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Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Acrasus

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CIVIC AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 3Acrasus, Lydia, Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of the Severans, AD 193-235. AE 22mm, 4.79 g. IERAS CYNKLHTOC, draped bust of the Senate right / AKRACIWTWN, Apollo standing facing, head left, holding laurel branch. BMC 3.TextImage
BMC 4Acrasus, Lydia, Pseudo-autonomous, AE17. ca 193-211 AD. 2.3 gr. Bust of young Dionysos right / AKPACIWTWN, Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath in right hand and palm branch in left. BMC Lydia 4.TextImage
BMC 10Akrasus, Lydia, AE 14mm; 1.3g., pseudo-autonomous issue. 192-211 AD. Bearded bust of Herakles right / AKRASIWTWN, Bee. BMC 10.TextImage
BMC 14Lydia, Acrasus, AE14, 1.30g. helmeted bust of Athena, wearing aegis, right / AKPACITO, lion walking right. BMC 14.TextImage
COMMODUS
BMC 33cfCommodus, AE23 of Akrasos, Lydia. Strategos Bassus. AU KAI L AUR KOMODOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / EPI CTP BAC-COU AKPACOC, Artemis huntress advancing right with bow, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, hound at feet. Not in any of the usual catalogs or lists. cf BMC 33 and SNG v.Aulock 2891 (both Severus Alexander).TextImage
DK C831Commodus AE18 of Acrasus, Lydia. 177-192 AD. AU K L AU KOMODOC, laureate, draped bust right / AKRASIWTWN, cultus statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports. Unpublished in all the usual reference works. Owners reference: DK C831. TextImage
DSS 1Commodus AE23 of Akrasos, Lydia. AUT KAI L AU-R KOMODOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EPI CTR BAC-COU AKRACOC, Artemis Huntress Artemis advancing right with bow, drawing arrow from quiver on her back, dog at her feet. Unpublished. Owners ref: DSS Akrasos 1.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BMC 16Septimius Severus, AE of Acrasus, Lydia. 193-211 AD. AYT KAI L CEPT CEOYHPOC PE, laureate, draped bust right / EP CTPA ONHCIFOROU APOLL TO B AKPACIWTWN, The traditional group of the Pharnesian Bull: Amphion, Zethos and Dirke, one of the young men tying Dirke to the bull by a rope around his hips, the other holding the humped bull by the horns. BMC 16.TextImage
BMC 20Septimius Severus, AE18 of Acrasus, Lydia. 193-211 AD. 3.57 gr. L CEPT CEBHPOC, laureate head right / AKPACIWTEN, Cultus statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing with two supports. BMC 20.TextImage
BMC 23Septimius Severus, AE19 of Acrasus, Lydia. 3.1g. AY KA L C CEOYHROC, laureate head right / AKRACIWTWN, Asklepios standing facing, head left, resting on serpent-entwined staff. SNG Copenhagen 8; BMC 23; Weber 6777; SNGvA 2886; SNG Righetti 1004.TextImage
SNG Cop 6Septimius Severus AE35.5 of Acrasus, Lydia. 193–211 AD. 22.20 gm. Magistrate: Menandros. AVT KAI L CEPTIMOC CEVHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Rev: EPI STRA MENANDROU CL REINOU / AKRASIWTWN (in ex.), Artemis, holding bow and reaching for arrow in quiver, standing in a biga of stags right. SNG Cop. 6.TextImage
SNG Cop 8Septimius Severus of Acrasus, Lydia. 193-211 AD. AY KA L S SEOYHROS, laureate head right / AKRAC-IWTWN, Asklepios standing facing, head turned, holding serpent-entwined staff. SNG Cop 8; Hunter p. 447, 2; Weber 6778; BMC 22.TextImage
GETA
BMC 30Geta, AE21 of Acrasus, Lydia. P CEPTI GETAC KA, laureate, draped bust right / AKRACIWTWN, Athena standing left by altar, holding patera, spear and shield. BMC 30.TextImage
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
SNGCop 13Severus Alexander, Acrasus, Lydia, AE20. ALEXAN-DROC, Laureate bust right / AKRACI-WTWN, Artemis Ephesia standing facing, veiled, with kalathos and supports. SNG Copenhagen 13; SNG von Aulock 2892.TextImage

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