Ancient Coinage of Laconia, Gythium


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SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BCD 968Septimius Severus AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211. 6 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEYHΡOC, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus. BCD 968; Depeyrot Dura Hoard 7364; Bellinger Dura Final report 2128; Dura Hoard 8&9 385; Pausanias 10d1; Gress 498.TextImage
BCD 969.1Sept Severus, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 202-205. 5.37 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEOYHΡOC, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, the Dioskuri standing facing each other, each holding a spear, serpent-entwined altar between them. BCD 969.1; Gress 488.TextImage
BMC 1Septimius Severus AE 22 of Gythium, Laconia. ΛOY CE&Pi: CEOYHΡOC, laureate head right / ΓYΘEATΩN, Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. BMC 1; SGI 2157. TextImage
BMC 2Septimus Severus, AE23 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211. ΛOY CEΠ CEYHΡOC, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Herakles standing left, holding club and lionskin, bow on ground behind him. BMC 2; Mionnet, Supp. IV, 59; BCD 966; ; Depeyrot Dura Hoard 7358-7360; Bellinger Dura 2124; Pausanias 1c1.TextImage
BMC 3Septimius Severus, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211. 4.8 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEOYHΡOC, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Asklepios standing left by altar, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. BMC 3; Pausanias 4a1; Gress 478.TextImage
CNG 369, 395Septimius Severus AE21 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211. 4.7 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEOYHΡOC, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, A in upper centre, the Dioskuri standing facing each other, each holding the bridle of their horses, altar in lower centre. Unpublished reverse for Severus. CNG 369, 395.TextImage
Dura Goard 8-9, 386Septimius Severus AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211. 4.91 g. ΛOY CEΠTI CEOYHΡOC, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Apollo standing right, right hand on head, left hand resting on tree trunk. Dura Hoard 8&9 386; Pausanias 2b1.TextImage
Gress 483Septimius Severus, AE21 of Gythion, Laconia. 4.6 g. ..CEYHΡOC Π, laureate head right. / (ΓYΘ)EATωN, Athena standing left, holding spear in right hand, left hand behind her. Gress 483; BCD 969.2. (Same type as the Geta coin further below).TextImage
Mionnet Supp 4, 55Septimius Severus, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211. 5.68 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEYHΡOC CE, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Apollo standing left, holding branch and bow. Mionnet Supp. IV, 55; Eckhel pl. IX,1; Pausanias 1b.TextImage
Paris Y28460.16Septimius Severus, AE 23 of Gythium, Laconia. ΛOY CEΠ CEYHΡOC, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident. Paris Y28460.16; FAC MK381975. Not in Pausanias, BCD, Mionnet, Gress etc.TextImage
SNG Hunterian 367Septimus Severus, AE 22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211. 5.17 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEYHΡOC CE, laureate head right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. SNG Hunterian 367; BCD 963; Depeyrot Dura Hoard 7357; Bellinger Dura Final 2123; Gress 514-515.TextImage
JULIA DOMNA
Bucephalus 13, 89Julia Domna, AE23 of Gythium, Laconia. IOY ΔOMNA CEBA, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Unpublished reverse for Domna. Bucephalus 13, part of lot 89.TextImage
OlegB 288072Julia Domna, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-217. IOY ΔOMNAN CEBA, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Aphrodite standing right, holding apple and sceptre. Apparently unpublished for Julia Domna. Oleg B 288072 on FAC.TextImage
Paris 1827Julia Domna, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-217. 5.17 g. IOY ΔOMNAN CEBA, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Herakles standing left, holding lionskin over left arm and club on ground in right. Paris 1827; Mionnet II, 83; Pausanias 1c2.TextImage
Pausanias 1a1Julia Domna AE21 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-217). 3.6 g. IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CEB, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Apollo standing left, wearing long robe, holding plectrum and lyre. Pausanias 1a.TextImage
CARACALLA
BCD 970Caracalla AE23 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-217. 4.68 g. MAΡ AY ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Apollo standing right, right hand on head, resting left arm on tree trunk. BCD 970; Mionnet Supp. IV, 65; Paris 1829; Dura Hoard 8&9 387; Pausanias 2b2 and 2b3; Gress 474 corr. ("Dionysos").TextImage
BCD 971Caracalla, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-217. M AY AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Poseidon standing facing, head left, holding dolphin and trident. BCD 971; Pausanias 6; Gress 507.TextImage
BCD 974.2Caracalla AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-217. 4.80 g. MAΡ AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Asklepios standing left by altar, leaning on serpent-enwined staff. BCD 974.2; Gress 482.TextImage
BCD 973Caracalla, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 197-217. 3.98 g. MAΡ AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATωN, the Dioskuri standing facing each other, each holding the bridle of their horse. BCD 973; Horsky Coll. 993; Gress 489.TextImage
BCD 974.4Caracalla, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. 4.67 g. AD 198-217. MAΡ AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus. BCD 974.4; Gress 500.TextImage
BCD 974.5Caracalla AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-217. 3.85 g. MAΡ AYΡ ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Aphrodite standing left, holding apple and sceptre. BCD Peloponnesos 974.5; Gress 465.TextImage
Mionnet Supp VII, 68Caracalla, AE Assarion of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-217. AY KAI .. ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped bust right / ΓYΘEATΩN, Dionysus wearing short chiton, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot. Mionnet Supp. IV, 68 corr (rev description).TextImage
PLAUTILLA
BCD 975Plautilla, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. 3.77 g. ΦOYΛBIA ΠΛAYTIΛΛA CEB, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Apollo standing left, holding plectrum and lyre. BCD 975; Gress 473.TextImage
BCD 976Plautilla, AE21 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 202-205. 5.28 g. ΦOYΛBIA ΠΛAYTIΛΛA CEB, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Hygieia standing left, feeding a serpent which is draped over her shoulder with its head above her hand. BCD 976; Gaebler Gythium 2 in ZfN 1904 (Berlin Neuerwerbungen); Gress 505.TextImage
BCD 977Plautilla, AE21 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 202-205. 5.33 g. ΦOYΛBIA ΠΛAYTIΛΛEC CE, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus. BCD 977; Gress 501.TextImage
Hunter 2Plautilla AE21 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 202-205. 3.45 g. ΦOYΛBIA ΠΛAYTIΛΛA CEB, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Aphrodite standing left, holding apple and sceptre. SNG Hunterian 368-369 (this coin); Hunter 2-3; BCD 978.3-4; Mionnet Supp. IV, 69; Sestini p. 212, 3; Pausanias 9b; Gress 466-469.TextImage
Mionnet II, 85Plautilla, AE23 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 202-205. 4.36 g. ΦOYBIA ΠΛAYTIΛΛA CEB, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Female deity standing front, looking right, leaning on column. Mionnet II, 85; Mionnet Supp IV, 69; Missere 180.TextImage
Mionnet II, 85 (2)Plautilla, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 202-205. 4.36 g. ΦOYΛBIA ΠΛAYTIΛΛAC CEB, draped bust right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Artemis standing right, leaning on a column and holding arrow and bow. Mionnet II, 85; Mionnet Supp IV, 69.TextImage
GETA
BCD 980Geta AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-209. 4.69 g. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, tetrastyle temple shown from both the front and side at once with two half-fluted columns on the left and a wall on the right, with Asklepios standing left within, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. BCD 980; Mionnet Supp. IV, 74; Gress 509.TextImage
BCD 983Geta, AE22 of Gythion, Laconia. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC.., bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΓYΘEATΩN, Dionysus wearing short chiton, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot. BCD 981 and 983; Gress 415; Pausanias 3 type.TextImage
CNG 480, 373Geta, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-209. 4.99 g. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC K, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Homonoia standing left by altar, holding patera and cornucopiae. Unpublished reverse for Geta. Not in BCD, Mionnet, Gress, SNG Cop, BMC, Fitz, Hunterian etc. CNG 480,373.TextImage
Imhoof Pausanias
N XXIV var		Geta, AE 21.5mm of Gythium, Peloponnesus, Laconia. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETA Λ K, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΓYΘEATΩN, Dionysos, naked, standing right, holding bunch of grapes and his right hand on top of his head, resting left elbow on serpent-entwined column. Imhoof, Pausanias, Plate N XXIV var (no serpent); BCD 979 corr ("Apollo").TextImage
Mionnet II, 87Geta, AE23 of Gytheion, Peloponnesos. AD 198-209. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Herakles Farnese standing right, right hand behind his back, leaning on club set on rock. Mionnet II, 87.TextImage
Mionnet Supp IV, 72Geta, AE22 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-209. 4.82 g. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC K, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATωN, Athena standing left, holding spear. Mionnet Supp. IV, 72; Hedervar 4120; Pausanias 8.TextImage
Mionnet Supp IV 73Geta. AE22 of Gythium, Peloponnesus, Laconia. 5.3 gm. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC K, Draped and cuirassed bust right / ΓYΘEATΩN, Apollo standing facing, head right, holding patera and lyre. Mionnet Suppl. 4, 73; BMC 8.TextImage
Nomos 29, 463Geta AE23 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 197-209. 4.19 g. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, Herakles standing right, wielding club, and Apollo standing left, holding torch and bow, fighting for the Delphic tripod. Nomos 29, 463. Unpublished. (poss. Leake, Greece Supp., Gythium 3).TextImage
SNG Hunterian 370Geta AE21 of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211. 4.7 g. ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC KAI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / ΓYΘEATΩN, A in upper centre, the Dioskuri standing facing each other, each holding the bridle of their horses, altar in lower centre. SNG Hunterian 370 (this coin); Gress 491.TextImage
See also: Entry for Gythium on the Digital Historia Numorum
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