Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.28 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.); car of Astarte on two wheels

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: TC,p226.1.Sid

Bibliography: BMC 203 

Diameter:  23.3 Weight: 11.15   Axis: 12 

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.28 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.); car of Astarte on two wheels

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1765

Diameter:  23 Weight: 10.05  

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.28 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.); car of Astarte on two wheels

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1766

Diameter:  23 Weight: 11.75  

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.28 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.); car of Astarte on two wheels

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1767

Weight: 8.81  

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.28 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.); car of Astarte on two wheels

Museum: Cop: Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen (Denmark) Inventory: 

Bibliography: SNG 248 

Weight: 7.49   Axis: 12 

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.28 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.); car of Astarte on two wheels

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: P-O

Weight: 9.75  

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.28 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.); car of Astarte on two wheels

Museum: NY: American Numismatic Society, New York (USA) Inventory: 

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.28 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.); car of Astarte on two wheels

Bibliography: see Abou Diwan 

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.05 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (above); galley

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 1905,1018.18

Bibliography: BMC 191 

Diameter:  14 Weight: 2.64   Axis: 12 

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.05 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (above); galley

Museum: G: Hunterian Museum, Glasgow (UK) Inventory: 

Bibliography: SNG 3351 

Weight: 2.94  

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.05 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (above); galley

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1768

Diameter:  15 Weight: 3.7  

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.05 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (above); galley

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 10119

Weight: 3.39  

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.05 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (above); galley

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: Morel

Weight: 3.2  

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.05 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (above); galley

Museum: NY: American Numismatic Society, New York (USA) Inventory: 1944.100.71665

Weight: 3.1   Axis: 12 

Reign: Hadrian Persons:

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.05 g (7)

Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; behind, aphlaston; in front, star of six rays

Reverse: ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (above); galley

Museum: Beirut-AUB: American University, Beirut (Lebanon) Inventory: C 1079

Weight: 2.35  

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria Phoenice

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 19.86 g (2)

Obverse: IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: COLONIA AVR PIA SIDON METRO; three-quarter view of two-wheel car of Astarte, right, with shrine with four columns within which baetyl inside square case on four supports; on the roof, four palm branches

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: B1783

Bibliography: Rouvier 1497 

Diameter:  37 Weight: 18.86  

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria Phoenice

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 19.86 g (2)

Obverse: IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: COLONIA AVR PIA SIDON METRO; three-quarter view of two-wheel car of Astarte, right, with shrine with four columns within which baetyl inside square case on four supports; on the roof, four palm branches

Museum: NY: American Numismatic Society, New York (USA) Inventory: 1944.100.71731

Diameter:  34 Weight: 20.86   Axis: 12 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria Phoenice

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 21.01 g (2)

Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: AV PI SIDON COL METR (retrograde) IER PERIPOR ISELASTI; two agonistic crowns on a draped table with one palm branch each; below, vase and five apples

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 1908/5.Morel

Diameter:  33 Weight: 17.91   Axis: 7 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria Phoenice

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 21.01 g (2)

Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: AV PI SIDON COL METR (retrograde) IER PERIPOR ISELASTI; two agonistic crowns on a draped table with one palm branch each; below, vase and five apples

Bibliography: Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 318 

Diameter:  32 Weight: 24.1   Axis: 6 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Sidon Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria Phoenice

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 20.45 g (3)

Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: AVR PIA SIDON COLONIA METROP, III GAL; veiled priest ploughing right, with yoke of oxen, raising hand; in the background, inscribed standard

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1770

Diameter:  33.5 Weight: 23.1