Ancient Coinage of Syria, Nikopolis-Seleucidis

A small town north of Antioch who issued coins for the short period from Commodus to Philip.

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CARACALLA
Butcher 8Caracalla, AE 6 Assaria of Nikopolis-Seleukidis, Syria. 18.42 g. AYT K M AYΡ CEOY ANTΩNIN, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / NIKOΠOΛITΩN CEΛEYKIΔOC, Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn-ear in right hand, river-god swimming at feet. Value mark ς in upper left field. Butcher 8; ANS 73.19 1.158.TextImage
Butcher 8 (2)Caracalla, AE 6 Assaria of Nikopolis-Seleukidis, Syria. 21.35 g. AYT K M AYΡ CEOY ANTΩNIN, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Oval countermark: Nike walking left (Howgego 263) / NIKOΠOΛITΩN CEΛEYKIΔOC, Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn-ear in right hand, river-god swimming at feet. Value mark ς in upper left field. Butcher 8; ANS 73.19 1.158.TextImage
GETA
CNG 63476Geta AE 24mm of Nikopolis Seleukidis in Syria. ΛOY CEΠTIMION ΓETAC KAIC, bare-headed, draped bust right / NEIKOΠOΛEITωN, diademed bust of Dionysos right, with thyrsos over left shoulder. (City attribution uncertain). TextImage
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
BMC 2 Severus Alexander AE31 of Nikopolis Seleukidis, Syria. AYT K M AYΡ CEY AΛEXANΔΡOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / NEIKOΠOΛITωN CEΛEYKIΔOC Θ, distyle temple with Nemesis, draped and veiled, standing left within, right hand plucking at the neck of her chiton, left hand on waist, wheel with griffin at foot left. BMC 2; Paris 25753. TextImage
JULIA MAMAEA
Kapossy 187Julia Mamaea AE17 of Nikopolis Seleukidis, Syria. 3.53 g. IOYΛIAN MAMEA CEB, draped bust right. / NIKOΠOΛITΩN CEΛEYKIΔOC, bull running right on palm branch. Kapossy Bern 187; Bern 89.95; RPC -.TextImage
PHILIP I
BMC 3Philip I. AE28 of Nikopolis Seleucidis, Syria. 244-249 AD. AD. AYT K M IOYΛIOC ΦIΛIΠΠOC CE, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / NEIKOΠOΛEITΩN CEΛEYKIΔOC, Artemis with hand raised, wearing short chiton, and another figure in similar dress, with arm outstretched, walking right, before them, river god swimming right; above, Eros flying right holding torch. H in right field. BMC Galatia, 3; Mionnet V, 826.TextImage
BMC 3Philip I, AE26 of Nikopolis Seleukidis, Syria. AD 244-249. 14.68 g. AYT K M IOYΛIOC ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / NEIKOΠOΛEITΩN CEΛEYKIΔOC, Two female figures, each dressed in a short chiton, walking left, looking right. On the right, Eros flying left, holding torch; river god swimming below, H in right field. BMC 3; Butcher 17.TextImage
Mionnet 825Philip I AE27, Nicopolis-Seleucidis, Syria. 244-249 AD. AYT K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CE, Philip I, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Countermark (bull standing right, Howgego 296) before face / NEIKOΠOΛEITΩN CEΛEYKIΔOC, Nemesis standing left within distyle temple, left hand raised to her head; lit altar to right, griffin sitting left on wheel at foot left. Θ in exergue. Mionnet V, 825; ANS 66510; Lindgren 2110a.TextImage
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