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Coins of the Roman period in Crete

Ν2201, Ν1052
Metal (Bronze, Silver)
Bronze coin missing part of edge
Diameters: 3.0 cm., 2.2 cm.
Gortys (bronze), Crete (silver)
Excavation of tomb at the Agricultural School (1973) (bronze)
Roman period:
115 AD, 248 AD:
Gallery:
XXI
Case:
210
Exhibition thematic unit:
Cretan Coinage
Roman coins in Crete (67 BC - 330 AD)
Description
Selected representative coins of the Roman period in Crete are a “provincial” coin of the Cretan Koinon and a typical Imperial state coin issued by the mint of Rome. Examples of both groups circulated throughout the period, in varying numbers at different times. 1. Bronze issue of the Cretan Koinon in the name of Trajan (115 AD). Obverse: wreathed head of the emperor. Inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤωΡ [ΑΥΓ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΓΕΡ] ΔΑΚΙ. Reverse: enthroned Cybele holding bowl and sceptre and leaning on a tympanum, with two lions at her feet. Inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΡΗΤ[ωΝ]. 2. Antonianus of Philip I dated 248 AD, celebrating the millennium of Rome. Obverse: bust of the emperor with radiate crown. Inscription IMP PHILIPPUS AUG. Reverse: façade of six-columned temple containing a statue of the goddess Roma. Inscription SAECULUM NOVUM.
Bibliography:
J. N. Svoronos, Numismatique de la Crète ancienne, Macon 1890, p. 345, no. 65. M. Amandry - A. Burnett - J. Mairat, Roman Provincial Coinage III, London 2015, no. 15. H. Mattingly - E. Sydenham - C. Sutherland, Roman Imperial Coinage, IV,iii, p. 71, no. 21b. Κ. Sidiropoulos, Νομισματική ιστορία της ρωμαϊκής και πρωτοβυζαντινής Κρήτης: Testimonia et Desiderata, in A. Di Vita, M. Livadioti & Il. Simiakaki (eds), Creta Romana e Protobizantina: Atti del Convegno Internazionale. Iraklion, 23-30 Settembre 2000, Padova 2004, pp. 193-224.
Author:
K. S.


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