Ancient Coinage of Cilicia, Mallos



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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
AIWW1000Mallos, Cilicia. 500 BC, 7 mm, 0.2 g. Head of roaring lion right / Astragalos (Knucklebone). AIWW1000. TextImage
BMC 26Mallos, Cilicia. AR Stater. 10gr, ca. 380 BC. Athena seated left before sprouting olive tree, holding spear and resting left hand on shield / MAΛ, Aphrodite standing left, resting elbow on column, placing right hand on the shoulder of Hermes standing front, on left, holding caduceus. BMC 26; SNG von Aulock 5719; SNG Cop 166; SNG France 2 403; Waddington 4365; Traite 1410, Dewing 2487.TextImage
BMC 27Mallos, Cilicia, AR 24, 385-333 BC. Athena seated left on stool by olive tree, holding spear, shield at her side / NIKH MAΛ, Nike crouching left, kneeling on one knee, holding stylis, club in right field. BMC 27; SNG France II 405; Traité II-2 1411.TextImage
Imhoof KM 1Mallos, Cilicia, AR stater, ca 425-385 BC. 10.72 gm. Kronos, winged, with crested head running right, holding solar disc / M[AΡ], swan standing left, fish downward to left, all within incuse square with dotted border. Imhoof KM 1; Prokesch collection, Berlin.TextImage
SNG France 413Mallos, Cilicia, AR Stater, under Balakros, ruler of Cilicia under Alexander III, 333-328 BC. Baal seated left, grapes and ear of corn to left, M beneath chair, B in right field. / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left. SNG France II 413; Paris PA249; Luynes 2864; Traite II-2 724,1. TextImage
SNG Lev 1287Cilicia, Mallos. Time of Trajan Decius? circa 249-251 AD. AE 31mm. Veiled and draped bust right / Tyche seated left between two standards inscribed S C; at her feet, two river-gods swimming in opposite directions; all within wreath. TextImage
SNG Lev 130Cilicia, Mallos. Circa 425-385 BC. AR Obol. Upper part of male with curved wings, holding solar disk with both hands / Swan standing right. TextImage
SNG Lev 147Mallos (?). Tiribazos, Satrap. 386-380 BC. AR Stater. Ahura-Mazda, body terminated by solar disk, holding wreath and lotus blossom / Baal standing half-left, holding eagle and sceptre; MAP before, ‘TRIBZW’ in Aramaic behind. TextImage
SNG Lev 153vCilicia, Mallos AR Stater. ca 385-333 BC. Bearded head of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck / MAL, head of satrap (Tiribazos or Autophradates?) right, wearing Persian headdress. SNG Levante Suppl. 25, SNG France 396, BMC 28, SNG von Aulock 5716v. TextImage
SNG Lev 157Cilicia, Mallus ca.375-360 BC, AR Stater 10.46g. Head of Kronos right wearing ornamented tainia, fish behind / MAΛ, Demeter standing right, rectangular countermark with bull and crescent. SNG Levante 157, this coin.TextImage
SNG Lev 166Cilicia, Mallos. Circa 385-333 BC. AR Hemiobol. Head of Athena left, in crested Attic helmet / Swan standing right; monogram to right. TextImage
SNG Lev 172Mallos, Cilicia, AE10. 400-350 BC. Head of Pyramos right wearing corn-wreath / MAΛ, Gorgoneion facing. SNG France 406; SNG Levante 172; Lindgren 1540.TextImage
SNG Lev 1263Mallos, Cilicia, AE20 Civic issue, ca 100-1 BC. 4.56 g. Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right. / MAΛΛΩTΩN, cult image of Athena Magarsis facing, wearing serpent-fringed aegis and holding spear and serpent. ΔH monogram in left field. SNG Levante 1263; SNG von Aulock 5722; Righetti Coll Sale 141; Ziegler Kilikien 895-897; Lindgren III 861.TextImage
SNG vA 5720 Cilicia, Mallos. AR Obol. 425-385 BC. 9mm; 0.9g. Head of Herakles left wearing lion's skin / MA, Swan standing left, head reverted, corn ear below. SNG v. Aulock 5720.TextImage
Weber 3850Mallus, Cilicia, 425-385 BC. AR Stater. 11.02 gr. Kronos right, winged, holding solar disk / MAΡ above swan standing left. No symbol apparent. Weber 3850; Imhoof KM 1.TextImage
Sear 5572Mallus, Cilicia, AE12. 385-333 BC. Head of river god Pyramos right, ΠY behind / MAΛ, head of gorgonian facing, with serpents entwined around. SNG von Aulock 8698; Ziegler Kilikien 892-894; Weber 7569; Imhoof KM 11; SNG France II 406-408; Paris 721; Waddington 4366; Lindgren I 1540. TextImage
wwxls AR10602Mallos (?), Cilicia. AR obol. 425-385 BC. 9.7 mm, 0.37 g. Head of Apollo right. / Horned head of female river-god head facing front in circle of dots. wwxls AR10602. Cf. SNG Levante 144 (Apollo head facing, hemiobol).TextImage
LIVIA
RPC 4016Livia, AE20 of Mallos, Cilicia. 27 BC-AD 14. No legend, draped bust of Livia (?) left, hair in a bun. / MAΛΛΩTΩN, facing cult figure of Athena Magarsis, holding spear and serpent. Star in upper left and right fields. RPC I, 4016; SNG von Aulock 5723; SNG Levante 1265; SNG Turkey Antakya 18148.TextImage

CALIGULA
RPC 4017Caligula, AE25 of Mallos, Cilicia, 8.8 g. No legend, laureate head left in a border of dots / MA-ΛΛΩ-TΩN in 3 lines to left of Tyche, turreted, sitting right on rock, holding grain-ears, two river gods swimming right and left below. RPC 4017 (Caligula); SNG France II, 1924 (Tiberius).TextImage
RPC 4019Caligula (or Tiberius?) AE 20mm of Mallos, Cilicia. Laureate head left / MAΛΛΩTΩN ME-EΠ, Nike walking right, holding wreath; eight-pointed star above. SNG Levante 1267.TextImage
NERO
RPC 4023Nero, AE19 of Mallos, Cilicia, 4.25g. NEΡΩN ΣEBAΣTOΣ, laureate head right, lituus before / MAΛΛΩTΩN, Athena Megarsis standing facing, wearing serpent-fringed aegis and holding spear and serpent. RPC 4023; SNG Levante 1268.TextImage
RPC 4024ANero, AE25 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 69. 8.37 g. KAICAΡ M CEBACTOC, laureate head right. / MAΛωTωN, cult image of Athena Magarsis standing facing, holding spear and serpent. RPC 4024A; Muona 6 ("Otho").TextImage
DOMITIAN
RPC 1738Domitian, AE23 of Mallos, Cilicia. AYTOKΡATΩΡ ΔOMITIANOC (from top right), laureate head right / MAΛΛΩTΩN around, IOY AΓA in left field, Tyche seated right, holding grain ears; beneath, two river-gods swimming left and right. RPC 1738; Levante 1271; Lindgren 1543A.TextImage
RPC 1739Domitian, AE21 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 81-96. 4.59 g. ΔOMITIANOC KAICAΡ, laureate head left. / MAΛΛΩTωN around, IOY AΓA in left field, facing cult image of Athena Magarsis, holding spear and serpent. RPC II 1739; Ziegler Kilikien 901-903; SNG Levante 1272.TextImage

ANTONINUS PIUS
SNG Levante 1275Antoninus Pius AE23 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 138-161. AYTO.. ANTONEINOC.., Laureate head right / MAΛΛωTωN, serpent-entwined tripod surmounted by an omphalos. SNG Levante 1275; SNG Pfalz 908; Ziegler Kilikien 904.TextImage
SNG Lev. 1275 (2)Antoninus Pius, AE21 of Mallos, Cilicia. 138-161 AD. 4.485g. AYTO..ANT.., laureate bust right, slight drapery on right shoulder / MAΛΛΩTΩN, serpent-entwined tripod surmounted by an omphalos. SNG Levante 1275; SNG Pfalz 908; Ziegler Kilikien 904; RPC Online 10298. TextImage
FAUSTINA II
SNG vA 5725Faustina II and Lucilla, AE28 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 164-169. ANIAN ΦAYTINAN CEBACTHN (sic), draped bust of Faustina II right. / ΛOYKIΛΛAN CEBACTHN MAΛΛΩTΩN, draped bust of Lucilla right. SNG von Aulock 5725; SNG Lev. 1277; Ziegler Kilikien 905.TextImage

HADRIAN
SNGLev 1273Hadrian AE31 of Mallos, Cilicia. AYT KAI TΡAI AΔΡIANOC CEBACTON, laureate head right / MAΛΛΩTΩN, Amphilochos standing left, boar at foot left. SNG Levante 1273. TextImage
MARCUS AURELIUS
SNG vA 5724Marcus Aurelius, AE24 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 161-180. 9.95 g. AYT KAI AYΡ ANTΩN CEB, laureate, draped bust right. / MAΛΛωTωN, facing figure of Athena Magarsis, with spear and holding serpents. SNG von Aulock 5724 (this coin); RPC IV temp 5816.T extI mage
COMMODUS
SNG Lev Supp 308Commodus, AE19 of Mallos, Cilicia. 5.63 gr. AVT KAI KOMOΔOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MAΛΛΩTIΩN, Tyche seated left; two river-gods below, swimming in opposite directions. SNG Levante Suppl. 308.TextImage
SNG Lev 1278Commodus, AE23 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 177-192. 8.44 g. AYT KAI KOMOΔOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the back. / MAΛΛωTωN, facing cult figure of Athena Magarsis, holding spear and serpent. Star in upper left and right fields. SNG Levante 1278; SNG Righetti 1591; Lindgren I 1545; Steglitz Coll. 1666.TextImage
SNG Levante 1279Commodus, AE21 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 177-192. 6 g. AYT KAI KOMOΔOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / MAΛΛωTωN, city founder Amphilochus, laureate, standing left, holding branch, chlamys over right arm, boar at foot left. SNG Levante 1279; Lindgren III 867; RPC IV.3 temp 6897.TextImage

CARACALLA
SNG Levante 1282Caracalla and Geta AE 30mm of Mallos, Cilicia. AVTO KAI MAΡKO N AVΡH ANTΩNEINO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / AV CE ΓETA KAICAΡA MAΛΩTΩN, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta right.TextImage
SNG Pfalz 911Caracalla, AE of Mallos, Cilicia. 211-217. AY K M AYΡ CEY ANTΩNEINON, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / MAΛΛΩTΩN, Amphilochos standing left, naked but for chlamys over shoulder, holding branch, boar at foot left. SNG Pfalz 911.TextImage
MACRINUS
wwxls 43662Macrinus AE37 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 217-218. 25 g, Dated local year 283 = AD 217. AYTOK KAIC MAΡK OΠEΛ CEYHΡ MAKΡEINON, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Countermark (bust to right in wreath?). / MAΛΛΩT IEΡ ΠOΛ ΘEO AMΦIΛOXOY ET ΓΠC, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. Unpublished. wwxls 43662; Leu 17, 370.TextImage

DIADUMENIAN
SNG Levante 1285cfDiadumenian AE 29mm of Mallos, Cilicia. Struck year 248 (217 AD). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / MAΛ IEΡ ΠOΛ ΘEOY AMΦIΛOXO, statue of Athena Magarsis seated facing, holding spear, within tetrastyle temple with eagle on pediment; ET ΔΠC (date) in ex.TextImage

SEVERUS ALEXANDER
Lindgren 869Severus Alexander AE30 of Mallus, Cilicia. 222-235 AD. IMP CE CEV AΛEΞANΔER CE, laureate head right / IOYΛIA MAMAIA SEB, draped bust of Julia Mamaea right. TextImage
SNG Lev 1288Severus Alexander AE40 Medallion of Mallus, Cilicia. IMP SE M AV SEV ALEXANDROS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MALLO COLONIA FELIX S-C, Alexander standing left, holding sceptre and offering statuette of Marsyas to Tyche holding cornucopiae; to right, Amphilochus standing right, crowning him; team of oxen left. SNG Lev 1288; Lindgren III 868. TextImage
SNG Lev. 1289Severus Alexander, AE22 of Mallos, Cilicia. 222-235 AD. IMP M AV SEV ALEXANDROS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MALLO COLONIA, FELIX (below), SC above, she-wolf right suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. SNG Levante 1289.TextImage

GORDIAN III
SNG Righetti 1592Gordian III, 20mm of Mallus, Cilicia. 238-244 AD. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate head right / KOΛ(ΩNI M)AΛΛΩ(TΩN), Marsyas, naked, standing left, right hand raised, holding wine-skin over shoulder. SNG Righetti 1592. (With radiate head right: Ziegler 913; SLG Duesseldorf 11249.) TextImage

TRANQUILLINA
SNG Levante 1290Tranquillina AE 30mm of Mallos, Cilicia. SABIN TRANCVLLINA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent / KOΛΩ MAΛΛΩTΩN, Emperor togate, standing left, clasping hands with Tyche standing right. SNG Lev. 1290; SNG von Aulock 5726.TextImage

PHILIP I
SNGFr 1930Philip I AE33 of Mallos, Cilicia. 244-249 AD. 10.2g. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right, counterstamp in right field / OTACILIAM SEVERAM FEL MAL COL C, S-C across fields; draped bust of Otacilia Severa right, wearing diadem and stephane. SNG France II 1930.TextImage

PHILIP II
Levante Coll. 443Philip II, AE28 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 244-249. 11.05 g. Dated CY 310 (AD 244). M IVL PILIPPVM CAESAREM, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder, countermark A in circular incuse (Howgego 664) / MAL COL AMFILOCH, Tyche sitting left on rocks, holding grain-ears; river-god swimming left at foot and another river-god at lower right. Date ET–IT and S–C across fields. Levante Coll. sale, CNG 243, lot 443; Lindgren I A1545A (no countermark and suggested to be Severus Alexander); Duesseldorf 7867 (ditto).TextImage
Lindgren I, A1545APhilip II, AE28 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 244-249. 12.2 g. Dated CY 310 (AD 244). M IVL PILIPPVM CAESAREM, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / MAL COL AMFILOCH, Tyche sitting left on rocks, holding grain-ears; river-god swimming left at foot and another river-god at lower right. Date ET–IT and S–C across fields. Lindgren I A1545A corr. (emperor); Duesseldorf 7867.TextImage

TRAJAN DECIUS
SNG Levante 1292Trajan Decius AE40 of Cilicia, Mallus. IMP CAE CAI CVIN DECI TRAINO EVS SE, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COLONIA MALLOTON FELIX S-C, Decius standing left presenting small statue of Marsyas to Tyche standing right, cornucopiae over shoulder; on right stands Amphilochus crowning Decius and holding laurel branch, pair of yoked oxen standing right below; boar left in exergue. SNG Levante 1292; SNG France II 1931.TextImage

HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS
SNG von Aulock 5728Herennius Etruscus, as Caesar, AE31 of Cilicia, Mallus. HEREN ETRVSC MES DECIVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MALLO COLONIA, Tyche seated left on rocks between two standards, the left inscribed with an S, the right with a C; two river-gods swimming in opposite directions below. SNG Lev 1295.TextImage
SNG Levante 1295Herennius Etruscus AE33mm of Mallos, Cilicia. HEREN ETRVSC MES DECIVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MALLO COLONIA, Tyche seated left between legionary standards marked S and C, two river gods at feet. TextImage
HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA
BMC 32Herennia Etruscilla, AE29 of Mallos, Cilicia. AD 249-251. EΡEN ETΡOYKIΛΛA CEB, diademed and draped bust right, on crescent / KOΛΩNI MAΛΛΩTΩN, Athena standing right, holding spear, boar behind, facing Apollo, standing left, holding branch. BMC 32-33; Ziegler 917; SNG Lev. Supp. 311.TextImage
HOSTILIAN
SNG Lev 1297Hostilian, AE30 of Mallos, Cilicia. 16,36 gr. S VLLE HOCTIL MEC QVINTVM C, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, countermark: wreath (Howgego 481) / MALLO COLONIA, Tyche seated left on rock between 2 vexilla inscribed S and C, and holding grain ears in lowered left hand; two river gods swimming right and left below. SNG Levante 1297; SNG von Aulock 5727; SNG Pfalz 915.TextImage

VALERIAN I
SNG Levante 1298Valerian I AE31 (6 assaria) of Mallos, Cilicia. IMP C LIC VALERIANVS PI FE AVG, laureate cuirassed bust right / MALLO COLONIA, Amphilochos standing left, naked except for chlamys, holding laurel branch, boar at foot left, serpent-entwined tripod on podium to right with globe above, S C in ex. SNGFr 1933, BMC 13, SGI 4498.TextImage
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SNG Lev 1298Valerian I AE30 of Mallos, Cilicia. 19.47g. AD 253-260. IMP C LIC VALERIANVS PI FE AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, countermark: large A in circular incuse (Howgego 664) / MALLO COLONIA, SC in exergue, Amphilocos standing left, wearing chlamys and holding laurel branch, boar at foot left, serpent-entwined tripod right. SNG Levante 1298; Lindgren I 1546; SNG France II 1933.TextImage
Entry for Cilicia, Mallos on the Digital Historia Numorum
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