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Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Gordus-Julia



Also called Julia-Gordus. Modern Giordiz, near the sources of the River Hyllus, or Phrygius, later called Glaucus, a northern tributary of the Hermus.

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SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 6Gordus-Julia, Lydia, AE19, 4.86g, Time of Commodus, 178-192 AD. IERA CUNKLHTOC; draped bust of Senate right / IOULIEWN GORDHNWN; Dionysos standing left, holding thyrsos and kantharos, panther at feet. SNG Leypold 942; BMC 6.TextImage
BMC 9Gordus-Julia, Lydia, AE20, 4.40g, 2nd-3rd Century AD. IERA CUNKLHTOC; draped bust of Senate right / GORDHNWN IOULIEWN; Dionysos standing left, holding thyrsos and kantharos right. SNG Leypold 942; BMC 9.TextImage
BMC 13Gordus-Julia, pseudo-autonomous issue, ca 138-161 AD. 3.14 g. IOVLI GORDOC, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right / IOVLI GORDHNWN, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing. SNG München 181; SNG Cop 157; BMC 13.TextImage
BMC 15Gordus-Julia, Lydia. ca 193-211 AD. 14.27 mm; 1.73 gr. Bearded bust of Herakles right, club behind shoulder, lion's skin tied around neck / GORDHNWN, Lion walking right, IOULI in ex. BMC Lydia 15.TextImage
BMC 16Gordus-Julia, Lydia. AE14, 1.5g. pseudo autonomous. Draped and bearded bust of Heracles right / IOULIE GORDHNWN, Telesphorus standing facing. BMC Lydia 16.TextImage
Imhoof 1Gordus Julia in Lydia, AE15. 193-260 AD., Pseudo-autonomous issue, AE15, 14-15 mm. Draped bust of Herakles, bearded, right, lion-skin knotted around his neck / GORDHNWN / IOUL, deer walking right. Imhoof Gr.M. p. 117, 1.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
Boston 1972-12Septimius Severus, AE 35.5 of Gordus-Julia, Lydia. 193-211 AD. 19.87gms. AVT KAI L CEPTI CEUHROC CEB, laureate, draped bust right / EPI IOULIOU M ARC A T B IOULIE-WN GORDHNWN around and beneath Hades in galloping quadriga right, holding sceptre, looking left at Persephone whom he holds in his right arm. Beneath the horses, Persephone's basket of flowers, overturned. cf BMC 23 (Marcus Aurelius); BMC 28 and Imhoof 4 (Lucius Verus). Boston 1972-12.TextImage
GETA
BMC 40Geta, AE34 of Gordus-Julia, Lydia. 198-209 AD. 28.30 gr. L CEPTI GETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / EPIT FL ST LAKKIOU KL ARC A IOULIEWN GORDHNWN around and beneath Geta on horseback galloping right, thrusting spear at bound captive below, kneeling right. BMC 40.TextImage
ELAGABALUS
Kraft 17BElagabalus, AE24 of Gordus-Julia, Lydia. AVT K.. ANTWNEINOC, radiate, draped bust right, seen from behind / Athena standing left with spear and shield. Kraft pl 30, 17B.TextImage

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