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Ancient Coinage of Caria, Apollonia-Salbace



Located about 7 km north of Tavas on a fruitful area of the Tavas plain, and connected to Caria, Lycia and Phrygia by road.

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CIVIC AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 1Apollonia Salbace, Caria. AE18, 2nd c. BC. Laureate head of Zeus right, two stiff curls hanging down the back of the neck / APOLLO-NIATWN, Amazon or Sabazios on horseback right, horse has one front foreleg raised. Maeander pattern below. BMC 1.TextImage
BMC 5Apollonia Salbace, Caria. AE15, 1st c. BC. Head of Apollo right / APOLLONIATWN, five-stringed lyre. BMC 5-6; SNG von Aulock 2478.TextImage
BMC 15Apollonia Salbace, Caria. AE18. DHMOC, Laureate bust of Demos right / APOLLONIATWN, Dionysus standing left holding thyrsus and kantharos. Ref: BMC 15; SNG von Aulock 2485.TextImage
Lanz 131-96Apollonia Salbace, Caria. AE30. 100-300 AD. Magistrate: Kallippos. IERAS CVNKLHTOC, bust of Senate right / APOLLONIATWN KALLIPOS STR, Zeus seated left. holding Nike with wreath and sceptre. Unpublished.TextImage
JULIA_DOMNA
SNG vA 8071Julia Domna AE23 of Apollonia Salbace, Caria. 193-211 AD. IOULIA DOMNA, draped bust right / APOLLONIATWN, Aphrodite standing facing holding apple in right hand and sceptre in left. SNG von Aulock 8071.TextImage
GETA
SNGvA 2492Geta, Caria, Apollonia Salbake, AE24. L CEP GETAC K, laureate draped cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CTRA NIKOCTRATOU APOLLONIATWN, Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae. SNG von Aulock 2492; Waddington 2248; Weber 6430.TextImage
SEVERUS_ALEXANDER

Severus_Alexander

G&M 155-216
Severus Alexander, AE42 medallion of Apollonia Salbace, Caria, 222-235 AD. AY K M AVR SE ALEXANDROS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / STRA AGAQEINOU TOUIH APOLLWNIATWN, emperor in military dress, holding Nike on globe and extending right hand, standing facing in spread quadriga. Unpublished. G&M 155, lot 216.TextImage

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