Mint of Philadelphia (Lydia)
Coins | Mint
c. 200 BC/BCE to 300 CE
Alaşehir, in Antiquity and the Middle Ages known as Philadelphia, is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. Its coinage began around the 2nd century BC. Its coins bore the word Neokoron (literally, "temple-sweeper"—caretaker of the temple). During the reign of Tiberius (14 - 37) the name of the city was changed to Neocaesarea but was changed back to Philadelphia during the reign of Vespasian (69 - 79).
Subject ID: 127926
Morec. 200 BC/BCE to 300 CE
Alaşehir, in Antiquity and the Middle Ages known as Philadelphia, is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. Its coinage began around the 2nd century BC. Its coins bore the word Neokoron (literally, "temple-sweeper"—caretaker of the temple). During the reign of Tiberius (14 - 37) the name of the city was changed to Neocaesarea but was changed back to Philadelphia during the reign of Vespasian (69 - 79).
Subject ID: 127926
Subject ID: 127926
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<p><strong>Roman Provincial, </strong><strong>Tiberius ( 14 – 37 CE), </strong><strong>Bronze, Ae unit, Lydia, Philadelphia (as Neocaesarea) mint</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Obverse: </strong>ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΝ ϹƐΒΑϹΤΟΝ / bare head of Tiberius facing right</li>
<li><strong>Reverse</strong> ΝΕΟΚΕϹΑΡΕΙΣ (or ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙϹ) / winged thunderbolt</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Reference:</strong> </p>
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<li>RPC I 3017</li>
<li>SNG Copenhagen 373</li>
<li>Vagi 480 (Tiberius Gemellus)</li>
<li>Kurth 150 (Tiberius Gemellus)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Other Information:</strong></p>
<p>Previously attributed to Tiberius Gemellus, a note in RPC online confirms the attribution to the emperor Tiberius Specimen 14 from RPC online removes any doubt about the attribution. See J. Clark, 'The renaming of Philadelphia Neocaesarea under the emperor Tiberius', NC 180 (2020), pp. 127-31, for a die study and confirmation of the attribution to Tiberius. The reading is clear on the rare die.”</p>
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- Released: 14 null BC/BCE
- Discontinued: 37 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: Mint of Philadelphia (Lydia) , Roman Empire , Roman Provincial Coinage , Tiberius , Tiberius Gemellus
Roman Provincial, Tiberius ( 14 – 37 CE), Bronze, Ae unit, Lydia, Philadelphia (as Neocaesarea) mint
- Obverse: ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΝ ϹƐΒΑϹΤΟΝ / bare head of Tiberius facing right
- Reverse ΝΕΟΚΕϹΑΡΕΙΣ (or ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙϹ) / winged thunderbolt
Reference:
- RPC I 3017
- SNG Copenhagen 373
- Vagi 480 (Tiberius Gemellus)
- Kurth 150 (Tiberius Gemellus)
Other Information:
Previously attributed to Tiberius Gemellus, a note in RPC online confirms the attribution to the emperor Tiberius Specimen 14 from RPC online removes any doubt about the attribution. See J. Clark, 'The renaming of Philadelphia Neocaesarea under the emperor Tiberius', NC 180 (2020), pp. 127-31, for a die study and confirmation of the attribution to Tiberius. The reading is clear on the rare die.”
- Released: 14 null BC/BCE
- Discontinued: 37 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: Mint of Philadelphia (Lydia) , Roman Empire , Roman Provincial Coinage , Tiberius , Tiberius Gemellus
