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Ancient Coinage of Syria, Damascus


Syria, Coele-Syria, Damascus

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LindgrenIII_1633Syria, Damascus(?) Circa 1st Century BC to 1st Century AD. Æ 19mm. Diademed head of king right / Turreted & diademed head of Tyche right; N behind, all within wreath. TextImage
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RPC_4782Syria, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Cleopatra VII. Year 276 (37/36 BC). Æ 22mm. Turreted head of Tyche right / Nike advancing right with wreath. TextImage

Marc Antony
- AE17_LindgrenIII_1633

Antony & Cleopatra AE20 of Damascus, Syria. 37/36 BC. Bearded, diademed head right with features of Antony / ZA, turreted bust of Tyche right, with features of Cleopatra, dotted scepter, branch before.TextObvRev

Cleopatra
- RPC 4783

Cleopatra VII, Æ21 of Damascus, Phoenicia, 33/32 BC, Diademed bust of Cleopatra right, hair in a bun, dotted borderi / DAMASKHNWN, Tyche seated left.TextObvRev

Octavian
- RPC 4786

Octavian Æ 18mm of Damascus. Bare head right / Tyche seated left on rock, holding cornucopiae, right arm extended; river-god swimming below. Lindgren III 1252.TextImage

Augustus
- RPC 4795

Augustus Æ 21mm of Damascus. Year 325 (13/14 AD). Bare head (of Tiberius?) right / Turreted head of Tyche right; within wreath. BMC 3.TextImage

Tiberius
- RPC 4800

Tiberius Æ 21mm of Damascus. Year 345 (33/34 AD). Veiled female head right (of Livia?) / Stag or whimsical animal standing left; date NMN below. RPC I 4800.TextImage

Nero
- RPC 4803

Nero AE25 of Damascus, Syria. Laureate head right, lituus before / DAMASKENWN ZOT, Tyche seated left on rocks, arm outstretched & holding cornucopiae, river god swimming below. BMC 6.TextObvRev

Commodus
- AE17_LindgrenIII_1256

Commodus Æ17 of Damascus, Syria. L AVPHLIOC KAI KOMMODOC VII AT, bareheaded, draped bust right / DAMASKHNWN MHTROP, river-god reclining left, holding sistrum and cornucopiae, XPV COPO in ex. Mionnet supp VIII 15v.TextImage

- AE20_Tyche

Commodus Æ20 of Damascus, Syria. Bareheaded, draped bust right / Tyche left, recling against pile of rocks, holding club(?) & cornucopiae, river god swimming below. Lindgren -, SNG Cop -.TextImage

Septimius Severus
- AE22_Lindgren_2141A

Septimius Severus Æ 22mm of Damascus. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiae and small club before her.TextImage

Caracalla
- AE23_BMC_14v

Syria, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Caracalla. Æ 23mm. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Draped and turreted bust of Nike left; cornucopiae at shoulder. SNGCop 424.TextImage

- AE24_BMC_14

Caracalla Æ 24mm of Damascus, Syria. AVTOKPA ANTONINW, laureate & cuirassed bust right / DAMACKOC MHTPOPOLEOC, turreted & draped bust of Tyche left, holding cornucopiae over shoulder. Rosenberger 25; Lindgren III 1258.TextImage

- AE25_BMC_16

Caracalla, Æ25 of Damascus, Syria. Mature radiate bust right / Tetrastyle shrine, with arched lintel and domed roof, containing turreted bust of Astarte, as city goddess left. BMC16.TextObvRev

- SGI 2661

Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Damascus, Syria. Dated COS IIII = 215-217 AD. AVT K M A ANTWNEINOC CEB, laureate head right / DHMAPX EZ VPATOC TO D, eagle standing facing, wings open, head left with wreath in beak, ram's head left between legs. Bellinger 219, Prieur 1204.TextObvRev
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Philip I
- AE25_SNGCop_425

Philip I Æ 25mm of Damascus. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / Ram standing right. BMC 23.TextImage

- AE28_MionnetV_63

Philip I Æ 28mm of Damascus, Syria. IMP C IVL PHILIPPVS PIO FEL AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust left / COL ­AM-A METRO, hind standing right, suckling Telephos.TextImage

Otacilia Severa
- AE29_temple

Otacilia Severa AE29 of Damascus, Syria, Diademed & draped bust right / COL DAMA ME TRO, temple containing bust.TextObvRev

Philip II
- AE25_Lindgren_2150

Philip II Æ 25mm of Damascus. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Marsyas standing right, holding wine skin and right arm outstretched; cyprus tree before.TextImage

Volusian
- AE24_Rouvier_99

Volusian AE24 of Damascus, Syria. IMP GALLO VOLOSSIANO AVG, laureate, draped bust right / COL DAMAS METRO, deer standing right, infant Telephos suckling below.TextImage

Gallienus
- AE23_Rosenberger_61

Gallienus Æ 23mm of Coele-Syria, Damascus. IMP CAES P LIC GALLIENVS N... Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / _DAMASWEWN, Agnostic table surmounted by prize urn.TextImage

Salonina
- SGI 4691

Salonina AE22 of Coele-Syria, Damascus. CORNE SANIONA AUG (sic), diademed draped bust right, set on crescent / COL DAMAS METRO, Agonistic crown set on table with three lion-footed legs . Rosenberger 63. TextImage
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See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Damascus
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Entry for Syria, Damascus on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Damascus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Damascus at AncientImports.com
Search for Damascus in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Damascus at Incitatus Coins

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