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Maionia (AD 193-211) AE 19557 viewsTime of Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE19 (4.35g, 6h). Damas, magistrate. Bearded head of Hercules left / Omphale advancing right, wearing Hercules’ lion skin and carrying his club. VF, earthen green patina. Group CEM.
In expiation for his murder of Iphitos at Tiryns, Hercules was compelled by the Delphic oracle to serve Omphale, Queen of Lydia, for one year. During this time, he performed a number of labors, similar to those which he undertook while serving Eurystheus, including the capture of the Kerkopes, the killing of the Syleus, and the conquest of the city of the Itones. At the same time, he was forced to wear women’s clothing and spin wool and, according to the poet Ovid (Fasti 2.305), Omphale even wore Hercules’ lion skin and carried his club while ordering him about. However, these actions seemed to have little ill-effect on the hero; after his year’s service was completed, Hercules married Omphale.06/24/14 at 16:24Helvetica: This is not from Silandos but from Maeonia, Lydia. BMC 21; SNG Cop 225. The legend on the obverse re...
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Maionia (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla450 viewsCaracalla, 211-217 AD. AE34 (24.48g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΡ CЄΥΗ ΑÎΤΩÎЄΙÎΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠΙ Îœ ΟΥ Γ ΛΙΚΙÎ-ÎΙΑÎΟΥ ΑΡΧ Α / Κ CΤЄΦΑ-ÎΗΦΟΡΟΥ / ΜΑΙΟÎΩ-Î, Zeus Lydios standing right with eagle and scepter next to cult-statue of Kore. Very rare. Chestnut brown patina, VF.01/09/14 at 15:16Helvetica: Corrected: obv. legend begins AYT KAI M (M omitted in description). In addition, the reverse legend ...
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Maionia (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus475 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 (22.57g), struck under archon Julianus. AV [KAI] Λ CE - ΠCEVHP[OC ΠE]P - TIN, draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right / EΠI IO[VΛI]AN - OV [TAAB(??) APXONTOC], Dionysos in long garment, holding thyrsos in left arm, leaning right on biga drawn by two Centaurs and resting with right arm on back; the Centaur in front, looks back and holds a club in right arm and torch in raised left hand, the other Centaur holds torch in right hand; in ex. MAI[ONΩ]N. F+, surfaces with porosity. Hoeft coll.01/09/14 at 15:11Helvetica: Also listed by Borrell, "Unedited Autonomous and Imperial Greek Coins", 4, in NC 1845-1846
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Maionia (AD 193-211) AE 19 - Julia Domna414 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. AE19 (3.70g). ΙΟΛΙΑ CΕΒΑC, head right / MAIONΩN; Tyche standing left, holding cornucopiae. Lovely obverse portrait and detail, weaker reverse.01/09/14 at 15:08Helvetica: The obverse legend is IOYLIA CEBAC and the coin is Walcher 2675. A var of Waddington 5067; Paris 606...
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Maionia (AD 161-180) AE 33 - Marcus Aurelius339 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE33 (23.86g). Draped bust right / Demeter in biga of snakes right. Dark tone, F.01/09/14 at 15:04Helvetica: This is Righetti Coll. IV, 787
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Maionia (AD 147-176) AE 22 - Faustina II528 viewsFaustina II, 147-176 AD. AE22 (5.22g). ΦAVCTЄINA - NЄA CЄBACT, draped bust of Faustina right / ЄΠI KVЄINT-V APX A MAIONΩN, Demeter standing left holding crops and scepter. Dark green patina. Good very fine.01/09/14 at 14:20Helvetica: The obv. legend ends with CEBAC, not CEBACT. This coin is not Imhoof LS 10; Mionnet IV, 356 or SNG M...
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Maionia (AD 147-176) AE 22 - Faustina II508 viewsFaustina II, 147-176 AD. AE22 (6.01g). ΦAVCTЄINA – NЄA CЄBACT, draped bust of Faustina right / MAIONΩN ЄΠI KO VCINIOV APX A, Demeter standing left holding crops and scepter. Very fine.01/09/14 at 13:59Helvetica: Rev. legend is EPI DIODWROY MAIONWN and the reference is Leypold I 1070
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Maionia (AD 117-138) AE 17649 viewsTime of Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE17 (3.8g). ΜΑΙΟÎΩÎ, laureate bust of Senate right / ΕΠΙ CEIΛΩΠΟC, Zeus standing left. Very fine.01/09/14 at 13:55Helvetica: This is definitely SNG Cop 218
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