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Ancient Coinage of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina


[Hendin 810 of Hadrian]

Jerusalem was refounded as Colonia Aelia Capitolina by Hadrian in 131 AD.

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Hadrian
- _aeliaCapitolina_AE17_Meshorer_3

Hadrian AE17 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. IMP HADRIAN...AR CA..., laureate draped bust right / legionary eagle, CO AE below. SNGCop 23.TextImage
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- _aeliaCapitolina_AE20_Meshorer_7

Hadrian & Sabina AE20 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) Judaea. 135-138 AD. IMP CAE TR HAD AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / SABIN AVGVS, draped bust of Sabina right. BMC 1.TextImage

- Rosenberger 7

Hadrian AE25 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. Draped & cuirassed bust right / draped bust of Sabina right.TextImage

- hendin_810

Hadrian Æ 23mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANO AVG P P, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / COL AEL KA-PIT, COND in exergue, Hadrian as founder plowing right, with cow & bull. Meshorer 2.TextImage
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- hendin_811

Hadrian & Aelius, AE26 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Laureate bust of Hadrian / bare head of Aelius Caesar. Lindgren III 802.TextObvRev

Antoninus Pius
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Antoninus Pius AE25 of Aelia Capitolina, Judaea. IMP ANTONINVS AVG P P P, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / CO AE CA, turreted & draped bust of Tyche right. TextImage

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Antoninus Pius AE 21 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judea. Laureate bust right / small bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.TextImage

- _aeliaCapitolina_AE23_Meshorer_12

Antoninus Pius AE 23 of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. Laureate bust right / bareheaded bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.TextImage

- _aeliaCapitolina_AE23_Meshorer_9

Antoninus Pius AE 23 mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). ANTONINVS... bare head right / ..HADRIANO AVG, bare-headed, draped bust of Hadrian right.TextImage

- hendin_812

Antoninus Pius Æ 22mm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). ANTONIN-NVS AVG PPP, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / CO AE CA, the Dioscuri standing facing, holding sceptres; heads turned inward; eagle between, head left. Rosenberger 14, Meshorer 22, BMC 21. TextImage
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Marcus Aurelius
- _jerusalem_AE21_Meshorer_56

Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. A.D. 161-180. AE 21 mm. 6.20 grams. Struck in Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Facing busts of Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus / Bust of Serapis l. TextImage
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- _jerusalem_AE25_Meshorer_54

Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus AE25mm. Struck at the mint of Aelia Capitolina. Busts of M. Aurelius & L. Verus confront each other / Victory with wreath & palm branch.TextImage

- _jerusalem_AE26_Meshorer_55

Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. Æ 26mm. Laureate, draped & cuirassed busts of Aurelius vis à vis Verus / Tyche seated left, holding phiale & cornucopiae. TextImage

Caracalla
- Prieur 1635

Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina. AVT KAI ANTWNINOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DHMARC EX UPATOC TOD, eagle with spread wings standing facing on thyrsus, head left, cantharus between legs, ivy leaf in exergue.TextImage

- hendin_815cf

Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Dated 215-217 AD. Laureate head right / DHMAR E-X VPATOC TO D, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; vine leaf below. Meshorer 95a var, Prieur 1615/1616 (obv./rev.); cf. SNG ANS 614-615. TextImage

Macrinus
- SGI 2870v

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Elagabalus
- BMC 85

Elagabalus Æ 22mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Quadriga facing, bearing the sacred conical stone of Elagabal.TextImage

- _jerusalem_AE23_Meshorer_133a

Elagabalus AE23mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) in Judaea. Laureate bust right / Eagle on Sacred Stone of Elagabalus drawn by a quadriga of horses. TextImage

Herennius Etruscus
- _jerusalem_AE25_Meshorer_168

Herennius Etruscus, as Caesar, AE25mm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina. Q HER ETR MES (DECIVS NOB C), radiate draped bust right / (COL AEL CA)P COM, she-wolf & twins right, legionary aquila in the background.TextImage

- _jerusalem_AE26_Meshorer_172

Herennius Etruscus AE26 of Aelia Capitolina. C M Q DECIVS ETRVSCVS AVG, radiate draped bust right / COL AEL CAP COM P F, turreted & draped bust of Tyche right. TextImage

- _jerusalem_AE28_Meshorer_169

Herennius Etruscus AE28 of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). C M Q DECIVS ETRVSCVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AEL CAP COM P F, boar running right; on his back, legionary eagle of the Legio X Fretensis. TextImage

Hostilian
- _jerusalem_AE26_Meshorer_179

Hostilian AE26.4 mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) in Judea. Radiate bust of Hostilian to right / Tyche stands to left, a column on her right, an eagle on legionary standard to her left.TextImage

- _jerusalem_AE26_Meshorer_179

Hostilian AE26.4 mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) in Judea. Radiate bust of Hostilian to right / Tyche stands to left, a column on her right, an eagle on legionary standard to her left.TextImage
See also: Search for Aelia Capitolina at CoinArchives.com
Entry for aelia_capitolina on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Aelia Capitolina in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Aelia Capitolina in the ANS Database
Search for Aelia Capitolina in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Aelia Capitolina at AncientImports.com
Search for Aelia Capitolina at Incitatus Coins

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