Author at Temple to Aphrodite in Aphrodisias

CARIA. Aphrodisias. Gordian III (238 - 244). Æ 38mm, 26.83g. Obv: AV K MAP ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CЄB. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙCIEΩΝ. Cult statue of Aphrodite right within tetrastyle temple. Ref: RPC VII 617; MacDonald 179 (O229/R417); SNG von Aulock 2469 From an “old collection of Roman Provincial coins with temples” London coin galleries, 3 #116 (2016); ex. Dr. Reinhard Fischer Auktionen, 158 #571 (2017) (Author's collection)

CARIA. Aphrodisias. Gordian III (238 - 244). Ae. 36 mm, 24.26 g. Obv: AV K MAP ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CЄB. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙCIEΩΝ. Centaur advancing right, holding arrow and bow. Weber 6407; SNG München -; SNG Aulock 2462; SNG Copenhagen -. Numismatik Naumann, 44, #648 (2016) (Author's collection)

CARIA, Aphrodisias Septimius Severus 193-211 AD Æ Medallion 36mm Obv: Rad, draped/cuir bust right AVT KAI Λ CЄΠT CЄOVHPOC ΠЄP Rev: ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙCIEΩΝ. Cult figure of Aphrodite, altar Ref: MacDonald, 82, Taf. 10; ex. Sammlung R.P., CNG 51, 1999 lot 901; ex. Gerhard Hirsch 343 lot 2674 (Author's collection)

CARIA, Aphrodisias Severus Alexander 222-235 AD Alliance issue with Antioch ad Maeandrum. Æ 36mm, 21.35g Obv: Α Κ Μ Α ϹЄ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟ; Laur., draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ΑΦΡΟΔЄΙϹΙЄΩΝ ΑΝΤΙΟΧЄΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ; Cult statue of Aphrodite of Aphrodisias standing right, wearing kalathos and holding flower(?), facing Zeus seated left, holding long sceptre and Nike. Ref: RPC VI online 5364 (3 specimens) var. SNG Leypold 815 var. Numismatik Naumann, 148 #459 (Author's collection)

CARIA, Aprhodisias. Gallienus, 253-268 AD AE 31mm, 11.86g. Obv: Radiate bust of emperor facing left, ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΠΟ ΓΑΛ-ΛΙΗΝΟΣ, ΑΦΡΟ-ΔΙΣΙΕΩΝ, Temple of Aphrodite. MacDonald 224 (Author's collection)

CARIA, Aphrodisias Tranquillina 241-244 AD Æ Tetrassarion 29mm 14.94g Obv: ΦPOY CAB TPANKYΛΛЄINA C Diad/draped bust of Tranquillina to right. Rev: AΦPOΔЄICIЄΩN Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left; behind head to upper left, two grain ears Ref: RPC VII.1, 628 (2 spec. in RPC) (Author's collection)

CARIA. Aphrodisias. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Diassarion (21 mm, 5.60 g, 12 h), Head of goddess; sacred tree or plant. ΑΦΡΟ--ΔΙΣΕΩΝ, MacDonald 210 (Author's collection)

CARIA, Aphrodisias Pseudo-autonomous issue Time of Gallienus, 260-268 AD Æ Diassarion 24 mm, 5.89g, 4h Obv: IЄPOC ΔHMOC Laureate and draped bust of Demos to right. Rev: AΦPOΔЄICIЄΩN Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. Ref: MacDonald, Aphrodisias, Type 239 Martin, Aphrodisias 80. Leu 13, lot #868 (Author's collection)

CARIA, Aphrodisias. Gallienus, 253-268 AD Æ 24 mm, 7.36 g, 1 h Obv: AΥ KAI ΠO Λ ΓAΛΛIHNOC Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to left, seen from behind. Rev: AΦPOΔЄICIE/ΩN Local hero Standing right, nude except for a cloak waving behind, spearing boar standing to left before him with plant between. Ref: BMC p. 50, 144. MacDonald Type 228 (O263b/R544). Leu 19 lot#2151 (Author's collection)