Ancient Coinage of Capitolias, Syria

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MARCUS AURELIUS
Spij. 1Marcus Aurelius, AE30 of Capitolias, Syria. AD 161-180. 17.35 g. Dated local year 69 (AD 166-167). AYT KAIC M AYΡ ANTωNEINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right. / KAΠITωΛIEωN IEΡ ACY AYT (unclear date across upper field, probably HΞ), monumental gateway with two outer towers and six columns with Zeus seated left, holding sceptre and extending hand. Altar on a square base above. Spijkerman 1; SNG ANS 1273.TextImage
Spij. 3Marcus Aurelius AE28 of Capitolias, Syria. AD 161-180. Dated local year 70, AD 167-168. 11.89 g. AYT KAIC M AYΡ ANTωNEINOC, Laureate and cuirassed bust right. / KAΠITωΛIEωN I A A O, Astarte standing left in hexastyle temple with central arch, holding small human bust and sceptre, resting foot on river-god swimming right. Spijkerman 3; SNG ANS 1270-1271; Sofaer 2; Boston MFA 1975.304; RPC IV temp 6554.TextImage
Spij. 5Marcus Aurelius AE24 of Capitolias, Syria. AD 161-180. Dated local year 70, AD 167-168. 6.34 g. AYT KAIC M AYΡ ANTωNEINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right. / KAΠITωΛIEωN I A A O, Astarte standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae. Spijkerman 5; Rosenberger 3; RPC IV temp 6556.TextImage
LUCIUS VERUS
BMC 1Lucius Verus, AE27 of Capitolias, Syria. Dated local year 69, 166-167. 12.37 g. AYT KAICAΡ Λ AYΡ OYHΡOC, laureate, cuirassed bust right, seen from the back. / KAΠITωΛIEωN I A A XΘ, hexastyle temple with statue of Tyche-Astarte. turreted standing within, foot on low base, holding human bust and long sceptre, and resting foot on swimming river-god. BMC 1; Spijkerman 7.TextImage
COMMODUS
Spij 12Commodus, AE17 of Capitolias, Decapolis, Syria. 3.57 g. AYT K M AYΡ KOMOΔOC, bare head right / KAΠITΩΛ IEΓ A, Dionysos, naked, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. Spijkerman 12; Rosenberger 12; Riedl type 1b.TextImage
Spij 13 Commodus AE34mm of Capitolias, Decapolis, Syria. Dated CY 93 (AD 189-190). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / KAΠITωΛ below, E AYT IEΡAC, KΓ along roofline, tetrastyle temple with arched central bay set on three-tiered base; statue of Tyche, holding sceptre, standing left within.TextImage
Spij 14Commodus AE21 of Capitolias, Palestine. AD 180-192. 6.88 g. Dated local year 93, AD 189-190. AVT K M AVΡ KOMOΔOC, laureate head right. / KAΠITωΛIEΩN IAA, Tyche standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae. Date Γy below. Spijkerman 14; de Saulcy 1.TextImage
CARACALLA
Spij. 19Caracalla, AE28 of Capitolias, Syria. Dated local year 108, 205-206. 12.55 g. MAΡ AY ANTωNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / KAΠIT IEΡ AC AY (clockwise from exergue), tetrastyle temple, with arched central bay and with Tyche standing left within, holding sceptre and cornucopiae and resting foot on rock. Date H-P across upper fields. Spijkerman 19; Rosenberger 13; Sofaer 11.TextImage
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