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Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Tralleis

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 61Lydia, Tralles, AE17, 2nd-1st Century BC. Zeus standing left with sceptre, holding Nike, all within circular wreath / TRALLI-ANWN, Zebu bull standing right, inscription above and below. BMC 61, SNG Tuebingen 3868, Waddington 5396.TextImage
BMC 64Tralles, Lydia. AE15. 2nd-1st c. BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / TRALLI-ANWN above and below humped bull walking left, head facing. AE monogram to left. BMC 64; Sear GCV 4760.TextImage
BMC 96Tralles, Lydia, AE 18, 3.8g. Imperial times. HLIOC CEBACTOC, radiate head of Helios right / TRALLIANWN, Athena standing to front, head right, clad in long chiton with aegis (?) and armed with helmet, shield and spear. BMC Lydia 96.TextImage
BMC 108Tralles, Lydia 200-276 AD, AE 21.4mm. IEPOC DHMOC, unbearded, youthful head of Demos right, hair long, bound with taenia / TRALLIANWN around, wreath within which is O/LUM/PIA in three lines. BMC 108; Weber 6943; Lindgren III 534; Mionnet Supp. VII 689.TextImage
Mionnet 651cfLYDIA, Tralles. c155-145 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow-case with serpents; nude male standing right holding bow & arrow to the right. TextImage
Mionnet 661Lydia, Tralleis AE15. 2nd - 1st century BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / DIOS TRAL-LIANWN, thunderbolt, all in wreath. Text
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Noe 5Lydia, Tralles AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. 166-160 BC. Cista mystica with serpents emerging, all within wreath of ivy leaves / Bow case entwined with serpents, TPAL to left, maeander, civic symbol from Meander River, to right. Kleiner-Noe Series 5. TextImage
Noe 13Lydia, Tralles. Circa 158-135 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.55 gm). Cista mystica with serpents; all within ivy wreath / Bow case with serpents; TRALL at left, Nike at right, flying left. TextImage
Noe 15Lydia, Tralles AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. ca 155-145 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica, all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy leaves & berries / Bowcase ornamented with aphlaston & flanked by two serpents, TPA to left, to right filleted zebu bull standing right on meander. Pinder 142. TextImage
Noe 18Mysia, Tralles AR Cistophorus. Kleiner-Series-18, 34A-B. To right of serpents filleted thyrus. TextImage
Noe 42Mysia, Tralles, Cistophorus, 155-145 BC. To right of serpents, poppy head. TextImage
Noe 51Lydia, Tralles. Circa 155-145 BC. AR Cistaphoric Tetradrachm. Cista mystica with serpent / Bowcase with serpents; monogram, filleted tripod at right. TextImage
Rohde 13065Tralles, Lydia, AE. 3rd century AD. IEPOC DHMOC, unbearded head of Demos right, long hair, hair bound with taenia; countermark: hippocamp left / TRALLIANWN, Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch. Kurth "Demos" 651; Rohde 13065.TextImage
SNGCop 657Lydia, Tralles AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. ca 128-85 BC. Cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy wreath / TPAL to left of bow-case with serpents; DION (magistrate) above, lyre to right. SNG von Aulock 3259. TextImage
SNGCop 672Tralleis, Lydia. 200-0 BC, AE15. TRALLI-ANWN, Bull butting right / TRALLI-ANWN, Bull butting left, monogram. BMC 66-68; Weber 6940; SNG Copenhagen 672. TextImage
SNGCop 682Lydia, Tralles. AE29, Imperial Times, 3rd c. AD. IEPAC DHMOC, unbearded, youthful, laureate and draped bust of Demos right / TRALLI-ANWN, Athena standing facing, head left holding spear and shield. SNG Copenhagen 682.TextImage
SNGvA_3252Lydia, Tralles. After 133 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Cista mystica with serpent emerging / Bow case with two serpents entwined; TPA left, tripod at right. TextImage
Sear #4748Lydia, Tralles AR Didrachm. 189-133 BC. Club and lion skin in wreath of vine leaves / bunch of grapes upon a vine leaf, TPAL to left, magistrate's name above. TextImage
Sear #4760Lydia, Tralles AE12. Laureate head of Zeus right / humped bull walking left. TextImage
Vossen 5268Lydia, Tralles. AE22, Time of Valerian I, 253-260 AD. 3.76 gm. IEPOC DHMOC, unbearded, youthful, bare head of Demos right/ TRALLIAN-W, N (in ex.), she-wolf standing right, head turned back, suckling Romulus und Remus. Vossen 5268, otherwise unpublished.TextImage
AUGUSTUS
RPC 2633Augustus, AE of Tralles, Lydia. 12.06 g. Bare head of Augustus right. / KAISAREWN MENANDROS PARRASIOU, octastyle temple with eagle in pediment, surmounted by facing quadriga, caduceus bound by taenia to right. RPC 2633. SNG Cop. 687 corr.TextImage
RPC 2635Tralleis, Lydia. Time of Augustus, AE, Vedius Pollio (Procurator Asiae). ca 30-28 BC. 5.66 g. OUHIDIOS KAISAREWN, head of Vedius Pollio right, unclear object (BMC: head of sacrificial axe) to left / MENANDROS PARRASIOU, laureate head of Zeus right. RPC 2635; BMC 76.TextImage
CLAUDIUS
RPC 2654Claudius, Messalina & Britannicus AE24 of Lydia, Tralles, as Caesarea. 43-49 AD. TI KLAY KAI CEBAC, draped bust of Messalina right, facing laureate head of Claudius left / KAISAREWN BRETANNIKOS, togate figure of Britannicus standing facing holding ears of corn.TextObvRev
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RPC 2655
Nero, AE24 of Tralles, Lydien. Struck 60 AD. NERWN KAISAR, bare head right / KAISAREWN LARASIOS to left and right of Zeus Larasios seated left, holding Nike and short sceptre. RPC I 2655; Paris 1643.TextImage
HADRIAN
BMC 136Hadrian AE 34mm of Tralles, Lydia. Apellos, grammateus. Laureate head right / EPI APPELOV, TPA LLIA/NWN in two lines in exergue, cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia standing facing & Zeus Larasius seated left, holding Nike & sceptre.TextImage
Mionnet 712Hadrian, AE23 of Tralles, Lydia. TRAIANOC ADRI.., laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / TRALLIANWN, River-god Maeandros reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on overturned amphora from which waters flow. Helios "Salus Provinciarum", 526; Mionnet Supp.VII, 712.TextImage
ANTONINUS PIUS
BMC 141Antoninus Pius, AE of Tralleis, Lydia. ca. 139-144 AD. 20.86 g. TI AI KAICAR ANTWNEINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left / EPI POPLIOU GRAM TRALIANWN, Io, veiled, as bride, in covered cart, drawn right by two humped bulls; behind the cart, Hermes, naked, standing facing, head left, holding palm over shoulder. RPC online 1593. BMC 141.TextImage
GORDIAN_III
SNG von Aulock 3299Gordian III, AE25 of Tralles, Lydia. AV..GOPD.., draped bust of Gordian III right / TPALL..I..L..WN., lion reclining right.TextImage
TRANQUILLINA
Agndal 244Lydia, Tralles. Tranquillina AE30. 241-244 AD. FOU CAB TRANKULLINA, draped bust right. [Countermark Howgego 228: cultus statue of Aphrodisias standing right, in oval punch] / ...WN P(..)IK L FILIPPON KENTA...around oak-wreath; inside wreath TRALLIA PUQIA on either side of serpent-entwined tripod. Isegrim:-. Possibly unpublished. TextImage
GALLIENUS
BMC 196Gallienus, Lydia, Tralles, AE22. PO LIKIN GALLIHNOC K, Laureate, draped cuirassed bust right / TRALLIA-N-WN, Artemis Huntress advancing right, holding bow, drawing arrow from quiver. BMC 196, SNG Copenhagen 708, SNG Fitzwilliam 4908.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Tralleis
Entry for Lydia, Tralleis on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Tralles in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Tralleis at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Tralles in the ANS Database
Search for Tralleis at AncientImports.com
Search for Tralleis at Incitatus Coins

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