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Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Hierocaesareia


Hierocaesareia (formerly Hierokometes), a town in Lydia where the cult of Artemis (huntress) was very strong.

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CIVIC AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 6Hierocaesarea, Lydia. Civic coinage, AE15. 2nd Century AD. PERCIKE, bust of Artemis Persica right, quiver at her shoulder, bow before / IEPOKAICAPEWN, Stag standing right. SNG Cop 176. TextImage
BMC 7Lydia, Hierocaesarea, AE15, 2.89g. PERCIKH; draped bust of Artemis Persica right, with bow and quiver / IEROKAICAREWN, flaming altar. BMC 7.TextImage
BMC 11Hierocaesarea, Lydia, AE27, Autonomous. 2. century AD. 3.00 g. IERA CYNKLHTOC, laureate, draped bust of the Senate right / IEROKAICAREWN, stag standing right. BMC 11; SNG München 137.TextImage
BMC 16Hierocaesarea, Lydia, AE21, 2nd Century AD. 4.94 g. Artemis standing left, holding bow, stag at her side, all within wreath / IEPO KAICAPEWN, stag standing right. Weber 6826, BMC 16.TextImage
CNG 158, 179Hierocaesarea, Lydia, AE27, Autonomous. Circa 1st-2nd Century AD. DHMOC, unbearded, laureate bust of Demos right / IERO KAICAREWN, ...EVKATH in exergue, River-god reclining right, holding cornucopiae in each hand, stag kneeling to drink before, Artemis standing right on rocks behind. Unpublished. CNG 158, lot 179.TextImage
Mionnet 165Hierocaesareia, Lydia, AE14 2.62g. EPI ATTA ERMOFIL, draped bust of Artemis Persica with bow / IEPO-KAICA-REWN, Artemis bringing down stag by its antlers. Mionnet Supp. 7, 165.TextImage
SNG Cop 174Hierocaesarea, Lydia, AE, 2.74g. PERCIKH; draped bust of Artemis Persica right, holding bow, quiver at shoulder / IEROKAICAREWN, flaming altar. SNG Cop. 174. SNG München 133.TextImage
SNGCop 177Semi-autonomous, Imperial Times, Lydia, Hierokaisareia, AE17. PERCIKE, Draped bust of Artemis right, quiver behind shoulder / IERO-KAICAREWN, Stag standing left. SNG Cop 177; Imhoof, Lydische Stadtmuenzen 24.TextImage
SNGCop 178Semi-autonomous, Lydia, Hierokaisareia, AE17. Draped bust of Artemis Persika, quiver behind, bow and arrow before / IEPOKAICAREIWN, Forepart of stag running right. BMC 10; SNG Cop 178; SNG von Aulock 2955.TextImage
SNG Leypold 960Semi-autonomous, Lydia, Hierokaisareia, AE17. Draped bust of Artemis Persika, quiver behind, bow and arrow before / IEPOKAICAREIWN, Forepart of stag running right. BMC 10; SNG Leypold 960.TextImage
SNGvA 2953Lydia, Hierocaesarea, 1st century AD, 15mm, 2.11g. PERCIKH; draped bust of Artemis Persica left, quiver over shoulder / IEROKAICAREWN; altar. SNG von Aulock 2953; SNG Leypold 962; (SNG Cop 174-5 var. (bust right)).TextImage
VESPASIAN
RPC 955Vespasian. Hierocaesarea, Lydia. AE18 mm. OYECPACIANOC KAICAP, Laureate head right / IEROKAICAPEWN, Stag standing right. RPC 955. TextImage
FAUSTINA I
Waddington 4006Faustina I. Hierocaesarea, Lydia AE27. FAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / IEROKAICAPEIA, Artemis standing right, holding bow, reaching into quiver at shoulder, deer right in the background to right. SNG Leypold 972; cf Mionnet 173 (obv legend); Waddington 4006; Paris 451. TextImage
LUCIUS VERUS
BMC 27 varLucius Verus AE31 of Hierocaesareia, Lydia. 13.61g. AVT KA AVPH OVHPOC, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / (from top right) IEROKAICA, REWN (in ex), tetrastyle temple containing statue of Artemis Persica standing half right, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver behind shoulder. cf BMC 27 (Marcus Aurelius); otherwise unpublished in old and new sources. RN Article no 1518.TextImage

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