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Ancient Coinage of Mysia, Adramyteion


Adramyteion, is located on the western coast of Turkey. Today Burhaniye, it was previously named Kemer, ("aquaduct"), after a nearby aquaduct which has since been demolished.

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BMC 7Adramyteion, Mysia, AE19, Time of Mithradates VI, 5.55 gr. Laureate head of Apollo left, quiver at shoulder / TH-NWN, Cornucopiae between caps of the Dioskuroi. Sear 3807; BMC 7-8. TextImage
BMC 11Mysia, Adramyteion, AE13, 200-150 BC. Head of Adramytus (or Zeus) right, wearing taenia / ADRA, horseman riding right, raising hand. BMC 11; Von Fritze 73; Stauber 119A.TextImage
Mionnet 2Mysia, Adramytion AE 18mm. 4th century BC. Diademed head of Adramytus (or Zeus) right / Horseman right, holding labrys; c/m: star with eight rays. TextImage
SNGCop 1vMysia, Adramytion AE 17mm. 4th century BC. Laureate head of Adramytus (or Zeus) right / Horseman riding right; two monograms around. TextImage
SNGFr_1Mysia, Adramytion AE 17mm. 4th century BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of Pegasos right; grain ear below. TextImage
SNGvA 1051Adramyteon. Mysia, AE20, 2nd C. BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / TH-NWN, Cornucopiae between the caps of the Dioskouroi. SNG von Aulock 1051. TextImage
SNGvA 7192Mysia, Adramyteion. Circa 4th Century BC. AE 16mm. Laureate head of Zeus right / ADRA, forepart of Pegasos right. TextImage
VonFritze 6Mysia, Adramyteion. Ca 350 BC. AE 12mm. Head of Zeus facing slightly right / ADRA, Eagle standing left on altar. TextImage
Von Fritze 22Adramyteion, Mysia, AE18. 2nd Century BC. Bearded head of Zeus left / ADRAMU-THNWN above and beneath horseman galloping right, raising right hand. Von Fritze, Mysien 22; SNG Paris 6.TextImage
Weber 4949Mysia, Adramyteon. ca 2nd Century BC. AE 12mm. Laureate, three-quarter facing head of Zeus, slightly right / ADRA-M-U, eagle standing left on rock; grain ear before. TextImage
Weber 4950Mysia, Adramyteion. Circa 4th Century BC. AE 10mm (1.02 gm). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of Pegasos right. von Fritze 2. TextImage
Sear #3805Adramyteon, Mysia, AE18. Laureate head of Zeus left / ADRAMU TH-NWNabove and below horseman prancing right. BMC 2.TextImage
TRAJAN
RighettiI Sale
IV, 457
Trajan, AE21 of Adramyteion, Mysia. 3,65 g. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. CTR L ADRAMUTHNWN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Unpublished. Righetti Sale, pt. IV. lot 457.TextImage
CARACALLA
vFritze 145Caracalla, AE35 of Adramyteion, Mysia, homonoia with Ephesos. Magistrate Marcianus. 23,74 g. AUTOKR KAI M AURH ANTWNEINOC AUG, laureate, draped bust right / EPI CTR MARKIANOU ADRAMUTHNW, N KAI EFECIWN G NEW/KO/RWN OMONOIA, around and in fields, cult image of Artemis Ephesia facing, with supports, Zeus on right, standing facing, head left, holding eagle and sceptre. Von Fritze, Mysien 145; SNG Paris 59. Franke-Nolle, Homonoia 2 (same dies); Stauber Adramytteion 148A; BMC 25; Mionnet V 30.TextImage
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
v. Fritze 164Severus Alexander, AE25 of Adramyteion, Mysia. 222-235 AD. Magistrate Aurelius Gaius. AYT K M AYR CEB ALEXANDROC, laureate, draped bust right / EPI CTR AUR GAIOU B NE ADRAMUTHN-WN, Asklepios, naked to waist, standing right, resting on serpent-entwined sceptre. Von Fritze, Mysien 164; SNG Cop 15; Stauber 237A.TextImage
MAXIMINUS I
McClean 7547Maximinus I, Mysia, Adramyteion, AE23. AUT K G I MAXIMEINOC, laureate draped cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / EPI STRA EUTUXOUC ADRAMYTEWN, Athena standing left in armour, with spear and shield, holding patera. McClean 7547; Von Fritze 172; Stauber 247A.TextImage
VOLUSIAN
von Fritze 193Volusian, AE23 of Adramyteion, Mysia. AU OUOLOUCIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EPI ANTIP-ATROU ADRAMUTH-NWN around and in fields, Homonoia-Euthenia with kalathos, standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae. Imhoof, KM 13; von Fritze 193, Stauber 271A.TextImage
GALLIENUS
von Fritze 197Gallienus, AE23 of Adramyteion, Mysia. Laureate, draped bust right / EPI BIKTOROC ADRAMUTHNWN around and in fields, Nike standing left, wings open, holding wreath and palm. Von Fritze, Mysien 197; SNG Paris 80 var. (legend position).TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Adramyteion
Entry for Mysia, Adramyteion on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Adramytion in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Adramyteion at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Adramytium in the ANS Database
Search for Adramytium in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Adramyteion at AncientImports.com
Search for Adramyteion at Incitatus Coins

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