Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 9.61 g (31)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ(Υ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ(Β); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΜΗΤ ΚΟ(Λ) ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ; Tyche of the City seated on basis, left, holding grains; at her feet, lighted altar; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, right

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: ILE2013.17.439

Diameter:  26 Weight: 8.91   Axis: 11 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 8.51 g (10)

Obverse: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΜΗ ΚΟ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ; Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding grains; at her feet, lighted altar; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, left

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 1938.6000.2635

Bibliography: (from Dura Europos) 

Diameter:  24

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus) ; Julia Mamaea (Augusta)

City: Nisibis Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (27 mm); 13.27 g (7)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΕΑ ϹΕΒΑ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, facing diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea, left, wearing crescent on shoulders

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ[?]; draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right; before, star and corn ear; above, ram leaping, right, looking back

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 1938.6000.2647

Diameter:  28 Weight: 12.99   Axis: 6 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus) ; Julia Mamaea (Augusta)

City: Nisibis Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (27 mm); 12.88 g (11)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΕΑ ϹΕΒΑ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, facing diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea, left

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤΡΟ; draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right; before, star and corn ear; behind, star; above, ram leaping, right, looking back

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 1938.6000.2645

Diameter:  26 Weight: 13.73   Axis: 6 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus) ; Julia Mamaea (Augusta)

City: Nisibis Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (27 mm); 12.88 g (11)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΕΑ ϹΕΒΑ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, facing diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea, left

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤΡΟ; draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right; before, star and corn ear; behind, star; above, ram leaping, right, looking back

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 1938.6000.2646

Diameter:  29 Weight: 11.92   Axis: 6 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus) ; Julia Mamaea (Augusta)

City: Nisibis Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (27 mm); 12.88 g (11)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΕΑ ϹΕΒΑ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, facing diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea, left

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤΡΟ; draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right; before, star and corn ear; behind, star; above, ram leaping, right, looking back

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 1938.6000.2353

Diameter:  27 Weight: 11.8   Axis: 12 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Caesarea ad Libanum Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria Phoenice

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 10.85 g (1)

Obverse: IMP C M AV ANTONINVS [?]; laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front

Reverse: COL CAESARΙA ΒΛΦ; front view of temple with four columns with arcuated lintel in the middle, within which Astarte standing, facing, wearing kalathos, resting on long sceptre, crowned by military figure standing, left; on either side, female figure within niche; below, two stairways

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2001.87.13467

Diameter:  25 Weight: 10.85   Axis: 6 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Damascus Region: Syria Province: Syria Phoenice

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 10.37 g (8)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΔΑΜΑϹΚΟΥ ΙΕΡΑϹ ΚΑΙ ΕΝΔΟΞΟΥ, ϹΕΒΑϹΜΙΑ; inscription within wreath; below, sometimes, ram head(?), left

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 8.6000.1306

Bibliography: (found at Dura Europos) 

Diameter:  27 Weight: 11.71   Axis: 7 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Julia Soaemias (Augusta)

City: Sebaste Region: Samaria Province: Syria Palaestina

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 10.12 g (16)

Obverse: SVAEMIAS AVGVSTA SEB; draped bust of Julia Soaemias, right

Reverse: COL L SE SEBASTE; Hades in quadriga, right, looking back, holding reins and Persephone; above, Eros flying, right; behind, Athena advancing, right, holding shield and about to hurl spear; before, serpent over basket, right; below, cista(?)

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2001.87.12653

Diameter:  21 Weight: 9.46   Axis: 5 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Philadelphia Region: Syria Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.83 g (7)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΕϹΑΡ (sic) ΑΝΤωΝΙ(ΝΟϹ ); laureate head of Elagabalus, right

Reverse: ΦΙΛ ΚΟΙ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ; veiled and draped bust of Asteria, right, surmounted by star

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2004.6.3626

Diameter:  17 Weight: 4.92   Axis: 1 

Reign: Gordian III Persons:

City: Adramyteum Region: Mysia Province: Asia (conventus of Adramyteum)

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 8.18 g (4)

Obverse: ΑΔΡΑΜΥΤΗΝΩΝ; bust of Athena wearing aegis, left

Reverse: ΕΠΙ Ϲ ΦΗΛΕΙΚΟϹ ΑΔΡΑΜΥΤΗΝ; eagle standing facing on globe, head left, wings spread, wreath in beak

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2004.6.2343

Bibliography: PRF coll. 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 6.8   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Apollonia ad Rhyndacum Region: Mysia Province: Asia (conventus of Adramyteum)

Denomination: Æ (27 mm); 8.74 g (2)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ Π ΡΥ; nude Aphrodite standing on one foot right, head left, opening sandal and resting on dolphin

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2008.83.129

Diameter:  27 Weight: 10.91   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Tranquillina (Augusta)

City: Hadrianeia Region: Mysia Province: Asia (conventus of Adramyteum)

Denomination: Æ (31 mm); 18.27 g (4)

Obverse: ΦΟΥΡ ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΕΙΝΑ; diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right

Reverse: ΕΠΙ Κ ΦΑΝΙΟΥ ΘΕΜΙϹΩΝΟϹ Α[Ρ Α?]ΔΡΙΑΝΕΩΝ; Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus, leaning on to a Silenus holding staff; at Dionysus' feet, panther

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2004.6.2373

Diameter:  34 Weight: 19.86   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons:

City: Germe Region: Mysia Province: Asia (conventus of Pergamum)

Denomination: Æ (40 mm); 25.25 g (5)

Obverse: ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ; draped bust of the Senate, right

Reverse: ΕΠΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ; Heracles standing left, holding club and lion skin, in front of figure of Apollo holding lyre standing on base between two trees; between them, lighted altar

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2013.17.97

Bibliography: CNR 15, 1990, lot 241 

Diameter:  39 Weight: 26.6   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Pergamum Region: Mysia Province: Asia (conventus of Pergamum)

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 25.23 g (3)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front

Reverse: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Γ ΚΛ ΓΛΥΚΩΝΟϹ ΡΟΥΦΕΙΝΙΑΝΟΥ ΙΠΠΙΚΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ; Asclepius standing facing, holding serpent-staff

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2008.83.128

Diameter:  35 Weight: 25.17   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Thyatira Region: Lydia Province: Asia (conventus of Thyatira) Alliance with: Smyrna

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 7.86 g (8)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΘΥΑΤ Κ ϹΜΥΡ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ; Artemis-Selene-Hecate, crescent at shoulders, advancing right, a torch in each hand

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2004.6.302

Bibliography: PRF coll., ex Brandt-Sonntag 1988 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 7.22   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Thyatira Region: Lydia Province: Asia (conventus of Thyatira) Alliance with: Smyrna

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 7.86 g (8)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΘΥΑΤ Κ ϹΜΥΡ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ; Artemis-Selene-Hecate, crescent at shoulders, advancing right, a torch in each hand

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2004.6.303

Bibliography: PRF coll. 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 9.9   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Thyatira Region: Lydia Province: Asia (conventus of Thyatira) Alliance with: Smyrna

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 7.23 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΘΥΑΤ Κ ϹΜΥΡ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ; Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow; at her feet, dog running, right

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2004.6.301

Bibliography: PRF coll., ex Otto 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 7.92   Axis: 6 

Reign: Uncertain Persons:

City: Thyatira Region: Lydia Province: Asia (conventus of Thyatira) Alliance with: Smyrna

Denomination: Æ (22 mm); 4.96 g (21)

Obverse: ΒΟΡΕΙΤΗΝΗ; draped bust of Artemis Boreitene, left, seen from rear, quiver at shoulder; in front, bow

Reverse: ΘΥΑΤ Κ ϹΜΥΡ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ; Poseidon standing right, holding dolphin and trident, with foot on prow

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2004.6.2987

Diameter:  22 Weight: 4.27   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Sardis Region: Lydia Province: Asia (conventus of Sardis)

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 6.44 g (4)

Obverse: ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ; radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield against shoulder (decorated with gorgoneion)

Reverse: ΕΠΙ ΕΡΜΟΦ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚ ΠΑΦΙΗ; sanctuary of Aphrodite of Paphos

Museum: Yale: Yale University Art Gallery (USA) Inventory: 2007.27.1

Bibliography: Gorny & Mosch 156, 5 Mar. 2007, lot 1775 

Diameter:  27 Weight: 7.33   Axis: 12