Map 7: Philadelphia

 Urban Plan of Ancient City of Philadelphia

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Figure 128

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Coin from Philadelphia Obv.: Showing the laureate head of Caracalla (AD 198–217) with inscription AYT K M AYR CE ANTWNEINOC, Magistrate Kl. Kapitonos. Rev.: EPI KL KAPITWNOC ARX A FL FILADELFEWN NEWKORWN, (neōkorōn). Depiction of a tetrastyle temple with curved architrave with Helios walking wearing short chiton and chlamys, and holding scepter over his shoulder (BMC 86 = SNGvA 2.3081).

Figure 127

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Coin from Philadelphia. Obv.: Draped bust of Artemis, wearing a crown (stephane), with quiver and arrows behind her back on one side. Rev.: ERMIPPOS ERMOGENOUS ARCIEREUS. Apollo enthroned holding a lyre and plectrum, with an owl in left field (first cent. BC; BMC 10 = SNG Cop. 337 = SNGvA 2.3058).

Figure 126

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Coin from Philadelphia (AD 193–211). Obv.: ZEYC KORYFAIOC. Head of Zeus Koryphaeos with his hair bound by a taenia. Rev.: ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN. Aphrodite is standing holding an apple in her outstretched left hand, while her right hand is raised drawing up the edge of her chiton (BMC 24; SNG Tübingen 3749; RPC 3.2385).

Figure 125

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Coin from Philadelphia. Obv.: AYT K G M KY TRAIANOC DEKIOC. Laureate head of Trajan Decius (AD 249–251). Rev.: EPI AYR ROYFEINOY ARX OMONOIA FILADELFEWN NEWK EFECIWN. Alliance issue with Ephesus depicting a distyle temple seen in perspective on the left; in the center Tyche is standing, holding a statue of Artemis Anaitis, and looking back at the Dioskuri standing beside her (SNG Righetti 1065 = Mionnet 4.597).

Figure 124

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Coin from Philadelphia. Obv.: DHMOC. laureated head of Demos (AD 198–268). Rev.: FL FILADEL-FEWN NEWKOR-WN, Athena standing with kalathos on head, holding the cult figure of Artemis Anaitis on outstretched right hand, with a spear and shield in her left hand (Mionnet 4.545)

Figure 123

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Coin from Philadelphia. (Struck under Septimius Severus). Obv.: IOYLIA CEBACTH. Portrait of Julia Domna (AD 170–217). Rev.: EPI DOKIMOY ARXONTOC FILADELFEWN, tetrastyle temple with statue of Aphrodite standing looking left, and dolphin at her foot (Apparently unpublished)

Figure 122

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Coin from Philadelphia. Obv.: ΔHMOC ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN. Laureated head of Demos, son of Aphrodite (AD 198–268). Rev.: EPI P KAIKI KLEWNOC ARX A. Aphrodite standing right in a long chiton, holding an apple in her outstretched left hand and draping herself with a chiton which she draws over her right shoulder (Lindgren 1:774).

Figure 121

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Coin from Philadelphia. Obv.: DOMITIANOC KAICAR. Head of Domitian (AD 81–96). Rev.: EPI LAGETA FILADELFEWN. The cult statue of goddess Artemis Ephesia on the other (RPC 1.1334; SNG München 419)

Figure 120

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The overgrown remains of the theater in Philadelphia.

Figure 119

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Coin from Philadelphia. Obv.: the Lauriate head of Trajan (AD 98–117). Rev.: An eagle standing within a distyle temple and an eagle with open wings on the pediment (RPC 3.3212)

Figure 118

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Urban plan of the city of Philadelphia (modern Alaşehir).

Figure 117

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Coin from Philadelphia. Struck under Domitian. Obv.: Bust of Augusta (AD 82–96). Rev.: A bunch of grapes. (RPC 2.1336; SNG Cop. 379)

Figure 115

Photography by Simon Jenkins

Basilica of St. John in Alaşehir (ancient Philadelphia).

Figure 114

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Coin from Philadelphia. Obv.: OUESPASIANOS KAISAR. Laureated head of Vespasian (AD 69–79). Rev.: EPI MELHQ PLEMAIUO KAI HRWDOU FILADEL FLABI, [Flavi] and Zeus standing holding an eagle and scepter, with an altar to the left (RPC 1.1329; BMC 61).