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Ancient Coinage of Cilicia, Mopsus


[SNG Levante 1309]

Mopsus or Mopsos or Mopsuestia, on the Pyramus River in Cilicia; during Seleucid times called Seleucia ad Pyramum; during Roman times Hadrianum.

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BMC 4Cilicia, Mopsus AE22. 2nd Century BC. Head of Zeus right / MOYEATWN / THZ IERAS / KAI / AUTONOMOU, lighted circular altar on tripod-basis with lion's legs. TextImage
SNGLev_1305Cilicia, Mopsos. Circa 2nd-1st century BC. Æ 21mm. Laureate head of Zeus right / Circular altar on legs. TextImage
SNGLev_1309Cilicia, Mopsus. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. Æ 21mm. Laureate head of Zeus right, monogram behind / MOUEATWN THS IERAS KAI AUTONOMOU, flaming altar, monograms below. TextImage
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SNGLev_1323Cilicia, Mopsuestia-Mopsus. Time of Claudius, 41-54 AD. Æ 22mm. Draped bust of Zeus right; eagle at right / Three naked males (the Korybantes?), in helmets, holding shields & spears. TextImage

Domitian
- RPC 1742

Domitian Æ 17mm of Mopsuestia-Mopsus, Cilicia. Dated year 161 = 93-94 AD. DOMITIANO CEBACTOC, laureate head right / MOYELTWN AXP, Artemis standing facing, head right, drawing arrow from quiver over shoulder & holding bow. SNG Levante 1327.TextImage

- RPC 1743

Domitian & Domitia AE34 of Mopsus, Cilicia. Year 162, 94-95 AD. AVTOKPATWR KAISAR DOMITIANOS GERM, laureate head of Domitian right / DOMITIA SEBASTH MOYEATWN ETO BXP, draped bust of Domitia right. SGI 900.TextObvRev

Hadrian
- Prieur 725A

CILICIA, Mopsus. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. AR Tetradrachm. Laureate & draped bust right, seen from behind / Draped bust of Sabina, as Artemis, right, quiver over shoulder.TextImage

Faustina II
- SNG Levante Supp 315

Faustina Jr Æ 18mm of Mopsus, Cilicia. Dated year 230 (162/3 AD). FAVCTINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / ADRIA OYEAT, TWC (date) below, upper part of River-god Pyramos swimming right.TextImage

Septimius Severus
- SNG Levante 1340

Septimius Severus Æ 27mm of Mopsus, Cilicia. Dated Pompeian-Cilician Era 262 = 194/5 AD. Bare-headed, draped, & cuirassed bust right / ADPIANWN MOYEATWN, Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus & thyrsus; at feet, panther standing left; date ET BXC to left.TextImage

Diadumenian
- SNG Levante Supp 318

Cilicia. Mopsus. Diadumenian, as Caesar Æ 18mm. Dated year 285 (217/8 AD). Bare-headed, cuirassed bust right / ADR MOYDEATWN, crab, date ETO EPC below.TextImage

- SNG Levante 317

Diadumenian, as Caesar, Æ 20mm of Cilicia, Mopsus. Bare-headed, cuirassed bust right / Crab.TextImage
See also: Search for Mopsus at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Mopsus on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Mopsus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Mopsus at AncientImports.com
Search for Mopsus at Incitatus Coins

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