Ancient Coinage of Thuria, Messenia

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
SNG Cop 542Thuria, Peloponnesus, AE hemiobol. 21.5 mm. 6.02 g. Head of Demeter right, wreathed with corn-ears / ΘO, Zeus Ithomatas striding right, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, eagle perched on his left wrist, corn-ear in right field. SNG Cop 542; BCD Pel. 824.TextImage
SNG Cop 544Thuria, Peloponnesos, AE22, hemiobol or hexachalkon, civic issue. late 2nd – early 1st century BC. Head of Demeter right, wreathed with corn / ΘOY, Zeus Ithomatas striding right, hurling thunderbolt with his right hand, eagle perched on his left wrist; corn-ear in right field. BCD 823; Pozzi 4204; SNG Cop 544.TextImage
SNG Cop 545Thuria, Peloponnesos, AE21, civic issue. ca 70-40 BC. Magistrate Nikonymos. Diademed head of Zeus right / NIKΩNYMOΣ ΘOY, to left and right of Athena standing left, holding spear and shield; wreath in right field. BMC 2; Kroll Agora 765; BCD Peloponnesos 825; SNG Cop 545.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BCD 829Septimius Severus AE22 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 193-211. 4.13 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEOYHΡOC ΠEΡ CE, laureate head right / ΘOVΡIATΩN, radiate, female figure standing left, holding dove in right hand and sceptre in left, Λ-A across fields. BCD Peloponnesos 829 (this coin).TextImage
McClean 6473Septimius Severus AE21 of Thuria, Messenia. 5 g. AD 193-211. ΛOY CEΠ CEOYHΡOC ΠEΡ (or similar), laureate head right. / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Λ-A across fields. McClean 6473; Braunschweig Mus. 885.TextImage
Mionnet II, 42Septimius Severus AE22 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 193-211. 4.84 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEOYHΡOC ΠEΡ CE, laureate head right. / ΘOYΡIATωN, Athena standing front, looking right, holding spear and resting left hand on shield at her side. Λ-A across fields. Mionnet II, 42.TextImage
Naumann 116, 575Septimius Severus AE21 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 193-211. 5 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEOYHΡOC ΠEΡ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΘOYΡIATωN, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. Λ-A across fields. Unpublished. Gress 1057 var (obv. legend). Naumann 116, 575.TextImage
SNG Cop 546Septimius Severus, AE21 of Thuria, Messenia. 4.11 gr. ΛOY CEΠ CEYHΡOC, laureate head right / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear. Λ-A across fields. Mionnet S.IV, 58; BCD Peloponnesos 828; SNG Cop 546. SNG Hunterian 381.TextImage
JULIA DOMNA
BCD Pel. 831Julia Domna, AE20 of Thuria, Messenia. 4.62 g. AD 198-205. IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CEBACT, draped bust right / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. L-A across fields. Dura 2171; BCD Pelop. 831.TextImage
BCD Pelop. 832Julia Domna, AE20 of Thuria, Messenia. 4.18 g. AD 198-205. Draped bust right / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Athena standing left, looking right, holding spear and resting left hand on a shield at her side. Λ-A across fields. Dura 2170; BCD Pelop. 832.TextImage
Mionnet Supp II, 64Julia Domna AE21 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-205. IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CEB, draped bust right, Delta beneath head. / OΘYΡIATωN (sic, instead of ΘOYΡIATωN), Apollo, standing left, holding tripod and sceptre, Λ-A across fields. Mionnet Supp. II, 64 (with "ΘOYΡIATωN"); Sestini 3; BCD Peloponnesos 837 var (this reverse for Geta); BCD Peloponnesos 834.5 (this reverse for Caracalla); Gress 1049-1050 var (ditto). Roma Numismatics, 1, 423.TextImage
Roma 97, 752Julia Domna AE23 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-205. 6.24 g. IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CEBACTH AY, draped bust to right. / ΘOYΡIATωN, Apollo standing left, holding branch and bow. Λ-A across fields. Unpublished. Roma Num. 97, 752.TextImage
CARACALLA
BCD 834.4Caracalla, AE20 of Thuria, Messenia. 3.8 gr, AD 198-211 AD. AYTO MAR ANTWNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΘOYΡI-ATΩN, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. Λ-A across fields. BCD 834.4.TextImage
BMC 5Caracalla AE20, 3.8 gr. of Thuria, Messenia. 198-211 AD. AVTO MAΡ ANTΩNINO, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΘOYΡI-ATΩN, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. Λ-A across fields. BMC Pelopponesus, 5-6.TextImage
BMC 7Caracalla, AE20 of Thuria, Messenia. 2.8 gr. AYTO MAΡ ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Tyche standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae. Λ-A across fields. BMC 7.TextImage
Leu 32, 1073Caracalla, AE22 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-217. 3.28 g. ..AYΡ MAΡ ...ANTΩNINO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΘOYΡIATΩN ΛA, Asklepios standing front, looking right, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. Unpublished. Leu 32, 1073.TextImage
Righetti Coll 483Caracalla AE21 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-205. 4.44 g. AY K M AY ANωTωNINOC (sic), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. Λ-A across fields. Righetti Coll. 483; BCD Peloponnesos 834.3; Gress 1062.TextImage
GETA
BCD 835Geta, AE22 of Thuria, Messenia. 4.11 gr. AD 195-205. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Geta standing left in military dress, holding spear and Nike, crowned by Nike standing behind him. BCD 835.TextImage
BCD 836Geta, AE20 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-209. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / ΘOYΡIATωN, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear, Λ-A across fields. BCD Peloponnesos 836; Gress 1065.TextImage
BCD 837Geta, AE20 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-209. ΛOY KI CEMIOC..., bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Apollo standing left, holding tripod and sceptre, Λ-A across fields. BCD Peloponnesos 837; Gress 1050.TextImage
BCD 838.1Geta, AE22 of Thuria, Messenia. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAN KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Asklepios standing front, looking left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. Λ-A across fields. BCD 838.1.TextImage
BCD 838.3Geta, AE20 of Thuria, Messenia. 3.75 g. AD 198-205. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Tyche standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, Λ-A across fields. BCD 838.3.TextImage
BMC 8Geta, AE Assarion of Thuria, Messenia. 5.63 g. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAN KAI, Bare-headed, draped bust right / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear and shield set on ground. L-A across fields. BMC 8; BCD 838.2; Mionnet Supp. 4, 70.TextImage
Obolos 33, 798Geta AE22 of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-209. 4.27 g. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETA KA, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΘOYΡIATΩN, Zeus standing right, wielding thunderbolt and holding eagle on his extended left hand. Λ-A across fields. Unpublished reverse for Geta. Obolos 33, 798.TextImage
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