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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 31Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia. AE 13.7mm, 2.29 gr. MAGNHTWN, turreted head of Kybele (or Tyche) right / CIPULOU, scorpion. BMC p. 142, 31.TextFull Size
Lindgren 500Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, AE19, 3.57g. NAGNHCIA (sic); turreted bust of Tyche right / MAGNHTON; Dionysos with thyrsos and rhyton, standing facing, head left, panther(?) at feet left. Lindgren I 500; Schultz Magnesia 140 / Coll Berlin 1875.243.TextFull Size
SNGCop 242Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 23mm (8.27 gm). Laureate head of Herakles right / Athena standing left, holding Nike in extended right hand and resting left on shield set on ground; monogram in upper left field. TextFull Size
SNGCop 247Imperial Times, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, AE15. Bearded, draped head (of Herakles?), right / MAGNHTWN above and beneath lion advancing right. BMC 24, SNG Copenhagen 247, SNG UK 4863.TextFull Size
SNGCop 248Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. Imperial Period. Circa 2nd-3rd Century AD. AE 15mm. Head of Zeus (or, Mt. Sipylus) right / River-god Hermos reclining left, holding grain ear & cornucopiae, & leaning on inverted urn from which water flows left. SNGvA 2997, BMC 19. TextFull Size
SNGCop 251Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum AE20. Autonomous, ca 2nd - 3rd Century AD. Bearded head of Mt. Sipylos right / MA-GNH-TWN, Homonia standing left, holding cornucopiae and patera. BMC 30. TextFull Size
SNGCop 256Lydia, Magnesia ad Sypilum AE17. Roman times, ca 2nd - 3rd Century AD. MAG-NHCIA, draped and turreted bust of Tyche right / CIP-U-LOU, tripod. TextFull Size
SNGvA 2998Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, 19mm, 3.15g. CIPULOC, bearded head of the mountain-god Sipylos right / MAGNHTWN; Asklepios standing facing, head left, resting on serpent-entwined staff. SNG von Aulock 2998.TextFull Size
AUGUSTUS
RPC 2449Austustus, Livia, Gaius & Lucius AE19 of Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia. Jugate heads of Augustus & Livia right / confronted heads of Gaius & Lucius Caesars. TextImage
TIBERIUS
RPC 2451Tiberius, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, AE21. ca. 17-18 AD. TIBERION CEBACTON KTICTHN, laureate bust right / MAGNHTWN APO CIPULOU, Emperor, in military dress, taking hand of turreted city goddess. RPC 2451; SNG von Aulock 3000; Sear Greek 272. Issued to commemorate Tiberius’ assistance to the city following its destruction in the great earthquake of 17 AD.TextFull Size
CALIGULA
RPC 2454Caligula, AE of Magnesia ad Sipylos, Lydia. 37-41 AD. 4.25 g. GAION KAISARA CEBACTON. radiate head right / GERMANIKON KAI AGRIPPINAN, Germanicus, veiled, standing facing; to right, Agrippina as Demeter standing left, holding corn-ears and sceptre. RPC 2454; BMC 49.TextFull Size
DOMITIA
RPC 986Domitia AE 16mm of Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. DOMITIA CEBACTH, draped bust right / MAGNH CIPU, river-god Sipylos reclining left on overturned amphora, holding reed & cornucopiae. SNG Copenhagen 259. TextImage
CARACALLA
BMC 65Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. AE 29mm. Radiate, draped bust right / Nike standing left, crowning trophy. TextImage
OTACILIA_SEVERA
SNGCop 271Otacilia Severa, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, AE23. M OTA CEO-BHRA CEB, Draped bust right on crescent / MAGNHTWN CIPU, Cybele enthroned left, holding patera, resting left arm on tympanum, sceptre resting against side of throne, lion at feet. BMC 88, SNG Copenhagen 271, Weber 6847.TextFull Size
GALLIENUS
Mionnet 450Gallienus AE26 of Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. LICIN GALLIHNOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / EP AVR LOG GEI NOV B, MAGN-HTWN CI/PV, Tyche standing left, being crowned by Nike standing behind. TextImage
SNG Cop 274Gallienus, AE of Magnesia ad Sipylos, Lydia. 7.85 g. LIKIN GALLIHNOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / EP CTR AVR FRONTWNOC MAGNHTWN CI, prize urn inscribed EMMONIDEA, containing two palm branches. SNG München 295; Ehling 18; Hunter 15; SNG Cop. 274.TextFull Size
SALONINA
SNG Munich 298Salonina, AE of Magnesia, Lydia. 253-268 AD. IOV KOR SALONEINA, draped bust right / EP FRONTWNOC MAGN, tetrastyle temple with curved architrave and decorated columns; cult image of Tyche standing within, holding rudder and cornucopiae. SNG Munich 298. TextFull Size
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Magnesia-ad-Sipylum
Entry for Lydia, Magnesia on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Magnesia in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Magnesia at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Magnesia in the ANS Database
Search for Magnesia at AncientImports.com
Search for Magnesia at Incitatus Coins

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