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Ancient Coinage of Syria, Apameia


[Sear 5866 / BMC 4]

Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Apameia or Apamea; on the Orontes River; part of the Roman Empire after conquest by Pompey in 64 BC.

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Houghton 441
Alexander_I
Alexander I Balas AE20 or 4 Chalkoi, Municipal Coinage Without King's Name, struck at Apamea on the Orontes, dated Year 163 = 150/149 BC. Diademed head of Alexander Balas right / APAMEWN GXP, Zeus standing left holding Corinthian helmet & scepter, WD monogram to left. Houghton 441, SNGCop 276. TextImage
Houghton 443
Alexander_I
Alexander I Balas Æ 20mm. Municipal issue of Apamaea on the Orontes, year 163 (150/149 BC). Diademed head of Alexander right / APAMEWN, Zeus standing left with Corinthian helmet & scepter; date GXR & NI monogram to left. Houghton CSE 443. TextImage
Houghton SNR71-68
Antiochos_VI
Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos VI AR Drachm. Apameia mint, Year 169 = 144/143 BC. Radiate head right / BASILEWS ANTIOXOY EPIFANOUS DIONUSOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and resting hand on bow set on ground, WW monogram below legs, symbol in outer field, date QXP in ex. TextImage
BMC 1
Sear #5864
Syria, Apameia AE16. Dated Seleucid Year 163 = 150/149 BC. Turreted head of Tyche right / APAMEIWN GEP, warrior standing left holding spear & sheild. BMC 1. TextObvRev
BMC 3Syria, Seleukia and Pieria, Apamea Æ22. Year SE 242 = 71/70 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU KL, Elephant standing right, date BMS before, DI below. TextImage
BMC 4
Sear #5866
Syria, Apamea Æ 18mm. Dated Seleucid Year 239 = 74/73 BC. Wreathed & veiled head of Demeter right / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU SE, ear of grain between poppy heads, date QLS below. BMC 4. TextImage
BMC 5
Sear #5867
Syria, Apamea Æ 21mm. Dated Seleucid Year 243 = 70/69 BC. Diademed head of Zeus right / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU MNA, Elephant standing right, date GMS before. BMC 5. TextImage
BMC 15Syria, Apamea Æ 22mm. Dated Pompeian Year 8 = 59/58 BC. Diademed head of Zeus right / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU KL, Elephant standing right, date H before. Lindgren I 2036. TextImage
Lindgren_1175Syria, Seleukis and Pieria, Apamea Æ 14mm. Seleucid Year 238 = 75/74 BC. Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU SE, bunch of grapes on a stem. BMC -. TextImage
Lindgren_2034Syria, Apamea Æ 17mm. Pompeian Year 16 = 51/50 BC. Turreted and veiled head of Tyche right / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU, Nike advancing left holding an untied wreath, date VI below arm. BMC -. TextImage
RPC_4338Syria, Seleukis and Pieria. Apameia Æ 21mm. Seleucid Year 276 = 39/38 BC. Helmeted bust of Athena right / APAMAEWN/THS IERAS KAI AYTONOMON, Nike advancing left with wreath, date V0S to left, AN in ex. TextImage
RPC_4347Syria, Apameia Æ23mm. Year 283 = 30 BC. Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU, thyrsos, date GPS to left. Sear 5870v, Lindgren III 1176. TextImage
RPC 4354
Sear #5869
Syria, Seleukis and Pieria. Apameia Æ22. Dated Year 303 = 1 AD. Head of Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU, cornucopiae, date GT to left, MA below. BMC 11, RPC 4354. TextImage
RPC_4364vSyria, Seleukis and Pieria. Apamea. Year 282 (31/30 BC). Æ 17mm. Turreted and veiled head of Tyche right / Athena standing left, holding Nike; AN in ex. TextImage
RPC_4369Syria, Apamea Æ 22mm. Seleucid Year 326 = 14/15 AD. Turreted & veiled head of Tyche right / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU, Athena standing left, holding shield, date VKT below arm. TextImage
RPC_4371Syria, Apameia Æ17. Year 308 = 6 AD. Diademed head of Zeus right / APAMEWN THS EIRAS KAI ASULOU, Tyche seated left holding corn ears, date HT & MA in ex. TextImage

Claudius
- RPC 4376

Claudius Æ18 of Apameia, Syria. Year 1 of Claudius = 41 AD. Laureate head of Zeus right / KLAUDIEWN APAMEWN ETO A, Nike advancing left, holding wreath & palm branch. TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Apameia
Search for Syria, Apameia at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Syria, Apameia on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Apamea in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Apameia at AncientImports.com
Search for Apameia at Incitatus Coins

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