Leptis Magna near Khoms, Libya, was once the third-most important city in Africa, rivalling Carthage and Alexandria. Thanks to the dedication of the Libyans, it is probably the best preserved and most stunning ancient city in the world. May the gods protect it from harm.
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| RPC 851 | Leptis Magna, Syrtica (Libya), AE26, time of Tiberius, 37 AD. 9.45 gr. LPQY (neo-Punic), Head of Dionysos right wearing taenia / Bull's hide on club. RPC 851v. | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 2 | Leptis Magna, Syrtica, AE19 quadrans, 70-27 BC. 4.95 g. No legend, head of Shadrapha left, wreathed with ivy, hair in three braids behind head / Punic legend lpqy-mpqd to left and right of club, all within laurel wreath. SNG Cop 2; Müller Afrique 2. | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 6 | Leptis Magna, Syrtica. AE22, ca 108-30 BC. 10.98 gr. Turreted head of Tyche right / LPQY in neo-Punic in the angles of crossed club and thyrsos. Hunter 8; Mueller Afrique II, 6; SNG Copenhagen 6; Lindgren III 1594. | Text | Image |
| RPC 841 | Augustus, AE15 of Leptis Magna, Syrticae, 27 BC-AD 14. 2.08 g. LP-QY in neo-Punic to left and right of head of Dionysus left, wreathed with ivy / Bare head of Augustus right. RPC 841; Müller Afrique Supp. 5b. | Text | Image |
| RPC 845 | Augustus, AE26 of Leptis Magna, Syrticae, 27 BC-AD 14. 7.18 g. Bare head of Augustus right / LPQY in neo-Punic beneath capricorn left, holding globe and with cornucopiae over shoulder. RPC 845 (this coin); Müller Afrique 17; SNG Cop 15; Paris 35. | Text | Image |
| RPC 846 | Augustus, AE26 of Leptis Magna, Syrticae, 27 BC-AD 14. 6.41 g. Bare head of Augustus right / LPQY in neo-Punic, eagle standing right; above, peacock (inverted) standing left. RPC 846; Müller Afrique 18; SNG Cop 16. | Text | Image |
| RPC 848 | Augustus, posthumous AE38 of Leptis Magna, Syrticae, struck under Tiberius, AD 21-31 AD. 29.36 g. DIVOS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, star above / LPQY in neo-Punic characters, Dionysos, wearing long robe, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos; panther behind him. RPC 848; Müller Afrique 21; SNG Cop. 17. | Text | Image |
| RPC 849 | Tiberius, AE30 of Leptis Magna, Syrtica. AD 14-37. 18.92 g. IMP CAESAR AVG, bare head right / AVGVSTA MATER PATRIA, Livia seated right, holding patera and sceptre. RPC 849; SNG Cop 18. | Text | Image |
| See also | Website of Dr Hafed Walda, leader of an archaeological team in Leptis Magna. (Note: some sections are empty) | ||
| Wikipedia entry for Leptis Magna | |||
| The Unesco page of Leptis Magna | |||
