Ancient Coinage of Cilicia, Titiopolis


Modern-day Anamur, Turkey (4 km from the town centre) where many remains can be seen. Struck AE coins for Domitian, then from Antoninus Pius to Plautilla. The first mention of the city was in Ferrari's Novum lexicon geographicum in 1694.

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DOMITIAN
RPC 1714Domitian, AE20 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 81-96. 8.33 g. KAIΣAΡ ΔOMITIANOΣ, laureate head right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN, Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre. SNG France II, 721; Lindgren III, 936; RPC II 1714.2 (this coin).TextImage
HADRIAN
Elsen 114, 437Hadrian, AE of Titiopolis, Cilicia. 4.64 g. KAICAΡ AΔΡIANOC, laureate head right / TITIOΠOΛITΩN, eagle standing left, wings spread. Unpublished. Levante -; Paris -; Tahberer -; RPC online 3205. Jean Elsen 114, 437.TextImage
Kapossy 175Hadrian, AE 20 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 117-138. KAICAΡ AΔΡIANOC, Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus. Kapossy 175; Winterthur inv. 92-73.TextImage
Levante 1Hadrian AE24 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 117-138. KAICAΡ AΔΡIANOC, laureate head right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN, Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre. Levante 1 in NC 1982; Waddington 1 in RN 1883; Paris 1539A (this coin); SNG France II 723; SNG Pfalz 1478.TextImage
Levante 2Hadrian, AE28 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 117-138. 11.10 g. KAICAΡ AΔΡIANOC, laureate head right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN, Zeus seated left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae, eagle at foot. Levante 2 in NC 1982; SNG Levante Suppl. 124 (this coin); Wroth 29 in NC 1900; SNG France II 722.TextImage
SNG Levante 523Hadrian AE23.5mm of Titiopolis, Cilicia. KAICAΡ AΔΡIANOC, laureate head right / TITIOΠOΛITΩN, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right. Levante 3A and 3B; SNG Levante 523; Waddington 4740; Paris 1539B; SNG France II, 724; Ziegler Kilikien 236.TextImage
ANTONINUS PIUS
SNG Pfalz 1479Antoninus Pius, AE32 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. Dated year 23 = AD 159-161. 16.68 g. AYTOK KAICAΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN ETOYC KΓ, distyle temple with Tyche standing left within, kalathos on head, holding rudder and cornucopiae. SNG Pfalz 1479-1480.TextImage
SNG von Aulock 6083Antoninus Pius, AE24 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 138-161. Dated Year 23 (AD 160-161). 6,53 g. AYTOK KAICAΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN ETOYC KΓ, turreted and veiled head of Tyche right. SNG von Aulock 6083; SNG Levante 524; Levante 4A in NC 1982.TextImage
MARCUS AURELIUS
Levante 6Marcus Aurelius, AE27 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 139-161. Dated Year 23. AYΡHΛIOC OYHΡOC KAI, bare head right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN KΓ, Zeus seated left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae, eagle at foot. SNG Levante 526; Levante 6 in NC 1982; SNG Righetti 1718; SNG Tahberer 1735.TextImage
Levante 7Marcus Aurelius, AE of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 139-161. 2.71 g. AYΡHΛIOC KAI, bare head right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN, head of Athena right, with aegis. Levante 7 IN NC 1982; SNG Levante 527. (legend corrected).TextImage
FAUSTINA II
Levante 5Faustina II, AE22 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. Dated Year 3. AD 160-161. ΦAYCTINA CEB, draped bust right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN KΓ, Dionysos, naked, standing front, looking, holding bunch of grapes, raising right hand, thyrsus in left field. Levante 5A-5B in NC 1982: SNG Levante 525; SNG Righetti 1717.TextImage
LUCIUS VERUS
BMC 1Lucius Verus, AE32 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 161-169. 11.75 g. Dated Year 3. AYTOKΡAT Λ AY OYHΡOC CEB, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN around, date ETOYC G below, distyle temple with Tyche standing left within, polos on head, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Levante 8A-8C in NC 1982: SNG Levante 528; Mabbott 2270; BMC 1; Tahberer 1736.TextImage
CNG 310, 334Lucius Verus, AE20 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 161-169. 3.94 g. AYΡ OYHΡOC KAICAΡ, bare head right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN, helmeted and draped bust of Athena right. Unpublished. CNG 310, 334.TextImage
Ziegler 238Lucius Verus, AE22 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 161-169. Year 3 (AD 163-164). 6.66 g. AYTOK Λ AY OYHΡOC, laureate, draped bust right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN ET Γ, turreted and veiled head of Tyche right. Ziegler Kilikien 238; Düsseldorf 11814; J.P. Righetti Sale, VII, 237.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
Vossen 5787Septimius Severus, AE26 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 193-211. 8.44 g. A K Λ CE CEOVHΡOC V ΠEΡ, laureate, cuirassed bust right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN NE IB, Zeus seated left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae, eagle at foot left. (Barbaric style). Unpublished. Vossen 5787.TextImage
CARACALLA
Levante 11Caracalla and Geta AE29 of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 198-209. 11.55 g. A K ANTΩNEINOC ΓETAC K, bare-headed, draped bust of Geta right, facing laureate, draped bust and cuirassed bust of Caracalla left / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN K KH, Dionysos, naked, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot left. Levante 11 in NC 1982; Waddington 4741; Waddington 2 in RN 1883; SNG France II, 725; SNG Levante Supp. 126 (this coin).TextImage
SNG Lev Supp 126 corrCaracalla and Geta, AE of Titiopolis, Cilicia. AD 198-211. 13.35 g. A K ANTΩNEINOC ΓETAC K K, bare-headed draped bust of Geta right, facing laureate, draped bust of Caracalla left / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN K KH, Dionysos, naked, standing left, holding bunch of grapes by the stem and thyrsos, panther at foot left. Rev. correction of SNG Levante Suppl. 126; Levante Titiopolis, 11; SNG France II, 725; Paris 1539C; Waddington 4741, all describing Dionysos holding a kantharos.TextImage
PLAUTILLA
SNG Levante Supp 127Plautilla AE 22mm of Titiopolis, Cilicia. Year 12 (205-206 AD). Φ ΠΛAYTIΛΛA CEB, draped bust right / TITIOΠOΛEITΩN IB, turreted and veiled head of Tyche right on a vertical supporting bar. Levante 12 in NC 1982; SNG Levante Supp 127. TextImage
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