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Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Silandos

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 1Lydia, Silandos, 1st-2nd centuries AD, 18mm, 4.84g. QEAN RWMHN, draped bust of Roma right, wearing polos / CILANDEWN, Apollo, naked except for chlamys, standing facing, head left, holding patera and laurel branch. SNG Cop 546; SNG von Aulock 3166; SNG Leypold 1241; BMC 1.TextImage
BMC 5Lydia, Silandos, 21mm, 5.27g. QEA RWMH, helmeted and draped bust of Roma right / CILANDEWN, cult statue of Kore between growing stalks of poppy and grain. SNG Aulock 3169; BMC 5.TextImage
BMC 8Lydia, Silandos, 19mm, 3.18g. CILANDEWN, helmeted bust of Athena or Roma right in crested Corinthian helmet / EPI STA ATTALIANOU ERMOC, River god Hermos reclining left, himation over lower limbs, holding reed in right hand and resting left arm on overturned urn from which water flows. BMC 8; Imhoof Fluss & Meergötter 329; Imhoof LS 6.TextImage
BMC 9Lydia, Silandos, AE19, 4.82g. Time of Septimius Severus or later. CILANDEWN, Bust of Athena or Roma right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis / EPI MAIOROC, Tyche standing left with rudder and cornucopiae. BMC 9.TextImage
BMC 10Lydia, Silandos, time of Septimius Severus, 15mm, 1.79 g. CILANDEWN, wreathed head or mask of Silenos right / EPI L A AUMAIWROC (with dots in legend), bunch of grapes. BMC 10; SNG Tübingen 3828 (different magistrate).TextImage
BMC 14Lydia, Silandus, 16mm, 2.82g. CILANDOC, draped and turreted bust of Tyche right / CILANDEWN, star of six rays within crescent; above, another star. BMC 14.TextImage
Cederlind 472Silandus, Lydia. AE16, Imperial times. AE 16mm, 1.91 gm. DHMOC (?), draped and veiled bust of Demos right / CILAN-DEWN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. BMC-; SNG Cop-; Isegrim-; Aulock-; Imhoof LS-; Mionnet-. Cederlind 472.TextImage
Reich 45916Lydia, Silandos, AD 193-211. AE 15mm (1.97 g, 6h). Severan times. CILANDEWN (from top right), Wreathed head or mask of Silenos right / CILANDEWN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. SNG Cop 548 var (obverse); Imhoof LS 4 var (ditto); BMC 9 var (ditto). Poss. unpublished.TextImage
RPC online 1504Lydia, Silandos, 18mm, 4.88g. Time of Lucius Verus. CILANDEWN, bearded head of Silenos, wreathed in ivy right. EPI C ATTALIANOU, Silenos riding mule or donkey right. RPC online 1504.TextImage
SNGCop 547Silandus, Lydia, AE21. 2nd Century AD. QEA RWMH, draped bust of Roma right in crested Attic helmet / CILANDEWN, cult statue of Kore, poppy to left and grain ear to right. TextImage
SNGCop 549Lydia, Silandos. Circa 161-180 AD. AE 17mm (3.81 gm). Cuirassed bust of Athena (or Roma) wearing Corinthian helmet right / Tyche standing left, with rudder and cornucopiae. Mionnet IV pg. 142, 810. TextImage
SNG Cop 550Lydia, Silandus, Civic coinage AE19. Circa A.D. 200. CILANDEWN, helmeted & draped bust of Athena right / EPI ELENOU, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Imhoof LS 11; SNG Cop 550. TextImage
SNGCop 551Lydia, Silandos, AE20, semi-autonomous coinage. 193-268 AD. 20mm, 3.06g. EPI ELENOU, bearded head of Heracles right / CILANDEWN, lion walking right. SNG Copenhagen 551.TextImage
SNG Leypold 1246Lydia, Silandos, AE18, 4.54g. CILANDEWN, head or mask of Silenos right / EPI CTA ATTALIANOU; tetrastyle temple. SNG Leypold 1246; cf Mionnet 811.TextImage
DOMITIAN
RPC 1352Domitian AE 20 of Silandus, Lydia. DOMITIANOC KAICAP, laureate head right / CILANDEWN EPI DHMOFILOV CTPA, Athena standing left, helmeted, holding patera, spear & shield. BMC 15.TextImage
DOMITIA
RPC 1354Domitia, AE of Silandos, Lydia, 2.40 g. DOMITIA AVGOVCTA, draped bust right / CILANDEWN, Men standing left, holding pine cone and sceptre. RPC 1354. BMC 17.TextImage
LUCIUS VERUS
CNG 69-1004Lucius Verus AE 33mm of Silandus, Lydia. Attalianus, strategus. Laureate & cuirassed bust left / EPI CTPA ATTAL-IA CILANDEWN, •PWMH• (MH ligate) in ex, Roma Nikephorus seated left, holding Nike and resting arm on parazonium.TextImage
Price 354Lucius Verus AE 37mm of Lydia, Silandus. Aulus Attalianus, strategus. AV KAI L AVP OVHPOC, laureate & cuirassed bust left, seen from back / EPI•CT A AT[TALI]-ANOV•AP CILAND, DAKIKOC EPIMELE, tetrastyle temple with statue of Dionysus within, globe in pediment.TextImage
LUCILLA
RPC ol 9952Lucilla, AE23 of Silandos, Lydia. Magistrate Attalianos. 7.0g. (from top right) LOUKILLA CEBACTH, diademed, draped bust right / EPI C ATTAL(IA) CILAND(WN), Zeus Lydios standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. RPC online 9952, citing Berlin, Fox collection.TextImage
CRISPINA
CNG 69-1006Crispina AE 35mm of Silandus, Lydia. Lucius, magistrate. KPICPINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / EPI LOUKIOU ARC CILANDEWN, Aphrodite standing left, drying her hair. NISC.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BMC 283Septimius Severus, AE24 of Silandos, Lydia, 193–211 AD. CEPT K L CEVHPOC, laureate head right / (from top left) CILANDEWN, Athena standing facing, holding shield, spear and owl. BMC 283, 24; SNG von Aulock 3179.TextImage
SNG von Aulock 8266Septimius Severus AE46 medallion of Silandus, Lydia. AV(T K) L CE P CEOVHPOC AV G, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AVP MAIOPOC, Hades abducting Persephone in quadriga right, CILANDEIWN in ex. TextImage
CARACALLA
BMC 26Caracalla AE 40mm of Lydia, Silandus. Helenus & Apollonius, magistrates. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Persephone, veiled, standing right, holding scepter & patera, & Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux), standing left, holding rudder & cornucopiae.TextImage
SNG von Aulock 3180Caracalla AE 31mm of Lydia, Silandus. Helenus, magistrate. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus & filleted thyrsus; panther at feet.TextImage
GETA
CNG 69,1009Geta, as Caesar, AE 34mm of Silandus, Lydia. Helenus & Apollonius, magistrates. L CEPTI GETAC KAICAP, bare-headed, draped, & cuirassed bust right / EPI ELENOU APOL AP A TO B, CILANDE/WN in two lines in exergue, octastyle temple with globe in pediment. Unpublished.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Silandos
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Entry for Lydia, Silandos on the Digital Historia Numorum
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