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Ancient Coinage of Syria, Emesa


[BMC 24 of Uranius Antoninus]

Emisa or Emesa, on the Orontes River; modern Homs in western Syria

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Antoninus Pius
- BMC 4

Antoninus Pius AE22 of Emisa, Syria. AVT KAI TI AIL ANTWNEINOC CЄB ЄV, laureate head right / ЄMICHNWN, Eagle standing right on sacred stone of Elagabal, G to right. SGI 1496.TextImage

- BMC 1

Antoninus Pius AE23 of Emesa, Syria. Laureate head right / eagle perched on Sacred Stone of Emesa, B to right.TextObvRev

- SGI 1496v

Antoninus Pius AE22 of Emisa, Syria. AVT KAI TI AIL ANTWNEINOC CЄB ЄV, laureate head right / ЄMICHNWN, Eagle standing right on sacred stone of Elagabal, D to right. SGI 1496.TextImage

- BMC 8

Antoninus Pius Æ 24mm of Emisa, Syria. AVT K T AIL ADR ANTONINOC EV CEB, laureate head right / ЄMICHNWN, Radiate, draped bust of Helios right; ·B· below. SNGCop 308, Lindgren I 2041. TextImage

Julia Domna
- BMC 9

Julia Domna AE24 of Emisa, Syria. Dated Year 527 = 215/216 AD. IOVLIA DOMNA (...), draped bust right / EMISWN KOLWN ZKF, flaming altar of Heliogabalos. Lindgren 2043. TextImage

Caracalla
- BMC 13

Caracalla AE20 of Emisa, Seleucis Pieria. laureate head right / EMISON KOLONIAC, eagle standing right, head left, on sacred stone of Elagabalus, holding wreath in his beak, in field date Z K Phi (= year 527).TextImage

- BMC 14

Caracalla Æ 21mm of Emisa, Syria. Struck year 527 (215-216 AD). Radiate head right / Tyche of Emisa enthroned facing; Orontes swimming before her, Z/K-F in fields.TextImage
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- AE23_Domna

Caracalla & Julia Domna Æ 23mm of Emisa, Syria. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Draped bust of Julia Domna right; date in field. NISC.TextImage

- Prieur 954

Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. AYT K M ANTWNEINOC CEB, laureate head right / DHMARC EX UPATOCTO D, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak, bust of Shamash left between legs.TextObvRev

- Prieur 983

Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. •AYT K•M•AN ••• TWNEINOC C-E•B•, laureate head right / DHMARC EX UPATOCTOD, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; (officina) H in upper left field, radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust of Shamash left between legs. Bellinger 188.TextImage

- Prieur 1000v

Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. AVT K M A AN-TWNEINOC C-E-B, laureate head right / DEMARC EX UPATOC TO ­, eagle, wings spread & head turned to left, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash facing left; below beak, O. Prieur 1000 var.TextImage

Macrinus
- Prieur 961

Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Emisa, Syria. Officina A. AVT K M OP CE MAKPINOC C, laureate head right / DHMARC EX VPATOC P, eagle standing, wings open, head left, wreath in beak, A below beak, radiate bust of Helios left between legs.TextObvRev

- Prieur 989

Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. Officina H. AVT K M OP ••• MAKPINOC CE, laureate head right / DHMAP EX VPATOC P P, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; annulet below beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Bellinger 199.TextImage

- Prieur 1004

Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. Officina O. AVT K M OP ••• MAKPINOC CE, laureate head right / DHMAP EX VPATOC P P, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; annulet below beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left.TextImage
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- Prieur 1015

Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. "Crescent" Officina. AVT K M OP ••• MAKPINOC CE, laureate head right / DHMAP EX VPATOC P P, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; crescent below beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left.TextImage

Elagabalus
BMC 18

Elagabalus Æ 17mm of Emisa, Syria. Laureate head right / Eagle standing right, head reverted with wreath in beak; E below.TextImage
BMC 21Elagabalus, AE of Emisa, Syria. AVT K M A ANTWNINOC (or similar), radiate head right / MHTRO K EMICWN HLIA (above), PYQIA (below) below, prize urn between two palms (eagle on left?). BMC 21; Mionnet S8, 166.TextImage
BMC 21Elagabalus AE 22 of Emesa, Syria. Radiate head right / Agonistic urn, between two palms. TextImage
Lindgren 1181Elagabalus Æ 17mm of Syria, Emisa. Radiate draped bust of Elagabalus right / Radiate bust of Helios right.TextImage

- BMC 20cf

Elagabalus AE19 of Emisa in Seleucis & Pieria. Laureate bust right / Eagle, wings spread, head left, stands upon the Sacred Stone of Emisa.TextImage

- AE20_Lindgren_2046

Elagabalus Emisa, AE 20, Seleucis and Pieria, Emisa Rx: Eagle, mirror image E below. TextObvRev

Uranius Antoninus
- BMC 24

Uranius Antoninus Æ 32mm of Emesa. Struck in year 565 of the Seleukid era or 253/254 AD. AVTOK COVLP ANTWNINOC CE, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right; viewed from behind / EMICWN KOLWN, hexastyle temple containing the conical stone of Elagabal (ornamented with a facing eagle), shaded by two umbrellas; pediment ornamented with crescent; date EXF in ex. SGI 4414.TextImage

- BMC 22

Uranius Antoninus AR Tetradrachm of Seleucia & Pieria, Emisa. AVTOK K COVLP ANTWNINOC CEB, laureate, draped bust right / DHMARC EXOVCIAC S-C, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left with wreath in its beak, EMICA in ex. SGI 4411.TextImage

- BMC 23

Uranius Antoninus, usurper in Syria, AR Tetradrachm of Emisa. 253-254 AD. AVTOK COVLP ANTWNINOC C, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DHMARC EZOV S-C, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head right. Baldus 3cf, Delbrück 8. TextObvRev
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- AR4Drachm_Baldus_5v

Uranius Antoninianus AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. AVTOK K COVLP ANTWNINOC CEB, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DHMARC E OVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak, EMICA below. TextObvRev
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- Prieur 1056v

Uranius Antoninus Billon Tetradrachm (25mm) of Emisa, Syria. AVTOK• COV LP ANTWNINOC CE, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right; viewed from behind / DHMARC EC OUCIACYPATOB, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left with wreath in beak; SC under wings.TextImage
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