Troezen (Troizen, Trizina) is the legendary birthplace of Theseus, King of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur. The town's ruins, about 8 km west of Galatas, are well protected from modern bulldozers. It is somewhat off the beaten track and a visit to the (free entry) archaeological site is recommended.
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| BCD 1338 | Troezen, Argolis. Late 4th. Century BC. AE Chalkous 1.98 gm. Helmeted head of Athena left / TΡOZ, Ornate trident head. BCD 1338. | Text | Image |
| Traité II-3, 690 | Troezen, Argolis, AR Pentobol, ca 450-425 BC, 3.22 g. Archaic head of Athena facing. / TΡO, upright trident within incuse square. Traité II-3, 690; SNG Cop 156; Imhoof MG 132 and 134. | Text | Image |
| Traité II-3, 692 | Troezen, Argolis, AR Tritartemorion, ca 450-425 BC, 10 mm, 0.52 g. Archaic head of Athena facing. / TΡO, upright trident within incuse square. Traité II-3, 692; BMC 1; Imhoof MG 133; Hoover HGC 794. | Text | Image |
| BCD 1341 | Commodus, AE21 of Troezen, Argolis. 177-192 AD. 2 Assaria. 9.61 g. M AYΡ KOMOΔOC CEB, Laureate head right / TΡOIZHNIΩN, Hippolytus standing facing, head left, holding sceptre. BCD Peloponnesus 1341.2 (this coin). | Text | Image |
| BCD 1341-3 | Commodus, AE21 of Troezen, Argolis. 177-192 AD. 2 Assaria. 7.49 g. M AYΡ KOMOΔOC.., Laureate head right / TΡOIZHNIΩN, Theseus standing right, raising the boulder at Troezen in search of the sword of his father Aegeus. BCD Peloponnesus 1341.3; Borrell in NC 1844, 3. | Text | Image |
| BMC 21 | Commodus, AE24 of Troezen, Argolis. AD 177-192. 9.54 g. M AYΡ KOMMOΔOC AN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / TΡOIZHNIωN, Tyche standing left by altar, holding patera and cornucopiae. BMC 21; Paris 233; BCD Peloponnesos 1341.1 (this coin). | Text | Image |
| BMC 23 | Septimius Severus, AE22 of Troezen, Argolis. AD 193-211. 5.1 g. CEΠ CEBHΡOC ΠEΡ K, draped bust right. / TΡOIZHNIΩN, the temple of Athena on the the Acropolis of Troezen, olive tree to left, cypress tree to right, arched entrance at lower right. BMC 23; Price & Trell 222; Gress 1097-1098; Mionnet Supp. IV, 206 corr. (olive tree mistaken for a stag). | Text | Image |
| BCD 1343 | Septimius Severus, AE24 of Troezen, Argolis. AD 193-211. 9.5 g. ΛOY CEΠ CEBΡOC ΠEΡTE, laureate head right. / TΡOIZHNΩIΩN, Tyche standing front, looking left, holding cornucopiae in each hand, low three-legged table at foot right. BCD 1343 (this coin); Gress 1102. | Text | Image |
| BCD 1345.2 | Septimius Severus AE24 of Troezen, Argolis. AD 193-211. 23.5mm, 7.52 g. ΛOY CEΠT CEBHΡOC ΠEΡT, laureate head right. / TΡOIZHNIωN, Hippolytos standing left, holding sceptre or spear. BCD 1345.2 (this coin); Pausanias Appendix 7; Gress 1093. | Text | Image |
| BCD 1345-3 | Septimius Severus, AE22 of Troezen, Argolis. 193-211 AD. Diassarion, 5.23 gr. AVT KAI Λ CEOYHΡOC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed right / TΡOIZHNΩN, Aphrodite standing right, holding apple and raising veil. BCD Peloponnesos 1345.3; Mabbott II 879 (this coin). | Text | Image |
| CNG 544, 290 | Septimius Severus, AE24 of Troizen, Argolis. AD 193-211. 17 g. ΛOY CEΠT CEBHΡOC ΠEΡT, laureate head right. / TΡOIZHNIΩN, emperor, holding spear, on horseback galloping right over two sitting captives. Unpublished. (BMC 22 var, no captives). CNG 544, 290. | Text | Image |
| Dura Hoard 7427 | Septimius Severus AE24 of Troezen, Argolis. AD 193-211. 8.48 g. ΛOY CEΠTI CEOYHΡOC ΠEΡTIN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / TΡOIZHNIΩN, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Depeyrot Dura Hoard 7427; Edwards 428; Bellinger Dura Final report 2178; Mionnet Supp IV, 198; Pausanias 6; Gress 1103. | Text | Image |
| Lambros 570 | Septimius Severus, AE24 of Troezen, Argolis. AD 198-208. 5.3 g. Λ CEΠTI CEBHΡOC ΠEΡTINA, laureate head right. / TΡOIZHNIωN, Tyche seated left on bench, holding jug on a low table. Lambros Coll. 570; BCD 1345.1 (this coin); Gress 1101. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp IV, 203 var | Septimius Severus, AE25 of Troezen, Argolis. AD 193-211. ΛOY CEΠTI CEOYHΡOC ΠEΡTIN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / TΡOIZHNIωN, Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. Slight obverse legend var of Mionnet Supp IV, 203 (with ΠEΡT); Sestini Fontana p. 69, 1. | Text | Image |
| Sanctis Mangelli 109296 | Septimius Severus, AE25 of Troezen, Argolis. 9.17 g. Λ CEΠTI CEBHΡOC ΠEΡTINA, laureate head right. / TΡOIZHNIΩN, Theseus, naked, standing right and raising the rock of Troezen to reveal his father's sword and sandals. Sanctis Mangelli 109296. | Text | Image |
| Bernhart 376 | Julia Domna, AE24 of Troizen, Argolis. AD 193-217. IOYΛ ΔOMNAN CEB, draped bust right. / TΡOIZHNIΩN, Dionysos, wearing short chiton, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot left. Bernhart 376; Athens 1093; Svoronos 161 in JIAN 7. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp IV, 208 | Julia Domna AE22 of Troezen, Argolis. AD 193- 217. 4.66 g. IOYΛ ΔOMNAN CEB, draped bust right. / TΡOIZHNIΩN, the temple of Athena on the Acropolis of Troezen, olive tree to left, cypress tree to right, arched entrance at lower right. Mionnet Supp. IV, 208; SNG Hunterian 400; Pausanias p. 47; Mus. Sanclamentiani II, p. 299; Gress 1087. | Text | Image |
| Agora 71, 119 | Caracalla, AE23 of Troizen, Argolis. AD 198-217. 6.19 g. AY KAI M AYΡ ANTωNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / TΡOIZHNIωN, Homonoia, turreted, standing left by altar, holding patera and cornucopiae. Unpublished. Agora 71, 119. | Text | Image |
| See also | Troezen tourist information | ||
