Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine, facing right. Legend: CONSTAN-TINUS AUG. Reverse: Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch. Legend: VICTORIA- AVGG NN. In the exergue •TS•Δ•.
Obverse: Laureate portrait of Antoninus Pius, r.; inscription completely worn. Reverse: Egyptian shrine, having two papyrus head columns and rounded pediment decorated with a disc and uraei. Within the temple the statue of Isis suckling Harpokrates before palm branch. Inscription ΔΩΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ. In exergue L.
Date
148/149 AD (year 12)
Bibliography
Unpublished
Comparisons
BMC, Alexandria and the Nomes, nos. 1195; Dattari, no. 3046;Emmett, no. 1587.
Obverse: Laureate portrait of Antoninus Pius facing right. Faded legend: ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝ(Ɛ)ΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐVС Obverse: zodiac, Venus in Taurus; bull with raised tail moving left. Over the back draped bust of Aphrodite facing left. Before the bust star. Accretions on the obverse as well as on the reverse.
Date
144/145 AD
Bibliography
Unpublished
Comparisons
BMC, Alexandria and the Nomes, nos. 1080-1081; Dattari, no. 2960; Geissen, nos. 1493-1493; Carlson, pp. 46ff, no. 2960.
Obverse: Laureate portrait of Trajan, r. Inscription very worn: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΡΙСΤ ΚΑΙС СΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΔΑΚ. Reverse: Veiled bust of Tyche with turreted crown, r. Worn inscription: ΙΟΥΛΙΕωΝ ΤωΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕωΝ ΒΞΡ. In field monogram TA.
Date
115-116 AD
Bibliography
Unpublished
Comparisons
BMC, Greek Coins of Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria, nos. 46-47; SNG XII Hunterian Museum Part II, no. 3189.
Obverse: Bust of Philip I laureate and cuirassed r. wearing paludamentum and cuirass; AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB. Reverse: Bust of Tyche, turreted and veiled, r.; above, ram running r.; beneath, star; ANTIOXEΩN MHTΡO KOΛΩN; in field ΔE and S C. Accretions on both sides.
Date
244-249 AD
Bibliography
Unpublished
Comparisons
BMC, Greek Coins of Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria, nos. 524ff; SNG, UK XIII, New Castle, Society of Antiquarian, no. 762.
Obverse: laureate head of Claudius, r. Legend: ΤΙ ΚΛΑVΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑVΤΟΚ(Ρ); Lς (year 6) very worn before the neck. Reverse: Messalina veiled, standing , l. She holds two small figures and corn stalks, leaning on column. Legend: ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ.
Date
45/46 AD
Archaeometric Analyses
ToF-SISMS (time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry); XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy); EDX (energy dispersive x-ray analysis).
Obverse: laureate head of Galba, r. LΑ in front of the neck, below the chin (year 1). Legend very worn: ΛOYK ΛIB ΣOYΛΠ ΓAΛBA KAIΣ ΣEB AVT Reverse: draped bust of Alexandria with elephant cap, r. Legend partially worn: AΛEΞAΝΔΡEA.
Accretions on both sides.