The Roman province of Asia was an administrative unit added to the late Republic. It was a Senatorial province governed by a proconsul. The arrangement was unchanged in the reorganization of the Roman Empire in 211.
The 3rd century AD marked a serious decline in Asia province stemming in part from epidemic disease, beginning with the Antonine plague, the indiscipline of local soldiers and also the diminishing instances of voluntary civic generosity.
The Gothic invasions of the 250s and 260s, part of the Crisis of the Third Century, contributed to failing feelings of security. Furthermore, as political and strategic emphasis shifted away from Asia province, it lost much of its former prominence.
The 3rd century AD marked a serious decline in Asia province stemming in part from epidemic disease, beginning with the Antonine plague, the indiscipline of local soldiers and also the diminishing instances of voluntary civic generosity.
The Gothic invasions of the 250s and 260s, part of the Crisis of the Third Century, contributed to failing feelings of security. Furthermore, as political and strategic emphasis shifted away from Asia province, it lost much of its former prominence.
Phrygia
Ionia
Mysia
Galatia
Cappadocia
Troas
Lesbos
Aeolis
Lycaonia
Cilicia
Caria
Pontus
Paphlagonia
Bithynia
Lydia
Lycia
Pamphylia
Pisidia
Cyprus
(1)
Alexander III
323-310 BC
AE
unit
Asia Minor
Obverse:
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Reverse:
bow in quiver and club, torch below; BAΣIΛEΩΣ; countermark
(2)
Alexander III
323-319 BC
Obverse:
Head of young Heracles in lionskin righ
Reverse:
Bow in quiver and club; AΛEΞANΔPOY, ?
(3)
Alexander III
169-168 BC
Obverse:
Head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Reverse:
Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle, Pegasos left; AΛEΞANΔPOY, E
(4)
Alexander III
c. 290-275 BC
Obverse:
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Reverse:
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; grape bunch AΛEΞANΔPOY (ΠYPΦ)
(5)
Alexander III
325-323 BC
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Obverse:
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse:
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram on left / AΛEΞANΔPOY
(6)
Alexander III
336-323 BC
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Obverse:
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Reverse:
Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; griffin head in left field.
(7)
Alexander III
336-323 BC
Obverse:
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
Reverse:
Zeus Aetophoros seated left; rudder in left field, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right.
(8)
Alexander III
336-323 BC
Obverse:
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Reverse:
Zeus Aetophoros seated left; monogram in left field, MI monogram below throne.
(9)
Alexander III
336-323 BC
Obverse:
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Reverse:
Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, bow to left
(10)
Alexander III
ca. 325 BC
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Obverse:
Head of Alexander as Herakles facing right, wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse:
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY, Bowcase at top, club underneath inscription, laurel branch below
(11)
Alexander III
323-317 BC
Obverse:
Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress.
Reverse:
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY - between club above and bow in bowcase. Caduceus left/above.
(12)
Alexandria Troas
c. AD 253-268
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AE
unit
Alexandria Troas
Obverse:
CO TRO AV, draped and turreted bust of Tyche right; vexillum inscribed COL at shoulder
Reverse:
COL AVG, horse grazing right; TRO in exergue
(13)
Alexandria Troas
c. AD 253-268
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AE
unit
Alexandria Troas
Obverse:
ALEX TRO, draped and turreted bust of Tyche right; vexillum inscribed CO/AV at shoulder
Reverse:
COL AVG TRO, eagle, wings spread, standing right on head of bull
(14)
Amyntas of Galatia
36-25BC
Obverse:
Head of Heracles right, club over shoulder
Reverse:
Lion walking right, B above (for Basileus), XOA below
(15)
Antoninus Pius
138-161 AD
Obverse:
laureate head right; KAICAP__ANTΩNEINOC
Reverse:
Tyche standing half left, holding rudder cornucopia; EΦECI_ΩN
(16)
Antoninus Pius
138 AD
Obverse:
bare draped bust right seen from behind; AVTO T·AIΛIOC·KAICAP·ANTWNEINOC·
Reverse:
Tyche standing half left, holding rudder and cornucopia; AMICOV EΛEVΘE_PAC ETOVC PΞΘ
(17)
Antoninus Pius
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Marcus Aurelius
147-161 AD
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Obverse:
ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐV, Bust of Pius facing right, wearing laurel wreath, cuirass, and paludamentum
Reverse:
Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ VΙΟС СƐΒΑC, Bare headed bust of Marcus with short beard, facing right, wearing cuirass, and paludamentum
(18)
Apameia
133-48 BC
Obverse:
Turreted head of Artemis-Tyche right
Reverse:
Marsyas, walking right, on meander pattern, playing flute, AΠAME & ΚΗΦΤΙΣ (Magistrate)
(19)
Ariobarzanes III
42-41 BC
Obverse:
Diademed and bearded head of Ariobarnazes to right
Reverse:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝΟΥ ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΡΩΜΑΙΟΥ / Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear, and shield; star and crescent to left, monogram to right, IA (date) in exergue.
(21)
Augustus
27 BC-19 AD
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Obverse:
CAISAR, bare head right.
Reverse:
CA inside an inner circular border, all within a laurel wreath.
(22)
Augustus
ca. 21 BC
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Obverse:
IMP·CAESAR·DIVI·F·, Bare head of Augustus facing right
Reverse:
A PLAVTIVS PROCOS, Temple of Aphrodite at Paphos, in which conical xoanon; semi-circular courtyard
(23)
Augustus
ca. 21 BC
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Obverse:
IMP CAES DIVI F AVGVSTVS, Bare head of Augustus facing right
Reverse:
A PLAVTIVS PROCOS, Zeus Salaminios standing facing, holding philae and scepter; eagle rests on left wrist
(24)
Autophradates
c. 380-355 BC
Obverse:
head of Autophradates right, wearing Persian tiara
Reverse:
monoskelis
(25)
Birytis
350-250 BC
Obverse:
Head of Kabeiros left, wearing conical helmet; two stars above.
Reverse:
B I / P Y, Club within wreath.
(26)
Caracalla
215-217 AD
Obverse:
laureate head right; AVT KAI AN_TWNEINOC CE
Reverse:
eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, grain ear below; ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC TO Δ
(27)
Elaia
200-0 BC
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Obverse:
Head of Demeter right, grain wreath in hair
Reverse:
ΕΛ-ΑΙ-ΤΩ-Ν; long torch within grain wreath
(29)
Erythrai
520-480 BC
Obverse:
Rosette or floral pattern with central pellet
Reverse:
Five pellets within cruciform incuse
(31)
Gargara
~400 BC
Obverse:
Laureate head of Apollo left
Reverse:
ΓAP. Head of ram right within incuse circle
(32)
Germanicus
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Drusus II
14-19 AD
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Obverse:
ΓEPMANIKOΣ KAIΣAP, Bare head of Germanicus facing right
Reverse:
ΔPOVΣOΣ KAIΣAP, Bare head of Drusus facing right
(33)
Hekatomnos
392-377 BC
Obverse:
Head of roaring lion left
Reverse:
Facing head of lion with forelegs at sides
(38)
Mithradates VI
85-65 BC
Obverse:
Aegis with Gorgoneian at center
Reverse:
AMI-ΣOΣ, Nike advancing right, holding palm; monograms flanking
(40)
Octavian?
30 BC?
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AE
Uncertain
Uncertain
Obverse:
Bare head of Octavian? facing right
Reverse:
Fiscus, sella quaestoria, and hasta; Q below
(42)
Prusias II
182-149 BC
Obverse:
Wreathed head of Dionysos right
Reverse:
Centaur advancing right, playing lyre; monogram below raised foreleg
(43)
Ptolemy III
264-222 BC
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Obverse:
Head of Zeus-Ammon facing right, wearing tainia, dotted border
Reverse:
ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Cult statue of Aphrodite standing facing
(44)
Ptolemy III
c. 240 BC
AE
unit
Asia Minor
Obverse:
diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
Reverse:
eagle standing on thunderbolt, tripod left; ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ
(45)
Ptolemy III
246-222 BC
Obverse:
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia.
Reverse:
Cult statue of Aphrodite Cypria standing facing on pediment.
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(47)
Rhodos
229-205 BC
Obverse:
Laureate head of Zeus right
Reverse:
P - O, Rose with bud to right. Control: TE to left
(51)
Rhodos
180-84 BC
Obverse:
Radiate head of Helios right
Reverse:
P-O, rose; all within incuse square
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Obverse:
TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS, Bare head of Tiberius facing right
Reverse:
IVLIA AVGVSTA, Livia, veiled, seated facing right, holding long scepter in raised left hand and patera in extended right hand