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Built by and named after Attalus II Philadelphus, the town (modern day Alasehir) was situated on the lower slopes of the Tmolus, about 28 miles SW of Sardis. In 1379 AD it was overrun by the Turks. Its oldest known coinage dates from the time of Augustus. Hardly anything remains of the ancient city.
| BMC 1 | Lydia, Philadelphia AE16. Before 133 BC. Macedonian shield, star in centre / FILADEL/FEWN above and beneath winged thunderbolt, NK monogram above, all within wreath. BMC 1; cf SNG Von Aulock 3060. | Text | Image | |
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| BMC 2 | Lydia, Philadelphia AE14. Before 133 BC. Macedonian shield, star in centre / FILADEL/FEWN above and beneath winged thunderbolt, MUPE monogram above, all within wreath. BMC 2; cf SNG Von Aulock 3060. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 10 | Philadelphia, Lydia. 1st Century BC, AE20. Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, with quiver and arrows behind back / ERMIPPOS ERMOGENOUS ARCIEREUS, Apollo enthroned left, holding lyre and plectrum, owl in left field. BMC 10; SNG Copenhagen 337; SNG von Aulock 3058. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 13 | Philadelphia, Lydia, AE. 2nd-1st c. BC. 8.13 gr. Draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / ERMIPPOS ARCIEREUS FILADELFEWN, Apollo in long chiton standing right, holding lyre and plectrum in lowered right hand. BMC 13. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 28 | Philadelphia, Lydia, AE16. CYNKLHTOC, draped bust of the Senate right / FILADELFEW-N, Stag standing right. BMC 28. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 32 | Philadelphia, Lydia. Circa 2nd-3rd Century AD. AE 21mm (6.27 gm). Bust of Tyche right, wearing turreted headdress / Apollo standing left, holding lyre, branch. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 43 | Philadelphia (Lydia), Demos / Lion, AE26. 198-268 AD. DHMOC, unbearded, youthful head of Demos right, long hair bound with taenia, drapery on left shoulder / FL FILADELF-EW-N, NEWKORW (in ex.), Lion walking right. BMC 43. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 118 | Philadelpheia, Lydia, AE24, Pseudo-autonomous issue, Homonoia with Smyrna. ca. 198-217 AD. DHMOC FILADELFEWN NEWK, unbearded, diademed head of Demos right / K CMUR G NE-W- OMO, Homonoia, turreted, seated left, holding on outstretched left hand two small figures of the Nemeses of Smyrna, and cornucopiae on left arm. BMC 118; Mionnet Supp. VII 385. | Text | Image | |
| CNG 53, 22 | Philadelphia, Lydia. 198-268 AD. AE 23mm. DEMOC, unbearded, youthful head of Demos right, hair bound with taenia / FILADELFEWN, Artemis in short chiton, standing right, strung bow in left hand and with right drawing arrow from quiver at her shoulder (no hound). Unpublished var. | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren 774 | Lydia, Philadelphia. Civic Issue. Circa 1st-2nd Century AD. AE 22mm. Laureate head of Demos right / Aphrodite standing facing, head right, pulling drapery from shoulder and holding apple. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet 545 | Philadelphia, Lydia. AE, 9.08 g. 198-268 AD. DHMOC, unbearded, laureate head of Demos right / FL FILADEL-FEWN NEWKOR-WN, Athena with kalathos on head and double chiton, standing to front, head left, holding cult figure of Artemis Anaitis on outstretched right hand, spear and shield in left. Mionnet IV 545. | Text | Image | |
| Rutten 10037 | Philadelphia, Lydia, AE 27 ca 200 AD. DHMOC, unbearded, diademed bust of Demos right, slight drapery on left shoulder / FL FILADELF-EWN NEWKORWN, turreted Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Rutten 10037 on Forum Ancient Coins Gallery, otherwise unpublished reverse for Philadelphia. (Same obverse die as SNG München 409 and BMC 48.) | Text | Image | |
| Sear #4719 | Philadelphia, Lydia, AE18. Diademed head of Zeus right / Lyre inside wreath. | Text | Image | |
| SNGCop 343 | Lydia, Philadelphia. 3rd-2nd Century BC. AE 17mm. Macedonian shield / FILADEL-FEWN, thunderbolt within wreath. | Text | Image | |
| SNGCop 356 | Philadelphia, Lydia, AE 23, 210-276 AD. DHMOC, unbearded, youthful head of Demos right, hair bound with taenia, slight drapery on left shoulder / FL FILADELFEWN NEWKORWN, Artemis in short chiton, running right, strung bow in left hand and with right drawing arrow from quiver at her shoulder; hound at her side. BMC 46-47; SNG Cop. 356; SNG Aulock 3070; SNG Leypold 1105 (same dies). | Text | Image | |
| SNGCop 360 | Philadelphia, Lydia, AE23, 198-268 AD. DHMOC, bust of Demos right, hair bound with taenia, slight drapery on left shoulder / FL FILADEL-FEWN NEWKORWN, Aphrodite standing right in long chiton, holding apple in outstretched left hand and draping herself with chiton which she draws over right shoulder. SNG Righetti 1054; SNG Cop. 360. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Leypold 1105 | Philadelphia, Lydia, AE 23, 3rd. C. AD. DHMOC, unbearded head of Demos right, long hair bound in taenia, slight drapery on left shoulder / FILADELFE-WN NEWKORWN, Artemis advancing right, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, hound at her feet. SNG Leypold 1105; BMC 46-47 var (rev legend); SNG Cop. 356-357 var (ditto). | Text | Image | |
| SNG Tueb. 3754 | Philadephia, Lydia. 200-276 AD. AE25. DHMOC FILADELFEWN NEWK, unbearded, draped bust of Demos right, hair bound with taenia / K CMUR G NE-WK OMO, Kybele, seated left on throne, holding patera and transverse sceptre, resting arm on tympanum; lion at side of feet. SNG Tuebingen 3754; cf. SNG von Aulock 3068 (same obverse die, same reverse with longer legend). | Text | Image | |
| TM 1009 | Lydia, Philadelphia AE 22, 4.68 g. Time of Philip I, 244-249 AD. DHMOC, unbearded, laureate head of Demos right / FILA, DELFE/WN (in two lines in ex.), Panther right, attacking a stag. Unpublished. Reverse image: Mionnet, Vol. IV, page 108, no. 594 (with bust of Philip on obv.). Collection no. TM1009. | Text | Image | |
| Walcher 2685 | Philadelphia, Lydia, AE24. 2nd century AD. IEPA CVNKLHTOC, young, draped bust of Senate left / FL FILADELFEWN NEWKORWN, she-wolf standing right, head turned back, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. | Text | Image | |
| Caligula, AE17 of Philadelphia, Lydia. GAIOC KAICAP, laureate head right / FILADELFEWN MELANFOS IEREUS GERMANIKOU, jugate, laureate & draped busts of the Dioscouri right. | Text | Image | ||
| RPC 3023v | Caligula AE18 of Lydia, Philadelphia. 37-41 AD. Hermogenes, Olympionikes. GAIOS, bare head right / busts of the Dioscuri right, palm behind. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 3026 | Caligula AE15 of Philadelphia, Lydia. GAIOC KAICAP, bare head right, lituus before / FILA DELFEWN MOCXIMWNOC, thunderbolt. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 3027A | Caligula AE15 of Philadelphia, Lydia. GAIOC KAICAP, bare head right, lituus before. / FILA DELFEWN MOCXIMWNOC, thunderbolt. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 3028 | Caligula AE 18mm of Philadelphia, Lydia. Kleandros Philokaisar, magistrate. Bare head right / Capricorn left with cornucopiae; monogram before. SNGvA 3072. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
| RPC 3029A | Caligula, AE of Philadelphia, Lydia. 37-41 AD, 3.53 g. GAIOS KAISAR, bare head right, lituus before. FILADELFEWN ANTIOCOS, winged thunderbolt. RPC Suppl. I, 3029A. ex Aufhäuser 9, 279. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 3032 | Caligula AE 19mm of Lydia, Philadelphia. Artemon, son of Hermogenos, moneyer. GAIOC KAICAP GEPMANIKOC NEOKAICAPEWN, laureate head right / AGRIPPINAN APTEMWN EPMOGENOVC, Agrippina Senior seated right on chair with ornate legs, holding scepter & cornucopiae. BMC 55, SNG Cop 372. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 3033 | Caligula AE18 of Lydia, Philadelphia. Magistrate Artemon Hermogenous. GAIOC KAICAP GEPMANIKOC, laureate head right / ARTEMWN ERMOGENOVC NEOKAICAPEWN, panther advancing right, head turned back, holding thyrsus. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 3035 | Lydia, Philadelphia. Claudius. 54-68 AD. AE 16mm (3.46 gm). T KLAVDIOC GERMANIKOC KAICAP, Laureate head right / NEOKAICAREWN MANTIOC, five ears of corn. RPC I 3035. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 3042 | Agrippina II, AE of Philadelphia, Lydia. 54-59 AD. 2.93 g. AGRIPPEINAN SEBASTHN, draped bust right / FILADELFEWN NEIKANWR, cornucopiae full of fruit. RPC 3042; BMC 59. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 3041 | Nero, AE18 of Philadelphia, Lydia. NERWN SEBACTOC, Draped bust right / TI NEIKANOR FILADELFEWN, Hekate standing facing holding two torches. RPC 3041; Imhoof, Lydische Stadtmuenzen 30. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 1329 | Vespasian, AE of Philadelphia, Lydia. 69-79 AD. 6.28 g. OUESPASIANOS KAISAR, laureate head right / EPI MELHQ PLEMAIUO KAI HRWDOU FILADEL FLABI, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre, altar to left. RPC 1329; BMC 61. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 1331 | Domitian, Philadelphia, Lydia, AE15, DOMITIAN KAICAR, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / FLABI FILADELFEWN, Apollo standing facing, head right, holding lyre. RPC 1331; BMC 62. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 1338 | Domitian AE of Philadelphia, Lydia. 81-96 AD. 5.30 g. AUTOKRATWR KAISAR DOMITIANOS, laureate head right / EPI FL PRAXEOU ARC PR IEREWS IERWSU E DIA BIOU FILADELFWN F, Kybele seated left between two lions, resting right hand on the back of a stag. RPC 1338; cf BMC 376. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 1336 | Domitia Longina AE16 of Philadelphia, Lydia. DOMITIA AUGOYCTA, draped bust right, hair in queue down neck / EPI LAGET FILADELFEWN, bunch of grapes. SNG Copenhagen 379. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
| BMC 67 | Trajan AE20 of Philadelphia, Lydia, AE20. AU N TPAIANON CE GER, laureate head right / EPI CEBERIANOU FILADE, Kybele seated left with tympanon and patera, lion at feet. BMC 67. | Text | Image | |
| CNG 69-1001 | Caracalla AE 32mm of Lydia, Philadelphia in alliance with with Laodicea ad Lycum. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / FILADELFEI-WN KE L-AODIKEIW, N in right field, OMONOIA in exergue, EP/MIL/AB/APX in four lines across central field, Zeus Laodiceus standing left vis-à-vis Artemis standing facing. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 99 | Severus Alexander AE of Philadelphia, Lydia, 222-235 AD, 5.10 g. M AVR SEVH ALEXANDROC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / FL FILADELFEWN NEWKORWN, Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm. BMC 99; SNG München 428. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 106 | Philip II, AE of Philadelphia, Lydia. 244-247 AD, as Caesar, 4.94 g. M IOV FILIPPOC KAICAP, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / FL FILADELFEWN NEWKORWN, female panther standing right, devouring prey. BMC 106. | Text | Image | |
| Aufhauser 4, 427 | Trajan Decius, AE of Philadelphia, Lydia. 249-251 AD. 18.29 g. AVT K M KV TRAIANOC DEKIOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / EP AUR ROUFEINOU PWL B GAI ARC A FL FILADELFEWN NEWKORWN, two prize crowns with palm branches on table with lion's feet, selection urn below. Unpublished. Aufhauser 4 (1987), 427. | Text | Image | |
| See also: | Perseus Project database, coins of Philadelphia | |||
| Entry for Lydia, Philadelphia on the Digital Historia Numorum | ||||
| Search for Philadelphia in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum | ||||
| Search for Philadelphia at AsiaMinorCoins.com | ||||
| Search for Philadelphia in the ANS Database | ||||
| Search for Philadelphia at AncientImports.com | ||||
| Search for Philadelphia at Incitatus Coins | ||||
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