Ancient Coinage of Phrygia, Siblia



Modern day Koma or Homa.
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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
Aulock Phryg. I, 875Siblia, Phrygia. AE17, semi-autonomous issue. AD 198-217. 2.25 g. Draped bust of Mên right, wearing Phyrgian cap. / CEIBΛIANΩN, Telesphoros standing front, wearing hooded cloak. Aulock Phrygien I, 875; Lane Men II 1.TextImage
BMC 1Siblia, Phrygia, AE23, semi-autonomous issue. AD 198-217. 6.04 g. ΔHMOC, laureate head of Demos right, slight drapery on left shoulder / CIBΛIANΩN, Herakles standing facing, looking right, holding club, apples and lionskin. BMC 1; Von Aulock, Phrygiens 862-866.TextImage
BMC 2Siblia, Phrygia. AE24, semi-autonomous issue. AD 211-217. 24 mm, 6.18 g. Magistrates Menodotos and Aliane. ΔHMOC, laureate head of Demos right, slight drapery on left shoulder. / ΠAΡA MHNOΔOTOY KAI AIΛIANHC CEIBΛIANΩN, Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. BMC 2; Martin, Siblia 1; von Aulock, Phrygien I, 867; Kurth Dionysos 135; Bernhart 70; Kurth Demos 463.TextImage
BMC 3Siblia, Phrygia. AE20 semi-autonomous issue. AD 198-217. Magistrates Menodotos and Ailianes. CEIBΛIA, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right. / ΠAΡA MHNOΔOTOY AIΛIANHC CEIBΛIANΩN (legend partly worn), Hermes, naked but for chlamys hanging low from shoulder, standing left, holding purse and caduceus. BMC 3; Aulock Phrygien I, 872-874; Prowe III 1835; Rhousopoulos 4159 (this coin).TextImage
BMC 4Siblia, Phrygia, AE19, semi-autonomous issue, 198-217. CEIBΛIA, turreted, draped bust of Tyche right / CEIBΛIANΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. BMC 4; Aulock Phrygien 1 868-870; SNG von Aulock 3954; Paris 1945; Waddington 6490.TextImage
AUGUSTUS
RPC 3161Augustus, AE of Siblia, Phrygia. Magistrate Julios Kallikles Kallistratou. ΣEBAΣTOΣ, bare head right; lituus beneath chin / IOYΛIOΣ KAΛΛIKΛHΣ ΣIBΛIANΩN, Bust of Mên left on crescent, wearing Phrygian cap. RPC I 3161; von Aulock Phrygien 1 879-882; SNG Cop 685; Imhoof GM 737.TextImage
CAIUS AND LUCIUS
RPC 3162Gaius (Caius) Caesar, AE18 of Siblia, Phrygia. AD 4. Magistrate Kallikles Kallistratos. 2.26 g. ΓAIOΣ, bare head right / KAΛΛI-KΛHΣ-KAΛΛIKH-TOYΣ ΣIBΛI-ANΩN, legend in five lines. RPC 3162; Lindgren I 1030; Aulock Phrygien I 883-884; BMC 5.TextImage
GERMANICUS
RPC 3163AGermanicus, AE17 of Siblia, Phrygia. 2.7 g. ΓEΡMANIKOΣ, bare head right. / MENEΔHMOΣ ΣIBΛIANΩN, crescent and star. RPC I 3163A; Leypold 1743.TextImage
TIBERIUS
RPC 3163Tiberius, AE18 of Siblia, Phrygia. AD 14-37. Magistrate Menedemos. 6,09g. TIBEΡIOΣ, bare head right / MENEΔHMOΣ ΣIBΛIANΩN, head of Mên left, wearing Phrygian cap, on crescent. RPC 3163; Aulock Phrygien 1 885-886; SNG Fitz. 5005; Lane 3.TextImage
CARACALLA
SNG vA 3956Caracalla, AE30 of Siblia, Phrygia. AD 198-217. 11.36 g. AYT KAI M AY ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CEIBΛIANΩN, Mên standing right, wearing Phrygian cap, foot on bucranium, crescent on shoulders, holding wreath-bearing Nike. SNG von Aulock 3956; Franke KZR 433; Aulock Phrygien I, 889-890; Lane 5.TextImage
GETA
BMC 9Geta, AE25 of Siblia, Phrygia. AD 198-209. Magistrate Menedotos Ailianes. ΠO CEΠ ΓETAC KAIC, bare-headed, draped bust right / ΠAΡA MHNOΔOTOY KAI AIΛIANHC CEIBΛIANΩN, Athena standing right, holding shield and spear. BMC 9; Von Aulock, Phrygien, 895-898; Imhoof GM 738.TextImage
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