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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
RecGen 1Bithynium, Bithynia. AE 24mm, 6.4 gr, 59 BC. C. Papirius Carbo, Proconsul. BIΘYNIEΩN, head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy; ΔKΣ (= local year 224) before / EΠI ΓAIOY ΠAΠIΡIOY KAΡBONOΣ to left and right of Roma seated left on shields, holding Nike and sceptre; ΡΩMH below. Sear 3733; BMC 1; RecGen 1.TextFull Size
DOMITIAN
RPC 696Domitian, AE20 of Bithynium Claudiopolis, Bithynia. AYT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAIΣAΡ ΣEB ΓEΡ, laureate head right. / KΛAYΔIOΠOΛEITΩN, serpent-entwined staff of Asklepios. RPC II 696; RecGen 7; Noury Bey 1323.TextFull Size
ANTINOUS
RecGen 15Antinous AE37 Medallion of Bithynia, Bithynium. ANTINOOC ΘEON HΡATΡIC, bare-headed, draped bust left / BEIΘYNIEΩN AΔΡIANΩN, Hermes standing left, holding pedum in left arm & placing right hand on neck of bull standing left beside him. Blum 9. TextFull Size
RPC III 1112Antinous, AE38 medallion of Bithynium (Claudiopolis), Bithynia. 43.55 g. H ΠATΡIC ANTINOON ΘEON, bare-headed, draped bust right. / BEIΘYNIEΩN AΔΡIANΩN, Antinoüs as Hermes walking left, head right, wearing chlamys, short chiton and winged boots, holding pedum amd extending right hand towards a reed. Forepart of ox grazing left in the background. RPC III 1112; Blum 7.TextFull Size
ELAGABALUS
Featherz Elag265Elagabalus, AE30 of Bithynium (Claudiopolis), Bithynia. AD 218-222. M AVΡH ANTΩNINOC AVΓOY, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / AΔΡIANΩN BIΘYNEΩN, Nemesis standing left, right hand plucking at the neck of her robe, wheel at foot. Apparently unpublished.TextFull Size
JULIA PAULA
SNG vA 324Julia Paula, AE30 of Bithynium, Bithynia. AD 219-222. IOY KOΡ ΠAYΛA CEBA, draped bust right, holding poppy before her. / BIΘYNIEΩN AΔΡIANΩN, octostyle temple with emperor standing within, holding spear. SNG von Aulock 324; Noury Bey 1324 corr. ("Athena" in temple, this coin).TextFull Size
VALERIAN I
RecGen 69Valerian I, AE31 of Bithynium (Claudiopolis), Bithynia, AD 253-260 AD. AVT.. ΠOY ΛIK OYAΛEΡIANOC CEB (or similar), laureate, draped bust right / BEIΘYNIEΩN AΔΡIANΩN, Zeus seated left, holding patera and long sceptre. RecGen 69.TextFull Size
GALLIENUS
RecGen 71Gallienus AE30 of Bithynium, Bithynia. ΠOY ΛIK ΓAΛΛHNOC CE, laureate head right / BYΘYNIEΩN AΔΡIANΩN, Zeus seated left holding patera & sceptre. BMC 20. TextImage
RecGen 72Gallienus AE24 of Bithynium, Bithynia. ΠOY ΛIK ΓAΛΛHNOC C, laureate head right / BYΘYNIEΩN AΔΡIANΩN, Zeus seated left holding patera & sceptre. TextImage
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