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Coin of the Day #511 (9/27/2025)
Just came in, maybe the best example of this type…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE20 - 3.91g
Septimius Severus c. 202 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse L SEP SEV PEST(sic) AVG
Head of Septimius Severus left, laureate
Reverse ANTIOCH COLONIAE
Mên standing right on bucranium, holding Nike and sceptre, cock at feet left
RPC V 94287
Coin of the Day #525 (10/11/2025)
The first occurrence of the radiate crown on Antioch Pisidia coinage…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE21 - 4.29g
Commodus 177-192 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse …ANTONINVS COMMODVS… (retrograde)
Head of Commodus left, radiate
Reverse COLONEIAE ANTIOCHAE
Mên standing right, holding Nike and sceptre, cock at feet left
RPC IV 7379
Coin of the Day #528 (10/14/2025)
A nice Verus portrait here…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE24 - 4.66g
Lucius Verus 161-169 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse L AVRELIVS CAISAR
Head of Lucius Verus left, laureate, drapery on shoulder
Reverse COLONIAE CAES ANTIOCH
Mên standing right on bucranium, holding Nike and sceptre, cock at feet left
RPC IV 7361
Coin of the Day #447 (7/25/2025)
Who doesn’t like a big coin?
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE33 - 25.15g
Geta c. 209-210 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse IMP CAES P SEP GETAE AVG
Bust of Geta right, laureate, draped, from behind
Reverse COL CAES ANTIOCH S R
Mên standing right on bucranium, holding sceptre and Nike, cock at feet left
RPC V 74398
Coin of the Day #313 (3/13/2025)
A nice little bronze…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE13 - 1.56g
Pseudo-Autonomous 138-161 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse ANTIO
Head of Mên wearing Phrygian cap right, on crescent
Reverse COLO (retrograde)
Cock standing right
RPC IV 7353
Coin of the Day #366 (5/5/2025)
A very expressive obverse portrait. The obverse legend is uncertain, but I’m sure when a legible specimen is found it’ll be assigned to a new type…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE22 - 4.77g
Septimius Severus c. 202 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse …
Head of Septimius Severus right, laureate
Reverse ANTIOCH COLONIAI
Mên standing right on bucranium, holding Nike and sceptre, cock at feet left
RPC V 74678
The Moon God Mên Roman, c. AD 250 Cambridge, Arthur Sackler Museum, Harvard University
This intact terracotta depicts the Moon God, Mên, on horseback. Mên sits on the back of the horse, turning his upper body to the right. He wears a Phrygian cap, a cloak over an elaborate tunic or segmented cuirass, and trousers. In his extended right hand is an offering bowl or patera. The ends of a crescent moon are visible behind his shoulders.
Mên was a lunar deity worshipped in ancient Asia Minor (modern Turkey), who had a variety of roles, from god of healing to protector of tombs, and was also associated with fertility and the military. He is often shown with a crescent moon behind his shoulders, as here, and a pinecone, although the precise meaning of this attribute is not clear. This terracotta was probably a votive offering.
