Archaios | Roman Provincial Lycaonia Iconium Antoninus Pius Athena. Scarce

Description

Archaios Numismatics
Description:
Roman Provincial Bronze coin of Antoninus Pius from Iconium (Eikonieon) in Lycaonia, Asia Minor circa. 138 to 161 AD.
Obverse:
Laureate and draped bust of emperor Antoninus Pius facing Right. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS
Reverse:
Helmeted head of Athena Right wearing crested Corinthian Helmet. COL ICO
Mint:
Iconium, Lycaonia
Size:
16 mm
Weight:
4.68 g
Ref:
SNG Van Aulock Supplement 8648, SNG Cop -.
Condition:
aVF. Pleasing Portraits with good relief
As always, Please Use the Picture as your judge as grading is subjective.
Notes:
The region of Lycaonia
in Asia Minor was bounded on the west by Pisidia, on the north by Galatia, on the east by Cappadocia, and on the south by the mountainous country of Isauria or Cilicia Tracheia. It included the cities of the Κοινον Λυκαονιας, organized in the reign of Antoninus Pius, viz. Barata, Dalisandus, Derbe, Hyde, Ilistra, Laranda, and Savatra; together with Iconium, Lystra, Laodiceia Combusta, and Parlais. There is no coinage earlier than the first century B.C. Lystra and Parlais were made colonies by Augustus, Iconium by Hadrian. Coins reading ΛVΚΑΟΝΩΝ were struck by Antiochus IV of Commagene and his sons, probably at Laranda.
Iconium (Konia).
Autonomous Æ of late first century B.C. Inscr., (Є)ΙΚΟΝΙЄΩΝ. Types referring to Zeus, Dionysos, and especially Perseus, the name of the city being derived from the εικων of the Gorgon. Magistrate, ΜЄΝЄΔΗΜ. ΤΙΜΟΘЄΟΥ. Imperial, Claudius to Hadrian. Inscr., ΚΛΑVΔ(Є)ΙΚΟΝΙЄΩΝ. Types—Perseus; Sarapis seated; Bust of Athena; Head of Gorgon; Head and name of M. Annius Afrinus, governor of Galatia. Colonial, Hadrian to Gallienus (with and without portraits). Inscr.,
COL. ICO.
, ICONIENSIVM (ADRIA.) COL., COL. AEL. ADR. ICONIEN., &c. Types—Perseus; Athena; Herakles; Tyche seated with river-god; Wolf and twins; Marsyas with wine-skin; &c
Excerpts From Head, Hist. Numor
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