Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Hadrianopolis (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian497 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (6.69g, 6h). Pom[...], magistrate. KΛICΛP ΛΔPI[...], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI ΠOM[..], large krater within distyle temple; ΛΔPIΛNO / ΠOΛITΩN in two lines in exergue. Apparently unpublished. Near VF, brown patina, light deposits. Ex. Wagner Coll.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 161-180) AE 24 - Faustina II513 viewsFaustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE 24.1 mm (8.52g). CEBACTH- ΦAVΣTINA, draped bust R / AΔPIANOΠO-[ΛIETΩΝ], two city-goddesses shaking hands. Very fine.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 177-192) AE 17 - Commodus99 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE17 (4.74g). Μ ΑVΡ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤ ΚOΜΜOΔOС, laureate bust right, with slight drapery / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Apollo (or Amazon), holding bipennis, riding horse left. Extremely rare. VF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 177-192) AE 19 - Commodus99 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE19 (6.20g). Μ ΑVΡ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤ ΚOΜΜOΔOС, laureate bust right, with slight drapery / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Tyche standing left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia. gVF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 180-193) AE 34 - Commodus388 viewsCommodus, 180-193 AD. AE34 (27.4g). M AVP KAICAP ANTΩNЄINOC KOMOΔOC laureate draped bust right / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Triptolemos driving biga of serpents left. Scratches on surface.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 193-211) AE 22 - Septimius Severus255 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE22 (6.0g). AV KA CЄΠ CЄVH, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AΔPI AP X ΠOTЄITO, Tyche with cornucopiae standing to left. VF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 193-211) AE 39 - Septimius Severus & Julia Domna290 viewsSeptimius Severus, with Julia Domna, 193-211 AD. AE39 - Medallion (34.15g, 6h). Potitus, magistrate. AV KAI CЄΠ CЄVHPOC ΠЄPT IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CЄBAC, confronted busts of Domna right, draped, and Severus left, radiate, draped, and cuirassed / ЄΠI ΠOTЄITOV IЄP-OMNH[...] CЄBACTH AΔPIAN/OΠO, Helios, holding [whip?] in right hand, globe in left, driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses. EF, green patina. Rare and impressive.

Struck from dies of charming, if slightly naive, style. It is interesting that Domna is given pride of place on the left hand side of the obverse facing right, rather than facing left as on the majority of medallions featuring confronted busts of emperor and empress.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 193-217) AE 22 - Julia Domna396 viewsJulia Domna, 193-217 AD. AE22 (5.06g). IOV ΔO MNA CЄB, draped bust right / AΔPI AP X ΠOTЄITO, Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae. gVF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 193-217) AE 33 - Julia Domna377 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE33 (25.77g, 6h). Callicrates, archon. Struck under Caracalla, AD 212-217. Draped bust right / Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux) standing left. Near EF, black-green patina with traces of orange earthen encrustation in devices. Apparently a unique variety for this empress for this mint with this magistrate. Choice. From Group CEM.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 198-209) AE 19 - Geta200 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE19 (4.07g). KAI ΓETAC, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / AΔPIANOΠ, crossed cornucopias over caduceus. VF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 198-209) AE 20 - Geta448 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE20 (5.53g).
Bare-headed right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter. VF, black patina with earthen highlights. An apparently unique and unpublished type.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 198-209) AE 22 - Geta258 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE22 (5.01g, 6h). Λ CЄΠT ΓЄTAC K, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AΔPI AP X ΠOTЄITOY, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. gVF, desert patina.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 20 - Caracalla98 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE20 - Hemiassarion (3.74g, 11h). ANTΩ ΠЄIЄ (sic!), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AΔPIANOΠOΛЄΩC, Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. Apparently unpublished. VF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Caracalla1568 viewsCaracalla, 198-217. AE21 (5.09g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche to left holding rudder and cornucopiae. Nice very fine.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Geta523 viewsGeta as Caesar, 198-217 AD, AE21 (6.26g, 12h). Α-CEΠ-Γ-ETAC·KAI, cuirassed bust right / AΔPI E-ΠI ΠOTEITOY, Tyche with kalathos, cornucopiae and rudder standing left. Good very fine.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla345 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 (26.26g, 6h). Kallikrates, archon. Laureate head right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia. Fine, brown and red patina, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 200-270) AE 17203 views3rd century AD. AE17 (3.25g). ΒΟΥΛΗ, veiled and draped bust of Boule right / AΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟ, eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread, holding wreath in beak. VF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 222-235) AE 32 – Severus Alexander368 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE32 (21.74g, 6h). Diophantos, son of Alexios, archon. A•V•K•M•AV • CЄV • AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / APX ΔIOΦANTOV AΛЄΞ, AΔPIANO/ΠOΛЄ[ΩC?] in two lines in exergue, emperor on horseback right, holding spear; C C B O across field. VF, olive patina with traces of brown and green. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III502 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (24.32g). S. Kaikinon, magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠ C KAIKINON B AΔRIANOΠO around, C-EB across field, Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. Near VF, even brown surfaces, obverse lightly double-struck. Ex Sternberg XI (11/1981), lot 313.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III305 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (25.69g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, rough dark green-brown surfaces.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III335 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (25.56g). A K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AΔPIANOΠ ЄΠI X KΛЄAPXOV ΘЄOΔΩ, Tyche standing with rudder and cornucopiae. Good very fine.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III233 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (26.34g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Dionysios standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsus, panther at feet. Brown tone, VF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III194 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35 (26.18g). Caicinas, archon for the second time. A K M ANTΩ ΓOPΔIANOC B, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AΔPIANOΠOΛ ЄΠI X KAIKINOV B / C B, Zeus seated left on curule chair, holding patera and scepter. VF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 244-249) AE 26 - Philip I352 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE26 (9.59g). Rufus. AVK M OVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠΙ Χ Ρ-ΟΥΦΟΥ / ΑΔΡΙΑ/ΝΟΠΟ, River-god Karmeios seated left, holding cornucopia; water plant behind, jug to right. Rare. Light green patina, gVF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 244-249) AE 32 - Philip I368 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE32 (22.10g). Α Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CЄBAC ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟ ЄΠΙ APΧ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ Tyche holding cornucopiae and rudder. Very rare. Dark green patina, very fine.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 251-253) AE - Trebonianus Gallus669 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE (24.38g). Klearchos Magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche holding cornucopiae and rudder. Oliv green patina. Unpublished variant.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 251-253) AE 24 - Trebonianus Gallus413 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE24 (7.57g). CЄ ΑΥ ΒЄ ΟΥЄ ΤΡЄΒ ΓΑΛΩ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΑΔΡΙ CΤΡΑ[...]ΡΛCΙ(?)ΠΧΟ / CЄΒ, River-god Karmeios seated left, holding cornucopia; water plant behind, jug to right. Extremely rare. Dark green patina. Very fine. Ex Gorny & Mosch 142 (2005), 1993.
 
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