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Ancient Coinage of Aeolis, Aegae


[Sear 4164 / SNG Cop 6]

Aegae or Aigai, in the mountains of Aeolis, in northwest Asia Minor

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SNGCop 1
Sear #4165
Aeolis, Aegae AE16. 3rd century BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / AIG, goat's head right. SNG Cop 1-3, BMC 2-4. TextImage
SNGCop 4
Sear #4166
Aeolis, Aigai Æ 10mm. 3rd century BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of goat right. SNG Cop 4, BMC 6-8. TextImage
SNGCop 6
Sear #4164
Aeolis, Aegae AR Tetradrachm. After 165 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right, quiver and bow at neck / AIGAIEWN, Zeus standing half-left, holding eagle & scepter, WWY monogram before; all within oak-wreath. SNG von Aulock 1594, BMC 9, SNG Cop 6. TextImage
SNGCop 7Aeolis, Aegae AE18. 2nd-1st century BC. Helmeted head of Athena right [c/m: owl] / AIGAIWN, Zeus advancing left, holding eagle and scepter. BMC 12v. TextImage
SNGCop 7cfAeolis, Aegae AE17. Flavian times? Helmeted bust of Athena left / AIGAIWN, Zeus standing left holding eagle & scepter. TextImage
SNGCop 8
Sear #4167
Aeolis, Aegae AE10. 2nd-1st Century BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / AIGAEWN, naked Zeus standing half right holding eagle and scepter, three monograms (AP, TA & WDI) to left. SNGCop 8, BMC 11-13. TextImage
SNGCop 10
Sear #4168
Aeolis, Aegae AE17. 2nd - 1st Century BC. Laureate head of Apollo right [c/m eagle with spread wings in round countermark] / AIGAEWN, goat standing right. BMC 10, SNG Cop 10. TextImage
SNGCop 12
Sear #4169
Aeolis, Aegae AE16. 2nd-1st Century BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / AIGAEWN, Nike standing left holding wreath & palm, WNP monogram to left, GV monogram to right. SNGCop 12, BMC 14. TextImage
SNGCop 13
Sear #4170
Aeolis, Aegae AE12. 3rd century BC. Head of Athena right / AIGA, lyre. SNG Cop 13, BMC 15. TextImage
SNGCop 14Aeolis, Aegae Æ 13mm. 2nd-1st century BC. Head of Hermes right wearing petasos / AIGAIEWN below forepart of goat right, HVP monogram above, PAF monograms to right. TextImage
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SNGCop 19Aeolis, Aegae AE20. Time of Valerian to Gallienus, ca 253-268 AD. AIGH, the Amazon Aegae, axe at shoulder / AIGAEWN, Tyche standing left holding rudder & cornucopiae. TextImage

Augustus
- RPC 2427

Augustus AE20 of Aeolis, Aegae. Diphilos Phaita, agonothete (officer of the public games). AIGAIWN CEBACTOC, bare head right / DIFOLOS FIATA AGWNOQETAC, Apollo standing right holding taenia & laurel branch.TextImage

Caius And Lucius
- RPC 2428

Caius & Lucius, Caesars, AE16 of Aeolis, Aegae. Diphilos Phaita, agonothete. AIGEWN LEYKION, bare head of Lucius Caesar right / GAION DIFILOC FAITA AGWNOQETAC, bare head of Caius Caesar right.TextImage

Claudius
- RPC 2429

Claudius AE20 of Aeolis, Aegae. TI KLAYDIOC KAICAP CEBACTOC, laureate head right / EPI APOLLODWROU PO UIOU CALEOU AIG-AIWN, Apollo standing right, holding taenia & laurel branch. SNG Cop 22.TextImage

Valeria Messalina
- RPC 2430

Valeria Messalina AE17 of Aeolis, Aegae. CEBACTH MECALEINA, draped bust right / AIGAEION, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. SNG Copenhagen 23.TextImage

Britannicus
- RPC 2431

Britannicus AE16 of Aeolis, Aegae. Chaleos, magistrate. BPITANNIKOC KAICAP, bare head right / AIGAEWN EPI CALE / OU, Zeus standing left holding eagle & scepter.TextImage

Vespasian
- RPC 967

Vespasian or Titus AE18 of Aegae, Aeolis. OVHCPACIANO KAICAP, bare head left / EPI APOLLWNIOY NEMEONIKOY AIGAEWN, Apollo standing right holding taenia and laurel branch. SNG Cop 24.TextImage

Titus
- RPC 968

Titus & Domitian AE19 of Aeolis, Aegae. CEBACTWN, laureate head of Titus facing laureate bust of Domitian / EPI APOLLWNIOY NEMEONIKOY around, AIGAEWN vertically behind, Apollo standing right holding laurel branch & taenia. BMC 22, SNG Cop 25.TextImage

- RPC 969

Titus & Domitian AE18 of Aeolis, Aegae. CEBACTWN, laureate head of Titus facing draped bust of Domitian / EPI APOLLWNIOY NEMEONIKOY AIG-AIW/N, Isis standing facing, head left, holding sistrum & jug.TextImage

Sabina
- AE15_sistrum

Sabina AE15 of Aeolis, Aegae. CEBACTH CABEINA, diademed draped bust right / AIGA, sistrum. NISC.TextImage

- SNG von Aulock 7674

Sabina AE20 of Aeolis, Aegae. Draped bust right / Isis standing left, holding sistrum and raising hem of dress.TextImage

Commodus
- AE22_Tyche

Commodus Æ22 of Aeolis, Aegae. AVTOKPATW KOMODOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / AIGEWN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.TextImage

Septimius Severus
- AE32_Mabbott_1409

Septimius Severus AE32 of Aeolis, Aegae. Apollodorus, magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; c/m: laureate head right within small circular punch / Emperor, holding sceptre, in slow quadriga left.TextImage

Severus Alexander
- AE50_temple

Severus Alexander Æ 50mm Medallion of Aegae, Aeolis. A K M AVP CEV ALEXANDPOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / EPI (...) AVP FAIODIMOU, (...)N KHEYC above, AIGAEWN below tetrastyle temple, cult statue within, Nike standing on apex. Unlisted.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Aigae
BMC Troas, Aeolis & Lesbos' Entry for Aegae, on Google Books
RPC Vol 4 (Antonines) Online, entries for Aeolis, Aegae
Search for Aegae or Aigae at CoinArchives.com
Entry for aegae on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Aegae in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Aegae at AncientImports.com
Search for Aegae at Incitatus Coins

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