Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 9 - Tissaphernes1883 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 400-395 BC. AE9 (0.94g). Helmeted head of Athena right / TIΣ-ΣA, satrap galloping on horse right, wearing Persian outfit, spear in right hand. gVF.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE - Tissaphernes1378 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 400-395 BC. AE (0.96g). Helmeted head of Athena right / TIΣΣA, satrap galloping on horse right, wearing Persian outfit, spear in right hand. Dark green patina, EF.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE - Tissaphernes858 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 400-395 BC. AE (1.03g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / TIΣΣA, satrap galloping on horse right, wearing Persian outfit, spear in right hand. Good VF, black patina. Exceptional for issue.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 11 - Tissaphernes1309 viewsTissaphernes, ca 400-395 BC. AE11 - Chalkous (1.83g). Bare head right; TIΣΣ[A] below neck / Cult statue of Artemis Astyra, ΑΣΤΥΡΗ to left, club to right. Near EF, dark brown patina.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 11 - Tissaphernes1144 viewsTissaphernes, ca 400-395 BC. AE11 - Chalkous (1.98g). Bare head right; TIΣΣA below neck / Cult statue of Artemis Astyra, ΑΣΤΥΡΗ to left, club to right. Near EF, dark brown patina.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 11 - Tissaphernes482 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap, ca 400-395 BC. AE11 (1.72g). Astyra? Head of Athena right / ΤΙ[ΣΣΑ-ΦΗΡΝΟΥ], Head of Dionysos (or Tissaphernes?). VF. Rare.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 12 - Tissaphernes883 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 400-395 BC. AE12 (1.29g, 2h). Bearded head of Satrap right / Cult statue of Artemis Astyrene facing, ΑΣΤΥΡΗ to left, club to right. Black-brown patina, about EF.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 12 - Tissaphernes723 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 400-395 BC. AE12. Bearded head of Satrap right, TIΣΣA below / Cult statue of Artemis Astyrene facing, ΑΣΤΥΡΗ to left, club to right. Dark patina, about EF.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 12 - Tissaphernes460 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap, ca 400-395 BC. AE12 - Chalkous (1.24g). Astyra? Head of Athena right / ΤΙΣΣΑ-ΦΗ, Head of Dionysos (or Tissaphernes?). aVF.
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Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 12 - Tissaphernes 539 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap, ca 400-395 BC. AE12 - Chalkous (0.98g). Astyra. Helmeted head of Athena right / ΤΙΣΣΑ-ΦΗ, bearded head of Dionysos (or Tissaphernes?) right. aVF.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE1016 viewsIonia/Lydia, uncertain mint, Autophradates, Persian satrap in Lydia ca. 392-388 BC and in Ionia and Lydia ca. 380-355 BC. AE (1.19g). Head of bearded Persian Satrap in tiara right / OA and symbol. Black patina, VF, very rare.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE525 viewsIonia/Lydia, uncertain mint. Autophradates, Persian satrap in Lydia ca 388-355 BC and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AE (1.12g). Head of bearded Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / corn-ear, monogram, OA. Olive-green patina, VF. Very rare. R. Mueller coll.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 10339 viewsAutophradates, Persian satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC, and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AE10 (1.38g), uncertain mint. Head of bearded Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / OA, fish hook, corn grain to left. VF.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 111121 viewsIonia/Lydia, uncertain mint, Autophradates, Persian satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC, and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AE11 (1.25g). Head of bearded Persian Satrap in tiara right / Fish hook-like symbol. Very fine, rare.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 11331 viewsAutophradates, Persian Satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC, and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AE11 (1.47g). Head of bearded Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / OA, monoskeles, corn-ear to left. VF. Rare.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 11434 viewsAutophradates, Satrap of Lydia (392-388 BC), and Ionia and Lydia (380-355 BC). AE11 (1.02g). Head right, wearing satrapal headdress / OΛ, grain ear and monoskelis. gVF.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) Trihemiobol646 viewsAutophradates, Persian Satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.03g). Head of Satrap left, wearing Persian tiara / OATA, horse's head in profile facing slightly left. Toned, rev. weak strike, VF, very rare.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) Trihemiobol680 viewsAutophradates, Satrap of Sparda (Lydia and Ionia), circa 380s-350s BC. AR Diobol(?) (10mm, 1.01g, 10h). Head left, wearing satrapal cap / Head of horse left; OATA above, ΠO monogram to lower left. VF, dark find patina. Very rare.

Autophradates distinguished himself in the Great Satraps Revolt (365-360 BC) by supporting Artaxerxes II and imprisoning the satrap of Lydia and Ionia, Artabazos (Dem. Aristoc. 671). In 333 BC, Autophradates, along with his fellow-commander, Pharnabazos, took over the Persian fleet and completed the siege of Mytilene, which had been begun by Memnon. In the Greek revolts which arose in the Aegean and western Asia Minor as a result of Alexander III’s victories, Autophradates tried to return these areas to Persian control (Arr. Anab. 2.1; Arist. Pol. 2.4.10). Little else is known of his subsequent career, although it is possible that he was among those satraps who presented themselves before Alexander at Zadracarta (Arr. Anab. 3.23).
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Gamerses (400-380) AE540 viewsGamerses, Satrap of Lydia, early 4th century BC. AE (1.45g). Youthful head with short hair right (Eunuch Gamerses?), wearing earring and necklace / Zeus standing right, holding scepter and eagle; star to left, [ΓΑΜΕΡΣΟΥ to right]. Dark green patina, EF. Rare.
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Gamerses (400-380) AE 13874 viewsGamerses, Satrap of Lydia, early 4th cent BC. AE13 (1.69g). Youthful head with short hair (with a braided strand in back) right (Eunuch Gamerses?), wearing earring and necklace / Zeus standing right, holding sceptre in right hand, eagle in left; star to left, ΓΑΜΕΡΣΟΥ to right. EF, dark green patina. Gutknecht Coll., ex Bank Leu AG, Zurich, 1992.
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Gamerses (400-380) AE 13695 viewsGamerses, Satrap of Lydia, early 4th cent BC. AE13 (1.52g). Youthful head with short hair (with a braided strand in back) right (Eunuch Gamerses?), wearing earring and necklace / Zeus standing right, holding sceptre in right hand, eagle in left; star to left, ΓΑΜΕΡΣΟΥ to right. EF, dark green patina.
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Gamerses (400-380) AE 13327 viewsGamerses, Satrap of Lydia, early 4th century BC. AE13 (1.61g). Youthful head with short hair (with a braided strand in back) right (Eunuch Gamerses?), wearing earring and necklace / Zeus standing right, holding scepter and eagle; star to left, ΓΑΜΕΡΣΟΥ to right. Dark green patina, aEF.
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Kebren (BC 412-399) AE1282 viewsUncertain Hyparch or Satrap, ca 4th cent BC. AE (0.78g), struck in Kebren. Head of satrap left, wearing Persian kyrbasia / KE monogram. Dark green patina, EF. Very rare.
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Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 8626 viewsZenis?, Satrap in Troas, ca 412-399 BC. AE8 (0.64g), struck in Kebren. Head of satrap (Zenis?) left, wearing Persian tiara / KE monogram. Dark green patina, aEF. Gutknecht coll.
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Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 8695 viewsZenis?, Satrap in Troas, ca 4th cent BC. AE8 (0.54g), struck in Kebren. Male head left, wearing Persian tiara / KE monogram. VF, slightly porous, black patina.
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Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 8301 viewsca 412-399 BC. AE8 (0.54g, 12h). Head of a satrap left, wearing tiara / KE monogram. VF, brown patina.
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Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 8269 viewsca 412-399 BC. AE8 (0.63g). Head of a satrap left, wearing tiara / KE monogram. VF, dark green patina, light deposits.
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Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 9877 viewsZenis, Satrap of Dardanos, ca 412-399 BC. AE9 (0.66g), struck at Kebren. Head of a satrap left, wearing Persian tiara / KE monogram. gVF, dark green patina.
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Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 10946 viewsZenis?, Satrap in Troas, ca 4th century BC. AE10 (0.61g), struck in Kebren. Head of satrap (Zenis?) left, wearing Persian tiara / KE monogram. Nice VF, dark brown patina.
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Klazomenai (BC 387/6) AE 12870 views4th century BC. AE12 (1.73g, 12h). Head of uncertain satrap right / Tripod; [K?]ΛA downward to right. Unpublished? VF, black patina.

The attribution is uncertain. Clearly from western Asia Minor, other city names could accord with the portion of the ethnic visible on the coin, but the small trace of the initial letter that is struck up seems to best match a “K”.
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Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Hemidrachm - Pharnabazos497 viewsca 398-396/5 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.75g, 6mm). Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing Phrygian cap / Prow of galley left; two dolphins swimming around; below, tunny left. Extremely rare denomination. Good fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Tetradrachm - Pharnabazos2015 viewsPharnabazos, Persian Satrap and military commander, ca 398-396/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.67g, 2h). ΦAR-N-[A]-BA, head of Pharnabazos right, weaing satrapal cap tied below his chin, and diadem / Ornate ship’s prow left, decorated with a griffin and prophylactic eye; before and aft, two dolphins downward; below, tunny left. Good VF, toned, slightly granular surface. Very rare, Maffre located thirteen extant examples, eight of which are in museum collections. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 69 (11/1994), lot 276a.

Struck during the period of warfare between Spartans and Persians, this issue commenced after Pharnabazos received the responsibility for the management of the Achaemenid navy in 398 BC, and ended with the temporary closure of the mint in 396 BC due to the Spartan presence in the area. Maffre's die study suggests that, although only 13 examples are known today, the coinage was quite massive and instrumental in facilitating Pharnabazos' naval success that culminated in the Battle of Knidos.
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Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Tetradrachm - Pharnabazos612 viewsca 398-396/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.52g). Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing Phrygian cap / Prow of galley left, griffin left on side; two dolphins swimming around; below, tunny left.
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Memnon (BC 338-334) Drachm1005 viewsMemnon, Satrap in Ionia, ca 338-334 BC. Ephesos? AR Drachm (3.75g). Head of Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara (bashlyk) / Persian King kneeling right, holding bow and spear, ΒΑΣΙΛΕ to left, within incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.
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Memnon (BC 340-334) Siglos898 viewsMemnon of Rhodes, Satrap in Ionia, ca 340-334 BC. Ephesos? AR Siglos (5.46g, 3h). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger and bow / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Good VF, trace of encrustation on reverse. Extremely rare.

The reverse depicts what Johnston interprets as a relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos (the earliest Greek map and first physical relief map known) - the mountains Tmolos and Messogis between the river valleys of the Caister and Maeander, and three mountain ridges (Madranbaba Dagi, Karincali Dagi, and Akaba Tepesi). Johnston follows Six in suggesting that the coins were probably struck under the Persian general Memnon at Ephesos, circa 336-334 BC, in order to pay his army after he had captured the city, but before his defeat by Alexander at the Battle of Granicus in 334. However, this theory is still debated and doubted by some scholars, most recently by Leo Mildenberg.
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Memnon (BC 340-334) Tetradrachm1002 viewsMemnon of Rhodes, Satrap in Ionia, ca 340-334 BC. Ephesos? AR Tetradrachm (15.03g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow, ΔΗ to left / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). EF. Extremely rare.
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Memnon (BC 340-334) Tetradrachm683 viewsMemnon of Rhodes, Satrap in Ionia, ca 340-334 BC. Ephesos? AR Tetradrachm (15.19g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Toned, EF. Extremely rare.
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Memnon (BC 340-334) Tetradrachm244 viewsArtaxerxes III to Darios III, ca 350-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 15.00g). Chian standard. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor (Ionia or Sardes?). Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse rectangle, containing pattern possibly depicting relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos. Near EF, dark iridescent tone. Good metal.
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Memnon (BC 350-334) AE480 viewsMemnon of Rhodes?, ca 350-334 BC. AE (1.41g). Persian King running/kneeling right, holding bow and spear / Persian fire altar (?). Fine dark green patina, flan break, EF. Rare. Mueller coll.
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Memnon (BC 350-334) AE 13838 viewsMemnon of Rhodes?, ca 350-334 BC. AE13 (1.54g). Persian King running/kneeling right, holding bow and spear / Dynastic symbol? Fine dark green patina with some red patches, EF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
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Memnon (BC 350-334) AE 13354 viewsMemnon of Rhodes?, ca 350-334 BC. AE13 (1.97g, 12h). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running right, holding spear and bow / Two concentric squares, a line projecting out from one side of outer square. VF, dark brown patina.

From at least the early 1900s, this type has been traditionally assigned to Memnon of Rhodes, but there is no evidence to substantiate such a specific attribution. The style of the obverse links it to the “map” issues of the Achaemenid satraps in Ionia, which have been dated to circa 350-333 BC.
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Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 552 viewsMemnon, Satrap in Ionia, ca 350-334 BC. Ephesos? AE (1.57g). Persian king kneeling right, holding bow and spear, [BA behind?] / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Dark green patina, light corrosion, VF. R. Mueller coll.; ex Klein coll.
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Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 9253 viewsUncertain satrap, ca 350-333 BC. AE9 (0.81g, 3h). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Near VF, green patina, earthen deposits.
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Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 13633 viewsMemnon, Satrap in Ionia, ca 350-340 BC. Ephesos? AE13 (2.15g). Persian king kneeling right, holding bow and spear, BA behind; countermark: star / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Nice VF, glossy brown patina, possibly overstruck. Very rare.
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Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 13397 viewsMemnon of Rhodes?, Ephesos?, ca 350-340 BC. AE13 (1.88g). Persian king kneeling right, holding bow and spear, BA behind; countermark: star / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Possibly overstruck. Glossy brown-black patina, VF.
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Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 13278 viewsAchaemenid Period. Uncertain Satrap, ca 340-334 BC. AE13 - Chalkous (1.59g). BA, Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance to right, holding spear and bow, c/m: star / Irregular incuse in the form of a map of the hinterland of Ephesos (?).
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Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 14345 viewsAchaemenid Period, Uncertain Satrap, ca 350-334 BC. AE14 (2.4g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow; countermark: eight-rayed star / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos. VF.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE466 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE (0.97g), struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headdres (Bashlyk) / Forepart of winged boar right, [ORO-NT-A (?)] around.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE434 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE (1.06g), struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headdres (Bashlyk), K below / Forepart of winged boar right, ORO-NT-A around. Dark green patina, VF. Ex Aufhauser 6 (1989), lot 105.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE494 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, 357-352 BC. AE (1.68g), struck in Adramytteion. Laureate head of Zeus right / OPONTA, forepart of Pegasos right. Dark green patina, VF.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE410 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia. AE (0.70g), struck in Adramytteion. Head of Satrap, wearking Persian headdress (bashlyk) / [OPO]NTA, forepart of Pegasos. Black patina, VF.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 9116 viewsPharnabazos, 413-374/3 BC. AE9 (0.84g). Kisthene. Bearded head right, wearing bashlyk / KIΣ, forepart of winged boar right. gVF.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 10266 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE10 (1.17g), struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / Forepart of winged boar right, ORO-NT-A around. VF. Rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 11349 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE11 (1.60g, 12h), struck at Adramytteion. Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of Pegasos right. VF, attractive dark green patina.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 12535 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, 357-352 BC. AE12 (1.45g), struck in Adramytteion. Laureate head of Zeus right / OPO-N-T-A, forepart of Pegasos right. Light brown patina, VF. Gutknecht coll.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 9474 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE9, struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headdress (Bashlyk) / Forepart of winged boar right, ΚΙΣ above. Some surface deposit, EF. Very rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 9361 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, circa 357-352 BC. AE9 (0.65g, 10h), struck in Adramytteion (?). Female head (Io?) right / Forepart of Pegasos left; OPON in exergue. VF, dark brown patina. Apparently unique.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 9248 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE9 (0.75g, 5h), struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headdress (Bashlyk) / Forepart of winged boar right, ΚΙΣ above. VF, green patina. Very rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 9246 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE9 (0.69g). Struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headdress (Bashlyk) / Forepart of winged boar right, ΚΙΣ above. aVF. Very rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Diobol445 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.32g, 6h), struck in Kisthene. Head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet / Forepart of winged boar left, OPONTA around. Unique. EF.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Diobol320 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.33g, 12h), struck in Adramytteion (?). Helmeted head of Athena right / Forepart of Pegasos left, OPONTA above. VF. Very rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Diobol316 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR 1/4 Siglos or Diobol (10mm, 1.22g, 12h), struck at Adramytteion. Helmeted head of Athena right / Forepart of Pegasos left; OPON[TA] above. VF, toned, porous. Rare denomination for satrap, and unpublished in the standard references with reverse type to left.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Obol353 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Obol (0.52g), struck in Adramytteion (?). Helmeted head of Athena right / Forepart of Pegasos left, OPONTA below. VF. Very rare. R. Mueller coll.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Obol 226 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR 1/8 Siglos or Obol (8mm, 0.47g, 3h), struck at Adramytteion. Helmeted head of Athena right / Forepart of Pegasos left; OPONTA in exergue. Near VF, toned, some roughness. Very rare denomination.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Obol208 viewsOrontes, satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR 1/8 Siglos or Obol (8mm, 0.48g), struck at Mysia, Adramytteion. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Forepart of Pegasos left, [O]PONTA retrograde below.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol714 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.64g, 12h), struck at Kisthene. Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready / Forepart of winged boar right, OPO-NT-A around. Good VF, lightly toned. Choice flan. Very rare
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol650 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.53g), struck in Adramytteion? Helmeted head of Athena left / OPON-T-A, forepart of Pegasos right. VF, light porosity. Very rare - Troxell was able to locate only 8 specimens in her study.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol487 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.65g), struck at Kisthene. Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready / Forepart of winged boar right, OPO-NT-A around. Good VF, evenly porous surfaces. Extremely rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol450 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.73g), struck at Kisthene. Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready / Forepart of winged boar right, OPO-NT-A around. VF, porous surfaces. Rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol577 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.53g, 14mm), struck in Adramytteion? Head of Athena right, wearing helmet with large crest / ORONTA, forepart of Pegasss right, in incuse square. Unpublished variety of a very rare issue. VF/gVF.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol430 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.65g), struck in Adramytteion. Helmeted head of Athena left / Forepart of Pegasos right. VF, toned. Rare, Troxell was able to locate only 8 specimens in her study. Ex Triton IV (12/2000), lot 233.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol260 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol (14mm, 2.50g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Forepart of Pegasos right; OPON-T-A around. VF, toned, a bit porous. Very rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol410 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, Circa 357-352 BC. AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol (13mm, 2.75g, 12h). Struck in Kisthene. Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready / Forepart of winged boar right. VF, bright surfaces, porous. Very rare.
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol 293 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.45g, 3h), struck at Kisthene. Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready / [O]RONT-[A], forepart of winged boar right. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare.
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Skamandreia (BC 362) AE 9362 viewsSkamandreia, Satrap of Ionia and Mysia, ca 362 BC. AE9 (1.02g). Head of Satrap right / Forepart of horse right, [Σ]ΚΑ above. Dark patina, very fine, rare.
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Spithradates (BC 334) AE 10584 viewsSpithridates, Satrap in Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AE10 (1.13g, 2h). Head of satrap right, wearing Persian headdress / Protome of horse right; monogram in upper left field. EF, black patina with trace of orange in obverse crevices.
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Spithradates (BC 334) AE 11469 viewsSpithridates, Satrap in Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AE11 (1.41g). Head of satrap right, wearing Persian leather headdress (kidaris) / Protome of horse right; monogram in upper left field, [ΣΠΙ] below. Dark green patina, EF. Rare. H.H. Gutknecht Coll.; ex Bank Leu AG, Zurich, 1983.
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Spithridates (BC 334) AE547 viewsSpithridates, Satrap in Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AE (1.23g). Head of satrap right, wearing Persian tiara (bashlyk) / Forepart of horse right, regal symbol above, ΣΠ below. VF-EF.
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Spithridates (BC 334) AE733 viewsSpithridates, Satrap in Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AE (1.71g). Head of satrap right, wearing Persian headdress / Protome of horse right; monogram in upper left field, ΣΠΙ below. Dark green patina, EF. Rare.

Spithridates fell 344 BC at the Battle of Granikos in the duel against Alexander of Macedonia.
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Spithridates (BC 334) Diobol464 viewsSpithridates, Satrap of Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AR Diobol (?) (1.23g). Head of satrap left, wearing Persian tiara (bashlyk) / Forepart of horse right, ΣΠΙΘ below. VF. Very rare.
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Spithridates (BC 334) Diobol 505 viewsSpithridates. Satrap of Lydia and Ionia, circa 334 BC. AR Diobol (1.32g, 12h). Head of Spithridates right, wearing Persian headdress / Forepart of horse right; monogram above, ΣΠΙ below. Unpublished as a silver issue. VF, light roughness. Possibly unique.
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Spithridates (BC 334) Tetrobol371 viewsSpithridates, Satrap of Ionia and Lydia, ca 334 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.76g, 14mm, 11h). Head left, wearing satrapal headdress / Forepart of horse right; ΣΠIΘPI below. VF, toned, slight roughness, a few light marks. Extremely rare.
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Spithridates (BC 334) Tetrobol617 viewsSpithridates, Satrap of Lydia and Ionia under Darius III, ca 335/4 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.25g). Head of satrap left, wearing Persian headdress / Forepart of Pegasos right, ΣΠI-ΘPI behind and below. Extremely rare portrait of satrap. EF.

The Lampsakene reverse (Pegasos rather than a horse) might point to a date in early spring 334, when (or shortly before) Alexander crossed the Hellespont.
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Teuthrania (BC 400) AE 9 - Prokles1178 viewsProkles, Satrap of Teuthrania and Halisarna, ca 400 BC. AE9 (1.0g). Head of Apollo left / [TEY], head of satrap right, wearing kyrbasia; monogram to right. Very rare. gVF.
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Teuthrania (BC 400) AE 9 - Prokles480 viewsProkles, Satrap of Teuthrania and Halisarna, ca 400 BC. AE9 (1.1g). Head of Apollo left / T[EY], head of satrap right, wearing kyrbasia; [monogram to right]. Very rare. aVF.
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Teuthrania (BC 400) AE 10 - Prokles586 viewsca 400 BC. AE10 (0.92g). Prokles, Satrap of Teuthrania and Halisarna. Head of Apollo left / Head of satrap right, wearing bashlyk, TEY behind, monogram to right. VF.
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Teuthrania (BC 400) AE 11 - Prokles735 viewsca 399 BC, rule of Prokles I (Gongylos), dynast. AE11 (0.97g) Laureate head of Apollo left / Beardless head of young male right, wearing Persian tiara (headdress - also known as kyrbasia or bashlyk), ΤΕΥ to left. Black patina, VF. Very rare.

Prokles was the brother of Eurysthenes, who ruled Pergamon around the same time.
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Teuthrania (BC 400) Drachm - Prokles550 viewsca 400-399 BC. AR Drachm (3.25g, 13mm, 5h). Prokles, Satrap of Teuthrania and Halisarna. Head of Apollo left / Head of Prokles right, wearing Persian headdress; tamgha (of Prokles?) below chin. VF, toned, porous. Extremely rare, the third known.

According to Xenophon (Hell. 3.1.6), the cities of Teuthrania and Halisarna were ruled by the brothers Eurysthenes and Prokles as a hereditary territory that had been awarded to their ancestor, the exiled king of Sparta, Demaratos the Lakedaimon, by Xerxes for accompanying the Great King on his Greek expedition (see Hdt. Book 7 for the relationship between the two). The hereditary rule of Teuthrania and Halisarna by the direct descendants of Demaratos, among whom were Eurystenes and Prokles – namesakes of the twin ancestral establishers of the Spartan royal line, suggests that these rulers were not satraps, but local dynasts (for a bibliography of the discussion on the differentiation between satraps and dynasts, see O. Mørkholm, “Pergamene Coins in Copenhagen,” in Studies Mildenberg, p. 182, note 2). Thus, this is one of the earliest depictions of a Greek ruler on a coin.
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Teuthrania (BC 400) Drachm - Prokles353 viewsca 400-399 BC. AR Drachm (3.21g, 16mm, 12h). Dynast of Teuthrania and Halisarna - Satrap Prokles. Laureate head of Apollo left / Head of Prokles right, wearing Persian headdress, TEY behind; tamgha (of Prokles?) below chin. Near VF, lightly toned, porous.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-334) AE 12163 viewsAchaemenid Period. Uncertain Satrap, 350-334 BC. AE12 (1.62g). Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow, quiver over shoulder / Plain.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm2003 viewsAchaemenid Period, ca 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.10g, 5h), struck ca 350-341 BC in Caria? Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear. VF, attractive dark iridescent toning, flat strike. Rare. Ex CNG 36 (12/1995), lot 2079; Spink America (5/1995), lot 230; Pixodarus Hoard, 23.

The archer-horseman tetradrachms are one of the most enigmatic Persian coinages struck in Asia Minor prior to the invasion of Alexander the Great. Though various symbols and letters occur in the fields, no inscription exists to help us identify the issuer, mint, or purpose of issue. Konuk, however, identified two series, with and without subsidiary symbols on the reverse. Also, analysis of the Pixodarus Hoard has allowed the coinage to be dated from the decade beginning circa 350 BC. Additionally, as only the earlier, non-symbol, type is represented, Meadows concluded that the date of deposit of the hoard, 341 BC, served as a tentative divider between the two series.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm877 viewsAchaemenid Period, circa 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.07g, 12h), struck ca 341-334 BC in Caria? Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear; to left, bearded male head right. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Unpublished variety of an extremely rare type with symbol on reverse. Ex Gorny & Mosch 117 (10/2002), lot 335 (where it realized EUR 4200).
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm746 viewsMemnon?, ca 350-341 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.27g). Persian king kneeling right, drawing bow; quiver on shoulder / Satrap on horse galloping right. Attractively toned, nice VF, choice flan. Very nice for this scarce issue.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm 657 viewsCaria, Achaemenid Period, ca 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.21g, 6h). Struck circa 350-341 BC. Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Persian satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear held in his right hand, left hand on rein. Good VF, toned, a few traces of porosity. Both dies engraved in the finest style for the type, displaying unusual detail in the facial features and musculature.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-334) Hemiobol128 views4th century BC. AR Fraction (7mm, 0.26g, 12h). Head right, wearing bashlyk / Head of boar right. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, granular surfaces. Extremely rare.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-334) Hemiobol180 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.37g, 1h). Head of boar right / Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian cap. Very rare. gVF.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-334) Hemiobol148 views4th century BC. AR Fraction (7.5mm, 0.20g, 6h). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Forepart of lion left, attacking forepart of bull left. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, minor porosity.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-334) Obol188 views 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7.5mm, 0.51g, 4h). Uncertain mint in Ionia or Caria. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; ΔH to left / Forepart of boar right. Unpublished, but cf. Johnston, Earlist, 30 for this obverse type and legend used with the "Ionian map" reverses, and cf. Winzer 13.2 and 13.2a for this reverse type used on a satrapal obol and hemiobol, respectively, with a male head on the obverse. VF, toned, granular surfaces. Apparently unique.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-350) AE 9335 viewsUncertain Satrap, Troas or Mysia. 4th century BC. AE9 (1.3g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Ivy Leaf, monogram below. VF. Very rare.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-350) AE 10395 viewsUncertain Satrap, Troas or Mysia. 4th century BC. AE10 (1.1g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Ivy leaf, monogram below. VF. Very rare.
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