Syria, Gabala - Ancient Greek Coins (original) (raw)
CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
Babelon 943
Gabala, Syria, AE18, 225-224 BC. Turreted head of Tyche right / Prow left with Athena standing left upon it, ΓB monogram above, Phoenician inscription below. Babelon Satraps 943; Duyrat 2-3.
BMC 1 var
Gabala, Syria ?, Civic issue AE15. Radiate and draped bust of Helios right / ΓABAΛEΩN, naked male deity standing left, holding figure.
Duyrat 2-3
Gabala, Syria. AE19, 225-224 BC. 18.62 mm, 7.17 g. Turreted head of Tyche right. / ΓB monogram above prow of galley left with Athena figurehead fighting left, holding shield and spear. Aradian era date 35 below. Duyrat (Ateliers) 2�3; Babelon (Satraps) 943; Hoover HGC 163.
Duyrat 4-6
Gabala, Syria. AE18, 224-223 BC. 17.73mm, 4.34 g. Turreted head of Tyche right. / ΓB monogram above prow of galley left with Athena figurehead fighting left, holding shield and spear. Aradian era date 36 below. Duyrat (Ateliers) 4�6; Paris Y28455.6; Hoover HGC 163.
Duyrat 8-21
Gabala, Syria. AE18, 187-186 BC. 17.56 mm, 5.28 g. Head of Tyche right, wearing ornate polos. / Prow of galley left with aplustre, ΓB monogram and Phoenician letter lamedh above, Aradian era date 73 below. Duyrat (Ateliers) 8-21; Hoover HGC 164; Paris Y28455; Babelon (Satraps) 953.
Hoover 164
Gabala, Syria, AE18, civic issue. Dated CY 73, 187-186 BC. 5.77 g. Head of Astarte right, polos on head / Prow left; aphlaston above, date in Phoenician below. Hoover 164.
Hoover 172
Gabala, Syria (as Phoenicia), civic issue. 80-57 BC. 2.34 g. Helmeted, draped bust of Athena right / ΓABAΛEΩN, shield with a spear behind it. Hoover 172; Duyrat 54.
Mionnet V, 624
Gabala, Syria, civic issue. AE15. 1st. century BC. 3.66 g. Bearded head of Zeus or Poseidon right / ΓABAΛEΩN beneath Crab, star in crescent above. SNG Munich 826; Mionnet, V, 624; Paris 1016.
Seyrig
Gabala 16, 9
Gabala, Syria, AE23, 86-65 BC, dated Year 174 of the Aradan era. Bearded head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left, wings spread. Aramaic Gimel above ΔOΡ in left field, H over Z between the eagle's claws. Seyrig Gabala 16,9 in RN 1964.
RPC 4452
Augustus, AE of Gabala, Syria. AD 1-14. 8.04 g. Bare head of Augustus rightm uncertain countermark / ΓABAΛEΩN, Astarte seated left, holding poppy and sceptre, sphinx at foot. ΛM in left field, ZH in exergue. RPC 4452; BMC 70; Mionnet V, 627.
RPC 4453
Gaius Caligula AE 20mm.of Gabala, Syria. Q EP, laureate head right; A below / ΓABAΛEΩN, eagle standing left.
BMC 4
Trajan, AE of Gabala, Syria. Dated year BNP = local year 151-152, AD 105. NEΡ KAIC TΡAIA CEB ΓEΡ, laureate head right / ΓABAΛEΩN, date BNP above, Cω in exergue, Astarte seated left, holding poppy and corn-ears; sphinx at foot with star above its head. BMC 4; Hunter 2.
BMC 6
Trajan, AE18 of Gabala, Syria. Dated AD 109-110. 4.39 g. NEΡ KAIC TΡAIA CEB ΓEΡ, laureate head right / ΓABAΛEΩN around, Cω below, eagle standing left, wings spread. RPC 3810; BMC 6; Hunter 4; SNG Munich 828 corr. (date).
CNG 160, 230
Trajan, AE23 of Gabala, Syria. AD 98-117. 6.99 g. Dated CY 143 (AD 111-112). NEΡ KAI Γ TΡAIA CEB ΓEΡM, laureate head right, aegis on left shoulder / ΓABAΛEΩN, HKΠ ΓMP, Astarte seated left, holding corn-ears and sceptre; sphinx sitting left at foot. Unpublished with these dates and obv. legend. CNG 160, 230. BMC 4 var; Hunter 2 var.
Lindgren I 2053
Trajan AE 17mm of Gabala, Seleukis and Pieria, Syria. Laureate head right / ΓABAΛEΩN, Eagle standing left.
Mionnet 179
Trajan AE21 of Gabala, Syria. AVT NEΡ KAI TΡAIA CEB ΓEΡM, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ΓABAΛEΩN, HKP to left, ΓMΡ to right. Astarte seated left, holding grain ears and poppy. BMC 4cf.
Mionnet Supp. VIII, 179
Trajan, AE21 of Gabala, Syria. AD 98-117. Dated CY 158 and year 143 of the Actian Era (AD 112-113). NEΡ KAIC TΡAIANOC CEB.., laureate head right / ΓABAΛEωN ΓMΡ HKΡ, Astarte seated left, holding poppy and sceptre; sphinx sitting left at foot. Mionnet Supp. VIII 179.
BMC 8
Commodus, AE22 of Gabala, Syria. AVT KOMOΔO ANT, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left / ΓABA-ΛEΩN across fields, owl right facing a sphinx with modius left, facing each other on a cross-hatched base. BMC Galatia, 8; Lindgren I 2055; Mionnet 183 var (bust type).
Lindgren 1186
Commodus AE 27mm of Gabala, Syria, Seleukis and Pieria. Laureate head left / Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiae, statue of Astarte before her.
Lindgren 2055
Commodus AE 22mm of Gabala, Syria. Laureate and draped bust left / ΓΛΣ ΓABA-ΛEΩN above owl standing right on globe, facing sphinx, wearing modius, sitting left on base. BMC 8; Lindgren 2055.
Lindgren 2055 (2)
Commodus AE 24mm of Gabala, Syria. Laureate and draped bust left / ΓΛΣ ΓABA-ΛEΩN above owl standing right on globe, facing sphinx, wearing modius, sitting left on base. BMC 8; Lindgren 2055.
Mionnet V, 639
Commodus, AE26 of Gabala, Syria. AD 177-192. 11.08 g. Dated CY 233 (AD 186-187). AYT.. KOMOΔON, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / ΓABAΛEωN, date ΓAC in upper centre, helmeted bust of Athena right, facing a cult statue of Astarte seated facing. Mionnet V, 639; Paris 1027.
Mionnet V, 640
Commodus, AE25 of Gabala, Syria. AD 177-192. 12.18 g. AYT KAI MAΡ AYΡ KOMOΔOC, laureate head left / ΓABAΛEΩN AN-NA ΔΛC, bearded deity standing facing on pedestal, modius on head, holding bipennis and shield; horses' heads to left and right of the base; Tyche seated left in the right field, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Mionnet V, 640; Paris 1028; Lindgren 1186.
Mionnet 642
Septimius Severus, AE27 of Gabala, Syria. AD 193-211. AYTO KAI Λ CEΠ CEYHΡOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, SΛ countermark (Howgego 573). / ΓABAΛEΩN ANC, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; eagle at foot left. Mionnet 642; SNG Hunterian 3236 and SNGUK (Hunter) 1202.3236 var (legend position).
Mionnet 642 (2)
Septimius Severus, AE27 of Gabala, Syria. AD 193-211. 10.2 g. AYTO KAI Λ CEΠ CEYHΡOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, SΛC countermark (Howgego 573 var). / ΓABAΛEΩN ANC, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; eagle at foot left. Mionnet 642 var (countermark; SNG Hunterian 3236 and SNGUK (Hunter) 1202.3236 var (legend position).
BMC 10
Julia Domna AE25 of Gabala, Syria. IOYΛI &Deltaa;OMNA CEB, draped bust right / ΓABAΛEΩN, bust of Athena right within distyle temple. BMC 10; Lindgren III 1188.
Mionnet V, 645
Julia Domna, AE of Gabala, Syria. 9.98 g. IOVΛI ΔOMNA CEB, draped bust right/ (from lower left, anti-clockwise), ΓABAΛEΩN and date, .. IKΓ, Astarte, veiled, standing front between two sphinxes. Mionnet V, 645.
SNG Munich 831
Julia Domna, AE25 of Gabala, Syria. 6.65 g. AD 193-217. IOVΛI ΔOMNA CEB, draped bust right, SAC countermark in right field (Howgego 573 var) / ΓABAΛEΩN, Astarte, veiled, seated left, holding corn-ears and sceptre, sphinx at foot. SNG Munich 831.
BMC 11
Caracalla AE29 of Gabala, Syria. AD 198-217. 15.30 g. AV KAI MAΡ ANTΩNEINOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΓABAΛEωN, cult image of Astarte sitting facing on throne which is surmounted by a sphinx and a bird; sphinx at foot to left and right, crescent and star above. BMC 11-12.
BMC 14
Caracalla, AE27 of Gabala, Syria. AD 198-217. 14.64 g. AVT KAI ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ΓABAΛEωN, Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. BMC 14.
Hunter 9
Caracalla AE27 of Gabala, Syria. AD 198-217. 10.0 g. AV KAI MAΡ ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ΓABAΛEωN, cult image of Astarte sitting facing on throne which is surmounted by a sphinx and a bird; sphinx at foot to left and right, crescent and star above. Hunter 9 (bust type var of BM;C 11-12).
Kuenker 97, 1649
Caracalla, AE26 of Gabala, Syria. AD 198-217. 14.50 g. AVT K M A ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΓABAΛEΩN, Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. BMC 15 var (Nike right), apparently unpublished; Seyrig -; Mionnet -; Hunter -; Paris -. Kuenker 97, lot 1649.
Lindgren 1191
Caracalla AE 28mm of Gabala, Syria. Radiate head right / Tyche seated front, looking left, holding sceptre and globe. Lindgren 1191
Lindgren III A1191a
Caracalla AE 27mm of Syria, Seleukis and Pieria. Gabala. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding Victory, shield and spear; lit altar before.
McClean 9430
Caracalla, AE28 of Gabala, Syria. AD 198-217. 9.92 g. AVT K M A ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΓABAΛEΩN, Athena standing left by altar, holding Nike and resting right hand on shield, spear at her side. McClean 9430; Mionnet 654; Paris M5562.
Prieur 1088
Caracalla, AR tetradrachm, Gabala mint. AD 215-217. 13.27 g. AYT KAI ANTωNINOC CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the back / ΔHMARX EΞ YΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing right, head left, tail left, wreath in beak, crab on crescent between legs, upright palm branch in right field. Prieur 1088, Bellinger 223.
Seyrig pl. IV, 9
Caracalla, AE26 of Gabala, Syria. AD 198-217. 13.14 g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΓABAΛEωN EMC AN, Distyle temple with helmeted and draped bust of Athena right on altar within. Seyrig, "Cultes de Gabala," pl. IV, 9 in RN 1964.
SNG Cop 314
Caracalla AE 27mm of Gabala, Syria. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding Victory, shield and spear; lit altar before her.
Lindgren I, 2058
Plautilla, AE31 of Gadara, Syria. AD 202-205. 18.92 g. AYΓOYCTA ΠΛAY.., draped bust right on crescent; countermark SΛ in oval incuse (cf. Howgego 573) / ..ΓABAΛA, distyle temple with Atargatis standing left in front of it, holding sceptre; two lions seated back-to-back at its base, each looking backwards. Lindgren I 2058.
BMC var (1)
Geta, AE27 of Gabala, Syria. 209-212 AD. Bare-headed, draped bust of Geta right / ΓABAΛEΩN, helmeted bust of Athena right within distyle temple. Same reverse as BMC 10 (Julia Domna), not in any of the usual catalogues.
BMC 10 var (2)
Geta, AE25mm of Gabala, Syria, 11.13g). AD 211-212. ..ΓETAC KAIC, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΓABAΛEΩ ECM, Helmeted, draped bust of Athena right on a base, within distyle temple. Unpublished. BMC 10 var (this rev. for Julia Domna).
CNG 115, 302
Geta, AE26 of Gabala, Syria. AD 198-209, 13.00 g. Dated Year 245 (AD 198-199). AY CEΠ ΓETAC KAIC, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΓABAΛEΩN AΓA to right, EMC (date) to left, distyle temple of Gabala, with bust of Tyche right on pedestal within. BMC -; SNG Cop -; L&K -; SNG Munich -. Apparently unpublished. CNG 115, 302.
Hunter 14cf
Geta, AE27 of Gabala, Syria. AD 198-209, 6.61 g. (from top right), ΛOY CEΠ ΓETAC KAI, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, SAE countermark / Tyche seated left, holding flower and sceptre, sphinx at foot. Pb.. above. cf Hunter II, 14.
Lindgren III, 1189
Geta AE 27mm of Gabala, Syria. Draped bust right / Zeus seated right, holding sceptre. Lindgren III, 1189 (this coin).
BMC 17
Macrinus, AE25 of Gabala, Syria. AD 217-218. 12.61 g. AVT K OΠ MAKΡINOC, laureate, cuirassed bust right / ΓABAΛEωN, Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right. BMC 17.
BMC 20
Macrinus, AE26 of Gabala, Syria. AD 217-218. 10.24 g. AVT K M OΠ MAKΡEINOC, laureate head right / ΓABAΛEωN, Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. BMC 20.
Mionnet Supp V, 189
Macrinus, AE27 of Gabala, Syria. AV K M OΠ MAKΡEINOC, laureate head right / ΓABAΛEΩN, cult image of Astarte seated facing, sphinx at foot left and right. Mionnet Supp. V, 189.
Prieur 1089
Macrinus, billon silver tetradrachm 26 mm, 12.33 g. AD 217�218. Gabala mint. AYT K M OΠ CE MAKΡINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from the back / ΔHMARX EΞ YΠATOC ΠΠ, eagle standing front, head left, tail left, crescent over crab between legs, date palm in right field. Prieur 1089; Belliger 224.
SNG Munich 834
Macrinus, AE25 of Gabala, Syria. AD 217-218. 8.50 g. AVT K M OΠ MAKΡINOC, laureate head right / ΓABAΛEωN, Astarte seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre; crescent at upper left; lion to lower left, lion left. SNG Munich 834; Lindgren I 2059.
Prieur 1090
Diadumenian AR Tetradrachm, 24mm, 12.35 g. AD 218. Gabala, Syria mint. AYT K AN ΔIAΔYMENEI, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the back / ΔHMAΡX EΞ YΠA, eagle standing front, head and tail left, crab on crescent between legs, palm branch upright in right field. Prieur 1090.
Mionnet V, 666
Elagabalus, AE of Gabala, Syria. 7.51 g. AVT K M ANTΩNINOC C, laureate head right / ΓABAΛEΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Mionnet V, 666.
SNG Cop 317
Elagabalus. 218-222 AD. AE 23mm of Syria, Gabala. AT K MA AVΡ ANTΩNIN, laureate bust right / ΓABAΛEΩN, Tyche standing left with rudder and cornucopiae. Lindgren I 2056.
SNG Cop 317
Elagabalus AE 27mm of Gabala, Syria. AYK MAYΡ ANTΩNIN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΓABA-ΛEΩN, Tyche standing left with rudder and cornucopiae.
See also:
Entry for Gabala on the Digital Historia Numorum
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