Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Most viewed - Selge
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Selge (BC 380-370) Stater1599 viewsca 380-370 BC. AR Stater (11.08g, 2h). Two nude wrestlers grappling with each other; BΛ between / Slinger standing right; astragalos to left. Attractively toned. Extremely fine.
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Selge (AD 249-251) AE 32 - Trajanus Decius1517 viewsHomonoia with Sparta. Trajanus Decius, 249-251 AD. AE32 (14.71g). AV KAI ΓA ME KV TPA ΔEKION EVC CE; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CEΛΓEΩN ΛAKEΔAIMONIΩN OMONOIA; Helmeted Athena left, holding shield and spear; to the right, Heracles holding club and chlamys. Rare and interesting. Rough, very fine.
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Selge (BC 400-350) Obol1412 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Obol (1.05g). Astragalos; small club at side / Facing owl with out-spread wings. Unpublished in the major collections. Toned, gVF.

The astragalos (knuckle bone) and club of Herakles are used as subsidiary symbols on the staters of Selge of the 4th century. The appearance of the frontal owl is otherwise unattested on the coinage of Selge or elsewhere in the region.
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Selge (BC 380-370) Stater773 viewsca 380-370 BC. AR Stater (11.01g, 23mm). Two wrestlers / Slinger standing right, [ΕΣΤ]ΛΕΛΙΙΥΣ to left, triskeles to right. Lightly toned, EF. Very rare.
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Selge (AD 117-138) AE 25 - Hadrian706 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE25 (9.25g). Laureate, draped bust right / CEΛ-ΓEΩN; holy trees on platform. Interesting. Very fine.
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Selge (BC 300-190) Obol682 viewsca 300-190 BC. AR Obol (0.98g). Gorgoneion facing / Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet. Lightly toned, VF/EF.
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Selge (BC 300-190) Stater674 viewsca 300 BC. AR Stater (10.60g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; AΛ between / ΣΕΛΓΕΩΝ, Herakles standing facing, head right, holding club overhead in his right hand, lion skin draped over left arm. EF, lightly toned. Unpublished and extremely rare transitional issue. This coin pairs an obverse die from the earlier series (reverse in a square pelleted border) with a reverse from the later series (reverse in a circular pelleted border). The artwork is particularly good, which also suggests an earlier, rather than later, issue.
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Selge (BC 300-190) Obol672 viewsca 300-190 BC. AR Obol? (1.10g). Gorgoneion / Head of Athena left in crested helmet; astragalos to left. Good very fine.
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Selge (BC 200-0) Hemidrachm634 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AR Triobol (2.20g). Head of Herakles facing, club to left / ΣΕΛΓΕΩΝ, club, plant in pot, bucranium? in field to right. VF. Rare.
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Selge (BC 300-190) Stater599 viewsca 300-190 BC. AR Stater (10.68g). Two wrestlers, ΑΛΙ between / Herakles poised right, club in right hand, lion skin in left, ΣΕΛΓΕΩΝ to left, O between legs. Lightly toned, EF. Very rare.
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Selge (BC 300-190) Stater570 viewsca 300-190 BC. AR Stater (6.90g). Two wrestlers grappling, K between legs / Slinger standing right, O between legs; triskeles, club and cornucopiae in right field. Rare type.
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Selge (BC 200-0) Hemidrachm535 views2nd-1st century BC. AR Triobol (2.41g, 12h). Laureate and bearded head of Herakles facing slightly right, lion-skin around neck; club to left / Upright club and sacred tree on altar; bucranium to right. Near EF. Herman Coll.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 13524 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE13 (2.78g). Laureate head of Herakles right, club over shoulder / Σ-Ε-Λ, thunderbolt, bow to right, amphora (?) above. VF, brown patina.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 12516 views2nd-1st century BC. AE12 (2.37g, 1h). Head of Herakles right / Σ-Ε-Λ, thunderbolt, bow with griffin head on top to right. Near EF, attractive brown patina. Popken Coll.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 13505 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (2.72g). Three-quarter facing head of Herakles wreathed with styrax, head turned slightly right, lion-skin around neck, club over shoulder / ΣΕ-Λ, stag kneeling right, head left. Good VF, dark green patina, some minor roughness on the reverse. David Herman Coll.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 13483 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (1.86g). Draped bust of bearded Herakles facing, club behind shoulder / ΣΕ-Λ, forepart of stag right, head left. Dark green patina, aEF. Gutknecht coll.
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Selge (BC 325-250) Stater444 viewsca 325-250 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.61g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; AΛ between / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles and club to right. Near EF, lightly toned. Rare. Krizan Coll.; ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIII/1 (winter 1998), no. 39.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 24 - Julia Mamaea440 viewsJulia Mamaea, 222-235 AD. AE24 (6.78g). IOV MAMAЄAN CЄB, draped and diademed bust right / CЄΛΓЄΩN, holy trees on platform. Black patina, gVF.
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Selge (BC 250-190) Hemiobol432 viewsca 250-190 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.44g). Facing gorgoneion / Lion’s head right; astragalos behind. Good VF, attractively toned.
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Selge (AD 270-275) AE 36 - Aurelian422 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE36 - 12 Assaria (21.60g). Radiate and cuirassed bust right; globe below, IB to right / Athena advancing left, holding spear entwined with serpent and large shield; jug at feet, olive tree to right. Nice VF, green patina, some minor doubling.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 15421 views2nd-1st century BC. AE15 (2.77g, 10h). Laureate and bearded head of Herakles facing, lion-skin around neck; club to left / CΕΛ, forepart of stag right, head left. Good VF, dark green patina. Herman Coll.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 11420 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE11 (1.55g). Round shield with ΠΟ monogram in center / Triskeles within dotted circle. VF/EF. Rare.
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Selge (BC 300-190) Hemiobol418 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.42g). Facing gorgoneion / Lion's head right. VF, toned. Herman Coll.; ex Kuenker Auc. 94 (9/2004), lot 1307.
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Selge (AD 117-138) AE 18 - Hadrian416 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE18 (5.2g). ΗΑΔΡΙΑΝ ΚΑΙCAP, laureate bust right / CEΛΓΕΩΝ, thunderbolt, bow with stag heads on top. Very Fine.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE387 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE (2.21g). Round shield with ΠΟ monogram in center / Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet. Green patina, VF.
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Selge (BC 250-190) Hemiobol383 viewsca 250-190 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.45g). Facing female head / Lion's head right; small astragalos left. VF, toned. David Herman Coll.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 15375 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE15 (2.57g). Head of bearded Herakles right, K to right / Winged thunderbolt, CΕΛΓΕ below, bow above. Brown patina, VF. Rare variant. Gutknecht coll.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE374 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE (1.79g). Σ-Ε, spearhead / Σ-Ε-Λ, thunderbolt.
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Selge (AD 193-217) AE 16 - Julia Domna373 viewsJulia Domna, 193-217 AD. AE16 (3.88g). IOVΛIA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / CЄΛΓЄΩN, Nike with wreath and palm branch left. Unpublished (?). Beautiful dark green patina, EF.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 16372 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE16 (5.12g). Round shield with ΠΟ monogram in center / Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet. Green patina, VF.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 24 - Julia Mamaea360 viewsJulia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE24 (11.12g). Draped bust right; countermark: triangle / CΕΛΓΕΩΝ, two naked wrestlers grappling. Dark brown patina, VF. Unpublished?
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Selge (AD 147-176) AE 15 - Faustina II349 viewsFaustina II, 147-176 AD. AE15 (3.04g). FAU SE, draped bust R / ΣΕΛΓΕ, shield with rosette. Green patina, VF.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 31 - Severus Alexander341 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE31 (9.97g). AVT K M AVP CЄOV AΛЄΞANΔPOC, draped and laureate bust right / CЄΛΓЄΩN, holy trees on platform. Rare. Dark green patina, VF.
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Selge (BC 200-0) Hemidrachm?337 views2nd-1st century BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.76g, 12h). Diademed head of Herakles right, club at shoulder / Artemis advancing right, holding torch with both hands; ΙΔ to right. VF, toned.
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Selge (AD 166-180) AE 25 - Commodus333 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-180 AD. AE25 (8.69g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ, cuirassed and draped bust right / ΣЄΛΓЄΩΝ, Tyche with rudder and cornucopiae. Dark green patina. Extremely fine.
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Selge (AD 198-217) AE 18 - Caracalla329 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE18 (3.58g). Laureate head right / CΕΛΓΕΩΝ, Artemis in short chiton standing facing, head right, holding bow in outstretched left hand, with the right reaching into quiver. Good style, fine green patina, EF.
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Selge (AD 251) AE 24 - Hostilian326 viewsHostilian, ca 251 AD. AE24 (6.46g). Draped, cuirassed bust right / CΕΛΓΕΩΝ, Nemesis in long dress standing facing, head left; griffin at feet springing left.
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Selge (BC 200-0) Drachm324 viewsca 200 BC. AR Hemistater? (18mm, 4.68g, 12h). Head of bearded Herakles right / Artemis advancing right, holding torch in hands; ΣΕΛΓΕΩΝ to left, IΔ to right. VF. Rare.
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Selge (AD 147-176) AE - Faustina II314 viewsFaustina II, 147-176 AD. AE (2.06g). FAU SE, draped bust right / ΣΕΛΓ, shield with rosette. Dark green patina, VF.
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Selge (AD 251-253) AE 18 - Volusian309 viewsVolusian, 253-268 AD. AE18 (4.1g). Laureate and draped bust of Volusian right / Tyche standing left, turreted, holding cornucopia and scepter. A very nice quality bronze that is seldom seen. Ex Colosseum.
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Selge (AD 249-251) AE 18 – Herennia Etruscilla306 viewsHerennia Etruscilla, 249 - 251 AD. AE18 (3.20g). Draped bust right / Tyche standing left.
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Selge (AD 209-212) AE 16 - Geta304 viewsGeta, 209-212 AD. AE16 (4.13g). AV K - CE ΓETAC, bearded, laureate head right / CEΛ-ΓEΩN, Dionysos standing left, wearing nebris and boots, holding kantharos in right hand and resting left hand on knobby thyrsos decorated with Styrax leaves(!). Very rare, VF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll. Unpublished?

Here, the thyrsos is obviously decorated with Styrax! Selge was the center of the Styrax production and so it's an understandable hint to its main product. I think this depiction is unique.
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Selge (BC 400-350) Tetartemorion?295 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.27g). Head of roaring lion left / Astragalos.
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Selge (AD 254-268) AE 22 - Salonina294 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE22 - 3 Assaria (5.51g, 1h). Diademed and draped bust right resting on crescent; Γ (mark of value) before / Cult statue of Artemis of Perge, crescent and star above; all within distyle temple. Fine, brown surfaces. Ex Righetti Coll. 8928.
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Selge (AD 193-211) AE 24 - Septimius Severus294 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE24 (9.90g). ΑΥ Κ Λ C CЄΟΥΗΡΟC ΠЄ, laureate and draped bust right / CЄΛΓЄΩΝ, holy trees on platform. Rare. Dark patina, VF.
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Selge (AD 244-249) AE 24 - Otacilia Severa290 viewsOtacilia Severa, wife of Philip I, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE24 (7.72g). Diademed and draped bust right, resting on a crescent; c/m: D / Athena standing lerft, holding Nike and spear; shield at her side. VF, brown patina. From the Ian Roper Collection.
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Selge (AD 209-211) AE 19 - Geta284 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE19 (3.34g). Bare head right / Hygeiea standing right, holding serpent. Good fine.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 10265 viewsca 200-0 BC. AE10 (1.39g). Shield / Σ-E, flanking spearhead. Very fine.
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Selge (AD 193-211) AE 34 - Septimius Severus254 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE34 (24.81g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding spear and shield; at feet to left, coiled serpent right. Good VF, black-green patina, minor smoothing in fields. From Group CEM. Ex Gorny & Mosch 71 (5/1995), lot 709.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Julia Mamaea253 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE34 (20.49g, 6h). IOV • MAMЄ AN • CЄB •, draped bust right, wearing stephane / CЄΛ ΓЄΩN, Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux) standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Good VF, green patina. From Group CEM. Ex Tkalec (10/1994), lot 265.
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Selge (AD 117-138) AE 19 - Hadrian252 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE19 (3.87g). ΑΔΡΙΑΝ ΚΑΙCAP, laureate bust right; countermark, triskeles or trinakria / CЄΛΓЄΩΝ, thunderbolt, bow with stag heads on top. Almost VF.
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Selge (AD 138-161) AE 14 - Antoninus Pius235 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE14 (1.95g). ANTWNEINOC KAICAP; laureate head left / CEΛΓEΩN; club and bow.
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Selge (AD 249-251) AE 24 - Herennia Etruscilla223 viewsHerennia Etruscilla, Augusta, 249-251 AD. AE24 (4.95g, 1h). Diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla to right set on crescent / Low podium supporting two altars and two sacred trees. Extremely Rare. Beautiful glossy green patina. Near EF.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 30 - Severus Alexander221 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE30 (15.66g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; countermark: H / Helios standing facing, head right, holding torch; to right, Selene standing left, raising hand to mouth and holding torch. VF, dark green patina, light porosity.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander206 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (8.03g, 5h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; countermark: Δ / Low base with two altars and two sacred trees. VF, green patina.
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Selge (AD 139-161) AE 18 - Marcus Aurelius202 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE18 (4.13g, 6h). BHPOC KAI, bare head right / Thunderbolt; bow to left. VF, earthen brown patina.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander199 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (9.36g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Apollo standing left, holding laurel-branch, resting elbow on tripod. Good VF, dark green-brown patina.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 18 - Julia Mamaea194 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE18 (3.87g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Artemis standing right between two trees, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; to left, stag standing left, head right. VF, green patina. Group CEM.
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Selge (AD 147-176) AE 13 - Faustina II185 viewsFaustina II, 147-176 AD. AE13 (2.53g). ΦAV CЄ, draped bust left / CЄΛΓЄ, cornucopia. Dark green patina, VF. Franke coll.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Julia Mamaea183 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE25 (8.12g). Diademed and draped bust right / Jupiter seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; eagle at feet left. VF, dark green, almost black, patina. Seeger Coll.; Ex Hans von Aulock Coll., 3510.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 12 - Severus Alexander156 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235. AE12 (2.37g, 6h). AVT K M AVR [CEV AΛEΞANΔPOC CEB], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CEΛΓEΩN, cult idol of Artemis Pergaia, flanked by star and crescent, within distyle temple. aVF.
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Selge (AD 138-161) AE 25 - Antoninus Pius141 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE25 - Diassarion (9.65g, 6h). AYTO KAICAP ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate head right / CЄΛΓЄΩN, the sanctuary of Zeus and Herakles: platform with stairway in front holding two dead cypresses in enclosures with two lighted altars before; to left, thunderbolt; to right, club. Rare. gVF.
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Selge (AD 254-268) AE 23 - Salonina136 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE23 - Triassarion (6.58g). KOPNHΛIAN CAΛωNINAN AVΓ / CЄB Γ, draped bust right, wearing stephane and set upon crescent / CЄΛΓЄΩN, platform surmounted by two altars with two styrax trees; thunderbolt to left, club to right. aVF.
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Selge (AD 241-244) AE 24 -Tranquillina131 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE24 (9.49g). CABЄI TPANKVΛΛЄINA CЄ, draped bust right, wearing stephane and set upon crescent / CЄΛΓЄΩN, Athena standing left, holding crowning Nike and spear; shield to right. gVF.
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Selge (AD 222-235) AE 24 - Severus Alexander128 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE24 (5.60g). AV K M AVP CЄOV AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CЄΛΓЄΩN low base with two altars and two sacred trees. Very rare. aVF.
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Selge (BC 200-0) Drachm124 views2nd-1st century BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.53g, 1h). Head of Herakles right, wearing wreath of styrax / Artemis, holding torch, advancing right; ΔI to right. VF, toned, irregular flan, light scratches, reverse off center. Very rare. Ex von Post Coll. (Sotheby’s, 10/1995, lot 183).
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 10120 viewsca 200-100 BC. AE10 (1.69g). Round shield with monogram ΠΘ / Triskeles.
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Selge (BC 200-0) Drachm113 views2nd century BC. Ar Drachm (4.73g, 17mm). Wreathed head of Herakles right / ΣEΛΓEΩN, Artemis advancing right, holding long torch; Δ to right.
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Selge (AD 138-161) AE 14 - Antoninus Pius106 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE14 (1.65g). Laureate head right / Club. Nice green patina, VF.
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Selge (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla95 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 - Diassarion (9.52g, 6h). AYT•K•M•AYP• ANTΩNINOC, radiate head of Caracalla to right / CЄΛΓЄΩN, the sanctuary of Zeus and Herakles: platform with stairway in front holding two dead cypresses in enclosures with two lighted altars before; to left, thunderbolt; to right, club. Apparently unpublished and unique. VF.
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Selge (BC 200-0) Hemidrachm?94 viewsca 200-100 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.91g). Diademed head of Herakles right, with club over shoulder / ΣΕΛΓΕΩΝ, Artemis advancing right, holding torch with both hands; ΙΔ to right.
 
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