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Ancient Coinage of Galatia, Pessinos


Pessinos or Pessinos, the capital of the Tolistobogii tribe and later the capital of the Roman province of Galatia. Modern day Ballihisar.

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
SNGFr 2563Pessinus, Galatia. 1st century BC. AE 24mm. Jugate draped busts right of Attis, in Phrygian cap, and Kybele Agditis, in turreted crown; crescent to lower right / Lion seated left, right paw placed on tympanon; caps of the Dioskouroi flanking, uncertain object to right. TextImage
CLAUDIUS
RPC 3558Claudius AE23 of Galatia, Ancyra or Pessinos. Annius Afrinus, legate ca 49-54 AD. (...) KAICAP, bare head right / EPI AFPINOY, hexastyle temple. SNGvA 6208v.TextImage
NERO
RPC 3562Nero and Poppaea AE26 of Galatia. NERWNOS SEBASTOU, laureate head right / POPPAIAS SEBASTHS, draped bust of Poppaea right. SNGvA 6117.TextImage
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CARACALLA
BMC 28varGalatia, Pessinus. Caracalla AE 31mm. ANTONINOC AVGOVCTOC, Laureate & cuirassed bust right / PECCINO-VNTIWN, Asclepius standing facing left leaning on serpent-entwined staff. BMC 28 var (Geta).TextImage
SNGFr 2578varCaracalla, AE31 of Pessinus, Galatia. ANTWNINOC dot AYGOYCTOC, laureate head left / PECCINO-YNTIWN, Men, wearing Phrygian cap, standing left, crescent behind shoulders, holding patera and sceptre. SNG France 2578 var (Antoninus Pius), unlisted for Caracalla.TextImage
SNGFr 2620Caracalla, AE30 of Pessinus, Galatia. ANTWNINOC AYGOYCTOC, laureate head left / PECCINOYNTIWN, Demeter standing left, crescent on shoulder, holding torch and corn-ears. SNG France 3 2620; Waddington 6678.TextImage
SNGvA 6228Caracalla AE 29, of Pessinus, Galatia. 198-217 AD. ANTONINOC AVGOVCTOC, , laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left / PECCINOYNTIWN, Nemesis standing left, holding measuring rod and bridle in left. SNG von Aulock 6228.TextImage
Entry for Pessinos on the Digital Historia Numorum
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