Between 52 BC. and 17 BC. the town became the centre of an independent principality under Tarcondimotus I. Augustus restored its influence by making Tarcondimotus II the new king.
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| SNG Fr. 2208 | Hieropolis-Kastabala, AE20, 7.45 gr. 200-0 BC. Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right, KΩ monogram behind head / TΩN ΠΡOC TΩI ΠYΡAMΩI THC IEΡAC KAI ACYLOY, Tyche seated left, wearing polos, holding branch. Eagle standing left under chair. SNG France 2208 (same dies); Waddington 4303; SNG Cop 142. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Fr 2223 | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AE20. ca 1st Century BC. Draped and veiled bust of Tyche right, in turreted crown, eagle countermark. / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN TΩN ΠΡOΣ TΩI ΠYΡAMΩI THΣ IEΡAΣ to left, right and beneath eagle standing left, wings closed. SNG France 2223; SNG Pfalz 545; Waddington 4306. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Fr 2224 | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. 1st Century BC. AE28. Wreathed bust of Dionysos, thyrsos over shoulder; grapes to right / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN TΩN ΠΡOC TΩ ΠYΡAMΩ, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and sceptre. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1564 Sear #5548 | Cilicia, Hieropolis - Kastabala AE21. ca 2nd-1st Century BC. Turreted head of Tyche right. monogram behind / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN TΩN ΠΡOΣTΩ ΠYΡAMΩ, city-goddess seated left in kalathos, holding branch. SNGLev 1564, Lindgren 1507. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1569 Sear #5549 | Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, . ca 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 22mm. Draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN above, TΩN ΠΡOΣ TΩ ΠYΡAMΩI, below, upper body of river-god Pyramos swimming right, holding eagle in right hand outstretched behind him. SNG Lev 1569, SNG Cop 144, BMC 3; Sear Greece 5549. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1570 | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, early semi-autonomous issue, berfore AD 1. IEΡOΠOΛITΩN, turreted and veiled head of Tyche right / TΩN ΠΡOC TΩ ΠYΡAMΩ, upper body of river-god Pyramos facing, swimming right, torch in left field. BMC 5; Dupont-Robert 19; Imhoof Flussgötter 439; BMC 5; SNG France II, 2225; Paris 601; Waddington 4309; SNG Levante 1570; SNG Pfalz 550. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1571v | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. Circa 2nd, 1st Century BC. AE 23mm. Draped and turreted bust of Tyche right; monogram behind / Tyche seated left holding long palm; pine tree right. SNG France 2219 var. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1576 | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 31mm. Helmeted bust of Athena left / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN TΩN ΠΡOΣ TΩ ΠYΡAMΩ, bust of Hygieia left; serpent before. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1577 | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 23mm. IEΡOΠOΛITΩN, Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, in turreted crown; torch before. / diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of king right. SNG Levante 1577; RPC I 4065; BMC 6; SNG France II, 2226-2227; Paris 602-603; Waddington 4310-4311; Imhoof KM 2. | Text | Image | |
| cf SNG Lev 1577 | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 21mm. IEΡOΠOΛITΩN, Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, in turreted crown; torch or club before / diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of king right. SNG Levante 1577; RPC I 4065; BMC 6; SNG France II, 2226-2227; Paris 602-603; Waddington 4310-4311; Imhoof KM 2. | Text | Image | |
| SNG vA 8675 | Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. 200-0 BC. AE 20mm; 5.3g. Draped and turreted bust of Tyche right / Female figure seated left, hand outstretched, holding rod (?), river-god Pyramos swimming at foot. SNG von Aulock 8675. | Text | Image | |
| RPC 464cf | Hieropolis-Kastabala, AE24. pseudo-autonomous, ca 150-211 AD. IEROPOLI-TWN, draped, veiled bust of Tyche right, wearing mural-crown / TWN PROS TO PURAMW, bust of Artemis Perasia right, draped and veiled, wearing mural crown; burning torch before. cf RPC I, 464 (obv.), unpublished? | Text | Image | |
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| SNG Lev. 1578 | Nerva, AE of Hieropolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AD 96-98. 7.78 gr. (from top right) SNGLev_1578. NEΡOYAC KAICAΡ, laureate head right / (from top right) IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN around laurel wreath. SNG Levante 1578-1579; SNG Pfalz 553-560; Lindgren III 839. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1579 | Nerva AE 21mm of Hieropolis-Castabala, Cilicia. (from top right) NEΡOYAC KAICAΡ, laureate head right / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN around wreath. SNG Levante 1578-1579; SNG Pfalz 553-560; Lindgren III 839. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1580 | Nerva, AE16 of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AD 96-98. 2.52 g. NEΡOVAC KAICAΡ (from top right), laureate head right / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN (from top right), eagle standing left on club, wings closed. SNG Levante 1580. | Text | Image | |
| SNG vA 8676 | Nerva, AE17 of Hieropolis-Kastabala. 3.0g. NEΡOVAC-KAICAΡ, laureate head right / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN, torch and winged caduceus side by side. SNG Righetti 1191; SNG von Aulock 8676; SGI 944. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 7 | Antoninus Pius AE18 of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AYTOKΡATΩΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN, Eagle standing left on club, wings closed. BMC 7. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet 251 | Marcus Aurelius AE22 of Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, . AVTOK ANTΩNEINO, laureate head right / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN, river god Pyramus swimming right, facing left. Mionnet S7, 251 | Text | Image | |
| SNG Fr 2229 | Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AE 29 of Hieropolis-Castabala, Cilicia. OMONOIA CEBACTΩN, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing facing each other, clasping hands / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN ΠΡOCTΩ ΠYΡAM, wreathed bust of Dionysos right, thyrsos over shoulder, bunch of grapes to right. SNG France 2229-30. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1584 | Marcus Aurelius, AE18 of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AD 138-161. 4.4 g. OYHΡOC KAICAΡ, bare-headed, draped bust right. / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN, torch and winged caduceus. SNG Levante 1584; SNG Pfalz 562; SNG Tahberer 790. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Leypold 2369 | Marcus Aurelius AE32 of Hieropolis-Castabala, Cilicia. IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN TΩN ΠΡOC TΩ ΠYΡAM, draped bust of Dionysus right in wreath of ivy leaves, thyrsus over shoulder, bunch of grapes on stem in right field / AYT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC CEB, Marcus, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding globe, being crowned by Nike flying behind him. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Tahberer 792 | Marcus Aurelius AE21 of Hieropolis Castabala, Cilicia. 7.6g. AVTOK ANTΩ[NEINOC], laureate head right, oval countermark of Nike left, holding wreath in right field (Howgego 260) / IEΡOΠO[ΛEIT]ΩN, river god Pyramos swimming right, looking left, countermark: retrograde gamma in left field. SNG Tahberer 792-793; Ziegler Kilikien 1290-1291; Mionnet S7, 251 | Text | Image | |
| Ziegler 1292 | Marcus Aurelius AE32 of Hieropolis-Castabala, Cilicia., 17.97g. AD 161-180. IEΡOΠOΛITΩN TΩN ΠΡOC TΩ ΠYΡA, draped bust of Dionysus right wearing wreath of ivy leaves, long locks of hair curling under bust, thyrsus over left shoulder, bunch of grapes before / AYT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC CEB, Emperor, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding globe in right hand, behind him a small Victory flying left, crowning him with wreath. Ziegler, Munzen Kilikiens, 1292. | Text | Image | |
| SNG vA 8679 | Faustina II, AE27 of Hierapolis, Cilicia. 146-180 AD. ΦAYCTINA CEBACTH, draped bust right, crescent above head / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN, Helios, radiate, standing left, half-naked, holding whip and raising right hand, chlamys draped over his left arm. Torch in left field, T in irregular punch to left. SNG von Aulock 8679; BMC 8; Lindgren III 840. | Text | Image | |
| Lindgren 1513 | Commodus, AE32 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, 177-192 AD.IEΡOΠOΛITΩN KAΣTABAΛEΩN, draped bust of Dionysos right wearing wreath of ivy and holding thyrsos / AYT KAI M KOMOΔOC EYTYC, Commodus standing left, holding Nike on globe and sceptre. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Fr 2234 | Commodus, AE22 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AD 180-192. 6.98 g. AY KOMOΔOC EYTYX (from top right), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / IEΡAΠOΛEITΩN, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right. SNG France II 2234; Paris 612; SNG von Aulock 5576; Waddington 4317; SNG Levante Supp. 374; SNG Pfalz 570-571. | Text | Image | |
| Hierapolis SNG Fr 2235v | Commodus AE 20mm of Hierapolis, Cilicia, 5.0 g. KOMOΔO...,Laureate and cuirassed bust left / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN, Herakles standing right, resting on club. SNG France 2235-2236 var (bust type); Waddington 4318-4319. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1588 | Commodus AE44mm Medallion of Cilicia, Hierapolis-Castabala. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing left, holding sceptre, receiving a wreath from Tyche who stands right. SNG Levante 1588; SNG France 2237. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 11 | Septimius Severus, AE of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. 193-211 AD. AVT K Λ CEΠ CEVHΡOC ΓEΡ CE, laureate, draped bust right. Two countermarks: Nike walking left (Howgego 260) and prize crown between two torches or palm branches (Howgego 427) / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN TΩN ΠΡOCTΩ ΠY-ΡAMΩ, Nike walking right, offering wreath to Severus who is standing left in military dress, resting on spear. SNG Pfalz 579 (these countermarks); BMC 11. | Text | Image | |
| SNG France 2238 | Septimius Severus, AE35 of Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. 192-211 AD. 24.5g. AYT KAI Λ CEΠ CEYHΡOC ΠEΡ CE, laureate, draped bust right / (IEΡO)ΠOΛEITΩN TΩN (ΠΡOC) TΩ ΠYΡAMΩ, Severus standing left, holding spear, facing Nike standing right, holding wreath. BMC 11; SNG France II 2238; SNG Pfalz 6, 579; SNG Levante Suppl 375. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante 1589 | Septimius Severus AE 30mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AVT KAI Λ CE CEVHΡOC ΠEΡ CE, Septimius standing left, holding Nike on globe and spear / KACTABAΛA MHTΠOΠOΛITΩN, wreathed bust of young Dionysus right, in panther's skin; thyrsus over left shoulder, grape bunch to right. SNGFr 2339. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Tahberer 815-816 | Septimius Severus, AE29 of Hieropolis Kastabala, Cilicia, 14.7 g. AYT KAI ΛOY CEΠ CEYHΡOC CEB ΠEΡT CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN KACTABAΛEΩN, Nike walking right, holding wreath and trophy over shoulder. SNG Tahberer 815-816. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Tahberer 815(2) | Septimius Severus, AE30 of Hieropolis Kastabala, Cilicia, 14.60 gr. AYT KAI ΛOY CEΠ CEVHΡOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN KACTABAΛEΩN, Nike walking right, holding wreath and trophy over shoulder. SNG Tahberer 815. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Tahberer 816 | Septimius Severus, AE30 of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AD 193–211. [A]YT KAI ΛOY CEΠ CE[YHΡOC [ΠEΡ CE], laureate, cuirassed bust right / [IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN KACTABAΛEΩN], Nike walking right, holding wreath and trophy. Tahberer 816. | Text | Image | |
| wwxls 41721 | Septimius Severus, AE28 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AD 193-211. 13.42 g. AYT KAI Λ CEΠ CEYHΡOC ΠEΡ CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / IOYΛ ΔOMNA CEBE IEΡOΠOΛITωN, draped bust of Julia Domna right. Unpublished with CEBE in rev. legend. wwxls 41721; Biga 23, 475. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Fr 2240 | Caracalla, AE31 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AYT KAI MAΡ AYΡH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / IEΡOΠOΛITΩN KAΣTABAΛEΩN, Caracalla, togate, standing right, clasping hands with Geta or Septimius Severus standing left. Two countermarks: prize crown and Nike right. Ziegler Kleinsammlungen 1302ff; SNG Düsseldorf 11053; SNG Pfalz 6, 586ff.; SNG France II 2240; Lindgren III A843A. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante 1592 | Caracalla AE 30mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AYT KAI MAΡ AYΡH ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN KACTABAΛEΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; at left, ears of corn. SNG Levante 1591-1592; Ziegler Kilikien 1306. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Righetti 1725 | Caracalla AE25 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AD 197-217. AYT K M AY ANTωNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CEB, Julia Domna, standing left by altar, holding patera. SNG Righetti 1725; Mionnet VI, 626 ("incertaine"); Juerging 10 in MOeNG 1991. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Righetti 1725 (2) | Caracalla AE25 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AD 197-217. 9.52 g. AYT K M AY ANTωNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CEB, Julia Domna, standing left by altar, holding patera. SNG Righetti 1725; Mionnet VI, 626 ("incertaine"); Juerging 10 in MOeNG 1991. | Text | Image | |
| SNG vA 5578 | Caracalla, AE33 of Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, 16.1g. AVT KAI MAΡ AVΡH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped bust right / IEΡOΠOΛEITΩN KACTABAΛEΩN, Caracalla, togate, standing right, clasping hands with Geta or Septimius Severus, togate, standing left. SNG von Aulock 5578; Ziegler Kilikien 1304. | Text | Image | |
| Ziegler 1431 | Caracalla and Julia Domna AE25 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. A K M AV ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right / IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CE, Julia Domna standing left sacrificing over altar. Ziegler 1431; SNG Righetti 1725 (both with CEB on rev.) | Text | Image | |
| Ziegler 1307 | Macrinus AE20 of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AD 217-218. 5.1 g. AYT K M OΠ MAKΡINOC CEB, laureate head right / IEΡOΠO KACTABAΛEΩN, Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. Ziegler 1307; Lindgren I 1514. | Text | Image | |
| Ziegler 1308 | Macrinus AE23 of Hierapolis Kastabala, Cilicia. AD 217-218. 7.69 g. AYT K M OΠ CEY MAKΡINOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / IEΡOΠO KACTABAΛEΩN IEΡOC, prize urn between two palm branches. Ziegler Kilikien 1308; SNG Lev Supp 377; Lindgren III 844; SNG Pfalz 593-594. | Text | Image | |
| Ziegler 1311 | Diadumenian, AE22 of Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, 10.3g. M OΠEΛΛI ANTONINOC ΔIAΔ K, laureate, draped bust right / IEΡOΠO KACTABAΛE IEΡOC, prize crown between 2 flaming torches. Ziegler Kilikien 1311; Lindgren I. 1515. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante 1594 | Elagabalus, AE30 of Hieropolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AD 218-222. 17.41 g. AYT KAI M AYΡ ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / KACTABAΛEΩN, facing quadriga carrying the baetyl of Emesa surmounted by eagle standing left. SNG von Aulock 5579; Ziegler Kilikien 1313; SNG Levante 1594; SNG Tahberer 835. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Levante 1595 | Elagabalus AE 27mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AYT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / IEΡOΠO KACTABAΛE IEΡOC, Prize-crown between two lighted torches. | Text | Image | |
| Tahberer 834 | Elagabalus AE 30mm of Hierapolis-Kastabala in Cilicia. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche sitting left on rocks; holding branch before her. Tahberer 834. | Text | Image | |
| Dupont-Robert 1 | Trebonianus Gallus, AE33, Hieropolis-Castabala, Cilicia. 251-253. AYT KAI TΡEBΩNIOC ΓAΛΛ(OC), radiate, draped bust right / KACTABAΛEΩN IEΡOΠ, prize crown with palm branch between two torches, (IEROC below). Dupont-Robert 1; Kapossy 153. | Text | Image | |
| Leypold 2 | Trebonianus Gallus, AE28 of Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, 16.5g. AVT K ΓAΛΛOC CEBAC, radiate draped cuirassed bust right / KACTABAΛEΩN IEΡOΠOΛEI.., Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Leypold 2 in MöNG Vol. 22,8 (1982) (same dies). | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev Supp 378 | Volusian AE 28mm of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AYT K OYOΛOYCCIANOC CEB, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / IEΡOΠOΛEI KACTABAΛEΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Ziegler Kilikien 1314; SNG Levante Suppl. 378. | Text | Image | |
| LandK 1516a | Valerian I AE28 of Hierapolis-Castabala, Cilicia. AVT K OYΛAEΡIANOC CE, Radiate draped bust right / Π ..KACTABAΛE, Helios walking right holding orb in left hand, right hand raised, value mark ς (6 assaria) in left field. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Righetti 1570 | Valerian I AE29 6 assaria of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AD 253-260. 15.3 g. AY K OYAΛEΡIANOC CE, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / IEΡOΠ KACTABAΛE, Hero or athlete, naked, chlamys around neck, standing left, foot on rock, raising right hand. Value mark ς in left field. SNG Righetti 1570; SNG France II 2244-2245; Paris 621-622; Waddington 4323; Ziegler Kilikien 1319-1321; SNG Levante 1598; SNG Pfalz 599-600; SNG Tahberer 842-844. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Lev 1599 | Gallienus, AE21 2 Assaria of Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia. AYT K ΓAΛΛHNOC CEB, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / IEΡOΠ KACTABAΛ, Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn-ears, river-god Pyramos swimming left below, delta in upper right field. SNG Levante 1599, SNG France 2247, SNG Pfalz 602. | Text | Image | |
