romeos roman coins
In Honor of Augustus

Home
01

Romeo's Coin Store
02

Augustus Phrygian
03

The Augustus library
04

EMPERORS in BRITAIN
05
ACMONEIA - AEZANIS

Acmoneia
Modern day name is Ahatkoy in the  Uşak province of Turkey. The city was situated on a tributary of the river Sindrus, about six miles west of Diocleia(see map page). There are 5 coins all with  ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ on the obverse with the Augustus portrait. The magistrates names are as follows along with the style of portrait used;

 Kordos (this is the only one with a bare head (left). The style of portrait suggests a earlier date of perhaps 20-10 B.C. with lituus) 2 coins

obv; ΣΕBAΣTOΣ - Bust of Augustus left, before lituus. rev; AKMONEΩΝ ΚΟΡΔΟΣ- Nike advancing right, with palm and wreath (18mm 5.12 g) RPC 3164 , BMC 31.

obv; ΣΕBAΣTOΣ - Bust of Augustus left, before lituus. rev; AKMONEΩΝ ΚΟΡΔΟΣ- Artemis right drawing bow (14mm, 3.04g) RPC 3165.


Eusebes (laureate head right) 1 coin

obv; ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ- Laureate head right. rev; ΑKMONEΩN EYΣEBHΣ- Nike advancing left with wreath and palm.(18mm, 5.38g)RPC 3166


Menemachos Philalethes (laureate head with lituus) 1 coin

obv; ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΕ- laureate head right, lituus before. rev; AKMONEΩΝ MENEMAXOΣ ΦΙΑΑΛΗΘΗΣ Nike advancing left with wreath and palm. (18mm 6.32g) RPC 3167, BMC 34.


 

Krates Menokritou ( a very similar portrait to Menemachos, laureate head with lituus) 1 coin

obv; ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΕ- laureate head right, lituus before. rev; AKMONEΩΝ KPATHΣ MHNOKPITOY Nike advancing left with wreath and palm. (20mm 6.70g) RPC 3168, BMC 33


AEZANIS  

 Located on the high plains/ plateaus of North/West Phrygia, near the sources of the Rhyndacus. Unlike the coastal Mediterranean climate it tended to be drier and the weather more variable. It was good for grain and grazing and not particularly orientated towards high density population. However this was a important city known early in the 2nd century as Phrygia Epictetus. The district comprised the cities of Cadi, Aezanis, Cotiaeum, Dorylaeam, Midaeum, Accilaeum and Nakoleia.

 There are 2 coins of Augustus , however one is of proconsul Potitus Messala and has his portrait on the obverse so it wont be included here. We can assume on a date of  24B.C. as this was the date of the proconsul of Messala and corresponds well to the early portrait stlye of Augustus.

The only writing on this coin is ΕΖΕΑΝΙΤΩΝ which is the late Hellenistic form for Aezanis. After Augustus the more usual form of ΑΙΖΑΝΙΤΩΝ is used.

obv; bare head left. rev; EZEANITΩN- Zeus of Aezanis standing left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram before (21mm, 7.16g) RPC 3066




HomeRomeo's Coin StoreAugustus Phrygian The Augustus libraryEMPERORS in BRITAIN
ACMONEIA - AEZANIS
APAMEIA - AMORIUM
CIBYRA- DIONYSOPOLIS
EUCARPIA - EUMENEIA
HIERAPOLIS
HYDRELA - LAODICEIA
MIDAEUM- PHILOMELIUM
PRYMNESSOS - SEBASTE
SIBLIA - SYNNADA
GLOSSARY and CREDITS