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Ancient Coinage of Cilicia, Soloi


Soli or Soloi, in Cilicia, southwest of Tarsus; refounded in 66 BC as Pompeiopolis
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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 20 varSoli, Cilicia, AR obol, (0.46g). Helmeted head of Athena left / SO-LI, bunch of grapes. BMC 20 var (head right). TextImage
BMC 46Soloi, Cilicia. 200-100 BC, AE 15mm; 3.2g. Helmeted head of Athena right / SOLEWN, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings open, monogram in left field. SNG France II 1188; SNG Levante 861; Lindgren I 1599; BMC 46; Waddington 207; SNG von Aulock 5878.TextImage
Schulten 354Pompeiopolis, Cilicia; AE18, time of Domitian 84-85 AD. 5,15gr. Head of Pompey right / PO-MP-HIOPOLITWN at upper left and right and around Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm. ROU DH in two lines to right. Schulten 354; (cf SNG France 2 1217; RPC 2 1725; and Lindgren I 1602 for incomplete legend).TextImage
SNGCop 230cfCilicia, Soloi AR Stater. ca 385-350 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet decorated with a griffin springing right / SOLION, grape bunch on vine, mussel shell to right. TextImage
SNGFr 129Soloi. 425-400 BC. AR Tetrobol. Amazon kneeling left holding bow, quiver on left hip; satyr’s head in right field / Grape cluster within incuse square; fly right. SNGvA 5859. TextImage
SNGFr 137Soloi-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. AR 22mm Stater. 425-360 BC. 10.55 g. Amazon in short tunic, cap and with quiver kneeling left, examining bow in both hands / SOLEWN NI, bunch of grapes on vine, Ankh monogram below. SNG BN Paris 137.TextImage
SNGFr 157Cilicia, Soloi. Circa 430-390 BC. AR Hemiobol. Head of Amazon left, wearing winged Phrygian cap / Grape-bunch. TextImage
SNGFr 160Soloi. Circa 385-333 BC. AR Stater. Head of Herakles right, lion skin tied around his neck / Head of satrap right, in Persian headdress. TextImage
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SNGFr 176Cilicia, Soloi AR Stater. Circa 385-350 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with griffin / SO-LI, grape bunch with leaf to left. TextImage
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SNGFr 186Cilicia, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Obol 9mm, 0.55 g. Helmeted head of Athena right / Grape bunch with tendril to left. SNG France 186-7; SNG Levante 47. TextImage
SNG France 1201Soli, Cilicia, AE20, 2nd-1st Century BC. Helmeted bust of Athena right / SOLEWN, Dionysos standing facing wearing bull's horns, holding kantharos and thyrsos, Monogram in upper left field, owl in lower left field. SNG France 1201, SNG Levante 862.TextImage
SNGFr 1209Soloi, Cilicia, AE18. 300-80 BC. Head of Demeter right, wearing stephane / SOLEWN, cornucopiae, NK monogram to left. SNG France II 1209; Waddington 4507.TextImage
SNGLevSupp 238Cilicia, Soli-Pompeiopolis. After 66 BC. AE 24mm. Head of Pompeius right; star in field before neck / Athena standing left, holding Nike & resting on shield; spear at her side. TextImage
SNGLevSupp 243Marcus Aurelius with Lucius Verus AE 17mm of Soli-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. Dated year 229 (162/3 AD). War galley; date below, QKC / Two grape bunches on vine. TextImage
SNGLev 51vCilicia, Soloi AR Stater. 350-300 BC. Bust of Athena right, in crested Corinthian helmet / SOLEWN, large grape cluster on vine; rose & MOS left, owl right. SNG von Aulock 5871 var. TextImage
SNGLev 52Cilicia, Soloi. Balakros. 333-323 BC. AR Stater. Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left in triple-crested helmet / Baaltars seated left with lotus-tipped sceptre. TextImage
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SNGLev 860Cilicia, Soloi-Pompeiopolis AE22. Head of Artemis right / SOLEWN, Athena advancing right brandishing thunderbolt & shield. TextImage
SNG Lev 864Cilicia, Soloi, AE21, 2nd - 1st century BC. 21mm, 9.4gm. Helmeted head of Athena right / SOLI, Owl standing facing slightly right. SNG Levante 864.TextImage
SNGLev 865vCilicia, Soloi. After 164 BC. AE 19mm. Diademed head of Demeter(?) right / Double cornucopiae; two monograms. TextImage
SNGLev 874Soli, Cilicia, AE26, (10.47g) Radiate head of Helios right. / Athena seated left. TextImage
SNGLev 879Cilicia, Soli-Pompeiopolis. After 66 BC. AE 16mm (3.92 gm). Head of Pompeius right; A behind neck / Artemis, in short chiton, quiver over shoulder, resting on spear. TextImage
SNGLev 881Cilicia, Soli-Pompeiopolis. After 66 BC. AE 20mm (7.18 gm). Head of Pompeius right; H in field behind head / Nike, holding wreath & palm-branch; AQK. TextImage
SNGLev 884Cilicia, Soli-Pompeiopolis. After 66 BC. AE 14mm. Two grape bunches on vine / Six-pointed star. TextImage
SNGLev 885Cilicia, Pompeiopolis. Circa 1st Century BC. AE 15mm. Two grape bunches on stalk / Six-pointed star. TextImage
Sear #5601Soloi, Cilicia, AR Stater. Amazon kneeling left examining an arrow held in both hands, bow & quiver left, facing head of satyr right / SOLEWN, bunch of grapes, tendril and fly at right.
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Sear #5613Soloi, Cilicia, AR Stater. 360-333 BC. Head of Athena right, in triple crested Corinthian helmet / Bunch of grapes on stalk with leaf and tendril. TextObvRev
Sear #5620Cilicia, Soloi AE24. 3rd-2nd Century BC. Radiate head of Helios right / SOLEWN, Athena seated left holding victory, monograms to right. TextImage
Sear #5621Soloi, Cilicia, AE21. c 200BC, head of Artemis right, wearing spephane, bow and quiver at neck, monogram behind / SOLEWN, Athena advancing right brandishing thunderbolt and holding shield, two monograms behind. TextImage
POMPEY (Imperator)
SNG Cop 246Pompey the Great AE 19mm of Cilicia, Soli-Pompeiopolis. ca 66 BC - imperial times. Bare head of Pompey the Great right, A behind / POMPHIOPOLITWN, Nike standing right holding wreath & palm, monogram before. SNGLev 880, SNGFr 1214v.TextImage
CARACALLA
ANS 100-54323Caracalla AE32 of Soli-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. 211-217 AD. M AURHELIOS ANTWNEINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / POMPHIOPOLEITWN, GZ-C in fields, Dionysus standing right, holding ribboned thyrsus and cantharus. TextImage
SNG Levante Supp 245Caracalla AE33 of Soli-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding Nike & resting on spear; shield on the ground at her right. TextImage
GORDIAN III
SNGFr 1248Gordian III AE 37mm of Soloi-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. 238-244 AD. AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC SEB, P-P in left and right fields, , laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / POMPHIOPOLEITWN ST S A, Tyche, turreted, seated left on rock, holding corn-ears, river god swimming left at feet. TextImage
SNG France 1249Gordian III, AE32 of Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. 238-244 AD. Dated CY 306 (AD 240-241). AYT K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; P-P across fields / POMPHIOPOLEITWN CTA-TS, Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield. SNG France 1249; SNG Levante 893; Waddington 4527.TextImage
SNG Levante 892Gordian III AE32 of Soli-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. Dated year 306 (240/1 AD). Radiate & cuirassed bust right / City goddess seated on rocks, holding grain ear; river-god swimming at her feet.TextImage
SNGvA 892Gordian III AE 32mm of Soloi-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. Dated year 306 (240/241 AD). AYT K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, radiate & cuirassed bust right, aegis on cuirass, P before / POMPHIOP-OLEITWN S'T, Apollo, naked, standing left, chlamys over shoulder, holding branch and quiver; AT monogram to left, C to right. SNG von Aulock 5895. TextImage
SNG Levante Supp 247Gordian III AE33 of Soli-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. Dated year 306 (240/1 AD). Radiate & cuirassed bust right / Bearded male, in short chiton, right hand raised; lighted altar at left.TextImage
PHILIP II
SNG Levante 896Philip II, as Caesar, AE 28mm of Soli-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia. Dated year 311 (245/6 AD). Bare-headed, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Artemis, two horns on head, drawing arrow from quiver over shoulder; stag at right.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Soloi
Entry for Cilicia, Soloi on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Soloi in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Soloi at AncientImports.com
Search for Soloi at Incitatus Coins

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