Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis


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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 3Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. Semi-autonomous. 238-268. CTΡATONEIKIA, turreted, draped bust of Tyche right / AΔΡIANOΠ CTΡATONEIKEΩN, Artemis running right, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from the quiver at her shoulder, hound at foot. BMC 3; Imhoof LS 19; Waddington 1001; Paris 1585A; GRPC Lydia 6.TextImage
Imhoof LS 3Stratonikeia, Lydia, AE17, Semi-autonomous issue. 98-138 AD. 2.85 gr. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC, Youthful bust of the Senate right / INΔI ΠEΔIATΩN ΘEA ΡΩMH, turreted and draped bust of Roma right. Imhoof Lyd. Stadtm. 3-4; Athens Collection 5625; Waddington 2523; Paris 1585B; RPC III 1775; GRPC Lydia 3.TextImage
Imhoof LS 20Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia, AE27, semi-autonomous issue. AD 238-268. 6.3 g. CTΡATONEIKIA, turreted, draped bust of Tyche right / KAIKOC CTΡATONIKEΩN, river-god Kaikos reclining left, holding reed and resting left arm on overturned urn from which waters flow. Imhoof LS 20; Imhoof FG 332; BMC 4; RPC VII 188A; SNG von Aulock 3184; Imhoof GM 631; Johnston Sardis 315; GRPC Lydia 7.TextImage
SNG vA 3182Stratonikeia, Caria, pseudo-autonomous issue, 98-117 AD. 2.91 g. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC, draped bust of the Senate right / INΔEI ΘEA ΡΩMH, turreted, draped bust of Roma right. SNG von Aulock 3182; BMC 2 (Lydia); BMC 39 (Caria); SNG Cop 554; Winterthur 3754; SNG Munich 558; RPC III 1774; GRPC Lydia 4.TextImage
TRAJAN
SNG Leypold I, 1010Trajan, AE21 of Stratonikeia, Lydia. AD 98-117. 5.8 g. AY NEΡBAN TΡAIANON CE (clockwise from upper right), laureate head right / INΔEIC CTΡATONEI (clockwise from upper right), Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. BMC 6; Imhoof LS 6; Winterthur 3950; Leake AG p. 124; Leypold I, 1010; SNG Cop 557; SNG von Aulock 3185 and 8269; Paris 675I; RPC III 1773; GRPC Lydia 9.TextImage
SNG vA 8268Trajan, AE21 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 98-117. 7-0 gr. AY NEΡBAN TΡAIANON CE, laureate head right / INΔEI CTΡATONEI, Zeus sitting left on stool, holding patera and sceptre. SNG Cop 556; Imhoof LS 5; Mionnet III, 438 (Caria); BMC 5; SNG von Aulock 8268; Leypold I, 1011; RPC III 1772; GRPC Lydia 10.TextImage
HADRIAN
Imhoof LS 12Hadrian, AE20 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 117-138. AΔΡIANOC KTICTHC, laureate head right / AΔΡIANOΠO C TΡ and YΠA (both as monograms), Zeus seated left on stool, holding patera and sceptre. Imhoof LS 12; Paris AA.GR.5091; RPC III 1780; GRPC Lydia 24.TextImage
Imhoof LS 13Hadrian, AE30 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. 117-138. Magistrate Kandidos. TΡAIANOC AΔΡIANOC, laureate head right / AΔΡIANOΠOΛEITΩN EΠI CTΡA KANΔIΔOY, Zeus, holding sceptre, standing front, looking left, between Hera, standing right, and Athena, standing left. Imhoof LS 13; Mionnet I, 141 (Thrace in error); Mionnet II, 131 (Bithynia in error); Paris 1172 (Phrygia in error).; RPC III 1779; GRPC Lydia 12.TextImage
Mabbott I, 1844Hadrian and Lucius Aelius. AE36 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 136-138. Magistrate Kandidos. AYTO AΔΡIANOC KAICAΡ KOMMOΔOC, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right, facing laureate and draped bust of Lucius Aelius left / AΔΡIANOΠOΛEITΩN EΠI CTΡATHΓOY KANΔIΔOY, Asklepios standing right, resting on serpent-entwined staff, facing Tyche or Homonoia, turreted, standing left, holding cornucopiae. (The reverse erased in antiquity). Fontana 2 in RIN 1975; Fontana Coll. 26; Mabbott I, 1844; RPC III 1788; GRPC Lydia 27.TextImage
Milne, Oxford, 3Hadrian, AE18 of Stratonicaea-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 117-138. 4.20 g. AΔΡIANOC KTICTHC, laureate head right / AΔΡIANOΠ to left, CTΡ and YΔA monograms in right field, Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. Milne, Oxford 3 in NC 1939; RPC III 1781; GRPC Lydia 21.TextImage
SNG vA 3186Hadrian. AE18 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 117-138. AYTO TΡAIA AΔΡIANO, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / CYNKΛHTOC INΔI CTΡA, bare-headed, draped bust of the Senate right. SNG von Aulock 3186; SNG Righetti 1094. Righetti IV, 860; GRPC Lydia 14.TextImage
SABINA
BMC 11Sabina. AE24 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 117-138. CABEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right, wearing stephane / AΔΡIANOΠO EΠI C TΡ and YΔ as monograms, cult image of Artemis Ephesia standing front between two stags. Imhoof LS 15; BMC 11; Lindgren I, 246 (Mysia in error) (this coin); RPC III 1782; GRPC Lydia 29.TextImage
ANTINOUS
Waddington 1002Antinous. AE38 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 117-138. Magistrate Kandidos. ANTINOOC HΡΩC, bare head left / (from lower right, clockwise) EΠI CTΡ KANΔIΔOY B AΔΡIANOΠOΛEITΩN CTΡ (both TΡ in monogram form), bull standing right. Waddington 1002; Paris 1174A; RPC III 1786; Mabbott 1850; GRPC Lydia 30.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BMC 12Septimius Severus, AE25 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 193-211. AYT KAI CEBHΡOC, laureate head right / AΔΡIANOΠOΛITΩN CTΡATON, Homonoia standing left, polos on head, holding patera and cornucopiae. BMC 12; Kraft pl. 64, 6b; GRPC Lydia 33.TextImage
CARACALLA
Lindgren III, 525Caracalla, AE19 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 198-217. 3.84 g. AVT KAI ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AΔΡI CTΡATONIKEΩN, Dionysos standing left, wearing short chiton, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot left. Lindgren III 525; Bernhart 405; GRPC Lydia 35.TextImage
Lindgren III 525 (2)Caracalla, AE of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 198-217. AYT KAI ANTYNEINOC (sic) laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / AΔΡI CTΡATONEIKEΩN, Dionysos, wearing short chiton, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot left. Lindgren III 525 corr. (rev. legend); Bernhart 405; GRPC Lydia 35.TextImage
ELAGABALUS
Plankenhorn 1303Elagabalus, AE35 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 218-222. Magistrate Philozenus. 20.21 g. AVT K M AVΡ ANTΩNEINO>C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠI CTΡA ΦIΛOZENOY AΔΡIANE CTΡATONEIKE-ΩN, Asklepios standing right, resting on serpent-entwined staff, facing Tyche, polos on head, standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Plankenhorn 1303; GRPC Lydia 36..TextImage
JULIA PAULA
SNG vA 3188Julia Paula, AE27 of Stratonikeia, Lydia (Augusta, 219-220). 16.6 gr. IOYΛIA KOΡNHΛIA ΠAYΛA, diademed and draped bust right / EΠI CTΡA ΦIΛOXENOY AΡTEMΩNO AΔΡIANO CTΡATONEI in two circles around, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear, resting left hand on shield. SNG v. Aulock 3188; Imhoof GM 627; GRPC Lydia 40.TextImage
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
GRPC Lydia 41Severus Alexander, AE42 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 222-235. 30.23 g. Magistrate Aur. Keleros Proch. AYT K M AYΡ CEY AΛEXANΔΡOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / E CTΡA AY KEΛEΡOC ΠΡOX AΔΡIANOΠ around, O-Λ I-T Ω-N in three lines in lower centre, CTΡATONI-KEΩN in two lines below, Asklepios standing right, leaning upon serpent-entwined staff, facing Tyche standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae. GRPC Lydia 41.TextImage
JULIA MAMAEA
BMC 14Julia Mamaea, AE26 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 222-235. IOYΛIAN MAMAIAN, draped bust right, wearing stephane / AΔΡIANOΠOΛITΩN CTΡATONIKEΩ, Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm branch. BMC 14; SNG Cop 559; SNG von Aulock 3189; Imhoof GM 628; Mionnet Supp. VI, 502 (Caria); Waddington 1003; Paris 1362A; GRPC Lydia 44.TextImage
SNG Cop 559Julia Mamaea, AE of Stratonikeia, Lydia, 8.14 g. IOYΛIAN MAMAIAN, draped bust right / AΔΡIANOΠOΛITΩN CTΡATONIKEΩ. Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm. SNG Cop 559; SNG von Aulock 3189; SNG Munich 563; GRPC Lydia 44.TextImage
GORDIAN III
Imhoof AGM 167aGordian III, AE26 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 238-244. Magistrate Alkinos. AYT K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / EΠI AΛKINOY AΔΡIANO CTΡATΡATONIKEΩN (sic), emperor on horseback galloping right, wielding spear. Imhoof AGM 167a; Paris 980A (Caria); GRPC Lydia 47.TextImage
VALERIAN I
Imhoof GM 634Valerian I, AE26 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 253-260. AYT K Π ΛIK OYAΛEΡIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AΔΡIANOΠOΛITΩN CTΡATONEIKEΩN around and in fields, Tyche standing left, kalathos on head, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Imhoof GM 634; Mionnet Supp. VI, 505 (Caria); GRPC Lydia 55.TextImage
Paris 980Valerian I, AE27 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. 253-260. 9.88 gr. AYTOK Π ΛIK OYAΛEΡIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AΔΡIANOΠOΛEITΩN CTΡATONEIKEΩN, Tyche standing left, kalathos on head, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left. Paris 980; Mionnet III, 455 (Caria); Imhoof GM 633 corr. (obv. legend); GRPC Lydia 56.TextImage
GALLIENUS
BMC 15Gallienus. AE34 of Stratonikeia-Hadrianopolis, Lydia. AD 253-268. Magistrate Aur. Faustos Bakchios. AYT K ΠO ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB, laureate head right / E AYΡ ΦAYCTOY BAKXIOY AΔΡIANOΠOΛEITΩN CTΡATONIKEΩN, Asklepios standing right, resting on serpent-entwined staff, facing Homonoia, standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae. BMC 15; Righetti IV, 863; GRPC Lydia 57.TextImage
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