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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Geographic - All Periods| ▸ |Anatolia| ▸ |Pisidia||View Options:   | | | Pisidia included the mountainous country between Phrygia and the north of Pamphylia and north-east of Lycia. Uncivilized in early times, only Selge struck money before the time of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great conquered Sagalassos on his way to Persia, but Termessos defied him. After Alexander died, the region was ruled by Antigonus Monophthalmus, and possibly Lysimachus of Thrace, after which Seleucus I took control. The Seleukids founded colonies at strategically important places and the local people were Hellenised, but the area was contested by the Attalids of Pergamon and invading Galatian Celts. Through the Treaty of Apamea, Pisidia officially passed to the Attalids in 188 BC. Attalos III, the last king of Pergamon, bequeathed his kingdom to Rome in 133 B.C. Rome gave Pisidia to the Kingdom of Cappadocia, but the Pisidians allied with pirate-dominated Cilicia and Pamphylia. Roman rule was restored in 102 B.C. In 39 B.C. Mark Antony bestowed Pisidia upon Amyntas, king of Galatia, who held it until his death in 25 B.C. Pisidia was then made part of the new province of Galatia. In 6 B.C., Augustus founded a line of colonies, Antiocheia, Olbasa, Cremna, and Comama. |
A scarce type inspired by the well known "athletic" issue of Aspendos.SH28066. Silver stater, SNG BnF 1936, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, BMC Lycia -, EF, minor flan defects on rev, weight 10.747 g, maximum diameter 25.5 mm, die axis 0o, Selge (southern slope of Mount Taurus, Turkey) mint, c. 300 - 190 B.C.; obverse two wrestlers, the left one grabs the wrist and forearm of his opponent, AΛI between their legs; reverse ΣEΛΓEΩN on left, Herakles standing half-left, head turned right, club in raised right, lion-skin in left, O between legs; SOLD
Komama, Pisidia, 1st Century B.C.
A recent CNG auction identified their example of this type as only the second known silver coin of Komama. This hemidrachm type is the only known silver silver struck by Komama, all examples of which were struck from a single pair of dies, and of which only a single von Aulock specimen is published.SH32489. Silver hemidrachm, Von Aulock Komama 1 (all known examples, including this coin, from the same dies); otherwise unpublished, VF, weight 2.148 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 0o, Komama mint, 1st century B.C.; obverse diademed head of Artemis right, K behind; reverse KOMA-MEΩN, long torch; flat areas, small bumps on the obverse were caused by an ancient fire; extremely rare; SOLD
Komama, Pisidia, 1st Century B.C.
A recent CNG auction identified their example of this type as only the second known silver coin of Komama. This hemidrachm type is the only known silver silver struck by Komama, all examples of which were struck from a single pair of dies, and of which only a single von Aulock specimen is published.SH31655. Silver hemidrachm, Von Aulock Komama 1 (all known examples, including this coin, from the same dies); otherwise unpublished, aEF, weight 1.517 g, maximum diameter 13.7 mm, die axis 0o, Komama mint, 1st century B.C.; obverse diademed head of Artemis right, K behind; reverse KOMA-MEΩN, long torch; reverse struck with partially filled die, bumpy fields on the reverse were caused by an ancient fire; extremely rare; SOLD
Komama, Pisidia, 1st Century B.C.
A recent CNG auction identified their example of this type as only the second known silver coin of Komama. This hemidrachm type is the only known silver silver struck by Komama, all examples of which were struck from a single pair of dies, and of which only a single von Aulock specimen is published.SH31652. Silver hemidrachm, Von Aulock Komama 1 (all known examples, including this coin, from the same dies); otherwise unpublished, VF, weight 1.786 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 0o, Komama mint, 1st century B.C.; obverse diademed head of Artemis right, K behind; reverse KOMA-MEWN, long torch; slightly rough surfaces caused by an ancient fire; extremely rare; SOLD
Selge, Pisidia, c. 325 - 250 B.C.
A scarce type inspired by the well known "athletic" issue of Aspendos.SH91800. Silver stater, BMC Lycia 18, SNG BnF 1941, SNG Cop 247, SNG Delepierre 2827, SNGvA -, VF, well centered and struck, attractive toning, nice style, light marks, mild porosity, beveled obverse edge, weight 9.054 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, die axis 0o, Selge (southern slope of Mount Taurus, Turkey) mint, c. 325 - 250 B.C.; obverse two wrestlers, the left one holds the left wrist of his opponent with his right hand, and right forearm with his left hand, K between their legs; reverse slinger discharging sling to right, wearing short chiton, ΣEΛΓEΩN upward on left, triskeles with feet counterclockwise over club on right, round border of dots; SOLD
Selge, Pisidia, c. 350 - 300 B.C.
Selge, Pisidia on the southern slope of Mount Taurus where the river Eurymedon (Köprücay) forces its way through the mountains, was once the most powerful and populous city of Pisidia. Protected by precipices, torrents, and an army of 20,000 regarded as worthy kinsmen of the Spartans, Selge was never subject to a foreign power until Rome. In the 5th century A.D., Zosimus calls it a little town, but it was still strong enough to repel a body of Goths. The remains of the city consist mainly of parts of the encircling wall and of the acropolis. A few traces have survived of the gymnasium, the stoa, the stadium and the basilica. There are also the outlines of two temples, but the best-conserved monument is the theater, restored in the 3rd century A.D.GS95236. Silver trihemiobol, BMC Lycia p. 257, 4; SNG BnF 1928 var.; SNGvA 5281 var., Klein 631 var., SNG Tüb 4466 var., SNG Cop -, SNG PfPs - (all var. astragalos behind), EF, well centered, some die wear, light marks, weight 0.874 g, maximum diameter 10.7 mm, die axis 180o, Selge (southern slope of Mount Taurus, Turkey) mint, c. 350 - 300 B.C.; obverse facing head of Medusa (gorgoneion), tongue protruding; reverse head of Athena right in crested Attic helmet, astragalos before on left; ex Forum (2018), extremely rare, an apparently unpublished variety and the only specimen known to Forum; SOLD
Paul of Tarsus gave his first sermon to the Gentiles (Acts 13:13-52) at Antiochia in Pisidia, and visited the city once on each of his missionary journeys, helping to make Antioch a center of early Christianity in Anatolia. Antioch in Pisidia is also known as Antiochia Caesareia and Antiochia in Phrygia.RP92555. Bronze AE 22, VA Pisidien pl. 33, 1535 (same dies); Waddington 3718; BMC Lycia -; SNG BnF -; SNGvA -, VF, tight irregularly shaped flan, porous, edge crack, light deposits, some legend unstruck / off flan, weight 4.919 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 0o, Cremna (in Bucak district, Turkey) mint, Aug 253 - Sep 268 A.D.; obverse AV C PV LI GALLIENVM, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse COL IVL AVG CREM, Apollo Propylaeus advancing right, nude but for cap, boots and chlamys flying behind, quiver on shoulder, holding bow, shooting arrow; from the Errett Bishop Collection; zero sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; SOLD
Seleukid Kingdom, Achaios, Usurper in Anatolia, 220 - 214 B.C.
Achaios (Achaeus) was an uncle of Antiochos III. In 223 B.C., Antiochus III appointed Achaeus to the command of Anatolia on the western side of Mount Taurus. Achaeus recovered all the districts which had been lost; but was falsely accused by Hermeias, the minister to Antiochus, of intending to revolt. In self-defense he assumed the title of king. Antiochus marched against Achaeus after he concluded the war with Ptolemy. After a two-year siege of his capital of Sardes, Lydia, Achaios was captured and beheaded.SH80414. Bronze AE 20, Houghton-Lorber II Addenda Ad204 (cites Gorny & Mosch auction 142 (10 Oct 2005), lot 1636); HGC 9 439 (R3), VF, green patina, small edge split, weight 6.129 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 0o, Pisidia(?) mint, c. 220 - 216 B.C.; obverse head of Zeus right, circle of dots around; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ AXAIOY, eagle standing slightly right, head right, wings open; extremely rare; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Antiocheia, Pisidia
A temple of Mên has been excavated at Antioch, Pisidia. Luna, the Greek moon-goddess, was female, which seems natural because the female menstrual cycle follows the lunar month. But Mên was a male moon-god, probably originally of the indigenous non-Greek Karian people. By Roman times, Mên was worshiped across Anatolia and in Attica. He was associated with fertility, healing, and punishment. Mên is usually depicted with a crescent moon behind his shoulders, wearing a Phrygian cap, and holding a lance or sword in one hand and a pine-cone or patera in the other. His other attributes include the bucranium and cock. RP112809. Bronze AE 22, Krzyzanowska IX/10, pl. 8; SNG BnF -; SNG Pfalz -, nice gVF, attractive black patina with highlighting red earthen deposits, weight 5.740 g, maximum diameter 21.9 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch in Pisidia (Yalvac, Turkey) mint, regnal year 4, 196 - 197 A.D.; obverse IMP C S-EV PERP AV-G IIII, laureate head of Septimius Severus right; reverse ANTIOCH - COLONIAE, draped bust of Mên right, crescent behind shoulders, wearing Phrygian cap ; ex Leu Numismatik auction 25 (11-14 Mar 2023), lot 4116 (part of); ex European collection (formed before 2005); first specimen of the type handled by FORVM, Coin Archives records only two specimens of the type at auction in the last two decades; very rare; SOLD
Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D., Antiocheia, Pisidia
Tyche (Greek for luck; the Roman equivalent was Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. Increasingly during the Hellenistic period, cities had their own specific iconic version of Tyche, wearing a mural crown (a crown like the walls of the city). SH12557. Bronze AE 23, Krzyzanowska XVII/38; SNG BnF 1126; BMC Lycia p. 181, 34, gVF, nice green patina, weight 6.029 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch in Pisidia (Yalvac, Turkey) mint, obverse IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair in waved horizontal ridges, bun at back of head; reverse ANTIOCH CE NI COL CAES, Tyche (genius of the colony) standing left, branch in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; SOLD
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