Ancient Coinage of Caria, Harpasa


Harpasa, a town and river in northern Caria

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 5Harpasa, Caria, AE21, before 276 AD. ΔHMOC, unbearded, bare head right / AΡΠACHNΩN, Athena, helmeted, walking right, holding shield and striking downwards with spear. BMC 5.TextImage
BMC 6 varHarpasa, Caria. Pseudo-autonomous issue. 2nd C. AD. ΔHMOC, unbearded, laureate head right / AΡΠACHNΩN, Dionysos, standing left, holding kantharos in right hand and bunch of grapes in left hand, resting left arm on column; panther at foot left. BMC 6 var (obv. type); Helios 5, 762, otherwise unpublished.TextImage
Mionnet III, 272Harpasa, Caria, AE18, semi-autonomous issue. AD 100-250. 5.43 g. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC, bare-headed, draped bust of the Senate right. / AΡΠACHNΩN, Dionysos, wearing long robe, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. Mionnet III, 272; Righetti Coll. Part III, 420; Paris 670; Kurth Dionysos 470b; Bernhart 1150.TextImage
RPC III 2229Harpasa, Caria, AE16, semi-autonomous issue, AD 100-150. No legend, flaming altar. / AΡΠACHNΩN, cult image of Artemis Ephesia standing front, wearing polos and veil, with supports. RPC III, 2229; Boston 63.1131 (this coin); Aphrodisias excavations 362; Delrieux 35-HP-32.TextImage
TRAJAN
BMC 11 varTrajan AE16 of Harpasa, Caria. AV KAI (NEΡ) TΡAIANOC C, laureate head right / AΡΠACHNΩN, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. BMC 11 var (Caracalla); BMC 13 var (Gordian III); Blanchet RN 1893 var (Domitian). TextImage
See also: Entry for Harpasa on the Digital Historia Numorum
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