The Ancient Coinage of Philippopolis

Listed by Moushmov Number

Including additional items for this online edition, with numbers in italics.
See also WildWinds' Philippopolis page with numerous examples which have not yet been linked to this page. Septimius Severus AE21 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AD 193-213. 5.62 g. AY K Λ C CEYHΡOC, laureate head right. / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Thanatos, winged, standing left, holding torch. Mionnet Supp. II, 1546; Chaix 105; Righetti II, 246. Varbanov -; Moushmov 5251 var.
PHILIPPOPOLIS
(now Plovdiv)
- Neokoros (with NEΩKOΡΩN from time of Elababalus.
- Note: Moushmov does not list the individual combinations of obv. legends, bust types and reverse legends, only the reverse type. For more precise identification please see the Varbanov volumes, BMC or other books available which cover coins from this city.
- Note: Some legends have OV ligate, with the O on the V, or the V on the O. (described as "8" below). This is deliberate, often seen on coins of Thrace and does not mean that the engraver had originally omitted a letter in error !

Autonomous bronze coins.

5060 Artemis' head right. Rev. : ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛI. Tripod with branch hanging from each side. 21 mm. Plate XXX 13.
5061 Diademed head of Artemis right. Rev. : ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN. Griffin right, with wings spread, right foot on wheel. 10 mm. Plate XXX 15.

Imperial bronze coins.

Domitian (81 – 96 A.D.)

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PER P P. Note: Latin legend.
- IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GER COS XIIII. His head or bust.
Rev. : ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN.
5062 Apollo naked, standing, holding patera in right hand, left hand resting on column and holding lyre. Varbanov 613-615.Plate VI 19.
RPC 352. Domitian AE 3 Assarion of Philippopolis, Thrace. 88/89 AD. IMP CAESAR DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PER P P, radiate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Apollo or Bonus Eventus, naked, standing right, leaning on column, holding patera and lyre. Moushmov 5062.
5063 Ares, bearded, naked, helmeted, holding shield and spear. table VI 20.
Philippopolis. Domitian AE22. A.D. 88-89. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PERP P, radiate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN, Ares standing left, holding spear and shield.
5064 Artemis huntress, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver at shoulder, hound at foot. Plate VI 24.
5065 Tyche, turreted, standing left, holding patera and corn-ears. Beside her river god Hebros reclining right, holding branch in left hand; another branch behind him. Medallion. 34 mm. Plate XXXI 5.
Domitian AE35 Medallion of Philippopolis, Thrace. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PER P P, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, river god Hebros reclining right, holding branch, at foot of Tyche standing left in turreted crown, holding patera and two corn-ears. Varbanov 620.
5066 Other. The same image.
5067 Apollo (?) radiate, standing, holding patera in left hand, right hand resting on column, holding two arrows. Varbanov 616.
5068 Naked figure of young man, standing, holding patera in right hand, with left hand resting on column and holding club.

Trajan (98 – 117 A.D.)

5069 NER TRA AVG GER DAC...His laureate head. Rev. : ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN. Dionysos naked, standing, holding kantharos and thyrsos. Plate VIII 4.
Philippopolis. Trajan AE19. NER TRA AVG GER DAC.., laureate bust right / ΦIΛIΠO(ΠOΛIT)ΩN, naked figure of Dionysus standing, head left, holding kantharos and thyrsos.

Hadrian (117 – 138 A.D.)

Obv: AΔΡIANOC CEBACTOC. His head or bust.
Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
5070 Apollo naked, standing, holding laurel branches in both hands.
5071 Ares, helmeted half-naked, standing, holding patera and spear.
5072 Ares helmeted, standing, holding shield and spear. Plate VI 20 – 21.
5073 Artemis huntress walking right, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver at shoulder. Plate VI 24.
5074Tyche, turreted, standing left, holding patera and two corn-ears, river god Herbros recling at her feet. Medallion. 34 mm. Plate XXX 19.
5075 Genius naked, standing, holding patera in right hand, left hand lowered.
5076 EBROC, River god Hebros reclining left, holding overturned urn from which water flows in right hand, resting left elbow on a rock, from which water springs. Medallion.
5077 River god Hebros reclining right; Tyche standing before him.
5078 Harpokratus standing, right hand to his mouth, holding cornucopiae in left hand. Plate XXII 12.

Aelius Caesar (stepson of Hadrian)

Obv: AIIOC KAICAΡ.
- Λ or Π AIΛIOC KAICAΡ. His head.
Rev. : ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
5079Naked warrior standing, holding patera in extended right hand and shield in left. Varbanov 644. Plate XXXII 8.
5080 Naked youth standing left, holding patera and spear. Varbanov 646.

Antoninus Pius (138 – 161 A.D.)

Obv: ANTΩNEINOC CEB.
- AVT AI AΔΡA ANTΩNEINOC.
- AV K CEVHΡOC.
- AV T AIΛ AΔΡIA ANTΩNEINOC.
- AVT K AΔΡIA ANTΩNEINOC.
- AVT ANTΩNEINOC CEB.
- ANTΩNEINOC CEB EYCEB… - His head or bust.
(Varbanov lists 29 different obverse legends for Antoninus Pius).
Rev.: HΓEM M ΠONT CABEINOV ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO.
- HΓE ΠOM OYOΠEICKOV ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- HΓE ΓAΡΓIΛI ANTIKOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- EΠI ANT XHNΩNOC ΠΡ CEB ANT ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEIT.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN.
5081 Apollo naked, standing, holding arrow and bow. Plate VI 8.
5082 Apollo naked, standing by altar, holding patera and bow. Plate VI 7.
5083 Apollo naked, standing, holding patera and bow. Plate VI 7.
5083AApollo standing left, holding branch over lit altar, tripod to right.
Antoninus Pius AE 30mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AYT AI AΔΡIA ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / HΓE ΓAΡΓIΛI ANTIKOV ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEI, Apollo standing left, holding branch over a flaming altar and leaning against tripod.
5084 Ares helmeted, naked, standing, holding spear; shield below. Plate VI 20.
Antoninus Pius AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AYT AI AΔΡIA ANTΩNEIN, bare head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Ares standing left, holding spear in left hand, shield leaning against his leg. BMC 10.
5085 Ares helmeted, naked, standing, holding patera and spear; shield below.
Antoninus Pius AE17 of Philippopolis. Bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Ares standing left holding patera & spear, shield on ground to right.
5086 Artemis huntress walking right, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver at shoulder. Small module. Plate VI 24.
5087 Aesklepios standing left, resting on serpent-entwined staff. Plate VI 25.
5088 Aesklepios' serpent-entwined staff.
5089 Athena helmeted, holding shield and spear. Plate VI 33.
5090 Bonus-Eventus naked, standing left, holding patera and branch. Plate VI 9.
5091 Bonus-Eventus naked, standing by burning altar, holding patera and corn-ears.
5092 Bonus-Eventus, standing by altar, holding corn-ears and branch.
5093 Athlete or Ares standing, holding patera and spear.
5094 Athlete or Ares standing, holding patera and shield.
5095 Bunch of grapes.
5096 Two athletes, helmeted, naked, clasping hands; one of them holding spear, chlamys over shoulder, the other holds a shield.
5097 Dionysos naked, standing, holding kantharos and thyrsos; panther at foot. Plate VIII 6 – 7.
5098 Dionysos naked, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. Plate VIII 4.
Philippopolis. Antoninus Pius AE 20. AVT KAI AΔΡIA ANTΩNEIN, bare head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEIT, naked figure of Dionysus standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. SNG Cop 771.
5099 Dionysos on panther walking right. Plate VIII 1 – 2.
5100 Woman seated left on rock, resting on right elbow, reaching out her left hand for plant; bushes in the field.
5101 Tyche, turreted, seated, right hand raised, holding sceptre in left hand.
5102 Tyche, turreted, seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre.
5103 Woman standing, holding patera in right hand, and serpent in left. (Hygeia?).
5104 Woman standing left, holding patera and flower.
5105 Zeus standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. Plate VIII 17.
5106 Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
5107 Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre. Plate VIII 21.
5108 Zeus naked, standing left, right hand lowered, holding sceptre in left hand. Plate VIII 16.
5109 Zeus half-naked, seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre; eagle with wings spread at feet. Plate VIII 21.
5110 The emperor seated, holding patera and sceptre.
5111 The emperor standing left, holding patera and sceptre.
5112 Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
Antoninus Pius AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT AI AΔΡIA ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae.
5113 Homonoia standing by burning altar, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 8.
Antoninus Pius AE17 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K AΔRIA ANTΩNEINOC, laureate bust right. / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Concordia standing left by burning altar, holding patera and cornucopiae.
5114 Homonoia, turreted, seated left on throne, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 9.
Antoninus Pius AE 31mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT AIΛ AΔΡIA ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / HΓE ΓAΡΓIΛI ANTIKOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Tyche or Homonoia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae. BMC 6v.
5115Galley with seated male figure within. Varbanov 790.
5116 River god bearded, reclining left, holding the branches of a tree with right hand, resting left elbow on overturned urn, from which water flows. Plate X 9.
5117 River god seated, holding corn-ears in right hand, resting left elbow on rock. Plate X 10.
5118 River god reclining left, holding in right hand cornucopiae, resting left elbow on overturned urn, from which water flows.
5119 River god reclining, holding corn-ears in right hand, resting left hand on horizontal anchor.
5120 River god seated left, holding corn-ears in right hand, resting left elbow on rock, from which springing water. Plate X 6.
Antoninus Pius AE 32mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT AIΛ AΔΡIA ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / HΓE ΠOM OYOΠEICKOV ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, River god holding corn-ears & reclining left against cornucopiae.
5121 River god Marica, with lotus on his head, reclining right, left elbow resting on rock from which waters flow, and holding reed in left hand; Tyche, turreted, holding patera and sceptre, standing before him. Plate XXXII 12.
Antoninus Pius AE31 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT AIΛ AΔΡIA ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / EΠI ANT XHNΩC ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN, river god Marica, lotus on head, reclining right resting on rock from which water pours, Tyche, turreted, standing before him, holding patera & sceptre.
5122 Ares? naked, standing left, holding spear in left. (surely not Tyche, as Moushmov wrote)
5123 Tyche, turreted, seated left on throne, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Plate X 31.
5124 Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Plate X 29.
5125 Tyche, turreted, seated left on throne, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
5126 Hera standing, holding patera and sceptre. Plate XI 21.
5127 Herakles naked, standing, holding club and lion's skin. Plate XI 10.

Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180 A.D.)

Obv: M AYΡH OYHΡOC KAICAΡ.
- M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC.
- AV KAI M AYΡH ANTΩNEINOC.
- KAI M AYΡH ANTΩNINOC.
- AYΡHΛIOC KAICAΡ. His head or bust.
Rev. : VΠ ΓAΡΓIΛIOY ANTIKOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩK.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- HΓE TOYΛ MAXIMOY AΠOΔ YΠA ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
5128 Apollo naked, standing, holding branch and bow. Plate VI 8.
5128AApollo standing left sacrificing over altar and holding bow.
Marcus Aurelius AE25mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AYΡHΛIOC OYHΡOC KAICAΡ, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Apollo standing left by altar, holding patera and bow.
5129 Ares helmeted, naked, standing, holding patera in right hand, and spear and shield in left.
Marcus Aurelius AE20 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AYΡHΛIOC KAICAΡ, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, helmeted Ares standing left with spear and shield. SNG Cop 770.
5130 Ares helmeted, naked, walking, holding shield.
5131 Ares helmeted, half-naked, standing left, right hand lowered, holding arrow and shield in left hand.
5132 Bonus-Eventus standing by altar, holding patera and corn-ears.
5133 Bonus-Eventus naked, standing left, with patera and branch. Plate VI 9.
5134 Thanatos or Eros standing, in right hand holding burning inverted brand.
5135 Two eagles with wreath in their beaks.
5136 Demeter standing by altar, holding corn-ears and torch. Plate VII 24.
Marcus Aurelius, AE29, Philippopolis. AV KAI M AYΡH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Demeter standing left by altar, holding corn-ears & torch.
5137 Demeter standing, holding corn-ears and torch. Plate VII 23.
5138 Dionysos naked, standing, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsos. Plate VIII 5.
5139Turreted head of Tyche.
5140 Woman standing by altar, holding patera in right hand, and gathering folds of her robe in left.
5141 Woman standing, holding globe with serpent and sceptre.
5142 Zeus seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre. Plate VIII 21.
5143 Horseman riding left.
5144 Homonoia standing, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
Marcus Aurelius AE24 of Philippopolis. AVT MAP AV-P.., Laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Homonoia standing left, holding patera & cornucopiae.
5145 Basket of fruit. Plate IX 13 and 15.
5146 Nemesis standing left. Plate IX 20 – 30.
5147 Eagle with wings spread.
5148 Eagle holding wreath in its beak. Plate IX 33.
5149 River god half-naked, reclining, holding in right hand reed, resting left hand on urn. Plate X 6.
5150 The three Moneta standing, embracing; the first and the last holding scales, and the middle one holds scales and corn-ears.
5151 Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Plate X 29.
5152 Herakles standing, holding patera in right hand, and club and lion's skin in left.
5153 Hermes standing, holding purse and caduceus, his chlamys over left arm. Plate XI 2.
5154 Tetrastyle temple with statue standing within. Plate XI 26 – 30.

Marcus Aurelius & Faustina II

5155 M AV K ANTΩNEINOC. His head. Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, head of Faustina.

Faustina II

Obv: ΦAVCTEINA CEBACTH.
Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
5156 Apollo naked, standing by altar, holding patera and bow. Plate VI 7.
5157 Apollo naked, holding laurel branch in right hand, and rod in left, chlamys hanging from shoulder.
Faustina II AE26 of Philippolis, Thrace. ΦAVCTINA CEBASTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Apollo standing right holding arrow & leaning on column.
5158 Apollo Savrokton (lizard-killer) naked, standing right, resting left hand on tree-trunk, trying to grasp lizard climbing the tree-trunk with his right hand.
5159 Athena helmeted, standing, holding spear and shield. Plate VI 33.
Faustina II AE 18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. ΦAVCTEINA NEAC (CEBACTH?), draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Athena standing right, holding spear & patera.
5160 Aphrodite standing, raising her right hand toward her face, and raising hem of robe with left.
5161 Genius naked, holding patera in right hand, and branch in left. Plate VI 9.
5162 Genius naked – by altar, holding patera and branch. Plate VI 9.
5163 Demeter veiled, standing, holding corn-ears and torch. Plate VII 23.
Faustina II AE25 of Thrace, Philippopolis. ΦAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis standing left holding corn-ears & torch. BMC 13.
5164 Demeter veiled, standing by altar, holding patera and torch or sceptre. Plate VII 24.
Faustina Jr AE24mm of Philippopolis in Thrace. Demeter standing left holding corn-ears and torch, altar at foot left.
5165 Woman's veiled head with turreted crown.
5166 Homonoia standing with patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
5167 Nemesis in long dress standing, holding rod in right hand; griffin below. Plate IX 20 – 21.
5168 Naked man, standing, holding right hand extended, left hand resting on column; shield at side.
5169 Apollo, naked, walking, right hand raised, holding bow in left hand. Plate VI 2 – 5.
Varbanov 902.Zeus seated left with patera & sceptre.
Faustina Junior AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. (ΦAVCTIN)AC CEBACTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Zeus seated left with patera & sceptre. Varbanov 902.

Lucius Verus (161 – 169 A.D.)

Obv: AY KAI Λ AYΡHΛIOC OYHΡOC.
- M AYΡH OYHΡOC KAICAΡ.
- AYΡHΛIOC OYHΡOC KAICAΡ. His head or bust.
Rev. : HΓE TOYΛΛIOY MAXIMOY AΠOΔ YΠA ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛ.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
5170 Athlete naked, right hand lowered, holding in left hand shield.
5171 Bonus-Eventus naked, by altar, holding patera and corn-ears.
5172 Genius naked, sacrificing over burning altar.
5172AThanatos or Eros standing right, leaning on burning brand.
Lucius Verus AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV KAI Λ AYΡHΛIOC OYHΡOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Thanatos or Eros standing right leaning on burning torch.
5173 Demeter standing, holding corn-ears over altar in right hand, and long torch in left. Plate VII 24.
5174 Demeter standing, holding corn-ears and torch. Plate VII 23.
Lucius Verus AE26 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AYΡHΛIOC OYHΡOC KAICAΡ, bare head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Demeter standing left with corn-ears and long torch.
5175 Homonoia standing, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
5176 Horseman galloping right.
5177 River god seated on a rock left, holding reed in right hand, resting left elbow on overturned urn, from which water flows. Plate X 11.

Commodus (176 – 192 A.D.)

Obv: AV KAI MA KOMOΔOC.
- AV K M AY KOMOΔOC.
- AV M AYΡ KOMOΔOC.
- AY K AIΛ AYΡH KOMOΔOC.
- AV KAI M AYΡ ANTON KOMMOΔOC. His head or bust.
Rev. : HΓ M KAI CEΡOYEIΛIANOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- HΓE COYEΛ MAPKIANOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- HΓE KAI MATEPNOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩKOΡΩN.
5178 Athena standing, extending right hand towards olive-tree, holding spear and shield.
5179 Athena standing by altar, holding patera and shield; spear at side and another altar below.
5180 Athena standing, holding patera in right hand, and spear and shield in left; altar on one side of her, serpent on the other.
Commodus AE29 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Laureate head right / Athena standing left brandishing a spear, shield behind her.
5181 Athena helmeted standing, holding branch (thunderbolt?) in right hand, and shield in left.
5182 Bonus-Eventus naked, sacrificing over altar and holding branch. Plate VI 9.
Commodus AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AYT KAI M AYΡ KOMOΔOC, laureate, cuirassed bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΛITΩN, Bonus Eventus standing facing with patera and branch. Reverse as Cop 778 of Septimius.
5183 Bust of Serapis right. Plate VII 11.
5184 Vase with two handles.
5185 Nike in biga, holding palm; serpent on ground before the horses.
Commodus AE31 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AY K AI AYΡ KOMOΔOC, laureate head right / HΓE KAI CEΡOVEIΛIOV ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Nike with palm branch in slow biga right. SGI 1931, BMC 18.
5186 Nike walking, holding wreath and palm. Plate VII 14.
5187 Nike in biga standing right, holding palm in right hand. Plate XIV 13.
Commodus AE27 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Laureate & draped bust right / Nike driving biga right. SGI 1931.
5188 Nike in biga standing, right hand on hip, holding the reins in left hand.
5189 Nike standing, holding wreath with both hands.
5190 She-wolf suckling Remus and Romulus. Plate XXII 2.
5191 Thanatos or Eros, winged, cross-legged, resting on burning, inverted brand. Plate VII 19.
Commodus AE22 of Philippopolis. AYT K AIΛ KOMOΔOC, bare-headed, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Thanatos or Eros standing right, leaning on inverted torch set on rock.
5192 Bearded bust of Zeus.
Commodus AE23 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, diademed, draped bust of Zeus right.
5193 Genius naked, sacrificing over altar; left hand on hip, chlamys over shoulder.
5194 Bunch of grapes.
Commodus AE16 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Laureate head right / Bunch of grapes hanging.
5195 Two eagles holding wreath in their beaks; sometimes star beneath the wreath.
Commodus AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, two eagles walking left and right, heads reverted and each holding a wreath in its beak.
5196 Demeter standing with patera and long torch.
5197 Demeter standing, holding corn-ears and torch. Plate VII 23.
5198 Demeter standing, holding corn-ears and poppy in right hand and toch in left; tripod below.
Commodus AE27mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV M A AV KOMOΔOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Demeter, veiled, standing left holding poppy, two corn-ears of corn and short torch, thymiaterium (an incense burner) at foot left. (to help search engine: altar)
5199 Demeter standing, holding left raised hand, holding inverted torch in right hand.
Commodus AE21 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AY K AIΛ AYΡH (KOMOΔOC), laureate draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Demeter standing left with raised left hand and holding short transverse torch.
5200 Demeter with kalathos on her head standing, holding short inverted torch in right hand, and long upright torch in left. Below – kalathos (hat).
5201 The emperor on horse walking right.
5202 Dionysos naked, standing, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsos; panther at feet.
5203 Dionysos standing in biga of panthers right, holding thyrsos.
5204 Aequitas standing with scales and cornucopiae. Plate VIII 10.
5205 Woman veiled standing, holding branch and cornucopiae.
5206 Zeus half-naked seated on a throne, holding patera and sceptre. Plate VIII 21.
5207 Isis Pharia walking right on prow, holding sail with both hands, which is billowing in the wind.
5208 Isis standing, holding in right hand sistrum (musical instrument), and vase in left.
5209 Homonoia standing, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
Commodus AE18 of Philippopolis. Laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Concordia standing left holding patera & cornucopiae.
5210 Homonoia standing by altar, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 8.
5211 Homonoia with kalathos on her head standing, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
5212 Horseman right, right hand lowered, holding reins in left hand; his cloak waving out behind.
5213 Owl on base; upright serpent at side.
5214 Lion walking. Plate IX 16.
Commodus AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV KAI M AYΡ KOMMOΔOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, lion walking right.
5215 Apollo walking right, right hand extended hand, left hand lowered; raven below.
5216 Nemesis standing, holding scales and arshin; wheel below.
5217 Eagle holding wreath in its beak; coiled serpent beside it.
5218 Eagle with wings spread, holding wreath in its beak. Plate IX 33.
5219 Eagle standing on thunderbolt.
Commodus AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Laureate draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, eagle standing in thunderbolt, head left.
5220 Eagle holding wreath in its beak; Z in field.
5221 Eagle right with turned head; serpent coiled around its neck and legs.
5222 Eagle with turned head, holding wreath in its beak. Plate IX 33.
5223 River god naked, reclining, holding in right hand cornucopiae, resting left elbow on overturned urn, from which water flows.
5224 Serpent-entwined tripod. Plate X 20.
Commodus AE21 of Philippopolis. AV M AYΡ KOMMOΔOC, laureate, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, serpent-entwined tripod altar, its head emerging at the top.
5225 Tyche standing, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Plate X 29.
Commodus AE16 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Laureate head right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
5226 Hermes standing, holding purse and caduceus. Plate XI 2.
Commodus AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ KOMMOΔOC, laureate draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Hermes standing left with purse & caduceus.
5227 Hygeia standing, feeding serpent from patera. Plate XI 9.
5228 Tetrastyle temple with idol. Plate XI 26 – 30.
5229 Tetrastyle temple with statue of Herakles naked, standing, holding club.
5230 Hermes naked, standing left, right hand raised, holding caduceus, left hand lowered; vase on a low pedestal beside him.
5230ABasket with fruits.
Commodus AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. (AV M AYΡ) KOMOΔOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN•, basket of fruit. Moushmov -, Varbanov -.

Crispina (wife of Commodus)

Obv: KΡICΠEINA CEBACTH. Her head or bust.
Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
5231 Apollo half-naked standing, holding right hand over his head, holding lyre set on column in left hand.
5232 Athena helmeted, standing, holding patera over tripod, and spear in left hand; shield below.
Crispina AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. KΡICΠEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Athena standing left holding patera over altar at foot left, holding spear, shield resting on ground to right.
Varbanov 1133
5232A
Basket with fruits.
Crispina AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. KΡICΠEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, basket of fruit. Varbanov 1133.
5233 Nike walking, holding wreath and palm. Plate VII 14.
5233ANike driving biga.
Crispina AE25 of Philippopolis, Thrace. KΡICΠEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Nike driving slow biga right.
5234 Turreted head of Cybele right.
5235 Veiled and turreted head of Tyche or Cybele right.
Crispina AE26 of Philippopolis, Thrace. KΡICΠEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, turreted head of Tyche right.
5236 Zeus' bearded head.
5237 Dionysos naked, standing by altar, holding kantharos and thyrsos.
5238 Zeus half-naked seated on a throne, holding patera and sceptre. Plate VIII 21.
Crispina AE 19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. KΡICPEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Zeus seated left holding sceptre. BMC 23.
5239 Homonoia with kalathos on her head standing, holding patera over altar, and cornucopiae. Plate IX 8.
5240 Homonoia standing, holding patera over altar, and cornucopiae. Plate IX 8.
5241 Eagle with head turned, holding wreath in its beak. Plate IX 33.
5242 River god reclining. Plate X 6 – 11.
5243 Hermes with hat standing, holding purse and caduceus. Plate XI 1.
5244 Hygeia standing left, feeding serpent from patera. Plate XI 9.

Septimius Severus (193 – 211 A.D.)

Obv: AY K Λ CEΠ CEVHΡOC.
- AYT K Λ CEΠT CEYHΡOC Π.
- AY KAI CEΠT CEVHΡOC.
- AY K CEYHΡOC.
- AY K Λ CEVHΡOC.
- KAIC C CEVHΡOC. His head or bust.
Rev. : MHTΡ ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEOC.
- HΓE TIB BAΡBAΡOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- HΓ CTA BAΡBAΡOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
5245 Artemis standing, holding in right hand bow; behind her – hart.
5246 Athena, helmeted seated, holding Nike in right hand, left hand on hip; beside her is a serpent-entwined tree; shield surmounted by owl below.
5247 Bonus-Eventus naked, standing left, holding patera and branch. Plate VI 9.
5248 Athlete naked, standing.
5249 Bull right.
5250 Thanatos (Genius of Death) or "weary Eros", winged, resting on burning, inverted brand. Plate VII 19.
5251 Thanatos ("Genius") winged, standing, holding branch and torch. Moushmov does not describe which way (left or right) that the figure is standing.
5252 Genius naked standing, holding patera and sceptre.
5253 Head of Zeus-Serapis right. Plate VII 11.
Septimius Severus AE 18mm of Thrace, Philipopolis. Laureate head right / Diademed and draped bust of Serapis right, with modius on head.
5254 Bunch of grapes.
Septimius Severus AE20 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV KAI CEVHΡOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, bunch of grapes on short stem. SNGCop 777.
5255 Demeter veiled standing left, holding patera in right hand over basket, from which is emerging serpent, and serpent-entwined torch in left. Plate XXXII 11.
5256 Dionysos naked, standing, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsos. Plate VIII 5.
5257 Dionysos naked, standing, holding kantharos and thyrsos; panther at feet. Plate VIII 6.
5258 Dionysos standing, holding kantharos and thyrsos. Plate VIII 4.
5259 Dionysos naked walking right, holding thyrsos; panther at feet. Plate VIII 6.
5260 Aequitas standing, holding scales and sceptre; wheel below.
5261 Woman veiled (Demeter?) seated on rock, resting right hand on the rock, holding corn-ears and poppy.
5262 Nemesis, standing, right hand raised towards the face, holding parazonium; her robe draped from the shoulder.
5263 Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre. Plate VIII 21.
5264 Zeus seated, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
5265 Coiled serpent with head up. Plate VIII 23.
Septimius Severus AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV K Λ CEVHΡOC Π, laureate cuirassed bust right / METΡOΠOΛEΩC ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEΩC, coiled serpent with protruding tongue.
5266 Serpent emerging from altar.
5267 The emperor in military dress standing, holding patera and sceptre. Plate VIII 32.
5268 The emperor on horseback left, right hand lowered, holding parazonium in right hand.
5269 Cybele seated left on throne. Plate IX 3 and 5.
5270 Homonoia with kalathos on her head standing, holding patera over altar, and cornucopiae in left. Plate IX 8.
5271 Homonoia standing, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
5272 Horseman right, holding horizontal or transverse spear.
5273 Horseman naked, walking right.
5274 Lion walking right; in front of him – ox's head.
Septimius Severus AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV KAI CEVHΡOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, lion walking right, ox's head before.
5275 Eagle with wreath in its beak, looking aside. Plate IX 33.
5276 Eagle standing on thunderbolt, holding wreath in its beak.
Septimius Severus AE23 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV K Λ C CEVHΡOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN, eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head right with wreath in its beak.
5277 Eagle with wings spread standing on thunderbolt, holding wreath in its beak, head turned.
Septimius Severus AE23 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV K Λ C CEVHΡOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, wings spread, head right with wreath in its beak.
5278 Crescent and nine stars.
5279 Crescent and five stars.
Septimius Severus AE22. AV K Λ C CEVHΡOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, crescent and four stars.
5280 River god Hebros (Marica) reclining left, right hand on boat, resting left hand on the ground; in the field(s) – tree and 4 playing children.
5281 River god reclining, in right hand holding reed, resting left elbow on overturned urn, from which water flows. Plate X 11.
5282 River god half-naked, reclining left, right hand on prow, resting left hand on rock and holding thyrsos; next to the rock – overturned urn, from which water flows. Plate X 8.
5283 Serpent-entwined tripod. Plate X 20.
Septimius Severus AE22 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVK KAI C C(EVHΡOC), laureate bust left / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Serpent-entwined tripod.
5284 Serpent-entwined torch.
5285 Tyche standing with rudder and cornucopiae. Plate X 29.
5286 Hera standing with patera and sceptre. Plate XI 21.
5287 Herakles standing, holding club in right hand and apple and lion's skin in left. Plate XI 11.
5288 Herakles contending with the Nemean lion. Plate XIX 22.
5289 Herakles naked, standing, holding club and lion's skin, Eros standing beside him.
Septimius Severus AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Herakles standing facing with club & holding his son Telephos.
5290 Hermes seated on a rock, holding caduceus in right hand, resting left hand on the rock.
5291 Hermes naked, standing, holding purse and caduceus. Plate XI 2.
Septimius Severus AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV K Λ CEVEPOC, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Hermes standing left with purse & caduceus.
5292 Hygeia standing left, feeding serpent from patera. Plate XI 9.
5293 Hygeia standing, feeding serpent from patera; Telesphorus at her side.
5294 Temple with statue. Plate XI 26 – 30.
Septimius Severus AE28 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K Λ CEΠT CEVHΡOC Π, laureate head right / MHTΡ ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEΩC, tetrastyle shrine with Caryatid (in shape of women) columns and peaked roof, figure of Askepios standing right within.
5295 Tetrastyle temple with statue of Hermes, standing. Medallion. 35 mm.
5296 Tetrastyle temple with statue of Herakles, left.

Julia Domna (wife of Septimius Severus)

.
Obv: IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CEB or CEBACTH. Her head or bust.
Rev: HΓE TI BAΡBAΡOY ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- MHTΡO ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEOC.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
5297 Athena standing right, holding branch and shield.
5298 Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm. Plate VII 14.
5299 Genius naked, standing left, holding patera in right hand over burning altar, and bow in left; chlamys hanging from shoulder.
5300 Woman veiled with turreted crown seated on rock, resting right hand on the rock, holding corn-ears and poppy in left hand.
5301 Woman's veiled head with turreted crown.
5302 Hermes naked, standing, his mantle on left shoulder, holding caduceus and purse.
table XI 1 – 2.

Caracalla (198 – 217 A.D.)

See beneath the Caracalla listings for Varbanov list of Athlete reverse types.
Obv:AVT K M AYΡ CEV ANTΩNEINOC.
- AVT K M AYΡH ANTΩNINOC.
- AVT K M AYΡHΛ ANTΩNEINOC CEB.
- K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC.
- M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC.
- M AV KAI ANTΩNEINOC. - His head or bust.
Rev. : KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXAN EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛI ΠYΘIA (Games issues).
- KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXAN ΠYΘIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠO. (Games issues)
- KOINON ΘΡA AΛEXANΔ EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΛI.
- KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔΡEIA ΦI.
- KOINON ΘΡAKΩN ΠYΘIA. (Games issues)
- KOINON ΘΡAKΩN.
- KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔΡIA
- MHTΡO ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEOC.
- MHTΡOΠOΛEOC ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEOC NEOKOΡOY.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEON NEΩKOΡΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- AΛEXANΔΡIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛI.
- AΛEXANΔΡIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛI ΠYΘIA. (Games issues)
5303 Apollo (or woman?) naked, standing, holding patera and sceptre; below – serpent-entwined tripod. Medallion.
Caracalla AE41 Medallion of Philippopolis, Thrace. 214 AD. AVT K M AYΡ CEV ANTΩNEINOC, bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right, seen from front / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXAN ΠYΘIA EN, ΦIΛIΠ, Apollo seen from behind standing right, laureate, naked except for cloak hanging from left shoulder, the top half of his bow emerging over his left shoulder, sacrificing from patera over serpent-entwined tripod.
5304 Apollo naked, standing, holding patera and thunderbolt.
5305Description corrected: Orpheus naked, sitting right on a rock, holding plectrum and lyre.
Caracalla AE29 of Philippolpolis, Thrace. AD 198-217. 17.16 g. AYT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Orpheus, wearing Phrygian cap, sitting right on a rock, looking left, holding plectrum and lyre. Moushmov 5305; Varbanov 1626 var (obv legend with AYΡH).
5306 Aesklepios and Hygeia standing; Aesklepios holding serpent-entwined staff, and Hygeia feeding serpent from patera, between them Telesphorus in long cloak. Medallion.
5307 Aesklepios with bare breasts seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand with coiling serpent around it, and sceptre in left.
5308 Aesklepios standing, looking left, holding serpent-entwined staff. Plate VI 25.
5309 Athena standing, holding right hand raised, holding spear in left.
5310 Bonus-Eventus naked, standing, holding patera and branch. Plate VI 9.
5311 Athlete, naked, standing, placing wreath on his head and holding palm and reed in left hand; urn below.
5312 Athlete, naked, holding wreath and palm branch.
Caracalla AE31 of Philippoplis, Thrace. Thracian Alexandrian and Pythian Games issue. AYT K M AYΡ CEY ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔΡIA EN ΦIΛIΠIΠ-ΠO-ΛI, ΠY-ΘIA across fields, athlete walking left holding wreath and palm. Varbanov 1476.
5313 Athlete naked walking right. 30 mm. Plate XXXII 13.
5314 Athlete naked, walking left, with right hand extended, and holding palm in left hand. 30 mm.
5315 Athlete naked, standing right. 30 mm.
5316 Athlete naked walking right, with right hand extended.
5317 Dionysos' bust.
5318 Nike standing, holding palm and wreath. Plate VII 13.
5319 Veiled and turreted head of Tyche right.
Caracalla AE23 of Philippopolis, Thrace. Radiate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Turreted, veiled & draped bust of Tyche right.
5320 Head of Serapis right or left.
5321 Dionysos naked, standing, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsos. Plate VIII 5.
5322 Dionysos belted, holding kantharos and thyrsos. Plate VIII 4.
5323 Dionysos as child on panther, holding kantharos (two-handled cup) in right hand.
5324 Dionysos naked, standing, holding kantharos and thyrsos. Plate VIII 4.
5325 Dionysos standing, holding kantharos and thyrsos; panther at feet. Plate VIII 6 – 7.
5326 Discus thrower naked, standing, holding three balls in right hand and discus in left; in the field, a symbol similar to a human foot and ΠYΘIA. AE 40 mm.
Caracalla AE40mm Medallion of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate bust left with aegis, seen from behind / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO ΠY-ΘIA, discus thrower standing left, holding three balls and a discus. SNGCop 780, BMC 36.
5327 Eros on lion.
5328 Eros walking, holding bow.
5329 Woman standing, holding temple in right hand and cornucopiae in left. Medallion.
5330 Woman with kalathos on her head seated left; small figure of Genius below.
5331 Zeus in mantle standing, holding thunderbolt in right hand, and sceptre in left. Plate VIII 17.
5332 Zeus seated, holding Nike with wreath in right hand, and sceptre in left. Plate VIII 19.
Caracalla AE28 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEZAN EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛI ΠYΘIA, Zeus seated left holding Victory & sceptre.
5333 Coiled serpent with head up. Plate VIII 23.
Caracalla AE26 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩ-N, coiled serpent with head up.
5334 The emperor on horseback right, hurling spear against fallen enemy. Medallion.
Caracalla AE41 Medallion of Philippopolis, Thrace. 214 AD. AVT K M CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate heroic bust left, seen from behind, in aegis / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXAN ΠYΘIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠ, Caracalla on springing horse right, thrusting spear at enemy under horse's hooves. Varbanov 1257.
5335 The emperor in military dress standing, holding Nike on globe in right hand, and sceptre in left hand. Medallion. 43 mm.
Caracalla AE42 Medallion of Philippopolis, Thrace. Struck 214 AD. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXAN ΠYΘIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠ, Caracalla standing left, holding sceptre & sacrificing over altar before statuette of Apollo set on cippus, being crowned by Nike standing behind.
5336 The emperor on horseback walking right, right hand raised, holding sceptre in left hand. AE 40mm. Plate XXXI 1.
5337 The emperor in military dress standing, holding patera over altar in right hand, and inverted spear in left. 30 mm. Plate VIII 32.
5338 The emperor standing, holding spear in right hand, left hand on his hip; kicking captive on ground with left foot. Plate VIII 25.
5339 Homonoia standing by burning altar, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 8.
5340 Basket of fruit. Plate IX 13 and 15.
5341 Lion walking right; head turned.
5342 Square table and on it – urn for game, full of balls; vase and palm below. Medallion. 35 mm.
5343 Square table and on it – prize urn inscribed ΠYΘIA and containing two palm branches, vase and balls beneath the table. Medallion. 35 mm.
5344 Five balls on games prize table. Medallion.
5345 Table surmounted by urn; vase and four balls beneath the table. Medallion.
5346 Table and on it urn with 5 balls and preferikolum (ladle-like utensil); below – another preferikolum and palm. Medallion. 35 mm.
Caracalla AE 36mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔΡEIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛI, table with prize urn on top, surmounted by five balls, ladle and palm below.
5347 Table and on it urn with two palms; below preferikolum and five balls. Medallion 36 mm. Plate XXXI 2.
Caracalla AE 36mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔΡEIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛI, table with prize urn containing two palm branches, vase and five balls below.
a. Caracalla AE 30mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AVΡ CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate draped bust right / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔΡEIA ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO, table with prize urn containing two palm branches, five balls below.
5348 Table and on it urn with 5 balls; under the table preferikolum and palm. Medallion. 32 mm. Plate XXXII 2.
5349 Athlete walking left, holding wreath and baton (or short sceptre).
5350 Man helmeted (Ares?) standing, in right hand holding unclear object (patera?), and spear and shield in left.
5351 Legend within laurel wreath.
Caracalla AE32 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate bust right / KOI-NON ΘΡA-KΩN AΛE-XANΔΡIA - ΠYΘIA EN - ΦIΛIΠΠ-OΠOΛI, legend in seven lines within wreath.
5352 Nemesis winged standing left, looking right, right hand raised towards her face, holding sling in left hand; wheel below. Plate IX 29.
5353 Eagle with wings spread, standing on globe.
5353AEagle standing left, head right with wreath in its beak.
Caracalla AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. M AV KAI ANTΩNEINOC, draped bust right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN, eagle standing left, head right, wreath in its beak.
5354 Crescent and 4 stars.
5355 Crescent with wreath.
5356 Plautilla (or Geta?) and Caracalla standing, clasping hands, each holding sceptre.
5357 Telesphorus standing. Medallion.
5358 Three Athletes naked, standing; the first and the third are turned left, with right hands raised, and the left hands lowered; the one between them stands left with legs apart left, immersing his right hand in jug of oil, which he holds in his left hand. Medallion. 43 mm. Plate XXXI 3.
Caracalla AE40 Medallion of Philippoplis, Thrace. Laureate, cuirassed bust left / KOINΩN ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔΡIA ΠYΘIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO, three naked athletes, the left and right ones are turned left, with raised right hands, the one between them is bending down, immersing his right hand in oil from jug held in left.
5359 Prize urn inscribed ΠYΘIA with two palms in it.
5360 Prize urn inscribed ΠYΘIA full of balls.
Varbanov 1597Serpent climbing up tripod.
Caracalla AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. M AYΡ KAI ANTΩNEINOC, youthful, bare head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN, serpent climbing leg of tripod.
5361 Tyche standing with rudder and cornucopiae. Plate X 29.
5362 Hades-Serapis (Pluto) with kalathos on head seated left on throne, stroking with right hand the three-headed Cerberus, who is standing next to him, and holding sceptre in left. Plate X 15.
5363 Herakles standing, holding club set on rock in left hand, and apples in right. Medallion. 43 mm.
5364 Herakles naked, standing, shouldering lion's skin, holding in right hand wreath, and in the left – palm.
5365 Herakles naked, standing, holding in right hand apple, with left hand resting on club and holding lion's skin. Medallion.
Caracalla AE32 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate bust right seen from behind / KOINΩN ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔΡIA ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO ΠYΘIA, Herakles standing facing, leaning on club set on rock to left, holding lionskin and apple.
5366 Herakles naked, with club and lion's skin. Medallion. 40 mm. Plate XXXI 4.
5367 Herakles naked on lion walking right; holding apple in right hand, and club in left. 30 mm.
5368 Herakles naked, walking right, looking left, holding club in right hand, and lion's skin in left. Plate XI 10.
5369 Herakles naked, standing, holding club and lion's skin. Plate XI 10.
5370 Hermes naked, standing, holding purse and caduceus. Plate XI 2.
5371 Hermes naked, standing, holding caduceus in right hand, left hand on hip; cloak over his shoulder. 32 mm.
5372 Hermes naked, seated on a rock, resting left hand on the rock, holding caduceus in right hand.
Caracalla AE31 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AVΡ CEV ANTΩNEINOC, laureate bust right /KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXANΔ EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΛI, ΠY-ΘIA, Hermes (or Hemos, Old Mountain?) seated left on rock.
5373 Hygeia standing, feeding serpent from patera. Plate XI 9.
Varbanov 1572Uberitas(?) standing left with purse and cornucopiae.
Caracalla AE19 of Philippopolis in Thrace. M AYΡ KAI ANTΩNEINOC / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN, Homonoia standing left holding patera over altar and cornucopiae.

Varbanov (Engl.) references for Caracalla's coins with athlete reverses. For copyright reasons I am not listing the sizes or full legends and bust types.

  • 1395: legend with KOINON. Naked athlete standing facing, head right, holding discus in right hand, left hand on head, jug at feet to left.
  • 1407-1408: ditto. Three naked athletes, the centre one turned left reaching into an amphora of oil. (1408: Moushmov 5358)
  • 1409: ditto. Naked athlete, standing right, holding palm and apples.
  • 1432. AE42. : ditto. Naked athlete, standing left, holding discus and three balls, long human leg (?) angled \ in field left. (Moushmov 5326)
  • 1433: ditto but without the leg.
  • 1434: ditto. Naked athlete, walking right, left arm extended. (Moushmov 5314)
  • 1443-1445: ditto. Naked athlete, walking right, arms at sides, fists clenched.
  • 1446: ditto. Naked athlete, standing facing, holding wreath close to body and long upright palm.
  • 1456: ditto. Naked athlete, walking right, holding wreath.
  • 1457: ditto. Naked athlete, walking right, holding wreath and palm branch.
  • 1458: ditto. Naked athlete, standing facing, head right, holding wreath and apples.
  • 1459-1460: ditto. Naked athlete, standing right, his right arm extended.
  • 1475-1477: ditto. Naked athlete, standing facing, head right, holding wreath and palm branch in arm.
  • 1478: ditto. Naked athlete, walking right, holding wreath and palm branch in arm.
  • 1498: ditto, shorter rev. legend with KOINON. Naked athlete, standing facing, head right, hand on head, holding bow in left hand, large vase at feet left.
  • 1533: City name only. Naked athlete, standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm branch, vase at feet left. (Moushmov 5311)
  • 1600: ditto. Naked athlete, standing right (Moushmov 5315).

Geta (209 – 212 A.D.)

AYT K Λ CEΠTI ΓETAC. His head or bust.
Rev. : ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN.
- MHTΡ ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEOC.
5374 Artemis in boots standing left, sacrificing over burning altar, extending left hand towards tree.
5375 Artemis in boots standing, holding turned head, resting with right hand ot tree-trunk, holding in left hand bow.
5376 Artemis huntress standing, looking right, holding in right hand long torch, and in the left – bow.
5377 Bull, prow above.
5378 Bust of Serapis with kalathos on head, right. Plate VII 11.
5379 Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm. Plate VII 13.
5380 The emperor in toga standing, sacrificing over tripod; a sacrificing man is placing wreath on the head of an ox, holding in right hand topor; in the field(s) – column with idol on it. Plate XXXII 6.
5381 The emperor in shoes standing by altar, holding patera and sceptre. Plate VIII 32.
5382 Man and woman standing, clasping hands; the man holds transverse sceptre, the woman is veiled and holds vertical sceptre; in the field(s) legend: DHMOC BOY?H (the nation and the senat).
5383 Orpheus seated on a rock right, playing on lyre; around him, animals and birds are listening to him; beneath legend: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN. Plate XXX 16.
Geta AE29 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K Π CEΠTI - MIOC ΓETAC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Orpheus, in Thracian dress and with Phrygian cap, sitting on rocks right, playing lyre; around him a number of wild animals: bull, lion, ibex, goose, wolf, jackal, stork & boar, ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO / ΛEITΩN in ex.
5384 Vertical rock and on it a statue of Herakles naked, left, holding club, lion's skin over his shoulder. Plate XXX 17.
Geta AE30 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AV K Π CEΠTIMIOC ΓETAC, laureate bust right / METΡ ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEΩC, Herakles standing on a pile of boulders holding club & lion skin.
5385 Hermes on ram, holding caduceus.
5386 Hermes naked, standing left, holding purse and caduceus. Plate XI 2.
5387 Hygeia standing, feeding serpent from patera. Plate XI 9.
5388 Tetrastyle temple with statue of Hermes.

Diadumenian (son of Macrinus)

5389 M OΠ ΔIAΔOYMENIANOC ANTΩNINOC. His head right. ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN.., Dionysos standing with cup and thyrsos. NOTE: There is no evidence of authenticity of this coin. It cannot be found and is unlisted in all other works. Varbanov 1650 cites this coin for the sake of completeness. .Plate VIII 4.

Elagabalus (218 – 222 A.D.)

The city became a Neokorus city during the reign of Elagabalus.

Obv: AVT K M AYΡ CEV ANTΩNEINOC CEB.
- AVT K M AYΡ CEVH ANTΩNEINOC. His head or bust.
Rev: KENΔPEICEIA ΠYΘIA EN ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛI NEΩKOΡΩN.
- KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEXAN EN ΦIΛIΠΠO...
- MHTΡOΠOΛEOC ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛOC NEΩKOΡOY.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩKOΡΩN.
- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN.
- and similar.
5390 Apollo naked, standing, holding branch and bow; chlamys hanging from shoulder. Plate VI 8.
Elagabalus AE30 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡH ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / MHTΡOΠOΛEΩC ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEΩC NEΩKOΡOY, Apollo standing facing, head right, naked except for mantle draped over arm, holding branch and bow.
5391 Artemis huntress walking right. Plate VI 24.
5392 Ares helmeted naked, standing, holding shield. Plate VI 20 – 21.
5393 Aesklepios standing with serpent-entwined staff. Plate VI 25.
5394 Aesklepios half-naked standing, right hand on hip, holding serpent-entwined staff in left.
5395 City goddess, turreted, seated left on throne, holding hexastyle temple in right hand and cornucopiae in left. Medallion.
5396 City goddess, turreted, seated left on throne, holding temple in right hand, and sceptre in left. Medallion. 39 mm. Plate XXXI 6.
5397 City goddess, turreted and veiled seated on a rock, holding poppy and corn-ears in right hand, resting left hand on rock. Below, river god Hebros (Marica) reclining, holding prow. Plate XXX 18.
Varbanov 1793River god reclining left, arm on prow, leaning on urn.
Elagabalus AE19 of Philippopolis. Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩKOΡΩN, river god reclining left, arm on bow of ship, leaning on overturned urn from which river waters flow. Varbanov 1793.
5398 Bonus-Eventus naked, standing, holding patera and branch. Plate VI 9.
5399 Athlete naked, walking right, head turned, holding wreath in right hand, left hand holding palm and resting on his hip.
Elagabalus AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, athlete walking left holding wreath and palm.
5400 Athlete naked, standing, looking aside, immersing his right hand in jug of oil.
5401 Athlete naked, standing, holding right hand placing wreath on his head, left hand lowered, holding palm. Plate XX 15.
5402 Artemis' head right; behind – quiver, and in front – bow. Plate XXXII 10.
5403 Castor and Pollix standing, clasping hands.
5404 Two Athletes contending. Plate XXXII 5.
5405 Two soldiers helmeted, clasping hands; the right one holding shield. Plate XXXII 7.
5406 Dionysos naked, standing left, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsos. Plate VIII 5.
5407 Aequitas standing, holding scales and cornucopiae.
Elagabalus AE28 of Philippopolis. AVT K M AYΡ ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN NEΩKOΡΩN, Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
5408 The emperor in mantle standing, holding inverted spear and parazonium; kicking fallen enemy with left foot. Plate VIII 25.
5409 The emperor standing, holding spear and shield.
5410 The emperor standing, holding patera and shield. Plate VIII 32.
5411 The emperor laureate, in toga, holding horizontal spear in left hand, and Apollo, naked, holding between them a multi-columned temple; Apollo holding chlamys and bow; between them, on the ground, a table with prize urn full of balls. Medallion, 40 mm.
5412 The emperor standing with patera and inverted spear; behind him – Nike placing a wreath on his head and holding palm. Plate VIII 26.
5413 Homonoia with kalathos on her head standing, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
5414 Homonoia standing, holding patera and cornucopiae. Plate IX 6.
5415 Square table and on it urn and five balls; vase with two palms under the table . 35 mm.
5416 Table and on it urn full with balls; under the table – vase with palm.
Elagabalus AE36 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡHΛ ANTΩNEINOC CE, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KENΔΡEI CEIΛΠOYIAEN ΦIΛIΠΠO-ΠOΛI NEΩKOΡO, table with lion's feet, prize urn on top with five balls, vase below with two palm branches.
5417 Legend in 5 lines within laurel wreath.
5418 Legend in 5 lines.
5419 Nemesis standing with scales and sceptre; wheel below. Plate VIII 10.
Elagabalus AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩKOΡON, Dikaiosyne standing left holding scales and sceptre, wheel at her feet.
5420 Nemesis standing, right hand towards her face, holding sceptre in left hand; wheel below. Plate IX 24.
Elagabalus AE19 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN NEΩKOΡΩN, Nemesis standing left holding cubit rod, wheel at foot.
5421 Serapis standing, holding right hand raised, holding sceptre in left hand. Plate X 13.
5422 Telesphorus standing, wearing hooded cloak.
5423 Serpent-entwined tripod. Plate X 20.
5424 Prize urn inscribed ΠYΘIA and containing two palm branches.
5425 Tyche standing, holding in right hand rudder set on globe, and cornucopiae in left.
5426 Harpokratus standing, right hand on the mouth, holding cornucopiae in left hand. Plate XXII 12.
Philippopolis. Elagabalus AE18. AVT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩKOΡΩN, naked figure of Harpokrates standing left, holding cornucopiae in left arm, finger raised to mouth.
5427 Helios (the Sun), radiate, walking right, right hand raised, holding sling (whip?) in left hand. Plate XXX 14.
5428 Herakles standing, holding club; lion's skin is hanging on his left hand. Medallion.
5429 Herakles standing right, resting on his club. Plate XI 10.
5430 Hermes standing, holding purse and caduceus; in the field(s) – at one side P, and at the other – 8. Plate XI 1 – 2.
5431 Hermes naked, standing, holding purse and caduceus. Plate XI 2.
5432 Hygieia, feeding serpent in arms, and Aesklepios leaning on serpent-entwined staff, Telesphorus in hooded cloak standing between them. Plate VI 26.
5433 Hygieia standing, feeding serpent from patera. Plate XI 9.
5434 Temple with 13 columns in quarter-profile. 35 mm. Plate XXXII 4.
5435 Octastyle temple. 35 mm.
Elagabalus AE 36mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT K M AYΡHΛIOC ANTΩNEINOC CEB, radiate and cuirassed bust right / KENΔΡEICEIA ΠYΘIA EN ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOΛI NE-ΩKOΡΩN, octastyle front of the Temple of Apollo Cendresius, set on two-tiered base; shield in pediment. Varbanov 1446.
5436 Octastyle temple with statue of Hermes naked, standing, holding purse and caduceus within, chlamys hanging from his shoulder. Shield and horizontal arrow in pediment. Medallion. Plate XXXII 3.
5437 Hexastyle temple with statue of Herakles standing within. Medallion.
5438 Temple with eleven columns. 33 mm. Plate XXX 20.

Julia Paula (wife of Elagabalus)

IOYΛ KOΡN ΠABΛA CEB. Her head or bust.
Rev. : MHTΡOΠOΛEOC ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEOC NEOKOROY or MHTΡOΠOΛEOC NEOKOΡOY.
5439 Eagle right, with turned head, holding wreath in its beak. Varbanov 1805.Plate IX 33.
5440 Hygeia standing, feeding serpent from patera. Varbanov 1806-1807 and 1810-1811. Plate XI 9.
5441 Temple with numerous columns.
Octastyle: Varbanov 1808.
16-20 columns, seen in perspective: Varbanov 1809.
Varbanov 1802Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
Varbanov 1803Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.
Varbanov 1804Apollo, naked, standing left, holding laurel branch and hem of chlamys.

Salonina (wife of Gallienus)

5442 KOΡ CAΛΩNINA CEB. Diademed and draped bust right.
Rev. : ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN or ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN. Aphrodite, naked to waist, walking with hands raised.
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