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Ancient Coinage of Cilicia, Diocaesarea

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BMC 1Diocaesareia, Cilicia, Autonomous. Circa 1st Century AD. AE 20mm 4.57 g. DIOKAICAREWN, bust of Hermes right, caduceus before / Grape cluster on vine with four leaves. BMC 1. TextImage
Lindgren I 1486Diocaesareia, Cilicia, AE17, struck under Hadrian, 117-138 AD. ADRIANWN, draped bust of Hermes right, caduceus behind shoulder / DIOKAICAREWN, bunch of grapes on stalk. SNG France 2 857; Paris 513; Svoronos 276; Lindgren I 1486.TextImage
SNGvA 5541Cilicia, Diocaesarea. 1st-2nd C. AD. AE 20 (5.67 gm). Time of Hadrian. ADRI DIOKAICAREWN, Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right / DIOKECAR, eagle standing facing, head left, holding palm branch in its talons. SGN VAulock 5541; Ziegler 377.TextImage
FAUSTINA II
BMC 5Faustina Junior AE27 of Diocaesaria, Cilicia. ANNIA FAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right. / ADRIANWN DIOKECAPEWN, winged thunderbolt.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BMC 6Cilicia, Diocaesarea. Septimius Severus AE29. AVTOKP KAIC L CEPTI CEOYHPOC PEP CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right [countermarks: winged thunderbolt in oval punch, eagle in oval punch] / ADR DIO KAICAPEWN, hexastyle temple inside which thunderbolt on base, to left tree behind altar; two Nikai (?) as acroteria, bucranium in pedament. SGI 2244, Howgego 469 & 337.TextImage
BMC 8Cilicia, Diocaesarea. Septimius Severus AE33. AVTOKP KAIC L CEPTIi CEOYHPOC PEP CEB, laureate bust right [countermarks: winged thunderbolt in oval punch & eagle facing with head left in oval punch] / ADRIANWN DIOKAICAREWN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder & cornucopia. Howgego 469 & 337.TextImage
JULIA DOMNA
SNG Levante 672Cilicia, Diocaesarea. Julia Domna AE 25mm. Diademed & draped bust right / thunderbolt.TextImage
PHILIP I
SNG France 876Philip I AE 31mm of Diocaesarea, Cilicia. Radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Hercules reclining left on lion's skin, resting hand on club. SNGLev 677.TextImage
SNG France 879Philip I AE 31mm of Diocaesarea, Cilicia. Radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux) standing left & Tyche of Diocaesarea seated right; river-god Calycadnus swimming left below. SNG Levante Supp 179.TextImage
OTACILIA SEVERA
Staffieri 26Otacilia Severa AE26 of Diocaesarea, Cilicia. WTAKIL CEVHPA NEYC CEB, draped bust right / ADRI DIOKAICAREWN M KEN in ex, the Dioscuri standing facing, heads turned towards each other, each holding a horse.TextImage
SNG Levante 679Otacilia Severa AE 32mm of Diocaesarea, Cilicia. WTAKIL CEVHPA NEYC CEB, diademed & draped bust right / H DIOKAICAPEW ADRIANW, arched gateway surmounted by four statues, KEN M to left, MHTP to right. TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of diocaesarea
Entry for diocaesarea on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Diocaesaria in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Diocaesarea at AncientImports.com
Search for Diocaesarea at Incitatus Coins

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