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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Geographic - All Periods| ▸ |Anatolia| ▸ |Pamphylia| ▸ |Perga||View Options:   | | |
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| Perga was the capital of Pamphylia. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Perga was one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world, famous for its temple of Artemis. It also is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga. |  |
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
| Perga was the capital of Pamphylia. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Perga was one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world, famous for its temple of Artemis. It also is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga. |  |
Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, 305 - 281 B.C., Portrait of Alexander the Great
In the years following his death Alexander the Great came to be the subject of cult worship throughout the Mediterranean basin. His corpse was appropriated by Ptolemy I who transported it to Egypt, initially interring it at Memphis, then to a mausoleum and center of worship in Alexandria. It survived until the 4th century A.D. when Theodosius banned paganism, only to disappear without trace.SH11213. Silver tetradrachm, Thompson 222, gF, weight 16.45 g, maximum diameter 30.1 mm, die axis 0o, Perga (near Antalya, Turkey) mint, 287 - 281 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon, K below neck; reverse Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, Nike crowning name in extended right hand, left arm rests on grounded round shield decorated with Gorgoneion, transverse spear against right side, BAΣIΛEΩΣ (king) downward on right, ΛYΣIMAXOY (Lysimachos) downward on left, crescent left, cult image inner left, monogram in exergue; SOLD
Perga, Pamphylia, Seleukid Empire, 206 - 205 B.C., In the Name of Alexander the Great
In 333 BC, the citizens of Perga, long under the rule of Persia, welcomed their liberator Alexander the Great and his army into the city. When this coin was struck Perga was under Seleukid rule but retained the independence to strike coinage. This example is countermarked with a Seleukid anchor. Perga is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga, who is believed to have lived at the time this coin was struck. SH59443. Silver tetradrachm, Price 2928, Müller Alexander 1233, Cohen DCA 314, F, weight 15.903 g, maximum diameter 32.4 mm, die axis 0o, Perga (near Antalya, Turkey) mint, 206 - 205 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; Seleukid countermark: anchor within a rectangular punch; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left, right leg drawn back, eagle in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, IC (year 16 of the Era of Perga) left; SOLD
Perga, Pamphylia, Seleukid Empire, 196 - 195 B.C., In the Name of Alexander the Great
In 333 BC, the citizens of Perga, long under the rule of Persia, welcomed their liberator Alexander the Great and his army into the city. When this coin was struck Perga was under Seleukid rule but retained the independence to strike coinage. This example is countermarked with a Seleukid anchor. Perga is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga, who is believed to have lived at the time this coin was struck. SH56725. Silver tetradrachm, Price 2940, Müller Alexander 1242, Cohen DCA 312, F, countermark, weight 16.449 g, maximum diameter 30.5 mm, die axis 0o, Perga (near Antalya, Turkey) mint, 196 - 195 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, eagle extended in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, K[ (year 26 of the Era of Perga) to left, countermark: Seleukid anchor within a rectangular punch; SOLD
Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D., Perga, Pamphylia
Perga was the capital of Pamphylia. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Perga was one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world, famous for its temple of Artemis. It also is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga.RP76811. Bronze AE 15, Unpublished; RPC Online -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG BnF -, BMC Lycia -, VF, black patina with attractive earthen fill highlighting, tight and slightly irregular flan, weight 3.079 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 180o, Perga (near Antalya, Turkey) mint, as caesar, 139 - 161 A.D.; obverse KAICAP AVPHΛIOC, youthful bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ΠEPΓ-AIΩN, a simulacrum of Artemis Pergaia within distyle temple, eagle in pediment; unique(?); SOLD
Perge, Pamphylia, c. 220 - 189 B.C.
| Perga was the capital of Pamphylia. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Perga was one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world, famous for its temple of Artemis. It also is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga. | |
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Perga, Pamphylia
| Perga was the capital of Pamphylia. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Perga was one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world, famous for its temple of Artemis. It also is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga. |  |
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Perga, Pamphylia
| Perga was the capital of Pamphylia. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Perga was one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world, famous for its temple of Artemis. It also is notable as the home of the renowned mathematician Apollonius of Perga. |  |
Perga, Pamphylia, 2nd - 1st Century B.C.
| The monumental fountain or nymphaeum of Perga consists of a wide pool, and behind it a two-story richly worked facade. From its inscription, it is apparent that the structure was dedicated to Artemis Pergaia, Septimius Severus, his wife Julia Domna, and their sons. An inscription belonging to the facade, various facade fragments, and marble statues of Septimius Severus and his wife, all found in excavations of the nymphaeum, are now in the Antalya Museum. |  |
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