Ancient Coinage of Alabanda, Caria


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Note: Between 197-189 BC Alabanda used the name Antioch (ANTIOXEΩN) in honour of Antiochos III.
BMC 4Alabanda, Caria (as Antiocheia). 197-190 BC. AR Drachm. Laureate head of Apollo right / ANTIOXEΩN IΣOKΡATHΣ above and beneath Pegasos flying right. TextImage
BMC 13Alabanda, Caria, AE17. Civic issue, 168-10 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. / AΛABAN-ΔEωN upwards to left and right of tripod altar with large conical bowl. BMC 13.TextImage
BMC 15Alabanda, Caria, after 189 BC. AE20. Laureate head of Apollo right / AΛABAN-ΔEΩN, lyre, A above. von Aulock 2388; BMC 15.TextImage
BMC 18Alabanda, Caria. AE 13 mm; 1.61 g. Civic issue, 168-10 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. / AΛABAN-ΔEΩN, Forepart of humped bull right, head facing. BMC 18; Imhoof Klagenfurt 91.TextImage
BMC 21Alabanda, Caria, AE24. Semi-autonomous issue, AD 150-276. 5.45 g. Magistrate Ateleios. ΘEA ΡΩMH, Roma seated left on cuirass and shield, holding Nike. / ATE-ΛEI-OC in three lines within wreath. BMC 21.TextImage
BMC 24 varAlabanda?, Caria. AE. Raven or eagle standing right on overturned kantharus / (AΛABANΔEΩN?), laurel branch. cf BMC 24; Leake S5; Mionnet III, 12 (all with legend on the eagle side and eagle not on kantharus).TextImage
Boehringer 16Alabanda, Caria (as Antiocheia) AR Tetradrachm. Circa 197-190/188 BC. Struck under Antiochos III of Syria; Symmacheos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / ANTIOXEΩN ΣYMMAXOΣ, Pegasos flying right. SNGvA 2380. TextImage
Mionnet Supp VI, 4Alabanda, Caria, AE22 semi-autonomous. AΛABANΔEΩN, draped bust of Boule or the Senate right. / AΛABANΔEΩN, Demeter, polos on head, standing fully facing, looking left, holding a corn-ear and a poppy in each hand. Mionnet Supp. VI, 4.TextImage
Naumann 57, 281Alabanda, Caria, AE11, civic issue, 197-10 BC. 1.3 g. Head of Apollo right, hair in formal curls. / AΛABAN-ΔEΩN, forepart of humped bull right. Star in left field. BMC 18 var (no star). Apparently unpublished. Naumann 57, 281.TextImage
Naumann 62, 320Alabanda, Caria, AE18, civic issue, 189-168 BC. 5.69 g. Laureate head of Apollo right. AΛABANΔEΩN AΠEΛΛHΣ above and beneath humped bull butting right. Waddington 2094 var (Apollo head left). Apparently unpublished. Naumann 62, 320.TextImage
SNG Cop 4Alabanda, Caria, AE20, ca. 133-100 BC. 4.62 gr. Laureate head of Apollo right / AΛABAN-ΔEΩN, Lyre; A above. SNG Copenhagen 4; SNG von Aulock 2388 var. (no A); Imhoof GM 1 var (Γ above).TextImage
SNG Cop 7Alabanda, Caria. AE11, 168-30 BC. 1.52 g. Lyre with tortoiseshell base / AΛABAN-ΔEΩN above and beneath humped bull standing right. SNG Cop 7; SNG Tuebingen 3340; Imhoof "Klagenfurt" 90.TextImage
SNG Cop 9Alabanda, Caria, semi-autonomous issue, AD 150-276. Magistrate Ateleios. 8.61 g. ΘEA ΡΩMH, Roma seated left on shield, holding Nike. Counterstamp of male head right (Geta?) below / ATAΛ-EIAC A ΛABAN-ΔEΩN in four lines within wreath. SNG Cop 9; BMC 20-21; Imhoof KM 6.TextImage
SNG Hel 5Alabanda, Caria. 167/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Laureate head of Apollo right / AΛABANΔEΩN, Pegasos springing right; A below. SNGvA 8050. TextImage
SNG Tübingen 3335Alabanda, Caria, as Antioch, AE13, civic issue, 197-189 BC. 1.52 g. Laureate head of Apollo left. / ANTI-OXEΩN above and beneath Pegasos leaping right. SNG Tuebingen 3335.TextImage
SNGvA 2382Alabanda as Antioch, Caria. AR tetradrachm. 197-189 BC. Magistrate Menekles. 28 mm, 16.75 g. Laureate head of Apollo left. / ANTIOXEΩN MENEKΛHΣ, Pegasos leaping right. SNG von Aulock 2382; Pozzi 2561.TextImage
Solidus 29, 100Alabanda, Caria, as Antioch. AE12, civic issue, 197-189 BC. 1.39 g. Laureate head of Apollo left. / ANTIOXEΩN ΔH, forepart of humped bull right. BMC 8 var (with M instead of ΔH). Apparently unpublished. Solidus 29, 100.TextImage
Tresors 11-70cfAlabanda, Caria. AR Tetradrachm. ca 190-185 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / Pegasus flying right, rose under belly, magistrate’s name MENEKΛHΣ below. SNG von Aulock 2382 var (rev legend with the old city name of ANTIOXEΩN). TextImage
Waddington 2092Alabanda, Caria. AE14 civic issue. 100-1 BC. 2.64 g. Pegasos flying right. / AΛABANΔEΩN, bull butting right. Waddington 2092; SNG Tuebingen 3341.TextImage
Waddington 2101Alabanda, Caria, semi-autonomous issue. AD 69-96. AΡTEMIC, draped bust of Artemis right, quiver behind shoulder / AΛABANΔEΩN, capricorn leaping right, cornucopiae in the background. SNG Fitz 4664; Waddington 2101-2102; Paris 28-29; SNG Righetti 935.TextImage
wwxls BC11130Alabanda as Antioch, Caria. AE13, 1.22 g. Civic issue, 197-189 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / AN-TIO, bull butting right. Unpublished. wwxls BC11130.TextImage
AUGUSTUS
RPC 2810Augustus, AE17 of Alabanda, Caria. AΛABANΔEΩN, bare head of Augustus (?) right. / Draped female bust right, ΔTΛ monogram before neck. RPC 2810; SNG Cop 10.TextImage
BRITANNICUS
RPC 2818Britannicus, AE31 of Alabanda, Caria. AD 41-55. 17.57 g. KΛAYΔIOΣ BΡETANNIKOΣ KAIΣAΡ, bare-headed, draped bust right. / AΛABANΔEΩN, Apollo Kissios standing left, holding raven and bow, ram at foot left. RPC 2818; Imhoof Britannicus 24; Mionnet III 22; Waddington 2110; Lana hoard 24.TextImage
ANTONINUS PIUS
SNG Munich 37Antoninus Pius. AE35 of Alabanda. 24.93 gr. AVT KAI T AIΛ AΔΡAIANOC AΔΡIANOC CEB, laureate head right / EΠI Γ ANKIΛ ANΔΡΩNOC AΡX around, AΛABANΔEΩN below, Dionysos, loins draped long, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot left. SNG Munich 37; Winterthur 3286.TextImage
RN 8083Antoninus Pius, AE32 of Alabanda, Caria. IMΠ KAIC TI AIΛ..ANTΩN.., Laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / (EΠI Γ A)NKIΛ (ANΔΡΩNOC AΡX AΛABAN)ΔEΩN, Apollo standing half left, holding raven on outstretched right hand and bow in left, ram at feet left. Unpublished. Roma Numismatics 8093.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
SNG vA 2394Septimius Severus AE of Alabanda, Caria. AD 193-211. AYT KAI Λ CE CEYOYHΡOC, draped bust right. / AΛABANΔEΩN, Apollo standing front, looking left, holding raven and upright branch. Lyre on small cippus to right. SNG von Aulock 2394; Karl Coll. 62; SNG Righetti 931.TextImage
JULIA DOMNA
BMC 36Julia Domna, AE of Alabanda, Caria. 7.90 g. IOVΛIA ΔOMNA C, draped bust right, with countermark of bust of Caracalla with A before (Howgego 39iia) / AΛABANΔEΩN, laurel branch with taenia. BMC 36; SNG von Aulock 2397.TextImage
CARACALLA
BMC 45Caracalla AE of Alabanda, Caria. 7.74 g. AV K M AVΡ ANTΩNINOC C, laureate, cuirassed bust right, counterstamp Howgego 39ii (laureate bust of Caracalla right, A before) / AΛABANΔEΩN, lyre with four strings. BMC 45; SNG München 44.TextImage
BMC 47-48Caracalla, AE26 of Alabanda, Caria. AD 198-217. M AV ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / AΛABANΔEΩN, Athena helmeted standing left, holding Nike and spear, shield at her side. BMC 47-48; SNG Hunterian 1904; SNG v.Aulock 2399.TextImage
Karl 67Caracalla, AE33 of Alabanda, Caria. AD 198-217. 22.35 g. AY K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left. / AΛABANΔEΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Karl Coll. 67, otherwise unpublished. Lanz 131, 67.TextImage
Mionnet III, 37Caracalla AE26 of Alabanda, Caria. AD 198-217. AY K M AYΡ ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / AΛABANΔEΩN, laurel branch tied with a fillet. Mionnet III, 37.TextImage
SNG Cop 15 Caracalla AE 26mm of Alabanda, in Caria. AY K M A ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Filleted laurel branch with three sprays. SNG Cop 15; SNG von Aulock 2401; SNG Munich 50. TextImage
SNG Cop. 15Caracalla AE 27mm of Alabanda, Caria. Laureate & draped bust right / Filleted laurel branch with three sprays. SNG von Aulock 2401.TextImage
SNG Munich 45Caracalla, AE31 of Alabanda, Caria. AD 198-217. 21.9 g. AY K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, cuirassed bust right. / AΛABANΔEΩN, Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. SNG Munich 45; Mabbott 1674; Righetti Coll III, 392.TextImage
SNG Munich 49Caracalla, AE of Alabanda, Caria. 8.59 g. AV K M AVΡ ANTΩNINOC C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / AΛABANΔEΩN, lyre. SNG Munich 49; Karl Coll. 71.TextImage
SNG Tub. 3347Caracalla, AE24 of Alabanda, Caria. 6.2g. AY K M AYΡ ANTΩNINOC C, laureate, cuirassed bust right, seen from the back. / AΛABANΔEΩN, Apollo standing left, holding raven and laurel branch, lyre set on column to right. SNG Tuebingen 3347.TextImage
wwxls 41379Caracalla AE28 of Alabanda, Caria. AD 198-217. 21.6 g. AY K M Ρ ANTΩNINOC (sic), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / AΛABANΔEΩN, laurel branch. Unpublished obv. legend. wwxls 41379; Kuenbker 43, 343.TextImage
GETA
Karl 76Geta, AE26 of Alabanda, Caria. AD 198-209. 10.3 g. Π C ΓETAC K CE, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Countermark: head of Caracalla right (Howgego 78 or 79). / AΛABANΔEΩN, laurel branch. Karl 76; (Lanz 131, 76) otherwise unpublished obv. legend.TextImage
wwxls 41381Geta AE21 of Alabanda, Caria. AD 198-209. 4.9 g. ..Λ GETAC K, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / AΛABANΔEΩN (N retrograde), Apollo, naked, standing left, holding raven and bow, ram at foot. Unpublished reverse. wwxls 41381; Roma Num 99, 826.TextImage

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