Ancient Coinage of Mesopotamia, Nisibis



Nisibis, the capital of Mygdonia, Mesopotomia was in a commanding situation on the road between the Tigris and the Mediterranean, and was frequently won and lost in the wars between the Romans, Parthians and Persians, until the Emperor Jovian ceded it in AD 363.
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SEVERUS ALEXANDER
BMC 4Severus Alexander AE29 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. Laureate bust right / CEΠ KOΛO NECIBI MHTΡO, turreted and draped bust of the City Goddess right, Ares the Ram leaping right, head left, above her, star before. BMC 4.TextImage
BMC 5Severus Alexander, AE26 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AY KAI MAΡ AV CE AΛEΞANΔΡOC, laureate head right / CEΠ KOΛO NECIBI MHT, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, star to left and right, ram leaping right above. BMC 5; Dura Hoard VIII, 101.TextImage
SNG Cop 233vSeverus Alexander AE27 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. (...)AΛEXANΔΡOC, laureate and draped bust right / CEΠ KOΛO NECIBI MHTΡO, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, ram leaping right above, star before.TextImage
SNG Cop 233Severus Alexander AE28 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. Laureate head right / Turreted, veiled bust of Tyche right, ram (Aries) above.TextImage
SNG Cop 235Severus Alexander AE 31mm of Mesopotamia, Nisibis. AVT KAI (MAΡ CEV) AΛEXANΔΡOC, radiate head right / CEΠ KOΛO NECIBI MHTΡO, turreted bust of Tyche right, ram leaping right above, star behind, palm branch before. BMC 5cf.TextImage
SNG Cop 235Severus Alexander, AE of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. KAI M AΡ AVΓ AΛEXANΔΡOC C, laureate, draped bust right / CEΠ KOΛO NECIBI MHTR (or similar), turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; star to right, ram leaping right above. SNG Cop 235; BMC 4.TextImage
JULIA MAMAEA
BMC 10Julia Mamaea AE27 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. 222-235 AD. 11.58 gm. (IOV MAMEA CEBA), diademed and draped bust right, on large crescent / CEΠ KOΛO NISIBI MHT, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right; star to right; ram leaping right above, head reverted. BMC 10; Lindgren and Kovacs 2601.TextImage
Lindgren 2601Julia Mamaea AE27 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. 222-235 AD. IOV MAMEA CEBACTH, diademed and draped bust right, on large crescent / CEΠ KOΛO NISIBI MHT, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right; star to right; ram leaping right above, head reverted. BMC 10; Lindgren and Kovacs 2601.TextImage
GORDIAN III
BMC 12Gordian III, AE16 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. 13.65 g. AYTOK K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC CE, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / CEΠ KOΛ NECIBI MHT, turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right, ram leaping right above. BMC 12; Dura hoard VIII-IX, 119; Mionnet V, 172.TextImage
BMC 12 varGordian III, AE16 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. (AV..) K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC CE, laureate, draped bust right /(CEΠ KOΛ) NECIBI, turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right. BMC 12 var (rev. legend); Mionnet V, 172 var (bust type, rev. legend). TextImage
BMC 14Gordian III and Tranquillina, AE34 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244. AVTOK K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANON CAB TΡANKVIΛINAN CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right facing diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left / CEΠ KOΛON NECIBI MHTΡO, Tyche seated left on rock, holding grain-ears, river-god swimming left at her feet, ram leaping left above. BMC 14; SNG Cop 238; Chaix 965; Mionnet V 174.TextImage
BMC 14 varGordian III and Tranquillina, AE33 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244. 23.41 g. AVTOK K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANON CAB TΡANKVIΛINAN CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right facing diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left / CEΠ KOΛO NECIBI MHTΡO, Tyche seated left on rock, holding grain-ears, river-god swimming left at her feet, ram leaping right above. Var of BMC 14; Dura hoard VIII-IX, 123; SNG Cop 238; Chaix 965; Mionnet V 174, all having ram leaping left above.TextImage
PHILIP I
BMC 19Philip I, AE25 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. 11.55 g. AD 244-249. AYTOK K M IOYΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / IOΛ CEΠ KOΛΩN NECIBI MHT, tetrastyle shrine with Tyche seated facing within, ram leaping right above, river-god at foot right. BMC 19; Dura Hoard 8, 124.TextImage
BMC 21Philip I AE 24mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. Radiate and cuirassed bust left / IOVC CEΠ KOΛΩ NECIBI MHT, tetrastyle temple; statue of Tyche within, ram above Tyche's head, river god below. SNG Cop 240.TextImage
BMC 25Philip I AE26 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 244-249. 9.43 g. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, radiate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. / IOY CEΠ KOΛΩ NECIBI MHT, tetrastyle shrine with Tyche, draped, seated facing within, ram leaping right above, river god swimming right below. BMC 25; Paris AA.GR5189.TextImage
BMC 25 varPhilip I, AE27 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 247-249. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, radiate and cuirassed bust left, wearing balteus, holding shield on left arm. / IOY CEΠ KOΛΩ NECIBI MHT, tetrastyle temple with panelled, open doors hiding the two innermost columns, veiled and turreted Tyche seated facing within, facing bust in pediment, river-god swimming right above steps in exergue. BMC 25 var (bust type with spear).TextImage
RPC VIII 3020Philip I, AE26 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia, AD 247–249. 8.32 g. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, radiate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear pointing forward and shield decorated with quadriga left. / IOY CEΠ KOΛΩ NECIBI MHT, hexastyle temple with arched pediment with Tyche, veiled and turreted, sitting facing within, ram leaping right above her; river god swimming right at her feet. RPC VIII 3020.TextImage
OTACILIA SEVERA
BMC 28
SGI 4065
Otacilia Severa AE26 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. MAΡ ΩTAKIΛ CEOYHΡAN CEB, diademed and draped bust right on crescent / IOV CEΠ KOΛΩ NECIBI MHT, tetrastyle shrine containing seated facing figure of the city goddess, ram leaping right above, river god swimming right below. BMC 27; Dura Hoard 8-9, 127; Chaix 966; Mionnet V, 182; SNG Cop 244; Sear SGI 4065.TextImage
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BMC 29-32 varOtacilia Severa, AE25 of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 244-249. 10.5 g. MAΡ ΩTAKIΛ CEOYHΡAN CEB, draped bust right. / IOY CEΠ KOΛΩ NECIBI MHT, tetrastyle temple with panelled, open doors or panelled walls hiding the two innermost columns, veiled and turreted Tyche seated facing within, ram leaping right above Tyche, river-god swimming right in exergue. Unpublished temple type for Otacilia. Var of BMC 29-32; SNG Cop 244; Lindgren II 2605. Roma 60, 564.TextImage
PHILIP II
BMC 22Philip II AE 25mm of Mesopotamia, Nisibis. AYTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛΛIΠOC CEB, radiate, draped, cuirassed and beardless bust left / Tetrastyle temple with fluted colums, in which Tyche, veiled, seated facing; ram jumping above her; river god swimming below. TextImage
Entry for Mesopotamia, Nisibis on the Digital Historia Numorum
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