, wreathed bust of young Dionysus right, in panther's skin; thyrsus over left shoulder, grape bunch to right. SNGFr 2339. | Text | Image | |
| SNGFr 2240 | Caracalla, AE31 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AYT KAI MAR AYRH ANTWNEINOS, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / IEROPOLITWN KASTABALEWN, Caracalla, togate, standing right, facing Septimius Severus standing left, shaking hands, small prize crown between them. Countermark. Ziegler (dt. Kleinsammlungen) 1302ff; SNG Düsseldorf 11053; SNG Pfalz 6, 586ff.; SNG France II 2240; Lindgren III A843A. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante 1592 | Caracalla AE 30mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder & cornucopiae; at left, ears of corn. | Text | Image | |
| Ziegler 1431 | Caracalla and Julia Domna AE25 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. A K M AV ANTWNEINOC, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right / IOULIA DOMNA CE, Julia Domna standing left sacrificing over altar. Ziegler 1431; SNG Righetti 1725 (both with CEB on rev.) | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante 1068cf | Elagabalus AE 30mm of Hierapolis-Kastabala in Cilicia. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left upon rocks; holding branch before her. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante 1595 | Elagabalus AE 27mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Prize-crown between two lighted torches. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante Supp 378 | Volusian AE 28mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. Radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder & cornucopiae. | Text | Image | |
| LandK 1516a | Valerian I AE28 of Hierapolis-Castabala in Cilicia. AVT K OVLAEPIANOC CE, Radiate draped bust right / P ..KACTABALE, Helios advancing right holding orb in left hand, right hand raised, in left field value mark V = 6. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1599 | Gallienus, AE21 2 Assaria of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AYT K GALLHNOC CEB, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / IEROP KACTABAL, Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn-ears, river-god Pyramos swimming left below, delta in upper right field. SNG Levante 1599, SNG France 2247, SNG Pfalz 602. | Text | Image | |
| See also: | Perseus Project database, coins of Hieropolis-Kastabala | |||
| Entry for Cilicia, Hieropolis-Kastabala on the Digital Historia Numorum | ||||
| Search for Castabala in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum | ||||
| Search for Hieropolis-Kastabala at Incitatus Coins | ||||
| Search for Hieropolis-Kastabala at AncientImports.com | ||||
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