Syria, Coele-Syria, Damascus
Damascus was renamed Demetrias Sacra during the reign of Demetrios III (97-88 BC) and this name remained until 36 BC when it reverted back to Damaskos.
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| BMC 1 (Demetrias) | Damascus as Demetrias, 97-36 BC, AE22, 9.35 g. Diademed male head right / ΔHMHTΡIEΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ, Tyche seated left on rock, holding cornucopiae, right arm outstretched; river-god below. BMC 1; Hoover HGC, 1458. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 3 (Demetrias) | Damascus as Demetrias, 97-36 BC, AE22, 8.35 g. Laureate head of Apollo(?) right / ΔHMHTΡIEΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ, Zeus standing left, holding sceptre, all within laurel wreath. BMC 3-5; De Saulcy (Terre Sainte) 4; Hoover HGC, 1460. | Text | Image | |
| Hoover 1459 | Damascus as Demetrias, 97-36 BC, AE19, 5.30 g. Turreted head of Tyche right / ΔHMHTΡIEΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. De Saulcy (Terre Sainte) 5; Hoover HGC, 1459; SNG Munich 1028. | Text | Image | |
| Hoover 1461 | Damascus as Demetrias, 97-36 BC, AE16, 2.20 g. Turreted head of Tyche right / ΔHMHTΡIEΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ, Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. De Saulcy (Terre Sainte) 3; Hoover HGC, 1461. | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren III 1633 | Syria, Damascus(?) ca 1st Century BC to 1st Century AD. AE 19mm. Diademed head of king right / Turreted & diademed head of Tyche right; N behind, all within wreath. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
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| RPC 4781 | Cleopatra VII (51-30 BC), AE 21mm, Damascus, 37/36 BC. Diademed bust right / ΔAMAΣKHNΩN, Tyche of Damascus seated left on rock, her right arm extended, her left holding cornucopiae, the river-god Chrysoroas swimming at her feet. RPC 4781; Svoronos 1893. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 4782 | Syria, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Cleopatra VII. Year 276 (37/36 BC). AE 22mm. Turreted head of Tyche right / Nike advancing right with wreath. | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren III 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 sceptre, branch before. | Text | Obv | Rev |
| RPC 4783 | Cleopatra VII, AE21 of Damascus, Phoenicia, 33/32 BC, Diademed bust of Cleopatra right, hair in a bun, dotted borderi / ΔAMAΣKHNΩN, Tyche seated left. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 4786 | Octavian AE 18mm of Damascus. Bare head right / Tyche seated left on rock, holding cornucopiae, right arm extended; river-god swimming below. Lindgren III 1252. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 4795 | Augustus AE 21mm of Damascus. Year 325 (13/14 AD). Bare head (of Tiberius?) right / Turreted head of Tyche right; within wreath. BMC 3. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 4800 | Tiberius AE 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. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 4803 | Nero, AE23 of Damascus, Syria. AD 54-68. Dated local year 377 (AD 65-66). Laureate head right; lituus before head. / ΔAMAΣKHNΩN ZOT, Tyche seated left on rock with arm outstretched, holding cornucopiae, river god swimming below. RPC 4803; De Saulcy 3; Rosenberger 14; BMC 4-6; SNG Munich 1012. | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren III 1256 | Commodus AE17 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. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet 43 | Commodus AE20 of Damascus, Syria. Bareheaded, draped bust right / DAMACKHNWN MHTROPOLEWC, Tyche, turreted, seated against rocks left, holding fish in right hand and cornucopiae in left, river-god swimming below. Mionnet V, 43. | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren 2141A | Septimius Severus AE 22mm of Damascus. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiae and small club before her. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 14 | Caracalla AE 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. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 14v | Syria, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Caracalla. AE 23mm. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Draped and turreted bust of Nike left; cornucopiae at shoulder. SNGCop 424. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 16-18 | Caracalla, AE25 of Damascus, Syria. AYT KAI AYΓOYC ANTΩNEINOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΔAMACKOY MHTΡOΠOΛEOC, Tetrastyle shrine, with arched lintel and domed roof, containing turreted bust of Astarte left. BMC 16-18; De Saulcy 3; Rosenberger 26; Price & Trell 700. | Text | Image | |
| SGI 2661 | Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Damascus, Syria. Dated COS IIII = 215-217 AD. AVT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, laureate head right / ΔHMAΡX EΞ YΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, wings open, head left with wreath in beak, ram's head left between legs. Bellinger 219, Prieur 1204. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet 21 | Caracalla, AE of Damascus, Syria. AVTOK A(NTONINOC), laureate, draped bust right / (ΔAMACKOY MHTΡOΠ KOΛONI around) CEBA-CMAI in two lines within civic wreath. Mionnet S8 21; Gessner 66. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet Supp VIII, 33 | Philip I and II, AE30 of Damascus, Syria. AD 244-249. 16.09 g. Olympia Sebasmia Games issue. IMPP DD NN PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I right facing radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip II left. / COM DAMAS METROPO around CEBA-CMIA in two lines within wreath with large central jewel inscribed IERA, ram's head right below. Mionnet Supp. VIII, 33; De Saulcy ("Terre Sainte") 1. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet V 63 | Philip I AE 28mm of Damascus, Syria. IMP C IVL PHILIPPVS PIO FEL AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust left / COL DAMA METRO, hind standing right, suckling Telephos. Mionnet V, 63 | Text | Image | |
| SNG Cop 425 | Philip I AE 25mm of Damascus, Syria. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / Ram standing right. BMC 23. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 25 | Otacilia Severa, AE29 of Damascus, Syria. 244-249 AD. M OTACI SEVERA AVG, Draped bust right on crescent, wearing stephane / COL DAMA METR, She-wolf standing right, suckling twins before a vexillum inscribed LEG VI F; head of ram right below. Rosenberger 41; BMC 25; Mionnet V, 70. | Text | Image | |
| De Saulcy 8 (1) | Otacilia Severa, AE28 of Damascus, Syria. AD 244-249. 14 g. M OTAC SEVERA AVG, draped bust right on crescent, wearing stephane. / COL DAMAS METRO around CEBA CMIA in two lines within wreath with large jewel above inscribed IEΡA, ram's head right below. De Saulcy 8; Mionnet V, 75; Paris 87.. | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren I, 2149 | Otacilia Severa, Philip I and Philip II. AE31 (4 Assaria) of Damascus, Syria. 14.69 g. M OTAC SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, ram's head right below. / IMPP DD NN PHILILPPIS AV-GG (sic), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, facing radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II left. Lindgren I 2149. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet 36 | Otacilia Severa AE29 of Damascus, Syria, M OTAC SEVERA AVG, diademed & draped bust right / COL DAMA ME TRO, tetrastyle temple within which is a female bust; outside the temple, on each side, a female with hands raised and above them on each side, a small building with several columns, seen from the side. Mionnet V, 36; Sestini 19. | Text | Image | |
| Rosenberger 42 | Otacilia Severa, AE29 of Damascus, Syria. AD 244-249. 14.21 g. M OTAC SEVERA AVG, draped bust right on crescent, wearing stephane. / COL DAMASO METROPL (sic) around CEB-A CMI-A in three lines within wreath with large jewel above inscribed IEΡA, ram's head right below. Rosenberger 42; Israel Museum 4285. | Text | Image | |
| Sear GIC 3980 | Otacilia Severa, Philip I and II, AE30.5 Tetrassaria of Damascus, Syria. 14,69g. M OTAC SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on crescent, ram's head right below / IMPP DD NN PHILILPPIS AVGG (sic !), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right of Philip I facing radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left of Philip II. Sear GIC 3980; cf. Lindgren & Kovacs, 2149 (same reverse die). | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren 2150 | Philip II AE 25mm of Damascus. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Marsyas standing right, holding wine skin and right arm outstretched; cyprus tree before. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 29 | Trebonianus Gallus, AE25 of Damascus, Syria. AD 251-253. 9.63 g. IMP C VIB TREB GALLO AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder. / COM DAMAS METR, doe standing right, suckling an infant. Ram leaping right below, head turned back. BMC 29; Mionnet V, 81; De Saulcy ("Terre Sainte") 7 note; Rosenberger 56. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet V, 87 | Trebonianus Gallus, AE26 of Damascus, Syria. AD 251-253. Olympia Sebasmia Games issue. 12.21 g. IMP C VIB TREB GALLO AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / COM DAMAS METROPO around CEBA-CMIA in two lines within wreath with large central jewel inscribed IERA, rams head right below. Mionnet V, 87; Klose & Stumpf ("Sport, Spiele, Siege") 269; De Saulcy ("Terre Sainte") 2; cf BMC 31. | Text | Image | |
| Rosenberger 59 | Volusian AE23 of Damascus, Syria. AD 251-253. 8.91 g. IMP GALLO VOLOSSIANO AVG, laureate head right with slight drapery on left shoulder. / COL DAMAS METR-O, deer standing right, suckling the infant Telephos. RPC IX online 1968; Rosenberger 59; SNG Hunterian 3461; Lindgren I, 2153. | Text | Image | |
| 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. | Text | Image | |
| Rosenberger 61 | Gallienus AE 23mm of Coele-Syria, Damascus. IMP CAES P LIC GALLIENVS N... Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / _DAMASWEWN, Agnostic table surmounted by prize urn. | Text | Image | |
| SGI 4691 | Salonina AE22 of Coele-Syria, Damascus. CORNE SANIONA AVG (sic), diademed draped bust right, set on crescent / COL DAMAS METRO, Agonistic crown set on table with three lion-footed legs . Rosenberger 63. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
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