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Kibyra (AD 217-218) AE 45 - Macrinus and Diadumenianus1544 views217-218 AD. AE45 (61.32g). AVTO KAI M OPeL. eB. MAKPeINOC K M OPEL ANTOWNINOC KAICAP, laureate and curassed bust of Macrinus right and Diadumenianus left / KAICAPEWN KIBVPATWN - GRO, Amazon standing facing, wearing turreted crown, holding double-axe and patera, bowl with sphynx on top at feet to left. Brown patina, EF. Very rare. 
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Kibyra (AD 147-175) AE 35 - Faustina Jr.919 viewsFaustina Jr., wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE35 (22.56g, 6h). Homonoia with Hierapolis. Claudius Philocles, magistrate. FAVCTEI NA CEBACTH, draped bust R, hair tied back in chignon / KIBVPATWN K IERAPOLITWN EPI KL FILOKLEOC OMONOIA, female figure, draped and veiled, holding two children, standing R before Zeus, enthroned L, who holds Pegasus in outstretched R hand and sceptre in L. EF, dark brown patina, flan flaws on reverse and edge. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex CNG 63 (5/2003), lot 1015.
The identity of the female on rev is uncertain in references; Franke & Nolle describe her as Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis; BMC simple calls her a goddess. Neither describe Pegasus being held by Zeus, and this may be the clue to her identity and the relevance of the scene. Pegasus, born of Medusa and tamed by Bellerophon, later throws off his mortal master and ascends to heaven, where he becomes the horse of Zeus and symbol of immortality, associated with the apotheosis of semi-divine mortals. The veiled female figure may be Faustina herself, presenting to Zeus her twin children, Aelius Aurelius and Aurelius Antoninus, who died shortly after their birth in 149.
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Kibyra (AD 222-235) AE 35 - Severus Alexander531 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE35 (26.55g) Homonoia between Cibyra and Ephesos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche of Cibyra standing right, holding cult statue of Thea Pisidike and Tyche of Ephesos standing left, holding cult statue of Diana of Ephesus, clasping hands; lighted altar between; D above. Nice Fine, dark olive patina with earthen highlights. Obverse die match for BMC Phrygia p. 148, 94.
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Kibyra (BC 166-84) AE 16703 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE16 (2.56g). Facing head of Medusa / Forepart of bull right. Rare, very fine.
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Kibyra (AD 217-218) AE 32 - Diadumenian638 viewsDiadumenian, Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE32 (16.95g). M OΠЄΛ ANTΩ-NINOC ΔIA K Draped, cuirassed bust r., head bare / KIBV-PATΩN Zeus, nude to waist, seated l. on throne with high back-rest, holding sceptre in his l. hand, thunderbolt in his r. hand, at his feet, eagle with open wings standing l., head turned r. Nice dark brown patina. Light scratches.Good very fine. Ex Rhousopoulos, Th. Prowe and J.-P. Righetti collections; and ex J. Hirsch, Munich 13 (1905), 4111; Brüder Egger, Vienna 46 (1914), 1669 and Münzen und Medaillen GmbH, Weil am Rhein 16 (Stuttgart 2005), 531.
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