Greek silver stater coins of the City of Aspendus in Pamphylia

Between roughly 450 BC and 325 BC the Greek colony of Pamphylia produced a wealth of silver coins depicting wrestlers
in the city of Aspendus (also spelled Aspendos), now part of Asia minor in southwest Turkey. They were used throughout
the Mediterranean region and are plentiful today. The earliest coins show a variety of holds and moves by the
contestants. As of 385 BC magistrate one or two letter initials appear on most coins between the wrestlers' legs.

obverse and reverse, most typical position

385 BC, unusually high detail

wrist and arm

leg lift 420-370 BC

leg trip

torso/belt

leg/knee

leg/knee

elbows

arms/toes

Variety of Magistrate initials/letter combination marks (note slight position differences as well)

AA	AF	AFx	AK	AM
AN	AS	BA	BI	BL
DA	DP	DR	E	EI
ES	EY	FH	FK	FN
H	IO	K	KF	KI
LF	ML	NF	P	PA
PO	SK	TN

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figure

characters

unknown

unknown

400 BC, unknown, slater?

400 BC, unknown, slater?

Calabria Tarentum diabol 280-228 BC Hercules wrestles Antaeus

Corinthia- Corinth, Emperor Domitian, 81-96 AD pseudo-autonomous issue	Egypt- Alexandria, Emperor Antonius Pius, 138-161 AD bronze drachma, Hercules wrestles Antaeus
Egypt- Alexandria, Emperor Antonius Pius, 138-161 AD Hercules wrestles Antaeus	Traos, Roman Empire, 138-217 AD
Thrace 138 AD	Thrace-Anchialus, Emperor Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD
Tarsus Cicilia, Emperor Caracalla, 193-211 AD	Bithynia, Emperor Caracalla, 198-217 AD
Emperor Caracalla, 198 AD, Hercules wrestles Antaeus	Thrace-Philippopolis, Emperor Elagabalus, 212-218 AD
Thrace- Philippopolis, Emperor Elagabalus, 212-218 AD	Syria- Seleukis and Pieria, Laodicea ad Mare Emperor Elagabalus 212-218 AD
Pisidia- Selge, Empress Julia Mamaea 222-235 AD	Tartus Cicilia, Emperor Pupienus, 238 AD
Thrace- Bizya, Emperor Philip II, 244-247 AD	Roman 244 AD Philip I, Tarsus Wrestles Antaeus
Cilicia- Syedra, Emperor Gallienus, 253-268 AD	Cilicia- Syedra, spouse Salonia, 253-268 AD
Cilicia- Syedra, Emperor Valerian, 253-259 AD, Themian Games	Selagabalus Laidicia (unknown date)