A small town near the River Hermus. During the reign of Tiberius it was destroyed by an earthquake; and by Pliny's time it was no longer inhabited, although it was later rebuilt.
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| BMC 5 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE12, 3rd-1st century BC. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / T-A, bunch of grapes on vine. SNG Cop 256; Lindgren I 415; SNG Stockholm 2221; BMC 5. | Text | Image |
| BMC 10 | Temnus, Aeolis. AE 18mm; 3.83g. 2nd- 1st c. BC. Head of youthful Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / ΔH, TA to left and right of Athena standing left, holding Nike and bunch of grapes, shield on ground behind her. BMC 10. | Text | Image |
| BMC 11 | Temnos, Aeolis. AE17, ca AD 200. 2.28 g. THMNITΩN, Aphrodite standing right, leaning left elbow on a columnm and holding a mirror whilst dressing her hair / EΠI ZΩIΛOY, river-god, reclining left. BMC 11 corr (description); Birch Inedita (1844), 2 (ditto); Imhoof "Paphlagonien..", XXIII; Mionnet IV, 455 corr. (city). | Text | Image |
| BMC 13 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE28, semi-autonomous issue. AD 222-235. Magistrate Smaragdos. 8.94 g. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC, draped bust of the Senate right. / CTΡ CMAΡAΓΔOY THMNEITΩN, Two Nemeses standing facing each other. BMC 13; Mionnet III, 163; SNG Cop 269; Braunschweig 1000 (this coin). | Text | Image |
| BMC 14 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE24 semi-autonomous issue. AD 222-235. 23.5 mm, 6.18 g. Magistrate Stratoneikianos. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC, bare-headed, draped bust of the Senate right. / C AY CTΡATONEIKIANOY THMN, two Nemesis standing, each with hand raised to mouth. BMC 14. | Text | Image |
| BMC 16 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE24 semi-autonomous issue. AD 238-244. 6.92 g. Magistrate Neikostratos. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC, bare-headed, draped bust of the Senate right. / CT AY NEIKOCTΡATOY THMN, two Nemesis standing facing each other, each drawing drapery away from their shoulders. BMC 16; SNG Righetti 825; SNG Tuebingen 2715. | Text | Image |
| BMC 17 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE24 semi-autonomous issue. AD 244-249. 5.98 g. Magistrate Antoninus. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC, bare-headed, draped bust of the Senate right. / EΠ CTΡ ANTΩNEINOY THMNEIT, two Nemesis standing facing each other, each drawing drapery away from their shoulders. BMC 17; SNG Cop 272. | Text | Image |
| BMC 18 | Temnos, Aeolis AE20 semi-autonomous issue. AD 253-268. THMNOC, turreted draped bust of Tyche of Temnos right. / THMNEITΩN, Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae. BMC 18-21; SNG Cop 274-275; SNG von Aulock 1677; SNG Righetti 824; Mionnet III, 157-158; Lindgren I 416; SNG Tuebingen 2716-2717. | Text | Image |
| Imhoof KM 2 var | Temnus?, Aeolis. AE10. 3rd century BC. 1.1 g. Youthful male head right, wearing helmet or pileus / TAM beneath lion crouching left, preparing to spring. Imhoof (Uncertain mints), KM 2 var (position of legend); Gitbud & Naumann HA1671. | Text | Image |
| Naville 15, 247 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE24 semi-autonomous issue. AD 253-268. 7.37 g. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC, bare-headed, draped bust of the Senate right. / THMNEITΩN, two Nemeses facing each other, each with their hand to their mouths. Unpublished rev. legend. Naville 15, 247. | Text | Image |
| RPC 2447 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE. Time of Augustus. Proconsul Asinius Gallus. 6-5 BC. 4.31 g. AΣINIOC ΓAΛΛOC AΓNOΣ, head of Asinius Gallus right / TAMNITAN AΠOΛΛAC ΦAINIOY, head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy. RPC I 2447; BMC 24-26; Paris 422; Waddington 1350; SNG Cop 276; SNG Munich 626-627; Lindgren I A418A; Rhousopoulos 3579. | Text | Image |
| Schindel 28 | Temnus, Aeolis, AE15 Autonomous Issue. 200-100 BC. 2.1 g. Helmeted bust of Athena right, with aegis. / THMN–EITΩN, Aphrodite standing left, holding apple and hem of robe. Efes Müzesi, 222-24-83; Schindel 28 in "Hanghaus 2 in Ephesos Die Wohneinheit 6". | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 246 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE 10mm, 1.41g, 4th-3rd c. BC. Bearded, laureate head of Dionysos left / TA to left and right of bunch of grapes on vine with leaves. SNG Cop 246, Plant 1850, BMC 1; Winterthur 2851. | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 261 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE12. 200-100 BC. 2nd cent BC. 1.88gr. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Φ-Z T-A in two lines across fields, Ares or Athena Promachos, in short chiton, standing right, wielding spear and holding shield on left arm. SNG von Aulock 1675; Lindgren I, 417; SNG Cop. 261. | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 262 | Temnos, Aeolis AE15, 2nd-1st cent BC. Head of young Dionysos wreathed by ivy right / Δ-H T-A, in two lines across fields, Athena standing, holding in right hand bunch of grapes, holding spear over right shoulder; serpent behind. SNG Copenhagen 262. | Text | Image |
| SNG Righetti 824 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE18, semi-autonomous issue. AD 253-268. 3.22 g. THMNOC, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right. / THMNEITΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. SNG Righetti 824; BMC -18-21; Amsterdam 51; Lindgren I 416; SNG Cop 274-275; SNG von Aulock 1677; SNG Tuebingen 2716-2717. | Text | Image |
| SNG vA 1671 | Temnos, Aeolis, AE22. ca 300-250 BC. AE (4.47g). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Grape bunch within wreath. SNG von Aulock 1671; SNG München 603; Klein, KM 49, 343. | Text | Image |
| SNG vA 1672v | Temnos, Aeolis, AE11, 1.43 g. 300-100 BC. Head of youthful Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / T-A, bunch of grapes, flower in left field, monogram in right field. von Aulock 1672-1673 var (weight, size); SNG Stockholm 2222 var (ditto). | Text | Image |
| Traite 2073 | Temnos, Aeolis, AR obol or diobol. 10mm, 0.86 g. 4th c. BC. Laureate head of Apollo left. / T-A, kantharos. Traité II-2, 2073; Wroth 18 in NC 1899. | Text | Image |
| RPC 2446 | Augustus AE18 of Temnos, Aeolis. Magistrate Apollas, son Of Phainios. KAIΣAΡ ΣEBAΣTOΣ ΠΛOYΣIAΣ YΠTHAΣ, bare head of Augustus right / AΠOΛΛAΣ ΦAINIOY TAMNITAN, Athena standing left holding spear, shield and statuette of Nike. RPC 2446; BMC 27; SNG Cop. 277. | Text | Image |
| RPC Supp 3, II 980A | Domitian, AE19 of Temnos, Aeolis. AD 69-81. 4.47 g. ΔOMITIANOC KAICAΡ, laureate head right / EΠI ΔIONYCOΔΩΡOY AΓNOY ΦIΛOΠATΡIΔOC THMNI, Dionysos, naked, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. RPC S3-II-980A. | Text | Image |
| RPC II 982 | Domitia, AE25 of Temnos, Aeolis. AD 82-96. Magistrate Zwilos son of Poleos. 9.14 g. ΔOMITIA CEBACTH, draped bust right. / EΠI ZΩIΛOY YIOY ΠOΛEΩC THMNITΩN CTΡATHΓOY, Athena staanding left, holding Nike and spear, shield at her side. RPC II 982; BMC 30; Imhoof GRM 1. | Text | Image |
| RPC 981 | Julia Titi, AE16 of Temnos, Aeolis. AD 79-90. Magistrate Hagnus Philopatris. IOYΛIA CEBACTH, draped bust right / EΠI AΓNOY THMNI, Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear and resting left hand on shield. RPC II 981; Imhoof KM 1; Mionnet III, 168 corr. | Text | Image |
| Imhoof KM 2 | Lucius Verus as Caesar, AE16 of Temnos, Aeolis. AD 161-169. Magistrate Polyneikos. ΛOYKIOC KAI (clockwise from upper right), bare-headed, draped bust right. / CTΡ ΠOΛYNEIKOY TH, Kybele seated left, holding patera and resting elbow on tympanum, lion at foot left. Imhoof KM 2; Winterthur 2858. | Text | Image |
| LHS 102, 400 | Crispina AE28 of Temnus, Aeolis. 14.94 g. KΡICΠEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right. / EΠI CTΡ AΠOΛΛΩNIOY AMAΛΩ THMNEITΩN, Apollo standing facing, looking left, resting left hand on lyre set on a tall column and holding a small round object with a square top in his right over a thymiaterion at foot left. Unpublished. LHS 102, 400. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet III, 173 | Geta, AE25 of Temnus, Aeolis. AD 198-209. 9.44 g. Magistrate Asklepitre. Λ CEΠ ΓETAC KAICAΡ, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / EΠI CTΠA ACKΛHΠITΡE TH-MN-EI-TΩ-N, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear, resting left hand on shield. Mionnet III, 173; Kraft pl. 74, 3b. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp VI, 269 | Geta, AE16 of Temnus, Aeolis. 209-212. 3.02 g. CE ΓETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / THMNEITΩN, doe standing right. Mionnet Supp VI, 269. | Text | Image |
| Paris 429 | Geta, AE16 of Temnos, Aeolis. AD 198-209). 2.15 g. Π CE ΓETAC, bare-headed, draped bust right / THMNEITΩN. Stag or goat standing right. Paris 429; Mionnet Supp. 6, 269. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp VI, 275 | Julia Mamaea, AE33 of Temnos, Aeolis. AD 222-235. 17.25 g. IOYΛIA MAMEA CEB, diademed and draped bust right / EΠI CTΡA CMAΡAΓΔOY THMNEI-TΩ-N, Dionysos, loins draped (long), standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot left. Mionnet Supp. VI, 275; Righetti Coll 383. | Text | Image |
| Paris 438 | Gordian III, AE21 of Temnus, Aeolis, AD 238-244. 4.55 g. A K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / THMNEITΩN, Herakles, naked, standing left, lionskin draped over his left arm, holding kantharos and club. Paris 438; BMC 35; SNG Cop 279; RPC VII 343. | Text | Image |
| Paris 441 | Gordian III, AE36 of Temnus, Aeolis. AD 238-244. Magistrate Au. Stratoneikianos. 15.83 g. Reverse legend tooled and altered. AY KAI M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / CT AY CTΡAEONEIKIAN ΦY TO B BAHNNEITAN, Asklepios standing front, looking left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. Paris 441; RPC VII 341.5 corr. (rev. legend). | Text | Image |
| Paris 442 | Gordian III, AE35 of Temnus, Aeolis. AD 238-244. Magistrate Au. Stratoneikianos. 18.5 g. AY KAI M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / CT AY CTΡATONEIKIANOY TO B THMNEITΩN in two lines around Asklepios standing front, looking left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. Paris 442; Waddington 1353; SNG Cop 278; Mabbott 1439; RPC VII 341. | Text | Image |
| Chaix 470 | Otacilia Severa, AE20 of Temnos, Aeolis. AD 244-249. M ΩTAKIΛ CEOYHΡA, diademed and draped bust right / THMNEITΩN, Herakles Bibax standing left, holding kantharos, club and lionskin. Chaix 470 ("1100 monnaies.."); Mionnet Supp VI 289 var (obv. legend). | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 280 corr | Philip II, AE31 of Temnos, Aeolis. AD 247-249. 13 g. Magistrate Aur. Stratoneikianos. AY K MAΡ IOY ΦIΛIΠΠOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / EΠ C AY CTΡATONEIKIANOY Z B THMNEITΩN, Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting left hand on shield. SNG Cop 280 corr. (legend and "Philip I"); Mionnet Supp. VI, 286 corr (ditto citing Cop.); Falghera 2280. | Text | Image |
