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Ancient Coinage of Cilicia, Olba

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RPC 3725Cilicia, Olba. Ajax, High Priest and Toparch. Year 1 (circa 10-13 AD). AE 20mm. Bust of Ajax wearing priest's cap, caduceus in front / Triskeles; ET A. SNG Levante 630. TextImage
RPC 3726Cilicia, Olba AE 14. Ajax, High Priest 10-15 AD. Struck AD 10/11. APXIEPE / AIANTOS above, TEYKPOY below, triskeles flanked by ET—A (year 1) / TOPAP KENNAT LALAS ET A, four line inscription. BMC Cilicia 3. TextImage
SNGLev 631Cilicia, Olba AE 18mm. Dated year 1 (10-11 AD). Ajax, high priest & toparch. Triskeles; ARCIERE[WS] AIANTOS TENKRON ET A / TOPARC KENNAT LALAS A. TextImage
SNGLev 632Cilicia, Olba AE 21mm (7.53 gm). Dated year 2 (11-12 AD). Ajax, high priest & toparch. Head of Ajax as Hermes, in close-fitting cap right; caduceus at right / Winged thunderbolt. TextImage
SNGLev 633Cilicia, Olba AE 15mm (2.09 gm). Dated year 2 (11-12 AD). Ajax, high priest & toparch. Head of Ajax as Hermes, in close-fitting cap right / AIANTOS TENKRON B. TextImage
SNGLev 641corrCilicia, Rulers of Olba, M. Antonius Polemo II. Circa 17-36 AD. AE 24mm. Bare head right / Thunderbolt. TextImage
SNGLev 645Cilicia, Olba. Circa 1st Century AD. AE 24mm. Empty throne of Zeus Olbius facing slightly right / Thunderbolt; NI above. TextImage
AUGUSTUS
RPC 3724Augusts AE 22mm of Olba, Cilica. Struck by Ajax, high priest of Olba & governor of Lalassis & Cennatis, dated Year 1 = 10/11 AD. KAISAROS SEBASTOY, laureate head right / KENNATWN KAI LALASSEWN around, ARCIERE WS AIANTOS above, TRUKROU TOPARCOU ET A below winged thunderbolt. BMC 9, SNG Cop 188, SGI 103.TextImage
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TIBERIUS
RPC 3731Tiberius AE24 of Olba, Cilicia. Ajax, high priest & toparch. Dated year 5 (14-15 AD). SEBASTOS SEBASTOU KAISAR, laureate head right / KENNATWN KAI LALASSEWN around APXIEPWS AIANTOS TEYKPOY TOPAPXOY EPI DIODW, thunderbolt with date ET E at center. SNG Levante 638.TextImage
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TITUS(struck by VESPASIAN)
RPC 1719Titus, AE24 of Cilicia, Olba. 23.9 mm, 11.01 g. (legend unclear) Laureate head of Vespasian or Domitian right / AUTOKRATOROS TITOU OUESPASIANOU, Bare head of Titus right. RPC 1719.TextImage
RPC 1720Titus & Domitian AE 24mm of Olba, Cilicia. AUTOKRATOROS TITOU OUESPASIANOU, bare head of Titus right / DOMITIANOU KAISAROS, bare head of Domitian left. SNGLev 651 corr.TextImage
ANTONINUS_PIUS
BMC 23Antoninus Pius AE of Olba, Cilicia. AUTOKRATWR ANTWEINOC, laureate head right / OLBEWN, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right, wings spread. BMC 23; SNG France 2 851; Waddington 4435. SGI 1483.TextImage
SNGLev 653 Antoninus Pius AE 29mm of Olba, Cilicia. Laureate & draped bust right / Artemis Phosphorus driving biga of bulls left; six-rayed stars around. SNGFr 850. TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Olba
Entry for Cilicia, Olba on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Olba in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Olba at AncientImports.com
Search for Olba at Incitatus Coins

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