Including additional items for this online edition, with numbers in italics.
ABDERA | ||||
(ca 544 – 350 B.C.) | ||||
(town close to the village of Bulustra) | ||||
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Autonomous coins, Silver. | ||||
2338 | Concave square and ox’s head left within. Rev. : Griffin seated left on its hindlegs. 11 mm. Plate XV, 19. | |||
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2339 | AΣΠA. Griffin left. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 26 mm. | |||
2340 | HPO. Griffin left; below – valve . Rev. : The same. 23 mm. | |||
2341 | The same image. Rev. : APTEMΩN. Vase with 2 handles and ivy-leaves within concave square. 26 mm. | |||
2342 | Griffin left with wings spread; above – vase with 2 handles. (Diota). Rev. : EΠI MEΛANIΠΠO. Double concave square – the inner one in relief and divided into 4 parts. 26 mm. | |||
2343 | Griffin with wings spread left. Rev. : ANAΞIΠOΛIΣ. Dionysos advancing left, holding in right hand dioda and panther’s skin in left hand, all within concave square; in center – small simple 4-line square. 23 mm. | |||
2344 | The same obverse. Rev. : The same legend. Concave square within womans head left. 23 mm. | |||
2345 | The same obverse. Rev. : EΠI ΠPΩT….Ω. Concave square with 3 corn-ears within. 15 mm. | |||
Abdera AR Hemidrachm. Griffin springing left / (...)TEW, three grain ears within square border. | ||||
2346 | The same obverse. Rev. : EKATAIOΣ. Concave square with flying eagle within. 18 mm. | |||
2347 | ABΔHP. Griffin with wings spread. Rev. : ΠOΛYKPATHΣ. Concave square with man standing, holding bow and wreath; below – small mule or donkey. 18 mm. | |||
2348 | ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left with right leg raised. Rev. : EΠ…OPAIO or OPXAMO. Concave square with lion advancing right. 18 mm. Plate XV, 11. | |||
2349 | The same legend. Laureate head of Apollo right within concave square. Rev. : EΠI ΠAYΣANIΩ. Griffin seated left on its hindlegs. 26 mm. | |||
2350 | EΠI IΠΠΩNAKTOΣ. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin. 23 mm. Plate XV, 2. | |||
2351 | EΠI EYPHΣIΠΠOY. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : Griffin. 23 mm. | |||
2352 | … MHTPOY. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : Griffin. 23 mm. | |||
2353 | ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : Griffin. 23 mm. | |||
2354 | EΠI ΔIΩNYΣAΔOΣ. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin right. 23 mm. | |||
2355 | Head of Apollo right. 10 mm. | |||
2356 | ΠPΩTHΣ. Head of Apollo left; barley grain behind, all within concave square with simple 4-line square in centre. Rev. : Griffin left. 10 mm. | |||
2357 | EΠI OMHP. Simple 4-line square with head of Apollo right within. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩ. Griffin. 10 mm. | |||
2358 | EΠI ΓΩNYMO. Simple 4-line square with head of Apollo right within. Rev. : Griffin. 10 mm. | |||
2359 | ABAHPITEΩN. Simple 4-line square with head of Apollo right within. Rev. : EΠI…EYYOA. Griffin. 10 mm. | |||
2360 | EΠI Γ…KAΣIOΣ. Head of Apollo right; behind – fly, all within concave square. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin seated left. 10 mm. | |||
2361 | EΠI AIΓIAΛEΩΣ. Head of Apollo right within concave simple 4-line square. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV, 16. | |||
2362 | ABAHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo right within concave simple 4-line square. Rev. : EΠI APXEΛAOY. Griffin left. 10 mm. | |||
2363 | EΠI ΠOΛ…TOY. Head of Apollo right within concave simple 4-line square. Rev. : ABΔIPITE. Griffin left. 10 mm. | |||
2364 | ABAHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo within simple 4-line square. Rev. : EΠI ΦA… Griffin. 10 mm. | |||
2365 | ANTO. Head of Apollo. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩ. Griffin. 10 mm. | |||
2366 | ABAHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo. Rev. : …AYΣANIΩ. Griffin. 10 mm. | |||
2367 | Head of Apollo. Rev. : EΠI XAPMO. Griffin left. 10 mm. | |||
2368 | Griffin seated left. Rev. : KΛEAN (reversed). Concave square and ox’s head left. 10 mm. | |||
2369 | Griffin seated left with right leg raised. Rev. : ANAΞHNΩP. Dionysos in long robe left, holding cup and thyrsos within simple 4-line square; all within concave square. 21 mm. | |||
2370 | Griffin left. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΓOΣ. Head of a goat within the same squares. 14 mm. | |||
2371 | EΠI ANAΞIΠOΛIOΣ. Head of Apollo. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin. 10 mm. | |||
2372 | EΠI ΔHMHTPIOY. Head of Apollo. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin seated right with left leg raised. 23 mm. | |||
2373 | EΠI IΠΠΩNAKTOΣ. Head of Apollo, pentoculum below. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left. 23 mm. | |||
2374 | Laureate head of Apollo. Rev. : EΠI KEΣIOY. Griffin left. 23 mm. | |||
2375 | EΠI MHPOV. Laureate head of Apollo. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin seated left with wings spread. 21 mm. | |||
2376 | ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of young man within square. Rev. : EΠI APMO. Griffin seated. 10 mm. | |||
2377 | EΠI EKATONYMOY. Head of young man within square. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin seated. 10 mm. | |||
2378 | EΠI…KΛEOYΣ. Head of Apollo; bee behind, within square. Rev. : The same. 10 mm. | |||
2379 | ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo within simple 4-line square. Rev. : ΛIΣANΔ. Griffin seated. 18 mm. | |||
2380 | EΠI OMHP. Head of Apollo within simple 4-line square. Rev. : ABΔH… Griffin left. 10 mm. | |||
2381 | EΠI ΠYΘOKΛEOΣ. Head of Apollo, bee behind, all within square. Rev. : The same. 10 mm. | |||
2382 | EΠI ΠOΛYΦANTOY. Head of Apollo right within square. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin seated left. 10 mm. | |||
2383 | Griffin left with right leg raised. Rev. : EΠI ΔHMOKPITO. Concave square with lyre within simple 4-line square. 23 mm. | |||
2384 | MAΣKAΛAIΔA. Griffin left with right leg raised. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN in concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 27 mm. Plate XV, 1. | |||
Thrace, Abdera AR Tetradrachm. Circa 460-440 BC. Griffin seated left, right paw raised; magistrate KA-LL-IDA-MAS / ABD-HR-ITE-WN, raised, outlined quadripartite square; all within larger incuse square. May 147. | ||||
2385 | ABΔH. Griffin advancing left. Rev. : EΠI MYPΣ Naked man standing, looking left, right hand extended and left hand raised, laurel branch besind him, all within concave square. 24 mm. Plate XV, 6. | |||
2386 | NYΣAΔ… Head of Apollo right. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin left. 23 mm. Plate XV, 3. | |||
2387 | EΠI ΔIOΦANTOY. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : The same. Griffin right. 21 mm. Plate XV 14. | |||
2388 | EΠI ΔIONYΣAΔOY. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : The same. 20 mm. Plate XV, 7. | |||
2389 | ΔEO. Griffin left with right leg raised. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 16 mm. | |||
2390 | Griffin left with right leg raised (no legend) Rev. : The same. 14 mm. | |||
2391 | Griffin flying left. Rev. : Concave square. 11 mm. | |||
2392 | ABΔ. Griffin flying left. Rev. : EΠI EPΩTEΩ. simple 4-line square with three corn-ears, all within concave square. 15 mm. Plate XV, 13. | |||
2393 | Griffin left with right leg raised. Rev. : Concave square with lion’s head. 13 mm. Plate XV, 15. | |||
2394 | Griffin left. Rev. : Concave square with ox’s head. 12 mm. | |||
2395 | EΠI APXEΛAOY. Griffin advancing left. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo right in simple 4-line square. 15 mm. | |||
2396 | ABΔ. Griffin left. Rev. : POMNHΛΩN. Square with cup with 2 handles and legend around the square, all within concave square. 15 mm. Plate XV, 14. | |||
2397 | Griffin left. Rev. : …ΔHΣ KΛE… Sphinx seated left, looking right, all within concave square. 15 mm. | |||
2398 | Griffin advancing left. Rev. : EΠI KPATOY. Square made of lines and legend around the square, all within concave square. 15mm. | |||
2399 | ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of Apollo within square. Rev. : EΠI ΔPAΛOV. Griffin left. 14 mm. | |||
2400 | EΠI ΠYΘOΔΩPOY. Head of Apollo within square. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin left. 14 mm. | |||
2401 | Griffin left. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΛOΣ. Square with head of a goat right and the legend around the square, all within concave square. 15 mm. | |||
2402 | ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo within square. Rev. : EΠI APXEΛAOY (reading back to front). Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV, 17. | |||
2403 | EΠI ANAΞIΓOΛIOΣ. Head of Apollo within square. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV, 20. | |||
2404 | ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo right within square. Rev. : EΠI NEΩ. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV, 12. | |||
2405 | ΔEO. Griffin seated left. Rev. : Concave square. 16 mm. | |||
2406 | Griffin seated left with right leg raised. Rev. : EΠI KAΛHΣIKP TEOΣ. Square made of lines divided equally into 4 parts and the legend around the square, all within concave square. 25 mm. | |||
2407 | Griffin seated left. Rev. : KΛEANTIΔHΣ. Ox’s head right, all within concave square. 17 mm. | |||
2408 | Griffin seated left. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΓOΣ. Simple 4-line square with head of a goat left and the legend around the square, all within concave square. 15 mm. | |||
2409 | Griffin seated left. Rev. : HΓHΣAΓOPHΣ around square of lines with man’s head left, all within concave square. 24 mm. | |||
2410 | Griffin seated left. Rev. : MOΛΠAΓOPHΣ around square with head of young man left, all within concave square. 14 mm. | |||
2411 | Griffin. Rev. : ΠIΘIA. Concave square with Apollo standing right. 15 mm. Plate XV, 18. | |||
2412 | ΣMOP… Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right leg raised, to left a small naked satyr, lying on ground. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 27 mm. | |||
2412a | AIΓIAΛEΩΣ. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : …PITEΩN. Griffin left. 23 mm. Plate XV, 8. | |||
2413 | KAΛΛIΔAMAΣ. Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right leg raised. Rev. ABΔHPITEΩN around square, all within concave square. 25 mm. | |||
2414 | Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right leg raised, to left a cup with two handles. Rev. : EΠI ΣMOPΔOTOPMOKAΛ around square divided equally into 4 parts, all within concave square. 26 mm. | |||
2415 | ABΔHPI…. Griffin with wings spread seated left. Rev. : ΠOΛYKPTNΣ. Artemis standing right, holding bow and arrow in right hand and wreath in left hand, stag standing right beside her to right. 22 and 26 mm. | |||
2416 | Griffin seated left. Rev. : EΠI HPO(Φ)ANEOZ around square made of lines with head of Hermes with hat left. 15 mm. | |||
2417 | Griffin seated left. Rev. : MOΛΠA(Γ)OPHC. Head of Dionysos right, wreathed in ivy, within square made of lines. 15 mm. | |||
Abdera AR Hemidrachm. Obv: MOLPAG(...), head of Dionysos left, wreathed in ivy, within square border. Rev: Griffin springing left. | ||||
2418 | head of Dionysos left, wreathed in ivy, within square border. Rev. : ΠPΩTHΣ. Laureate head of Apollo left within square made of lines. 15 mm. | |||
2419 | Griffin left. Rev. : No legend. Concave square; sometimes in the margin orb and letter. 28 mm. Plate LI, 25, 26, 27, 28. | |||
2420 | ΠEPI. Griffin left. Rev. : Concave square. 28 mm. Plate LI, 29. | |||
2421 | ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left. Rev. : EΠI ANAΞIΠOΛIOΣ. Laureate head of Apollo right. 23 mm. Plate XV, 9. | |||
2422 | Griffin advancing left, eight–pointed star to left. Rev. : EΠI MANΔPΩNAKTOΣ around square, all within concave square. 26 mm. | |||
2423 | Griffin flying left. Rev. : AΘHNAIOΣ around simple 4-line square with Dionysos bearded, in mantle, standing left; holding cup with 2 handles in right hand and leaf-ended thyrsos in left, all within concave square. 24 mm. | |||
2424 | Griffin left. Rev. : HΓHΣAΓOPHΣ around simple 4-line square with head of young man left, all within concave square. 24 mm. | |||
2425 | Griffin left, above – ABΔH. Rev. : EΠI ZHNΩNOΣ. Concave square with Hermes with hat, holding caduceus in right hand; before him a kantharos. 23 mm. | |||
Thrace, Abdera AR Tetradrachm. Circa 386-375 BC. Obv: ABDH, griffin seated left, preparing to spring. Rev: EPI ZHNWNOS, Hermes, naked but for cloak, standing right, holding caduceus in right hand, left outstreched; kantharos to right. May 447, Weber 2378. | ||||
2426 | Other similar with legend: EΠI ΦIΛAIO. 10 mm. | |||
2427 | griffin seated left, preparing to spring. Rev. : IPOMNHMΩN around square made of lines, kantharos within. 14 mm. | |||
2428 | ABΔH. Griffin flying left. Rev. : ΠPΩTHΣ. Horseman in chlamys galloping right within concave square. 22˝ mm. | |||
2429 | Griffin flying left. Rev. : AΘHNHΣ. Deer standing left within concave square. 14˝ mm. | |||
2430 | HΓH. Griffin right with right foreleg raised. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 16 mm. | |||
2431 | . Griffin left, wings spread left. Rev. : EΠI BΛOΣYOΣ around convex square; аll that within concave square. 27 мм. | |||
2432 | Griffin left. Rev. : EXEKPATHΣ. Head of Aphrodite left within square made of lines, all within concave square. 22 mm. | |||
2433 | Griffin left. Rev. : Y ΣAΣΔION. Bearded head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy, within concave square. 22 mm. | |||
2434 | Griffin with wings spread lying left. Rev. : ANAΞIΠOΛIΣ. Pan with legs and ears of goat, naked, advancing left, right raised hand, holding club in left. 22 mm. | |||
2435 | Griffin left with right foreleg raised. Rev. : (EYA) ΓΩΝ. Vase with 2 handles. 22 mm. | |||
Thrace, Abdera, AR Stater or Tetradrachm on Aegean standard. Ca 410-385 BC. Griffin seated left with right forleg raised / EVA-GWN to left and right of kantharos. | ||||
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Autonomous coins, Bronze. | ||||
2436 | EΠI ΣIMAΛOY. Apollo’s head left within simple 4-line square. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin left. | |||
2437 | ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of Apollo right. Rev. : MENAN… Griffin seated right; club below. | |||
2438 | Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. : ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin seated left. | |||
2439 | ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of young man right within square. Rev. : Griffin seated right. | |||
2440 | EΠI BOK…Head of young man right within square. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin seated left. | |||
2441 | ABΔ. Griffin seated. Rev. : EΠI EPMOKΛEYΣ. Square with 4 dots. | |||
2442 | EΠI EITONOΣ. Head of young man within square. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin seated. | |||
2443 | ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of young man within square. Rev. : ΘEYΔE. Griffin seated. | |||
Thrace, Abdera AE14. 3rd century BC. Obv: ABDIRITEWN, young male head in linear square / QEUDE below Griffin seated right. | ||||
2444 | EΠI POΓ…OΣ. Laureate head of Apollo left within square. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin with wings spread seated. | |||
2445 | Griffin seated left, with right foreleg raised. Rev. : EΠI EPMΩNAKTOΣ. Square divided into 4 parts with cross, dot in each section. | |||
2446 | ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of young man within square of lines. Rev. : EYA… Griffin seated on club. | |||
2447 | ABΔIPITEΩN, Radiate head of Apollo within square. Rev. : B ΦIΛI. Griffin between star and club. | |||
2448 | ΦIΛIΣ. Radiate head of Apollo within square, winged caduceus above. Rev. : Griffin. | |||
2449 | ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of Apollo within square. Rev. : EΠI…KΛEOΣ. Griffin seated within square. | |||
2450 | Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy. Rev. : ABΔIPITEN. Griffin seated left; in the margin – star. | |||
2451 | Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos. Rev. : ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin seated left; with right leg raised. | |||
2452 | Griffin reclining left. Rev. : KΛEAN. Bearded head of Pan right, goat's ear right. | |||
2453 | Griffin reclining left. Rev. : YMENAIΩN around square divided equally into 4 parts, dot in each section. | |||
2454 | Griffin reclining left. Rev. : MANΔPΩN. Unbearded head right. | |||
2455 | Unbearded head right, wearing winged diadem. Rev. : PITΩN ABΔH. Griffin reclining left; sometimes in the margin – a star. | |||
2456 | Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. : EΠI AΛEZANΔ (POY) ABΔHPIT… Griffin flying left. | |||
Thrace, Abdera. ca 240-202 BC. Ć 21mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / Griffin left; EPI ALEXANDROU above, ABDHRITWN below. SNG Evelpidis 887. | ||||
2457 | Other – similar; above the griffin – a corn-ear. | |||
2458 | Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. : ABΔHPIT…(ME)ΛHΣAΓOPH(Σ). Griffin flying left. | |||
2459 | Other – similar, with legend: ΠEIΣAΓO(PHΣ). Note : There are other (similar) coins with image of Pluto’s head (Hades-Serapis) and Zeus’s head. | |||
2460 | Griffin. Rev. : EΠ OPXAMO or EΠI MANΔPΩNOΣ or ABΔIPITEΩN. Laureate head of Apollo. | |||
2461 | ΦI EPMO or MENAN or EYAN. Griffin seated. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of Apollo within concave square. | |||
2462 | Griffin seated. Rev. : EΠI ΔIONYΣAΔOΣ or EΠI ΠAPM… within concave square. | |||
2463 | ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin. Rev. : EΠI EPMOΣTPATOY. Head of Apollo within square of lines. | |||
Abdera AE18. 385-347 BC. EPI ERMOS TRA TOU, head of Apollo right within square / ABDIRITWN, griffin springing left. | ||||
2464 | Head of Hermes. Rev. : EΠI ΔIONYΣA. Griffin seated. | |||
2465 | Griffin right with foreleg raised. Rev. : EΠI ΔHMOKPITO. Lyre, all within concave square. | |||
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IMPERIAL BRONZE COINS | ||||
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Tiberius (17 – 37` A.D.) | ||||
2465A | TIBERIW SEBASTW. Laureate head right. Rev. : QEO SEBASTW ABDHREITWN. Bare head of Augustus right. | |||
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Claudius (41 – 54 A.D.) | ||||
2465B | Bare head of Augustus left. | |||
RPC 1728. Claudius & Divus Augustus AE21 of Abdera, Thrace. TIBERIW KLAUDIW KAISARI GERMANIKOW SEBAS, bare head left / QEW SEBASTW ABDHREITWN, bare head of Augustus left. Strack 242, SGI 485. | ||||
2465C | Nike standing left on pedestal holding wreath & palm. | |||
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Nero (37 – 68 A.D.) | ||||
2465D | QEO ABDHREITWN, bare head of Augustus (?) left. | |||
2466 | NEPΩNI KA ABΔHPEITAI. Laureate head left. Rev. : NIKH NEPON. Nike advancing left holding wreath and palm. Plate VII, 14. | |||
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Vespasian (69 – 79 A.D.) | ||||
Obv: AYTOKPATOPI OYECΠAΣIANΩ. | ||||
- AYT KAICAP OYECΠACIANOC CЄY. Laureate head right. | ||||
Rev: TITΩ CAICAPI ABΔHPITAI. | ||||
- ABΔIPITEΩN – ABΔHPEITAI. | ||||
2467 | Head right. Plate XV, 5. | |||
2468 | Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm. | |||
RPC 355. Vespasian Ć 16mm of Abdera, Thrace. Laureate head right / ABDHPEITAI, Nike standing left holding wreath & palm. SNG Cop 386, Moushmov 2468. | ||||
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Vespasian & Domitian | ||||
2469 | OYECΠACIANΩ AYTOKPATOPI. Laureate head of Vespasian right. Rev. : ΔOMITIANΩ KAICAPI ABΔHPITAI. Bare head of Domitian right. Plate XIV, 22. TITVS (79 – 81 A.D. | |||
2470 | AYTOK TITOC KAICAP. – Laureate head of Titus right. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP. – Head of Domitian. | |||
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Trajan Pater | ||||
2471 | AYTO TPAINW KAIΣAPI CЄBACTW. – Laureate head of Trajan junior right. Rev. : ΓEPMA ΔAKIK ABΔHPЄITAI. – Laureate head of Trajan senior right. Plate XIV, 21. | |||
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Hadrian (117 – 138 A.D.) | ||||
2472 | …AΔPIAN…His laureate head right. Rev. : …IW ΔI ABΔHPI…Head right. | |||
Hadrian Ć16 of Abdera, Thrace. ADRIANOC KAICAP, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / ILQEW DI ABDHRITAI, larger, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right. SGI 1123v. | ||||
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Antoninus Pius (138 – 161 A.D.) | ||||
2473 | AYT KAIC ANTΩNEINOC EYC CEB. Laureate head right. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of Artemis, crescent moon behind. | |||
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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius | ||||
2474 | AYT…ANTΩNN. Bear head of Antoninus Pius right. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Bare head of Marcus Aurelius right. Plate XV, 10. | |||
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Faustina Junior (wife of Marcus Aurelius) | ||||
2475 | ΦAYCTEINA CEBACTH. Draped bust right. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Naked make figure standing left, holding unclear object. | |||
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