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Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Maeonia


[SNGvA 3009]

Maeonia, on the River Hemus in Lydia.

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 3Maeonia, Lydia, pseudo-autonomous issue, ca. 117-138 AD. 2.43 g. Laureate bust of youthful Herakles right, wearing lionskin (or cuirass?) / MAIONWN, club with handle right, bow in bowcase above, bee below. BMC 3; SNG München 299.TextImage
BMC 8Lydia, Maeonia AE25. Time of Antoninus Pius. ZEYC OLYMPIOC, head of Zeus right / EPI AIL NOWNOC MAIONWN, Roma seated left on shield & cuirass, helmeted, holding statue of Nike. TextImage
BMC 9Lydia, Maionia, 26mm, 11.05g. ZEYS OLUMPIOC; head of Zeus Olympios left, wearing taenia, traces of drapery / EPI DIOD WROU MAIONWN (?), Roma, helmeted, in long chiton and peplos, seated left on cuirass and shield, holding Nike and parazonium. RPC online 9540; SNG Tübingen 3719 (magistrate name not clear); BMC 9.TextImage
BMC 27Maeonia, Lydien. Pseudo-autonome Prägung, 249-251 n.Ch. (Decius). AE 24mm; 6.7g. IERA CYN-KLHTOS, draped bust of senate left / EPI AYR APFIANOY ARC A MAI-ON-WN, cult statue of Kore facing between corn ear and poppy. SNG Cop. 228; BMC 27; SNG Righetti 1038.TextImage
BMC 31Lydia, Maionia, 19mm, 3.68g. Branching vine tree with large trunk and two bunches of grapes / MAIONWN; Herakles standing facing, head left, holding cornucopiae and lion's skin in left hand and resting right hand on club on ground. BMC 31.TextImage
Reich 12455Lydia, Maionia, 12.8mm, 1.233g. Head of Tyche? right / MAIONWN, basket of fruit. Unlisted in all the usual sources.TextImage
SNG Cop 218Maeonia, Lydia, AE18, 3rd century AD. MAIO-NWN, bare-headed, draped bust of Demos right / EPI CEILWNOC, Zeus standing left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre at left side. SNG Cop. 218.TextImage
SNGvA 3008Lydia, Maionia, AE13, 2.28g. Draped, beardless bust of Heracles right / MAIONWN; between gorytos (bow-case) with bow and club, bee above. SNG Aulock 3008; SNG München 299; SNG Tübingen 3718.TextImage
SNGvA 3009Lydia, Maeonia. Civic Issue. Circa 2nd Century AD. AE 21mm (7.06 gm). Diademed and draped bust of Zeus left / Kybele enthroned left, holding patera and resting upon a tympanum. Waddington 5057. TextImage
NERO
RPC 3011Nero AE18 of Lydia, Maeonia. NEPWN KAISAP, laureate head right / MAIONWN MENEKP ATOYS EP TI K L, veiled goddess standing right. SNG Cop 231.TextImage
RPC 3013Nero AE18 of Lydia, Maeonia. NERWN KAISAR, laureate head right / MENEKRATOUS MAIONWN, E/P - TI - KL across fields, Hestia, veiled, standing right, holding rod. RPC 3013; SNG Cop 234; Imhoof-Blumer 1; SNG Righetti 1039; Weber 6838.TextImage
RPC 3015Nero AE16 of Maeonia, Lydia. 65 AD. NEPWN KAICAP, laureate head right / MAIONWN MENEKPATOYC, Men standing left holding pine cone & staff, EP TI KL in fields. BMC 35.TextImage
FAUSTINA II
BMC 40Faustina II, Lydia, Maionia, AE22. CEBACTH FAUCTEINA, draped bust right / CT TO G APPA MAIONWN, Demeter standing left, veiled, holding long torch, corn-ears and poppy. BMC 40; Imhoof, Lydische Stadtmuenzen 8.TextImage
SNG Munich 314Faustina II, Lydia, Maionia, AE21. NEA CEBACTH FAUCTEINA, draped bust right / MAIONWN EPI KUEINTOU B ARX, Demeter standing left holding corn-ears, poppy and long torch. Ref: SNG Muenchen 314, Imhoof, Lydische Stadtmuenzen 10.TextImage
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
BMC 52Severus Alexander, AE26 of Maionia, Lydia. AYT K CE ALEXANDROC, laureate, draped bust right, D countermark to lower right / EPI ZHNWNOC AP MAIONWN, Zeus Lydios standing left holding sceptre and patera. BMC 52.TextImage
TRAJAN DECIUS
Imhoof LS12Trajan Decius, Lydia, Maionia, AE23. AU K ETROUCK DEKIOC CEB, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right / MAIO-NWN, Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae. Imhoof, Lydische Stadtmuenzen 12;TextImage
See also: Entry for Maeonia on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Maeonia in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Maeonia at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Maeonia in the ANS Database
Search for Maeonia at AncientImports.com
Search for Maeonia at Incitatus Coins

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