Ancient Coinage of Syria, Beroea


Syria, Beroea; present day Aleppo.

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CIVIC AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
Paris 1589Beroea, Syria. AE12, semi-autonomous issue. 1.45 g. AD 138-192. Turreted, veiled and draped bust of the city-goddess to right. / BE-ΡOI in two lines within wreath. Paris 1589; Butcher 2; Mionnet Supp 8, 19; RPC 9039 (temp) type 2.TextImage
Paris 1590Beroea, Syria. AE10, semi-autonomous issue. 0.82 g. AD 138-192. Turreted, veiled and draped bust of the city-goddess to right. / BE in wreath. Paris 1590; Butcher 1; Mionnet Supp 8, 18; RPC 9039 temp.TextImage
TRAJAN
BMC 4Trajan AE25 of Beroea, Syria. Year 2. Laureate head right / BEΡOI AIΩN B, three lines in laurel wreath. BMC 4; Butcher 4; Paris 1594; Mionnet V, 26; RPC III 3427.TextImage
BMC 7Trajan, AE25 of Beroea, Syria. 10 g. AYTOKΡ KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC AΡICT CEB ΓEΡM ΔAK ΠAΡΘ, laureate head right / BEΡOI-AIωN Γ in three lines within wreath. Hunter 4 (this coin); BMC 7; Butcher 5; Mionnet V, 28; RPC III 3429.TextImage
BMC 10Trajan, AE28 of Beroea, Syria. 13.70 g. AYTOKΡ KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC AΡICT CEB ΓEΡM ΔAK ΠAΡΘ, laureate head right / BEΡOI-AIωN H in three lines within wreath. BMC 10; Butcher 10; Hunter 5; Mionnet V, 29; RPC III 3432.TextImage
Lindgren 1911Trajan AE 18mm Beroea, Syria. Year 1. AYTOKΡ KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC AΡICT CEB ΓEΡM ΔAK ΠAΡΘ, laureate head right / BEΡOI-AIωN-A in three lines within wreath. Lindgren 1911; Mionnet V, 25.TextImage
HADRIAN
Butcher 13
RPC 3435
Hadrian, AE11 of Beroea, Syria. AD 117-138. 1.7 g. AYT KAI TΡA AΔΡIAN, laureate head right. / BEΡOIAIωN clockwise from top right, laurel branch. RPC III 3435; Paris 1605-1606.TextImage
RPC 3435Hadrian, AE16 of Beroea, Syria. AD 117-138. 2.31 g. AYTO KAIC TΡAI AΔΡ, laureate head right. / Laurel branch, B-E at lower left and right, all within laurel wreath. RPC III 3435; Paris 1605-1606.TextImage
ANTONINUS PIUS
BMC 12Antoninus Pius, AE24 of Beroea, Syria. 138-161 AD. 8.74 g. Legend worn (usually AYTO KAI TI AI&Lambda: AΔΡI ANTΩNEINOC EYCEB CEB), laureate head left / BEΡOI-AIωN in two lines within wreath, officina letter A below. BMC 12-13, Paris 1610; Berlin 1911/381.TextImage
BMC 15Antoninus Pius AE23 of Cyrrhestica, Beroea. Laureate head right / BEΡOI-AIΩN in two lines within wreath, officina A below. SNG Cop 41.TextImage
CARACALLA
Prieur 884Caracalla. AR Tetradrachm. 198-217 AD. Beroea mint. AVT KAI M AVΡ ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right, seen from back / ΔHMAΡ-C EΞ YΠATO TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; bird viewed from front and BE below. Prieur 884 (this coin); Van Hoof Schatzfund 91 (this coin). TextImage
MACRINUS
Prieur 893Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Beroea, Syria. AD 217-218. AYT K M OΠ CE MAKΡINOC CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΔHMAΡX EΞ YΠATOC Δ, eagle standing right, head and tail left, fantastic bird facing between legs, B-E to left and right below. Prieur 893; Bellinger 85; BMC 19-20; Imhoof GM 784.TextImage
Prieur 895Macrinus, BI Tetradrachm of Beroea, Syria-Cyrrhestica. AYT K M IO CE MAKΡINOC CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAΡX EΞ Y&Pi:ATOC ΠΠ, eagle standing front, wings spread, head and tail left, winged animal facing between its legs, BE in exergue. Prieur 895; CP 630.TextImage
SGI 2945Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Beroea, Cyrrhestica, Syria. AVT K MA OΠ CE MAKΡEINOC CE, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAΡC EΞ VΠATOC Δ, eagle standing facing, feet set on letters B and E, wings open, head left with wreath in beak, palm to left, bird between legs. Bellinger 88, Prieur 889.TextImage
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DIADUMENIAN
Prieur 898Diadumenian, AR tetradrachm of Beroea, Syria. M OΠ ΔIAΔ ANTωNINOC K, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAΡX EX YΠATOC, eagle standing front, head right, wreath in beak, winged animal facing between legs. Prieur 898.TextImage
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