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Ancient Coinage of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina


[Hendin 810 of Hadrian]

Jerusalem was refounded as Colonia Aelia Capitolina by Hadrian in 131 AD.

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HADRIAN
Hendin_810Hadrian AE 23mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANO AVG P P, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / COL AEL KA-PIT, COND in exergue, Hadrian as founder plowing right, with cow & bull. Meshorer 2.TextImage
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Hendin 811Hadrian & Aelius, AE26 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Laureate bust of Hadrian / bare head of Aelius Caesar. Lindgren III 802.TextObvRev
Meshorer 3Hadrian AE17 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. IMP HADRIAN...AR CA..., laureate draped bust right / legionary eagle, CO AE below. SNGCop 23.TextImage
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Meshorer 7Hadrian & Sabina AE20 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) Judaea. 135-138 AD. IMP CAE TR HAD AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / SABIN AVGVS, draped bust of Sabina right. BMC 1.TextImage
Rosenberger 7Hadrian AE25 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. Draped & cuirassed bust right / draped bust of Sabina right.TextImage
ANTONINUS PIUS
Hendin 812Antoninus Pius AE 22mm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). ANTONINVS AVG PPP, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / CO AE CA, the Dioscuri standing facing, holding sceptres; heads turned inward; eagle between, head left. Rosenberger 14, Meshorer 22, BMC 21. TextImage
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Meshorer 9Antoninus Pius AE 23 mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). ANTONINVS... bare head right / ..HADRIANO AVG, bare-headed, draped bust of Hadrian right.TextImage
Meshorer 12Antoninus Pius AE 23 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. Laureate bust right / bareheaded bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.TextImage
Meshorer_21Antoninus Pius AE25 of Aelia Capitolina, Judaea. IMP ANTONINVS AVG P P P, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / CO AE CA, turreted & draped bust of Tyche right. TextImage
Meshorer 25aJudaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AE (21mm, 7.62 g, 11h). Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / Ares standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield on ground. Meshorer, Aelia 25a. TextImage
Meshorer 37Antoninus Pius AE 21 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judea. Laureate bust right / small bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.TextImage
Rosen 11Antoninus Pius AE22 of Aelia Capitolina. 9.36 gr. IMP ANTONINVS AVG P PP, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / (from top right) CO AE CA dot, turreted, draped bust of Tyche right. Rosen 11; BMC 8.TextImage
MARCUS AURELIUS
Meshorer 56Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. A.D. 161-180. AE 21 mm. 6.20 grams. Struck in Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Facing busts of Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus / Bust of Serapis l. TextImage
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Meshorer_54Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus AE25mm. Struck at the mint of Aelia Capitolina. Busts of M. Aurelius & L. Verus confront each other / Victory with wreath & palm branch.TextImage
Meshorer_55Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AE 26mm. Laureate, draped & cuirassed busts of Aurelius vis à vis Verus / Tyche seated left, holding phiale & cornucopiae. TextImage
CARACALLA
BMC 66Caracalla, AE24 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. ANTONINVS PIVS AVGVSTVS (or AVGV), laureate, draped bust right / COMM PIA FELIX, COL AEL (below), tetrastyle temple with central arch, within, Tyche standing, holding small bust and sceptre. BMC 66-70.TextImage
Hendin 815cfCaracalla AR Tetradrachm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Dated 215-217 AD. Laureate head right / DHMAR E-X VPATOC TO D, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; vine leaf below. Meshorer 95a var, Prieur 1615/1616 (obv./rev.); cf. SNG ANS 614-615. TextImage
Prieur 1635Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina. AVT KAI ANTWNINOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DHMARC EX UPATOC TOD, eagle with spread wings standing facing on thyrsus, head left, cantharus between legs, ivy leaf in exergue.TextImage
MACRINUS
SGI 2870vMacrinus, BI tetradrachm, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). 13.28g. AVT K MOPEL MAKRINOC C, laureate head right / DHMARX EZ VPATOC PP, eagle standing facing on thyrsos, head left, wreath in beak, wine-jug between legs. SGI 2870var.TextImage
DIADUMENIAN
Prieur 1645Diadumenian, AR Tetradrachm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), 217-218 AD. 25mm, 11.46g. (...), bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / DHMARX EX UPATOC (or similar),eagle standing, looking left, wreath in beak. Prieur 1645.TextImage
ELAGABALUS
BMC 85Elagabalus AE 22mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Quadriga facing, bearing the sacred conical stone of Elagabal.TextImage
Meshorer 133aElagabalus AE23mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) in Judaea. Laureate bust right / Eagle on Sacred Stone of Elagabalus drawn by a quadriga of horses. TextImage
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
BMC 94varAlexander Severus, AE21 of Aelia Capitolina, Judaea. 222-235 AD. ..CM A SE ALEXANDV, laureate head right / COL AEL CAP (P retrograde), Tyche seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae; eagle standing left on column before. Meshorer 149 Var; BMC 94 var.TextImage
HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS
Meshorer 168Herennius Etruscus, as Caesar, AE25mm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina. Q HER ETR MES (DECIVS NOB C), radiate draped bust right / (COL AEL CA)P COM, she-wolf & twins right, legionary aquila in the background.TextImage
Meshorer 169Herennius Etruscus AE28 of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). C M Q DECIVS ETRVSCVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AEL CAP COM P F, boar running right; on his back, legionary eagle of the Legio X Fretensis. TextImage
Meshorer 172Herennius Etruscus AE26 of Aelia Capitolina. C M Q DECIVS ETRVSCVS AVG, radiate draped bust right / COL AEL CAP COM P F, turreted & draped bust of Tyche right. TextImage
HOSTILIAN
Meshorer 179Hostilian AE26.4 mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) in Judea. Radiate bust of Hostilian to right / Tyche standing left, a column on her right, an eagle on legionary standard to her left.TextImage
See also: Entry for aelia_capitolina on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Aelia Capitolina in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Aelia Capitolina in the ANS Database
Search for Aelia Capitolina in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Aelia Capitolina at AncientImports.com
Search for Aelia Capitolina at Incitatus Coins

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