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Ancient Coinage of Ionia, Erythrai


[SNG Cop 655]

Erythrai or Erythrai, on the coast of Ionia, opposite Chios

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
ARObolIonia, Erythrae AR Obol. 5th Century BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Bow & club of Herakles. Reference ? TextImage
BMC 7Ionia, Erythrai EL Hekte. Late 6th-mid 5th century BC. Head of Herakles left, in lion's skin / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG von Aulock 1942. TextImage
BMC 13Ionia, Erythrai AR Didrachm. ca 480 BC. Rider (Erythros?) on horseback galloping right / quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 554. TextImage
BMC 36Ionia, Erythrai. Circa 480-450 BC. AR Obol. Male figure restraining horse / Floral or stellate design within incuse square. TextImage
BMC 38Erythrae, Ionia, AE9. Head of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / EPY above head and neck of bull right, club to left. BMC 38.TextImage
BMC 77Ionia, Erythrai, Late Fourth century B.C. AE 13 (1.68 g, 13 mm). Magistrate Pythermos. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / EPU PUQERM(OS), above and below bow and quiver with club. BMC 77.TextImage
BMC 112Erythrae, Ionia, AE17, 2.591 gr. Obv: Head of Herakles right, clad in lion skin head-dress / EPU DIONUSOS IATROKLEOUS in four lines within wreath. BMC 112.TextImage
BMC 160Ionia, Erythrai. Circa 3rd century BC. AE 20mm. Head of Herakles right / Bow in case, club, bust of Herakles 3/4 facing right, & legends. TextImage
BMC 185Erythrae, Ionia, AE Hemiobol, ca. 275-220 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / MHTRAS DAMALOU EPU in three lines beneath bowcase and club, head of Herakles in lion skin facing slightly left below. BMC 185.TextImage
BMC 222Ionia, Erythrae. ca 400 BC. AE12mm. Head of Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Quiver, club & bow; A left. TextImage
BMC 239Erythrai, Ionia, AE19. 3rd Cent. BC. ERUQRAI, turreted and draped bust of Tyche of the city, right / ERUQRAIWN, Fire-beacon. BMC 239; SNG Cop 755; Lindgren I 492.TextImage
Rosen_575Ionia, Erythrai AR Diobol. ca 480-450 BC. Horseman right / quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Sear #4434Ionia, Erythrai AE10. 350-330BC. Head of bearded Herakles right in lion's skin / Bull's head right, club behind. TextImage
Sear #4442Ionia, Erythrai, AE17. Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / ERY/ AGASIKLHS/ ANTIPA/TROU, Small bunch of grapes and legend in four lines. Sear Greek 4442; BMC 117; Hunter 10.TextImage
Sear #4443Issos, Cilicia, AR stater. c.390 BC, Apollo Apatorios standing left, holding phiale and long laurel-branch / Naked Hercules standing right, holding club, bow and lion skin, ankh before.TextImage
Sear #4446Erythrai, Ionia, AE19. 200-133 BC. Herakles facing right wearing lion skin / Bow in case, Magistrate's name AMUMWN APOLLWNODA(?); Below, EPY and head of Herakles 3/4 facing left & club.TextImage
SNGCop 614Erythrai, Ionia. AE13. Late 4th century BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress / ERU, club and bow in case, PUF monogram to right. SNG Cop 614.TextImage
SNGCop 650Erythrai, Ionia. AE12. 3rd century BC. Head of young Herakles right, wearing lionskin / POLUKRITOS POLUKRITOU ERU, legend in five lines. SNG Cop. 650; Mionnet 3, 513.TextImage
SNGCop 655Ionia, Erythrai. Circa 3rd century BC. AE 15mm. Head of Dionysos right / Small bunch of grapes & legend. TextImage
SNG Cop 735ffErythrae, Ionia. AE11. 1.4g. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Magistrate's name with patronymic, above ERY. SNG Cop. Ionia 735ff.; BMC 126-134.TextImage
SNGCop 746Erythrae, Ionia. AE19. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of Hadrian, AD 117-138. DHMOC ERUQRAI, bearded head of Demos right / ERUQRAI EP EKATWNUM, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear, shield at side. SNG Copenhagen 746.TextImage
SNGvA 1941Ionia, Erythrae EL Hekte. 6th century BC. Head of Heracles left in lion skin headdress / two incuse squares. SNG von Aulock Supp 7891. TextImage
SNGvA 1942Erythrai. Circa 6th Century BC. EL Hekte. Head of Herakles left in lionskin headdress / Quadripartite incuse punch. Boston MFA 1806. TextImage
SNGvA 1946Erythrai, Ionia. 500-400 BC, AE 11mm; 0.8g. Beardless head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / ERU, Forepart of bull right, club in left field. SNG Copenhagen 564; Weber 5920; BMC 38; SNG von Aulock 1946. TextImage
SNGvA 1948Ionia, Erythrai. Ca 4th Century BC. AE 14mm (1.78 gm). Head of Herakles right in lionskin headdress / E-P-Y, club angled on bow, and bowcase. SNG von Aulock 1948-1949.TextImage
SNGvA 1967Ionia, Erythrai. Circa 3rd Century BC. AE 13mm. Head of Athena right / DIONUSIOS PRWTOGENOU (magistrate) in four lines. TextImage
TITUS
RPC 1035Titus and Domitian, AE of Erythrai, Ionia. 6.76 g. TITOC DOMITIANOC KAICAREC, laureate heads of Titus and Domitian facing each other / ERUQRAIWN, Herakles, naked, standing right, holding club over head, and transverse spear or sceptre. RPC 1035; BMC 254.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Erythrai
Entry for Ionia, Erythrai on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Erythrai in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Erythrai at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Erythrai in the ANS Database
Search for Erythrai at AncientImports.com
Search for Erythrai at Incitatus Coins

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