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Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla165 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (7.90g, 8h). Laureate head right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Near VF, dark brown patina, orange earthen highlights. Rare. Spradling Coll.
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Hypaipa (AD 193-211) AE 33 - Septimius Severus165 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE33 (18.39g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Λ CЄΠCЄΟVHPOC ΠЄP, laureate head right, with Artemis cultus statue countermark on shoulder / EΠI ΓΛYKΩNOC ACIAP CTP TO BA/ VΠAIΠHNΩN, Cultus statue of Artemis Anaïtis in octastyle temple. VF.
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Dioshieron (BC 27-AD 37) AE 15165 viewsPossibly time of Augustus to Tiberius, 27 BC-37 AD. AE15 (2.08g). ΔIOCIЄPITωN, turreted head of Tyche right / ΔIOCIЄPITωN, Zeus seated right on throne, holding patera. Extremely rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kolophon (AD 238-244) AE 22 - Gordian III165 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE22 (5.75g). ΑVΤ Κ Îœ ΑÎΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑÎΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΚΟΛΟΦΩÎΙΩÎ, Serapis seated left on chair, holding sceptre; Cerberus to left. VF. Ex Dr. P. Vogl coll.; ex Helios Numismatik Auc. 5, lot 724.
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Kyzikos (AD 147-175) AE 26 - Faustina II165 viewsFaustina II, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE26 (11.34g, 6h). ΦΑVСΤЄΙÎΑ СЄΒΑСΤΗ, draped bust right / ΚVΖΙΚΗÎΩΠÎЄΟΚΟΡΩÎ, Demeter advancing right, holding torch in each hand. aVF.
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Parion (AD 161-180) AE 19 - Marcus Aurelius165 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE19 (5.10g). Bare-heade and draped bust right / Athena seated, left, feeding serpent in tree from patera, resting arm on throne; to right, owl standing on shield. Extremely rare. Only one specimen cited in RPC. Green patina, VF.
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Dardanos (BC 450-420) Hemiobol165 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.27g, 6mm). Head of cock facing left / Diagonally criss-crossed pattern. Extremely rare. Apparently unpublished.
The corresponding obol with a cross-hatch reverse design features a cock standing left, rather than just the head as on this coin.
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Lykia Uncertain (BC 400) Hemiobol165 viewsca 5th-4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.27g, 8mm, 8h). Lion’s scalp facing within circular dotted border / APA, fish left within circular dotted border. gVF.
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Philadelphia (AD 37-41) AE 18 - Caligula165 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE18 (4.19g). Gaios Ioulios Diodotos, magistrate. ΓAIOΣ KAIΣAP, bare head right / ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΠ/ ΓAIOΣ IOYΛIOΣ ΔIO[...], jugate laureate busts of the Dioscuri right. Rare. gVF.
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Idyma (BC 425-375) Drachm165 viewsLate 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.77g, 1h). Head of Pan facing / ΙΔYΜΙΟÎ, fig leaf; all within incuse square. Sharply struck and unusually attractive. Minor deposits on the obverse and light die wear as usual, otherwise gVF.
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Antiocheia (AD 244-249) AE 24 - Philip I165 viewsPhilip I, 244-249. AE24 - 'Dupondius' (6.66g, 1h). ca 244-245 AD. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL CES ANTICI - S R, draped bust of Mên set on crescent to right, wearing Phrygian cap decorated with seven stars. aEF.
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Smyrna (AD 50-54) AE 14165 viewsTime of Claudius. 41-54 AD. AE14 (2.2g). Philistos and Eikadios, magistrates. ΣMYP, bee / ΕΠΙ ΦΙΛΙΣΤΟΥ ΕΙΚΑΔΙΟΣ, Demeter standing left, holding branch. EF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Diobol 164 views4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 2.1g). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left, X above, within incuse square. Toned, aVF.
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Stektorion (AD 244-249) AE 22 - Otacilia Severa164 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE22 (4.48g). M ΩΤ CЄBHPAC, draped bust right / CTЄKTOPHNΩN, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from phiale. VF.
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Nikaia (AD 222) AE 20 - Severus Alexander164 viewsSeverus Alexander, as Caesar, 222 AD. AE20 - Diassarion (5.84g, 7h). M AVP AΛЄZANΔPOC K, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / N-IKA-IEΩN, Justitia standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. VF, brown patina. Extremely rare.
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Termessos (AD 200-300) AE 31164 views3rd century AD. AE31 - 9 Assaria (15.91g). TЄPMHCCЄωN, laureate head of Zeus right / TΩN MЄIZONΩN, Emperor (?) standing left, crowning trophy; between, eagle standing right, head left. gVF.
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Smyrna (AD 222-235) AE 26 - Severus Alexander164 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE26 (10.22g). A K M AVP CЄOV AΛЄZANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CMVPNAIΩN Γ NЄΩ / KOPΩN, tetrastyle temple, with pellet in pediment and containing Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia and rudder. gVF.
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Uncertain (BC 500-450) Obol?164 viewsca 6th-5th century BC. AR Obol (?) (6mm, 0.43g). Archaic bare male head right / Incuse punch. aVF. Very rare.
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Augusta (AD 81-96) AE 18 Domitian164 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE18 (3.77g, 12h). ΔOMETIANOC KAICAP, laureate head of Domitian right / Bust of Dionysos with thyrsos right (no legend), star in right field. Very fine, green patina. Very Rare. Tricarico coll.
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Mylasa (BC 27-AD 14) AE 21 - Augustus164 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE21 (7.83g). Thlastos. ΣEBAΣTOΣ MYΛAΣΩN, laureate head right / ΘΛAΣTOΣ ANEΘHKEN. Rare. VF.
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Germanikopolis (AD 193-217) AE 29 - Julia Domna164 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE29 (15.22g). IOYΛ ΔOMNA CЄBAC, draped bust right / ΓЄPMANIKOΠOΛЄΩC ЄCTIAC / ΘЄΩN, Aphrodite kneeling right, head turned slightly left and raising hand to head; Eros to left. Very rare. aVF.
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Anemurion (AD 0-200) AE 17164 views2nd-3rd centuries AD. AE17 (3.00g). Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right / ANEMOYЧΕ, Apollo standing left, holding bow and resting elbow upon column to right. Vogl Coll.; ex auction Bankhaus Aufhäuser 8, 237. Rare. VF.
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Halikarnassos (BC 420-350) Persic Hemiobol164 viewsca 500-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.31g). Head of ram right / Male head left.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 22 - Commodus164 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE22 - 'As' (5.25g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMODVS, laureate head right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder / GEN•COL•AVG•TROAD, Genius standing front, head to left, holding cult statue of Apollo Smintheus in his right hand and cornucopiae in his left. An apparently unpublished variety. Somewhat smoothed, gVF.
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Phokaia (BC 600-522) B06 - EL 1/6 Stater164 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (9mm, 2.58 g). Helmeted head left; to right, seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, minor die wear on obverse. Extremely rare issue, the third known. N.T. Coll.; ex CNG 57 (4/2001), lot 491 (misattributed as Bodenstedt Em. 30).
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Uncertain (BC 460-400) shrimp - Hemiobol163 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (7mm, 0.16g). Head of calf (or boar) right / Shrimp right within incuse square. VF.
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Blaundos (AD 161-180) AE 30 - Marcus Aurelius163 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE30 (17.89g). Kl. Valerianos, strategos. AV KAI M AV ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / CTP KΛ BAΛЄPIANOV BΛAVNΔЄΩN, Apollo-Mên riding horse right, holding patera and bipennis. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Dioshieron (AD 161-180) AE 36 - Marcus Aurelius163 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE36 (24.95g). Au- Loukios, magistrate. AV KAI M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI TI AIΛ ΛOVKIOV / ΔΙΟСΙЄΡΙΤΩÎ, tetrastyle temple, containing Zeus seated slightly left, holding patera and sceptre. Very rare. gVF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Alexander Severus163 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE34 (25.87g, 1h). Dated CY 234 (234/5 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Altar of Zeus Strateus, surmounted by eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread; tree to left; above, Helios driving facing quadriga; ЄT CΛΔ (date) to either side of eagle. VF, dark green patina with earthen highlights/deposits.
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Harpasa (AD 98-117) AE 20 - Trajan163 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE20 (5.21g). AV NЄP TPAIANO[...] ΓЄP ΔA, laureate head right / AP[ΠA]CHN[ΩN], Zeus seated left on throne, holding sceptre and [crowning Nike]. gVF.
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Trapezos (AD 247-249) AE 31 - Philip II163 viewsPhilip II, 247-249 AD. AE31 (18.74g, 7h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mithras on horseback right. VF, dark green and brown patina, scrape across Philip’s head, a bit of reverse roughness. Rare.
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Tyana (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Caracalla163 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE21 - Assarion (6.66g, 11h). M AYP ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / KOΛΩN TYANЄΩ, helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right. Apparently unpublished. VF.
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Euromos (BC 200-0) AE 17163 views1st century BC. AE17 (3.00g). Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding spear and labrys / EYPΩMEΩN, labrys. gVF.
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion162 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.15g, 6mm). Horse’s head facing right / Head of panther or lion facing right in incuse square.
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Side (AD 147-175) AE 23 - Faustina II162 viewsFaustina II, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE23 (9.19g). ΦAVCTINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / CIΔHTΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Extremely rare. VF.
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Mastaura (BC 200-0) AE 13162 views2nd-1st centuries BC. AE13 (3.42g). Laureate head of Zeus right / MACΤΑΥ / PITΩN, palm frond left between legend in two lines; all within wreath. Extremely rare. aVF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Grimenothyrai (AD 98-117) AE 18162 viewsTime of Trajan, 98-117 AD. AE18 (4.17g). Loukios Tullios Per-, epimeletes. ЄΠIM TVΛΛΙ, veiled and draped bust of Demeter left; grain ears to left / ΓΡΙΜЄÎΟΘЄΡЄΩÎ, facing statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports. VF.
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Sibidunda (AD 247-249) AE 21 - Philip II162 viewsPhilip II, 247-249 AD. AE21 (6.11g). [...] ΦΙΛΙΠΠON C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIBIΔOVNΔЄΩN, Artemis standing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver. aVF. Ex Vogl coll.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 19 - Caracalla162 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE19 / Hemiassarion (4.96g, 7h). ANTΩNЄINOC AYΓOYCTOC•, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / M HT POΠANKYPAC••, garlanded altar with flames atop. Very rare. Minor flan faults, gVF.
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Sardeis (AD 193-195) AE 24 - Clodius Albinus162 viewsClodius Albinus, as Caesar, 193-195 AD. AE24 (8.10g, 7h). [KΛΩ CЄΠTI] AΛ[BЄINOC KAICAP], bare head right / [CAP]ΔIANΩN ΔIC [NЄΩKOPΩN], Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. aVF.
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Gentinos (BC 400-300) AE 15162 viewsca 4th century BC. AE15 (2.84g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Γ-Ε-Î-Τ, Bee, star below, all within wreath. Very fine.
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Thyateira (AD 98-117) AE 19 - Plotina162 viewsPlotina, wife of Trajan, 98-117 AD. AE19 (3.57g, 12h). ΠΛΩΤΕΙÎΑ СΕΒΑСΤΗ, draped bust right / ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗÎΩÎ, Tyche standing facing, head left, with rudder and Cornucopia. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare. Tricarico coll.
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Amastris (AD 100-200) AE 16162 viewsRoman Times, 2nd century AD. AE16 (3.61g). OMHPOΣ AMAΣTPIA, laureate head of Homer right / AMAΣTPIANΩN, winged caduceus in between crossed cornucopiae. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 26 - Commodus162 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE26 - 'As' (9.24g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMOD AVG, laureate head right / COL AVG TROAD, Apollo, nude, standing left and leaning forward, his right elbow resting on his knee and with his right foot set on a garlanded cippus, placing his left hand on his hip and holding a laurel branch over a raven with his right. Struck on a broad flan. Minor corrosion on the reverse, aEF.
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Uncertain (BC 480-450) Hemidrachm161 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.5g, 13mm). Sphinx facing right / Head of goat facing left in incuse square.
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Uncertain (BC 330-250) AE 14161 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE14 (2.60g). Facing head of Apollo / Three dolphins swimming left within incuse circle. F. Very rare, apparently unpublished.
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Akrasos (AD 193-235) AE 25161 viewsTime of Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (6.28g). Aurelios Moschianos, strategos. IЄPA CVNKΛHTOC, draped youthful bust of the Senate right / ЄΠI CTP AV MOCXIANOV / AKPACIΩTΩN, Hygieia standing right, holding serpent; to right, Asklepios standing facing, head left, resting hand upon serpent-entwined staff. Very rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Apollonoshieron (AD 250-251) AE 23 - Hostilian161 viewsHostilian, Caesar, 250-251 AD. AE23 (5.42g). Γ OVAΛHC OCTI K, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / AΠOΛΛΩNIЄPЄITΩN, Serapis standing left, head right, holding sceptre; to left, Kerberos standing left. Rare. aVF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Mastaura (BC 200-0) AE 13161 views2nd-1st centuries BC. AE13 (1.87g). Laureate head of Zeus right / MACΤΑΥ / PI – TΩN, grape bunch. Extremely rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Nysa (BC 200-0) AE 22161 views2nd-1st centuries BC. AE22 (8.47g). NVΣAEΩN, cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / AΓONOΘETΩN TΩN EΠI AΛKETOV, Demeter driving biga of serpents right. Very rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Miletos (AD 81-96) AE 17 - Domitian161 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE17 (2.49g, 7h). ΣEBAΣTOΣ, laureate head right / Lion recumbant right, head left; star above, MI in exergue. Near VF, green patina. Rare. Tricarico coll.
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Komama (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Severus Alexander161 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE34 (12.52g, 6h). IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDRO PIV AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL IVL AVG I F COMAMENO, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter. VF, tan surfaces, minor roughness. This coin the only example cited in von Aulock’s 1970 catalog of the mint. Spradling Coll. Ex Robert Hecht Coll.
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Peltai (AD 222-235) AE 32 - Severus Alexander161 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE32 (13.90g). Phaustinos, archon. ΑV Κ Îœ ΑV СЄV ΑΛЄΞΑÎΔΡΟС, laureate head right / ΠЄΛΤΗÎωΠΜΑΚ ΑΡΧ Φ / ΑVСΤЄΙÎΟV, Severus Alexander on horse rearing right, holding spear. aVF. Extremely rare.
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Ankyra (AD 193-217) AE 23 - Julia Domna161 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE23 (9.05g). IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CEBACT, draped bust right / ANKYPA[C MHTP], Tyche standing facing, holding rudder and cornucopiae. aVF.
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Kelenderis (AD 81-96) AE 23 - Domitian161 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE23 (8.13g, 12h). ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP, Laureate head of Domitian right / KEΛENΔEPITΩN, Demeter in snake biga right, holding torch. Very Rare. Near Very Fine, Dark green Patina. Tricarico coll.
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Samos (BC 350) AE 14161 viewsca 408/4-380/66 BC. AE14 (2.7g). Head of Hera left / ΣΑ, facing scalp of lion. gVF.
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Nakrasa (AD 161-180) AE 32 - Marcus Aurelius161 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE32 (19.10g). Milon, strategos for the second time. AV KAI M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠI CTPA MIΛΩNOC / TO - B / NAKPACEΩN, Dionysos standing left, holding thyrsus and pouring cantharus; to left, panther standing left, head right. Extremely rare. VF.
This example gives a much clearer reading of the name as well as rendition of the portrait, pointing instead toward Marcus Aurelius.
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Augusta (AD 14-19) AE 13 - Livia161 viewsLivia, Augusta, 14-29 AD. AE13 (2.55g). Struck under Tiberius. Draped bust right / AVΓOVCTANωN, Capricorn right, with globus between forehooves; star above. Vogl Collection; ex auction Bankhaus Aufhäuser 19, lot 260. gVF.
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Miletopolis (BC 400-300) AE 11161 views4th century BC. AE11 (1.20g, 5h). Laureate head of Apollo right; below, tunny right / Bull standing left. VF, dark green patina. Rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater161 viewsca 550-450 BC. EL Stater (19.5mm, 15.97g). Double-bodied sphinx with one head facing, wearing ouraios; both atop tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare as a stater, only nine in CoinArchives.
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-334) Hemiobol161 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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Sagalassos (AD 253-260) AE 39 - Valerian I & Gallienus161 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus, 253-260 AD. AE39 - '10 Assaria' (31.18g, 7h). AY K ΠO Λ OYAΛЄ[PIANOC ...] - A K Π[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, on the left, facing laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian I, on the right; between them, value mark I / ΦIΛH / KЄ CYN/MAXOC PΩ/MЄΩN (sic!) within wreath; around, CAΓAΛACCЄΩN ΠPOTHC ΠICIΔIAC. Apparently unpublished and unique, a highly interesting and very impressive issue. Minor doubling on the obverse, VF.
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Synnada (AD 138-161) AE 25161 viewsTime of Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE25 - Diassarion (7.58g, 5h), BOYΛH, laureate and veiled bust of Boule to right / CYNNAΔЄΩN ΔΩPIЄΩN, Lakedaimon, helmeted and in military attire, standing front, head to right, holding spear with his right hand and the Palladion in his left. Apparently unpublished and unique, a very interesting issue. Light earthen deposits, gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 25 - Commodus161 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE25 - 'As' (8.35g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMODVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL AVG TROAD, Marsyas standing left on base, raising his right hand and holding wine-skin over his left shoulder. Minor smoothing, gVF.
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Nikaia (AD 241-244) AE 22 - Tranquillina160 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE22 - Diassaria (7.56g, 1h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm frond. VF, brown patina, some spots of striking weakness. Southern Pathologist coll.; ex Burstein coll.
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Kame (AD 193-211) AE 22 - Septimius Severus160 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE22 (5.76g). AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC, laureate head right / KAMHNΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Rare. gVF.
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Lagbe (BC 100-0) AE 21160 views1st century BC. AE21 (5.30g). ΛAΓBHNΩN, laureate head of Zeus right / Thunderbolt. Very rare. VF.
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Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 25 - Valerian I160 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE25 (9.13g). Radiate and cirassed bust right / Nike standing facing, head right; holding shield and trophy. VF.
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Synaos (AD 69-79) AE 18160 viewsTime of Vespasian, 69-79 AD. AE18 (4.52g). Apollophanos magistrate. [ΘЄA] PωMH ..ΘЄOC CYNKΛЄTON, busts of Roma and Senate facing each other / CYNAIЄTωN A[ΠOΛΛOΦANOYC] / APXO, naked Apollo standing right, taking arrow out of quiver. Very rare. VF. Cooper coll.
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Okokleia (AD 238-244) AE 27 - Gordian III160 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE27 (8.92g). AVT K M ANTΩ ΓOPΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / OKOKΛIЄΩИ, Demeter-Kybele, holding sceptre and grain ears, and Zeus, holding sceptre and eagle, standing facing one another; altar between them. aVF.
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Nikaia (AD 54-68) AE 26 - Nero160 viewsNero, 54-68 AD, with Statilia Messalina. AE26 / Diassarion (12.70g, 6h). Circa 62-66 AD. NEPΩ N K ΛAYΔIOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ ΓEP, radiate head right / [ME]ΣΣ[AΛ]EINA [Γ]YNH ΣEBAΣTOY, Statilia Messalina, as Securitas, seated right, holding scepter in her left hand and propping her right on head. Very rare. Attractive olive-green patina and unusually complete. Struck on a somewhat irregular flan, VF.
The reverse legend translates as 'Messalina, wife of the Augustus', a very unusual titulature otherwise only known from coins of Claudius and Agrippina of Crete, and an issue struck by Agrippa I in honor of Caesonia, the wife of Caligula.
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Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon160 viewsLampsakos? Memnon of Rhodes, mid 4th century BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.97g). Head of Helios right on radiate solar disk / M-E, rose with bud to left and right. VF. Extremely rare with head right.
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Side (AD 253-268) AE 30 - Gallienus160 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE30 - 10 Assaria (17.54g, 2h). AYT•KAI•ΠOY•ΛI•ЄΓN•ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄBA, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; before, I (value mark) / CIΔHTΩN•NЄΩKOPΩN•NAYAPXIC• / AЄ, bird's-eye view of the harbor of Side in the shape of a horse-shoe with entrance to left; within, a galley with five oarsmen rowing left, military standard on stern; below the galley, a fish swimming right. Extremely rare. Well struck and with an attractive green patina. EF.
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Miletopolis (BC 200-0) AE 20160 views2nd-1st century BC. AE20 (6.60g). Helmeted head of Athena right / MIΛΗΤΟΠOΛITΩN, double-bodied owl standing facing. gVF.
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Amblada (BC 100-0) AE 14160 views1st century BC. AE14 (2.00g). Head of Herakles right / AM-ΛA/ΔE-ΩN; club. gVF. Rare.
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Kolybrassos (AD 255-258) AE 29 - Valerian II159 viewsValerian II, 255-260 AD. AE29 - 11 Assaria (14.13g). ΠOV ΛIK KOP OVAΛЄPIANO KAI CЄB, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; eagle below with open wings, IA before / KOΛVBPA CCЄΩN, Athena standing facing, head left, holding patera and spear, shield at feet right. Pale green patina, minor roughness, VF. Steve Cooper coll.
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Hierapolis (AD 253-260) AE 26 - Valerian I159 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE26 (12.18g). Homonoia issue with Sardis. A K ΠΛ OYAΛЄΡΙΑÎΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IЄPAÎ OΛЄITΩΠK CAPΔΙANΩΠÎЄΩΚΟΡΩΠ/ OMONIA, Apollo standing right, holding lyre; to right, facing statue of Kore. aVF.
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Metropolis (AD 253-268) AE 29 - Gallienus159 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE29 (10.77g). Uncertain magistrate. AVT K ΠO ΛIKI ΓΑΛΛIHNOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tetrastyle temple, containing Ares advancing left, holding spear and resting hand upon shield. VF.
The legend on the reverse of this issue is difficult to interpret given the number of ligate forms, but the ethnic in the exergue is fairly certain. There also appears to be part of the legend within the two columns of the temple on the left. Extremely rare and interesting.
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Side (AD 193-211) AE 33 - Septimius Severus159 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE33 / Pentassarion (?) (17.66g). AY K Λ CЄΠCЄOYHPOC ΠЄPTI, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIΔHTΩN Athena, on the left, holding spear in left hand, shield at feet, standing right and clasping right hand with Dionysos, on the right, standing front, head to left, holding long scepter. aVF.
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Blaundos (AD 161-180) AE 26159 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE26 / Diassarion (10.43g, 6h). ΔΗΜΟϹ ΒΛΑΥÎΔЄΩÎ, laureate bust of Demos to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ΒΛΑΥÎΔЄΩΠMAKЄΔON, Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopia in her left. Beautiful earthen highlights, VF.
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Perge (AD 193-217) AE 17 - Julia Domna159 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE17 (4.98g, 12h). Draped bust right / Victory advancing left. VF.
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Kidyessos (AD 81-96) AE 23 - Domitian159 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE23 (7.02g, 6h). ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑÎΟΠΚΙΔΥΗΣΣΕΙΣ, laureate head right / ΕΠΙ ΦΛΑΟΥΙΟΥ ΠΕΙÎΑΡΙΟΥ ΑΡXΙΕΡΕΩΣ, Legend in four lines in oak wreath. Rare, VF. Tricarico coll.
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Tarsos (BC 389-375) Stater159 viewsTiribazos, Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 9.74g). Athena seated left on throne, holding spear and resting elbow upon shield; olive tree to right / ΤΕΡΣΙΚΟÎ, female kneeling left, casting astragaloi; lotus plant to right. VF.
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Trajanopolis (AD 117-138) AE 16159 viewsTime of Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE16 (3.11g). Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis / ΤΡΑΙΑÎΟΠΟΛΙΤΩÎ, facing statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports. VF.
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Phokaia (BC 521-478) seal - 1/192? 159 viewsca 525/0-500 BC. AR Hemitetartemorion – 1/192 Stater (5mm, 0.09g). Head of seal right / Quadripartite incuse square.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Diobol158 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 2.05g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of a bull left within incuse square.
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Mastaura (BC 200-0) AE 17158 views2nd-1st centuries BC. AE17 (3.27g). Laureate head of Zeus right / MAC - ΤΑΥ / PI – TΩN, Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Extremely rare. aVF. Ex Essen 76 (1998), lot 108. Plankenhorn coll.
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Philadelphia (AD 193-217) AE 22 - Julia Domna158 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE22 (6.29g). IOVΛIA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / ΦIΛAΔЄΛΦЄΩN, Nike advancing right on globe, holding wreath and palm frond. Very rare. VF. Ex Hirsch 203 (2/1999), lot 818. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kaisareia (AD 218-222) AE 27 - Elagabalus158 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE27 (11.48g). Dated RY 2 (218/9 AD). AY K M AYPHΛIOC ANTωNЄINOC CЄBAC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MHTPOΠKAICAPIA / NЄΩKO, Agalma of Mt. Argaeus set upon altar inscribed ЄT B and with figure at peak and on each side. aVF.
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Hierapolis (AD 138-161) AE 29 - Antoninus Pius158 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE29 / Tetrassarion (17.85g, 9h). AY K AIΛ AΔPIA ANTΩЄINOC, laureate head right / IЄPAΠΟΛЄITΩN, the Abduction of Persphone: Hades, with billowing chlamys, in quadriga left, holding scepter in his right hand and carrying away Persephone. Minor roughness below earthen deposits, VF.
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Perge (AD 251) AE 22 - Herennius Etruscus158 viewsHerennius Etruscus, 251 AD. AE22 / Diassarion (6.22g, 1h). Γ•M•K•ЄPЄN•ΔЄKION•K•CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; below, globe / ΠЄPΓAIΩN, three-legged chest with folding doors, with three purses upon it. Very rare. Attractive earthen highlights. Minor porosity, VF.
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Pergamon (AD 244-249) AE 45 - Philip I158 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE45 / Medallion (50.03g, 5h). AVTK M IOVΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing facing, head left holding branch(?), eagle standing below; flanked by Cybele on left and Victory crowning him on right. gVF.
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Chios (BC 133-84) Drachm158 viewsca 133-88 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.81g, 1h), Metrophanes, magistrate. Sphinx with curved wings seated left; bunch of grapes to left; all within dotted circular border / MHTPOΦANΗΣ - XIOΣ, large amphora; aphlaston to left; all within vine wreath. Apparently unpublished with this magistrate. Darkly toned, aVF.
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Kelenderis (BC 440-400) Obol158 views5th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.66g, 12h). Gorgoneion / Gorgoneion within concave circle. VF, toned. Ex Münzen und Medaillen FPL 365 (3/1975), lot 18 (Selge?).
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Alexandreia (BC 300-200) AE 12158 viewsca 241-228 BC. AE12 - 1/2 Unit (3.10g). Laureate head of Apollo left / AΛEXA, horse grazing left; thunderbolt below. aVF, sand patina. Hoeft coll.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 23 - Commodus158 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE23 - 'As' (8.21g, 1h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMOD AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL AVG / TROA, on the left, cult-statue of Apollo Smintheus standing right on a low column, holding patera and bow and with quiver over his shoulder; on the right, Alexander 'the Great' on horseback left, raising his right arm in salute. Green patina. VF.
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Euromos (BC 200-0) AE 17158 viewsca 100 BC. AE17 (4.10g). Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding spear / EYPΩMEΩN, labrys. nVF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Tetartemorion157 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g, 7mm). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull left, X to left. Darkly toned.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Diobol157 views4th century BC. AR Tetrobol (2.09g, 12mm). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left, X above, within incuse square. VF. Very rare.
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Etenna (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Julia Mamaea157 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE22 (10.85g). IOVΛIA MAMЄA CЄ, draped bust right / ЄTTЄNNЄΩN, Demeter standing left, holding torch in each hand; serpent-entwined cista mystica to right. Extremely rare. aVF.
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