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Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Saitta

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 9Saitta, Lydia, AE 23mm Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of Marcus Aurelius to Caracalla, circa AD 161-217. DHMOC CAITTHNWN, unbearded, youthful, laureate, draped bust of Demos right / EPI ATTIKOU-ARC dot A dot TO B, Kybele, turreted, seated left, holding patera in right hand, resting left arm on tympanum. BMC 9-10 (same dies).TextImage
BMC 11Lydia, Saitta, AE18, pseudo-autonomous, 161-217 AD. DHMOC, unbearded, youthful, laureate bust of Demos right, slight drapery on left shoulder / CAITTH-NWN, Herakles, naked, standing to front, head left, leaning with right hand on club and carrying lion's skin over left arm. BMC 11; Lindgren & Kovacs 788.TextImage
BMC 14Lydia, Saitta, Heracles / Isis, AE18, 3.48g. Time of Caracalla to Gallienus. Head of young Herakles right, club behind neck / CAITTHNWN, Isis, in long chiton, standing to front, head left, holding in raised right hand sistrum and in situla in lowered left hand. BMC 14.TextImage
BMC 20Saitta, Lydien Pseudo-autonomous issue, 198-268 AD. AE 24mm; 6.2g. IERA CYN-KLHTOC, draped bust of Senate right / EPI COC CARIKLEOUS AR CAITTHNWN, Kybele, turreted, seated left on throne, holding patera and resting left arm on drum, lion at side. BMC 20; Walcher 2695.TextImage
BMC 23Lydia, Saittai, pseudo-autonomous AE 21, Early 3rd century AD. AZIO - T - THNOC, bust of Men Aziottenos right, wearing Phrygian cap ornamented with stars, crescent behind shoulders / CAITTHNWN, youthful river-god Hermos reclining left, holding reed & cornucopiae, resting on inverted vase from which water is flowing, EPMOC in ex. SNG von Aulock 3089, Imhoof-Blumer p.127, 1. TextImage
BMC 25Semi-autonomous, Imperial Times, Saitta, Lydia, AE20, IERA CU-NKLHTO-C, Draped bust of Senate right / CAITTHNWN, ERMOC (in ex.), River-god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopiae, on urn from which waters flow. BMC 25; SNG Cop 398, SNG vA 3088.TextImage
BMC 26Saitta, Lydia, Pseudo-autonomous issue, AE 21mm; 5.8 gr, ca. 200-250 AD. IERA CYNKLHTOC, youthful draped bust of the Roman Senate right / CAITTHNON-LOC, ERMOC in ex.River-god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopiae, and resting on inverted urn from which waters flow. BMC 26; SNG vA 3088; SNG Tübingen 3762; SNG Cop 398.TextImage
SNG Cop 394Saitta, Lydia, AE24 pseudo-autonomous issue, early Severan times, 193-211 AD. 6.2g. EPI ATTI-KOU ARC, draped bust of Serapis right, wearing polos / CAITT-HNWN, Isis standing facing, head left, holding sistrum and situla (basket). SNG Copenhagen 394; Mionnet IV 609.TextImage
MARCUS AURELIUS
BMC 35Marcus Aurelius, AE of Saitta, Lydia. 161-180 AD. 16.17 g. M AVRHLI ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right, draped left shoulder / EPI TITIANOU ARX CAITTHNWN, Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear, shield at side. RPC online 1389. BMC 35.TextImage
CRISPINA
NumGenev. 256Crispina, AE 43 of Saitta, Lydia, Okt. Artemidoros, First Archon, 52.05g. (from upper right) KPICPINA CEBACTH, draped bust right wearing stephane / EPI OKT AR-TEM-IDWROU A[RC A] around, CAITTHNWN in ex., Mên wearing Phrygian cap, crescent behind shoulders, standing right, holding pine cone and sceptre, before Cybele, towered, seated left, holding patera and resting left elbow on drum. Num. Genevensis 5, 2008, 256.TextImage
SNG vA 3096Crispina, AE of Saitta, Lydia, 178-182 AD. 2.29 g. KRICPINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / CAITTHNWN, Apollo, naked, standing facing, head left, leaning on column, holding branch. RPC online 1396; SNG von Aulock 3096.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BMC 44Septimius Severus, AE of Saitta, Lydia. 193-211 AD. 3.41 g. AV K L CE SEOVHROC PE, laureate head right / SAITTHNWN, youthful Herakles, naked, standing facing, head right, holding club and lionskin. BMC 44. SNG München 442 var.TextImage
JULIA DOMNA
BMC 45Julia Domna, Saitta, Lydia, AE20, IOULIA DOMNA CEB, Draped bust right / CAIT-THNWN, Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding serpent-entwined staff. BMC 45, SNG Cop, SNG vA 8248.TextImage
CARACALLA
BMC 48Caracalla, AE of Saitta, Lydia. 197-217 AD. 12.48 g. AVT K M AVR ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right / EPI ATTALIANOU ARC A CAITTHNWN, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. BMC 48; SNG von Aulock 3099.TextImage
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
SNG von Aulock 3102Lydia, Saitta. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. AE 36mm (19.32 gm). Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Men standing left, nimbate, holding globe & spear.TextImage
JULIA MAMAEA
SNGTub 3764Julia Mamaea AE 24mm of Saitta, Lydia. Diademed & draped bust right / River-god Hermos reclining left, holding reed over shoulder & cornucopiae, & leaning on inverted urn from which water flows left.TextImage
TRANQUILLINA
BMC 63Tranquillia AE20 of Saitta, Lydia. FOUR TRANKULLEINA CA, diademed, draped bust right / CAITTHNWN / YLLOC, river-god Hyllos resting left. TextImage
PHILIP II
BMC 71Philip II, Saitta, Lydia, AE23, M IOU FILIPPOC K, Draped bust right / CAIT-THNWN, Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae. BMC 71; SNG Munich 449.TextImage
GALLIENUS
SNG Cop 415Gallienus AE18 of Saitta, Lydia. AVT K P LI GALLIHNO, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / CAITTH NWN, River god Hyllos reclining left with reed and urn spilling forth river waters to right, ULLOC in ex. SNG Cop 415; Mionnet IV, 627; SNG Lewis 1534.TextImage
See also: Entry for Saitta on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Saitta in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Saita at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Saita in the ANS Database
Search for Saitta at AncientImports.com
Search for Saitta at Incitatus Coins

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