Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Last additions - Lesbos
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Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Hemiobol717 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.31g). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡ, murex shell within incuse square. Unpublished?2 commentsMar 05, 2013
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Mytilene (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus410 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 (22.03g, 12h). Artemon, strategos. [AVT KAI Λ CЄΠ] CЄV HPOC ΠЄPTINAΞ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [ЄΠI CTPA] APTЄMΩNOC TOY CЄKOVNΔOV/ M[VTIΛH]N, Septimius, wearing military attire, on horseback right, raising right hand and holding scepter in left. Good VF, brown patina. Very rare. Group CEM; ex Aufhäuser 13 (10/1997), lot 418; De Nicola Coll.Feb 08, 2013
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B20871 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 1h). Forepart of a bridled horse right / Incuse head of roaring lion right; rectangular punch behind. VF, toned. Extremely rare, only three examples recorded by Bodenstedt. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica O (5/2004), lot 1598.Jan 18, 2013
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B78993 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm, 6h). Head of Ariadne left, hair in sakkos decorated with three grape bunches / Lion, spearhead in jaws, right in linear square within incuse square. Near EF, light scratch on reverse, hairline flan crack. Very rare.Jan 18, 2013
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54298 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.55g, 10h). Head of Aktaeon right, with stag's horn / Gorgoneion within linear square. Near VF. Jan 18, 2013
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Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol599 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Tritartemorion (5mm, 0.22g). Facing head of satyr / Incuse square punch. EF, lightly toned, minor porosity.

The attribution of this type to Methymna is based on a similar, later issue with a bird and the legend MAΘ on the reverse (Gorny & Mosch 170, lot 1423).
Jan 18, 2013
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Eresos (BC 100-0) AE 16631 views1st century BC. AE16 - Dichalkon (2.00g, 1h). Gorgoneion facing / [ЄP]ЄCI ΩN, winged kerykeion. VF, green patina. Perhaps the second known, and the only in private hands (von Aulock specimen now in British Museum).

Ralli-Photopoulou and Lagos suggest the possibility that the obverse might represent Hermes, given the kerykeion (caduceus) on the reverse.
Jan 18, 2013
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Nesos (BC 350-300) AE 9575 viewsca 4th century BC. AE9 (0.7g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΝΑΣΙ, panther crouching left, head reverted, kerykeion (caduceus) to left. VF. Jan 16, 2013
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B50633 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.6g, 2h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Heads of two confronted bulls within incuse square. Rare. EF.Jan 14, 2013
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-1993 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Female head to right, her hair bound up with criss-crossing ribbons / Panathenaic amphora with pointed lid; to left, palm branch; all within linear frame. Apparently unpublished and unique. aEF.

This piece is apparently completely unknown and unrecorded by Bodenstedt. The reverse bears a large amphora with a lid: its shape is that of a ‘Panathenaic’, so-called from its use to store the olive oil given to winners at the Panathenaic Games in Athens. So, we must be looking at a prize amphora, a conclusion that is confirmed by the palm of victory that stands nearby. This means that the person depicted on the obverse of this coin must be Nike, goddess of victory. The rather sober hairstyle is also found on figures of Nike from Terina, Olympia, Kyzikos, Lampsakos and elsewhere. The very specific nature of the types on this coin implies that it was struck to commemorate the victory of someone.
Dec 20, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1031399 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Laureate head of Zeus Meilichios right / Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress; all within linear frame. EF.Dec 19, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B43725 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Head of bearded god right (Priapos), hair bound with only partially visible band / Female head right (the nymph Chione or Dione), hair in sphendone; the whole within incuse square. Extremely rare. aEF.Dec 19, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B39749 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 3h). Male head right / Calf’s head right within a linear square. Rare. With a particularly beautiful head. Extremely fine. Belgian private collection; with Tradart, Geneva. Dec 19, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B53518 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 10mm, 9h). Diademed male head right / Kantharos between two leaves within linear square. Good VF. Dec 19, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B87899 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Ivy-wreathed head of youthful Dionysos right / Head of horned Satyr right, within linear frame. EF.Dec 18, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B17757 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10.8mm). Forepart of winged boar right / Incuse head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; small square punch behind. EF, very rare.Dec 18, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) AE 9368 viewsca 450 BC. AE9 (0.6g). Female head right, hair in sakkos / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.Dec 04, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Triobol 298 viewsca 450-406 BC. AR Triobol (1.4g, 11mm). Helmeted head of Athena right / M - A, head of panther facing within incuse square. VF. Dec 04, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B231449 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Forepart of a bridled horse to right, wearing necklace of large beads and with ornamented truncation; ΛΕ below / Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress and with neck ornamented with small squares; all in incuse. An extremely rare and attractive hekte, combining dies used in other issues, all from roughly the same time period. Extremely fine. Anthemion coll. USA, acquired privately from Antiqua Inc., ca 2001.

This very rare issue combines a wonderful obverse die used for Bodenstedt 20, with the reverse type of the incuse head of Herakles that appeared in issues 17-19 and 21. The present obverse is one of the very few produced at Mytilene that bear the initial letters of the name of the island; Lesbos.
Nov 16, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B16742 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.53g, 6h). Head of ram right; below, cockerel standing left / Incuse head of roaring lion left. Near EF.Nov 16, 2012
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Pyrrha (BC 4th cent) AE 12392 viewsca 4th century BC. AE12 (1.16g). Head of Nymph Pyrrha left, hair in sphendone / Goat standing left, ΠΥΡ above. aVF.Nov 12, 2012
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Methymna (BC 440-400) Hemiobol438 views5th-4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.22g, 6mm). Helmeted head of Athena left / Bunch of grapes in dotted incuse square. Toned, VF.Sep 11, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol329 viewsca 350/30-250/40 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.40g, 7mm). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Rare.Sep 11, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol352 viewsa 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.25g). Head of nymph left, wearing sakkos and earring / Cock walking right, crescent above; within dotted square border within square incuse. VF. Rare.Sep 11, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45686 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 7h), struck circa 430 BC. Head of nymph (Europa?) three-quarter facing and turned slightly right, wearing taenia / Two boars' heads confronting each other. Very rare. Minor scratches on rev, otherwise aEF. Sep 07, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B44483 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.51g, 8h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Bull's head left; M above; all within incuse square. Near EF. Very rare, only 6 examples recorded by Bodenstedt. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Diobol333 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.30g). Facing gorgoneion / Helmeted head of Athena left in dotted square within incuse square. VF, porous. Rare. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol321 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.26g, 9h). Head of nymph left / Hen; crescent above; all within pelleted border within square incuse. Near VF, minor porosity. Rare. Alighieri Coll.Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol308 viewsca 500/480-450/40 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.47g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Sea turtle within linear border; all within incuse square. VF, light porosity. Extremely rare. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Hemiobol279 viewsca 350/30-250/40 BC. AR Tritartemorion (7mm, 0.20g, 11h). Facing head of Silenos / Cock standing right within dotted square border within incuse square. Near VF. Extremely rare. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol256 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.47g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square. VF, a little porous. Very rare. Alighieri Coll.Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol291 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.39g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square. VF, a little porous. Alighieri Coll.Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 360-330) Obol394 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.46g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Kantharos; M-A-Θ counterclockwise around. VF, minor roughness on reverse. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol339 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.25g, 5h). Head of a nymph right, hair bound in sakkos / MAΘ, hen standing right. VF, spotty hoard patina. Rare. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol266 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.60g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square. Near VF, some roughness and porosity. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 400-360) Silenos - Obol423 viewsca 350/30-250/40 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.34g, 8h). Facing head of Silenos / Tortoise within circular border within shallow incuse circle. VF, porosity. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol644 viewsMethymna(?). ca 550/30-450/40 BC. AR Tritartemorion (6mm, 0.24g). Facing head of Silenos / Incuse square. VF, toned. Rare. Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol356 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.26g, 12h). Female head right, hair bound in sakkos / Cock standing right within incuse square. VF, some porosity. Rare. Lee Coll.Sep 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 440-379) Hemiobol243 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (7mm, 0.35g). Turtle / Wreath in incuse circle. Near VF, dark hoard patina. Lee Coll.Sep 06, 2012
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Methymna (BC 440-379) Hemiobol250 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (7mm, 0.26g). Turtle / Wreath in incuse circle. Near VF, toned, obverse off center. Lee Coll.Sep 06, 2012
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Methymna (BC 360-330) Obol416 viewsca 450-406 BC. AR Obol (0.52g, 8mm). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / Kantharos, Μ-A-Θ, within linear incuse circle. VF. Rare.Aug 18, 2012
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Methymna (BC 440-400) Hemiobol370 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g, 7mm). Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet / Bunch of grapes within dotted incuse square. VF. Very rare.Aug 18, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B51537 viewsca 440 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of bearded satyr right within square incuse. aEF. Ex Gemini Auctions IX (1/2012), lot 112.Jul 07, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B48420 viewsc 454-428 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 10 mm). Young female head right / Facing head of wolf (?) in incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.Jul 07, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B85601 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm, 7h). Young male head right, horned, wearing taenia (Pan?) / Female head right, hair in sphendone. gVF. Jul 07, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45a452 viewsca 430 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm, 11h). Head of a nymph, possibly Europa, three-quarter facing and turned slightly right, wearing a taenia / Two confronting boars' heads, A between. Very Rare. aEF. Jul 07, 2012
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Methymna (BC 360-330) Hemiobol 521 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.27g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Grape bunch within linear circle. Good VF, lightly toned. Jun 12, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol304 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.51g, 8mm, 1h). Facing head of Silenos / Facing head of panther within incuse square. Good VF, toned, a bit porous. Very rare.May 08, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Triobol411 viewsca 420-377 BC. AR Triobol (1.46g, 10mm). Helmeted head of Athena right / M - A, head of panther facing within incuse square. VF. Rare.May 08, 2012
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Pyrrha (BC 4th cent) AE 10338 viewsca 4th century BC. AE10 (1.07g). Head of Nymph Pyrrha left, wearing sphendone / ΠΥΡ, goat standing left. VF.May 06, 2012
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Mytilene (AD 138-192) AE 25 - Lesbonax 351 viewsLesbonax, period of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE25 (8.20g). ΛЄCBΩNAΞ HPOC NЄΩC, male bust right, beardless, wearing wreath of ivy-leaves and berries (Lesbonax in the character of Dionysos) / MVTIΛH NAIΩN, female figure (Demeter?), wearing chiton and peplos standing left, in her right vase left holds long scepter: before her lighted altar. Extremely rare. Good very fine.Apr 24, 2012
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol319 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.32g, 7mm). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Land turtle in dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Rare.Apr 01, 2012
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B55554 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 10mm, 2h). Head of Athena right, wearing corinthian helmet / Two overlapping female heads with archaic pigtails facing each other. Very rare. Very fine. Ex Gorny & Mosch Sale 200, #1719.Feb 27, 2012
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Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol656 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.24g, 6mm). Head of Selinos facing / Quadratum incusum. Very rare. Very fine.Feb 05, 2012
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Pordosilene (AD 1-200) AE 16449 views1st-2nd century AD. AE16 (2.05g). Panther advancing right / snake on altar. Very fine.Nov 23, 2011
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B53.2609 viewsca 477-455? BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.48g). Gorgoneion facing / Incuse head of lynx facing. VF/EF. Extremely rare.Nov 23, 2011
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B59419 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.51g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of a goat right. VF. Very rare.Nov 23, 2011
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Pordosilene (AD 100-300) AE444 viewsImperial times, 2nd-3rd century AD. AE (1.60g). Bust of Athena right, wearing Korinthian helmet with aegis / ΠΟΡΟCΕΛ[...], Telesphoros standing facing. VF.Nov 20, 2011
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Pordosilene (BC 400) Hemiobol 607 viewsca 450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.45g). Bearded head of Silenos right / Π-O-P, dolphin within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Nov 20, 2011
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Mytilene (AD 253-260) AE 33 - Valerian I655 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE33 (19.23g, 12h). Bal(...) Aristomachus, strategus. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with aegis / Artemis, drawing bow from quiver and holding bow, standing right in biga drawn by stags. Good VF, tan patina. Very rare. From Group CEM. Ex CNG XXX (6/1994), lot 474.Oct 29, 2011
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Koinon of Lesbos (AD 161-180) AE 38 - Marcus Aurelius1239 viewsMytilene(?) mint. Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE38 - Medallion (26.03g, 6h). K[...]inigrinos/es(?), strategus. AV K MAP AVPH ΛI ANTΩNEINOC A Y, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / EΠI CTPA K[...]INI ΓPINO[Y], KOI ΛECBIΩN in exergue, Athena, with shield at side and holding spear, standing right and Dionysus, holding cantharus and thyrsus, standing left; between them, large draped terminus of Dionysus Phallen standing facing on prow. VF, rough dark green surfaces with areas of earthen encrustation. Extremely rare.Oct 29, 2011
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Pordosilene (BC 400) Hemiobol836 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.48g, 7mm, 8h). Bearded head of Silenos right / Dolphin transversely downward to right in incuse square. VF, darkly toned, some porosity. Very rare.Jun 20, 2011
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Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 15 1026 views3rd century BC. AE15 (3.4g). Head of young male right / Α-Ν/Τ-ΙΣ, head of male right with pointed beard, wearing conical headdress (Dionysos Phallen). Very Fine.Mar 25, 2011
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B281568 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 9h). Head of lion right / Incuse head of bull right. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, Bodenstedt recorded only 4 examples.Oct 03, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B02656 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 11h). Forepart of a bull left, beaded wreath decorating the truncation / Incuse lion’s head with open jaws right; irregular incuse rectangle behind. Very rare. Lightly toned. Extremely fine. Oct 02, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B01555 viewsca 521-578 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Forepart of a bull left, M to left / Incuse head of roaring lion left. Good VF. Rare. Oct 02, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B04578 viewsca 515 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Forepart of bull running left / Incuse head of roaring lion left, behind neck truncation incuse rectangle with uneven surface. Perfectly centered. Extremely fine. Oct 02, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B01510 viewsca 521 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Forepart of bull running left, M before / Incuse head of roaring lion left, incuse punches behind. Rare. gVF.Oct 02, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol686 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.37g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MYTI, female head right. EF.Oct 01, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol493 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.30g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MYTI, female head right. Hornsilver, VF.Oct 01, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol550 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.44g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Aphrodite right, hair rolled, MYTI to right, amphora (?) to left. Dark tone, aVF. Ex Tinchant, April 1940.Oct 01, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B101909 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Half-length bust of Nike right with wings spread; two stars above; all within linear square. Good VF, well centered, obverse die a bit rusty. Attractive reverse type. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1011383 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Winged bust of Nike right, two stars above, within linear square. Fine style, attractive types. Choice Very Fine.Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1001220 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Laureate head of Apollo right, coiled serpent behind / Female head (Artemis?) right, hair in sphendome, within linear square. aEF.Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 250-200) AE 17469 viewsca 250-200 BC. AE17 (4.25g, 11h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre; monograms to lower left and right. VF, dark green and brown patina. Wagner Coll. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B94527 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre within linear square. VF. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B72519 viewsca 400-350 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Head of Athena facing right, wearing Attic helmet, the side-flap turned up / Lion-scalp facing in thin square frame, all in incuse square. gVF. Rare.Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1051127 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.60g, 12h). Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet with crest / Owl standing to right, head turned to face the viewer; all within linear square. Rare. Nearly extremely fine.

Bodenstedt believed this was the last issue of Mytilene, struck in the early 320s. The types are clearly those of Athens, though Athena’s helmet lacks the olive leaves and other decoration that appear on Athenian issues. Curiously enough, this issue is usually found struck rather shoddily, often from rusty dies. The present coin is one of the nicest known.
Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1051186 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.53g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, within linear square. Good VF, flan a bit small. The final issue of hektes from Mytilene. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B81825 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Head of youth (Pan?) right, wearing tainia, within linear square in incuse square. Near EF. Well centered strike, elegant style. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 350-250) 1/4 Stater511 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.62g, 5h). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, lyre. VF, light porosity.
Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 350-250) 1/4 Stater620 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Triobol (2.75g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, lyre. gVF.Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B56478 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Cow's head right. Good VF. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B56517 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.47g, 10h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Cow's head right in incuse square. VF, minor die rust on obverse. Well centered obverse. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54841 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Aktaeon right, wearing stag's horn / Gorgoneion facing within linear square. VF. Scarce. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54577 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.54g). Head of Aktaeon right, with stag's horn / Gorgoneion, within linear square. VF. Sep 27, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B68524 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 4h). Head of Artemis-Kybele right, hair in sakkos / Head of female left, hair in sakkos, lamp at forehead; all in linear square within shallow incuse square. Good VF, a little die rust. Extremely rare, only 6 examples known to Bodenstedt.

Of the six coins listed by Bodenstedt, four are in museums (Karlsruhe, Boston, ANS, and s’Gravenhage). Only one other has appeared at auction recently: CNG 57 (4/2001), lot 478.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B67603 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.46g, 2h). Head of Zeus Ammon right / Female head right wearing stephane within incuse square. VF, lightly toned. Very rare, only 5 examples known to Bodenstedt, this die pairing unpublished. Ex CNG 61 (9/2002), lot 667.Sep 26, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B44665 viewsca 430 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Bull's head left; M above; all within quadratum incusum. Extremely rare, probably the 8th specimen known. Large flan. About extremely fine.Sep 26, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96859 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Laureate head of Zeus right. Rv: Forepart of attacking serpent to right within linear square. Bold style. Extremely fine. Sep 26, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96711 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear square. Good VF, a little off center. Sep 26, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96793 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear square border. Good VF.Sep 26, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B30626 viewsca 463 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.50g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Incuse head of facing lion. EF. Very rare.Sep 26, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) Obol821 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.52g). Female head right / MYTI, head of lion right within incuse square. VF. Very rare.Sep 26, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 100-0) AE 544 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE (6.29g). Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon right / M-Y/T-I, herm of bearded Dionysos in himation standing facing on prow of ship; grape bunch to left, apluster to right. Brown patina, EF. Rare.Sep 26, 2010
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Methymna (BC 330) AE 10505 viewsafter 330 BC. AE10 (1.3g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Μ-Α/Θ-Y, 4-string lyre. aEF. Rare.Aug 31, 2010
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Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Obol838 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.6g, 7mm). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡΔ, crab within incuse square. aVF. Extremely rare.Jul 20, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B49453 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.45g). Head of Persephone right / Head of roaring lion right. VF, light scuff on lion's mane. Rare.Jul 12, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B-522 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.44g). Head of Persephone right / Lyre. VF, well centered. Apparently, an unrecorded variant.Jul 12, 2010
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B49468 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.46g). Head of Persephone right / Head of roaring lion right. Near VF, a few light scratches. Rare.Jul 12, 2010
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