The Ancient Coinage of Plotinopolis
Listed by Moushmov Number
Including additional items for this online edition, with numbers in italics.
| PLOTINOPOLIS (ruins in the vicinity to Dimotika). | ||||
| Autonomous bronze coins. | ||||
| 4720 | Dionysos’s head (or head of Bakhantka?) with ivy-wreath. Rev. : ΠΛΩTEIΠO&Pi:OΛETΩN. Vase with 2 handles. 18 mm. Imperial bronze coins. | |||
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Antoninus Pius (138 – 161 A.D.) | ||||
| Obv: AYT AI AΔPIA ANTΩNEINOC. | ||||
| - AYT KAI T AI AΔPI ANTΩNEINOC. His head or bust. | ||||
| Rev: HΓE ΠOMΠ OYOΠEICKOY ΠΛΩTEINO&Pi:OΛEI. | ||||
| - HΓE ΓAP… ANTEIXOY ΠΛΩTEINOΠO. | ||||
| - ΠΛΩTEINO&Pi:OΛEITΩN. | ||||
| 4721 | Apollo naked, standing left, in right hand holding branch, and in the left – bow. Next to him – Grifon seated. Plate XXV 14. | |||
| 4722 | Aesklepios standing, holding serpent entwined staff. Plate VI 25. | |||
| 4723 | Aesklepios standing; (little). | |||
| 4724 | Demeter in chariot pulled from two dragons, holding in each hand torch. | |||
| 4725 | The emperor on horse right. | |||
| Antoninus Pius AE30 of Plotinopolis, Thrace. AYT AI ADPIA ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right / HGE PANO ANTEIKOV PLOTEINOPO, horseman riding right carrying sceptre. |  | |||
| 4726 | The emperor on horse right, in right hand holding sceptre, and in the left – the bridles of the horse. Plate XXV 15. | |||
| 4727 | Hygeia standing, feeding serpent in patera; in front of her – altar. | |||
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Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180 A.D.) | ||||
| 4728 | M AYPHΛIOC OY…His head. Rev. : ΠΛΩTEINO&Pi:OΛEITΩN. Artemis huntress advancing, with right hand reaching for an arrow in quiver at shoulder and in her left hand holding a bow; next to her – hound. Plate VI 24. | |||
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Faustina Junior (wife of M. Aurelius) ΦAYCTEINA CЄBACTH. Her head or bust. Rev. : ΠΛΩTEINO&Pi:OΛEITΩN. | ||||
| 4729 | Apollo naked, cross-legged, standing in front of altar, in right hand holding branch, and the left hand is on hip; his dress is hanging on his shoulder. | |||
| Faustina II AE21 of Plotinopolis. Apollo naked, standing left by altar, holding branch, left hand on hip; chlamys over left arm. Varbanov 1827. |  | |||
| 4730 | Minerva standing, serving food to a serpent, which is coiled around olive-tree, holding in left hand shield. | |||
| 4731 | Demeter standing, holding ears and long torch. Plate VII 23. | |||
| 4732 | Woman standing in front of altar, holding patera and torch. | |||
| 4733 | Homonoia standing with patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6. | |||
| Plotinopolis. Faustina Jr AE21. ΦAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / PLWTEINOPOLEITWN, Homonoia standing left, holding patera & cornucopia, lit altar at feet to left. Moushmov 4733 var (altar). Varbanov 1838. |  | |||
| 4734 | Hera standing, veiled, holding patera and sceptre. Plate XI 21. | |||
| Plotinopolis. Faustina Jr AE 23. ΦAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / PLWTEINOPOLEITWN, Hera standing left, holding patera & long torch. BMC 5. |  | |||
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Caracalla (198 – 217 A.D.) | ||||
| Obv: AY K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC. | ||||
| - AYT K M AYP CE ANTΩNEINOC. | ||||
| - AY M AY ANTΩNIN. His head or bust. | ||||
| Rev. : ΠΛΩTEINO&Pi:OΛEITΩN. | ||||
| 4735 | Aesklepios standing, holding serpent antwined staff. Plate VI 25. | |||
| 4735A Varbanov 1844 | Apollo standing facing, head left, playing lyre set on tree trunk to right upon which snake is climbing. Caracalla AE27 of Plotinopolis. Heroic laureate bust left with shield & spear / PLWTEINOPOLEITWN, Apollo standing facing, head left, playing lyre set on tree trunk to right, upon which a serpent is climbing. |  | ||
| 4735B Varbanov 1846 | Apollo standing left, holding patera and branch, lighted altar to left. Plotinopolis. Caracalla AE28. Circa 209-217 AD. AVT K M AVC ANTWNEINOC, laureate bust right. / PLWTEINOPOLEITWN, Apollo, naked, standing left holding laurel-branch & pouring libation over lit altar to left from patera in right hand. |  | ||
| 4736 | Thanatos standing cross-legged, resting on inverted brand set on altar. Plate VII 19. | |||
| 4737 | Two woman’s veiled heads face to face; under the right one – legend: ΠΛΩTEINO&Pi:OΛIC; the other is with turreted crown and under – legend: ΔOMHNO&Pi:OΛIC; in the margin AΔEΛΦAI. Medal. | |||
| 4738 | Coiled serpent with head up. Plate VIII 23. | |||
| 4739 | Homonoia standing with patera and cornucopiae, sacrificing over burning altar. Plate IX 8. | |||
| Caracalla AE26 of Plotinopolis, Thrace. (AVT K M AVP) ANTWNEINOC, laureate cuirassed bust left holding shield & spear / PLWTEINOPOLEITWN, Homoneoia standing left holding patera over burning altar & cornucopiae. |  | |||
| 4740 | Eagle left, holding wreath in its beak. Plate IX 33. | |||
| 4741 | Hygeia standing right, feeding serpent from patera. Plate XI 9. | |||
| Caracalla AE26 of Plotinopolis, Thrace. Laureate, draped bust left with spear and shield bearing head of Medusa / PLWTEINOPLEITWN, Hygeia standing right holding serpent, feeding it from patera. |  | |||
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Geta (209 - 212 AD) | ||||
| Obv: A CE GETAC KAICAP. | ||||
| Rev: ΠΛΩTEINO&Pi:OΛEITΩN. | ||||
| Varbanov 1864 | Altar surmounted by coiled serpent. | |||
| 4741A | Plotinopolis. Geta AE17. A CE GETAC KAICAP, draped bust right / PLWTEINOPOLEITWN, coiled serpent on altar, head right. |  | ||
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| See also WildWinds' Plotinopolis page | ||||
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