The Ancient Coinage of Coela

Listed by Moushmov Number

Including additional items for this online edition, with numbers in italics.

	COELA
	City of Thracian Chersones.
	Alexander the Great (336 – 323 B.C.)
	Gold.
5556	Athena’s helmeted head right.
	Rev. : ALEXANDPOY. Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm. At left – ME; in the margin – cornucopiae. 18 mm. 8.50 gr.
	Silver.
5557	Herakles’s head with lion’s skin left.
	Rev. : BASILEWS ALEXANDPOY. Zeus half-naked seated on a throne left, holding eagle and sceptre. In front – cornucopiae; beneath the throne KO. 29 mm. Plate XXXIV 9.
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	Imperial bronze coins.
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	Hadrian (117 – 138 A.D.)
5558	ADPI His head right.
	Rev. : AEL MVNICIPI COELA. Prow. Plate XVII 6.
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	Aelius Caesar
5559	L AEL CA His head.
	Rev. : AELI MVNICIPI COELA. Prow. Plate XVII 6.
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	Antoninus Pius (138 – 161 A.D.)
	IMP CAES T AEL ANTONINVS. – IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS. His head or bust.
	Rev. : MVNICIPI COIL. – AIL MVNI COEL AVG. – MVNICIPIVM COIL.
5560	Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
5561	Prow; cornucopiae below. Plate XXXIV 8.
5562	Prow. Plate XVII 6.
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	Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180 A.D.)
5563	His head left.
	Rev. : COIL. Prow. Plate XVII 6.
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	Lucius Verus (161 – 169 A.D.)
5564	His head.
	Rev. : AEL MVNIC COEL. She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Plate XXII 2.
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	Commodus (176 – 192 A.D.)
	IMP CAE MAR COMMO. – IMP COMMODVS. – IMP CAE MAR COM AVG. – IMP AV COMMO. His head or bust.
	Rev. : AEL MVNIC COIL. – AIL MVNIC COILA.
5565	Artemis in short clothes, standing, holding branch and bow.
5566	Artemus in short clothes, standing, holding cup and long torch, around the legend: ?IANAE ?AVFEN AEL MVNICIPII COELAN.
5567	Prow; above – cornucopiae, below – dolphin.
5568	Prow, cornucopiae above. Plate XXXIV 8.
	Commodus AE17 of Coela, Thrace. IMP C MAR COMMO, laureate head right / AEL MVNICIP, prow of galley right, cornucopiae above, CVILA in ex.
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	Septimius Severus (193 – 211 A.D.)
5569	EV PERT. His head. Rev. : AEL MVNICI CVILA (sic). Prow. Cornucopiae above. Plate XXXIV 8.
	Septimius Severus AE19 of Coela, Thracian Chersonesos. AV (CAE?) S-EVERVS, laureate draped bust right / AEL MVNICIPI CVILA, prow right with corn ears (or palm branches?) above and dolphin swimming right below.
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	Caracalla (198 – 217 A.D.)
	ANTONINVS PIVS. – M AVR ANTONINVS PIV AV. – M ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. – ANTONIN AVGVST. – ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. his head or bust.
	Rev. : AEL MVNICIP COIL or COEL. – AEL MVNI COEL ANT.
5570	Artemis huntress advancing right. Plate VI 24.
5571	Prow; 3 cornucopiaes above.
5572	Prow; cornucopiae above. Plate XXXIV 8.
	Thracian Chersonese, Coela. Caracalla Ζ19. ca 209-217 AD. ANTONINVS PI AV, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / AELMIVN (sic!) CIP, COEL beneath, prow of galley right, cornucopia above.
5573	Faun standing, with right raised hand, with skin on left shoulder. Plate XXII 7.
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	Geta (209 – 212 A.D.)
5574	P SEPTI GETA CAES PONT. His bust right.
	Rev. : MVNICIP COEL. Prow; cornucopiae above. Plate XXXIV 8.
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	Macrinus (217 – 218 A.D.)
5575	M OP CEV MACRINVS. His head right.
	Rev. : AEL MVNIVIP COIL. Prow, and cornucopiae above. Plate XXXIV 8.
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	Elagabalus (218 – 222 A.D.)
	M AVR ANTONINVS P F AVG. – IMP C AVR ANTO P F AVG. – His head or bust.
	Rev. : AEL MVNI COEL. – AEL MVNICIP COIL. – AEL MVNICIP COIL AN.
5576	Prow. Cornucopiae above. Plate XXXIV 8.
5577	Silenos standing with skin on shoulder. Plate XXII 7 – 8.
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	Severus Alexander (222 – 235 A.D.)
	IMP ALEXANDER. – IMP C ALEXANDER. His head or bust.
	Rev. : AEL MVNI COIL A. – AEL MVNICIP COEL.
5578	Artemis advancing, holding long torch. Plate VI 23.
5579	Prow, and cornucopiae above. Plate XXXIV 8.
	Severus Alexander AE19 of Thracian Chersonese, Coela. (...) ALEXANDER AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AEL MVNICIP COELA, prow left, cornucopiae above.
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	Maximinus I Thrax (235 – 238 A.D.)
5580	IMP MAXIMINVS AVG. – IMP MAXIMINVS P M. His head or bust. Rev. : AEL MVN COEL. – AEL MVN COIL A. Prow; cornucopiae above. Plate XXXIV 8.
	Maximinus I AE19 of Coela, Thracian Chersonese. IMP MAXIMINVS P M, laureate draped bust right / AI MVN COELA, prow right.
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	Maximus (son of Maximinus I)
5581	IVL VE MAXIMVS. His head or bust. Rev. : AEL MVNICIPI COEL. – AEL MVNI CVELA (sic). Prow and cornucopiae. Plate XXXIV 8.
	Maximus Caesar AE19 of Coela, Thrace. (IVL VE) MAXIMVS, laureate bust right / AEL MVNCIPI COELA, prow left, cornucopiae above.
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	Gordian III (238 – 244 A.D.)
	IMP CAES M ANT GORDIAN. His head or bust.
	Rev. : AEL MVNICIP COEL AN. – AELI MVNICIP CVEL. – AEL MVNICIPI CVLLA. (sic).
5582	Genius standing right.
5583	Silenos advancing right, with skin on shoulder. Plate XXII 7.
5584	Half-naked figure, standing, holding little idol and cornucopiae.
5584A	Artemis standing left holding patera & torch. Gordian III AE24 of Coela, Thracian Chersonese. IMP CA M AN GORDIANVS, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / AEL MVNICIP COEL, Artemis standing left holding patera & long torch.
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	Philip Sr (244 – 249 A.D.)
	IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. His head or bust.
	Rev. : AEL MVN COILWE (sic). – AEL MVN COEL ANT. – AEL MVNI COELA.
5585	Prow and cornucopiae. Plate XXXIV 8.
5586	Silenos standing with skin on shoulder. Plate XXII 7 – 8.
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	Philip Jr (244 – 249 A.D.)
	M IVL PHILI His head.
	Rev. : AEL MVNI COEL AN.
5587	Prow and cornucopiae. Plate XXXIV 8.
5587A	Artemis standing left holding patera & torch. Philip II AE25 of Coela, Thrace. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, draped bust right / AEL MVN COELA, Artemis standing left holding patera & long torch.
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	Trebonianus Gallus (251 – 253 A.D.)
	IMP VIB TPEB GALLVS AVG. His or bust.
	Rev. : AEL MVNICIP COEL.
5588	She-wolf suckling Rem and Romul. Plate XXII 2.
5589	Enei carrying on his back Anhiza and his domestic gods, leading Askanga by hand.
5590	Silenos with skin on shoulder. Plate XXII 7 – 8.
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	Volusian (251 – 253 A.D.)
	VIB ASINI VOLVSSIA (sic) CA. – G VIBIVS AFINI VOLVS CAI. His head or bust.
	Rev. : AELI MVNICIP COEL.
5591	Silenos with skin on shoulder. Plate XXII 7 – 8.
5592	Tetrastyle temple with half-naked figure, holding little idol and cornucopiae. Plate XI 26 – 30.
5593	Tetrastyle temple with Silenos.
5593A	Head of Tyche left. Volusian AE25 of Coela, Thrace. VIB ASINI VOLVSSIA CA, bare head right / AELI MVNICIP COEL, bust of Tyche left, wearing kalathos, cornucopiae at shoulder.
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	Gallienus (253 – 268 A.D.)
	IMP GALLIENVS. – IMP GALLIHN (sic). His head or bust.
	Rev. : AEL MVNICIP COIL. – AEL MVNICIP COEL.
5594	Artemis holding patera and long torch.
5595	Woman in short clothes (Artemis?) advancing left, holding patera and long torch.
5596	Figure with dress, holding cup with stem and cornucopiae.
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