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Hierapolis (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Nero636 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (5.72g). Bare headed and draped bust right; c/m: radiate bust of Helios(?) right / The Rape of Persephone: Hades in galloping quadriga right, carrying Persephone; Eros flying above, overturned cista mystica below horses. Coin good VF, c/m Fine, brown patina with earthen highlights. Extremely rare and possibly unique. Ex Simpson Coll.
Hades fell in love with Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, and asked Zeus for permission to marry her. Zeus feared to offend his eldest brother by a downright refusal, but knew also that Demeter would not forgive him if Persephone were committed to the underworld. Zeus "therefore answered politically that he could neither give nor withhold his consent." This emboldened Hades to abduct Persephone, as she was picking flowers in a meadow, and carry her away in his horse-drawn chariot to the underworld.
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Salamis (BC 361-351) AE 18 - Evagoras II636 viewsEvagoras II, King of Salamis, 361-351 BC. AE18 (5.23g). Draped bust of Apollo facing / ΕΥΑ, horse feeding young. Very rare. Joy coll.
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Chersonesos (BC 480-450) Drachm636 viewsca 510-480 BC. AR Drachm (5.84g). Forepart of lion right with jaws open and tongue protruding / Bucranium, XEP (retrograde) to right; all within incuse square. Very rare. Slightly oval flan. Obv. from slightly worn die. Close to extremely fine. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel list 310 (1970), 21.
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Phokaia (BC 521-478) B15 - EL 1/24 Stater636 viewsca 625-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.64g, 6mm). Helmeted head right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, obverse a little off center. Very rare, one of only four examples located by Bodenstedt. Ex Hermann Weber Coll., 5732; purchased from A.O. van Lennep, Smyrna, 1865.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B50636 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.
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Eresos (BC 100-0) AE 16636 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.
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Lamponeia (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm635 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.77g). Head of Dionysos right / Bull's head (bucranium) facing, Λ-Α-Μ around, all within incuse square. Good VF
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Apollonia ad Rhyndakon (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 20635 views2nd-1st century BC. AE20 (4.00g). Laureate, bearded head of Zeus right / Thunderbolt, ΑΠΟΛΛΩ - ÎΙΑΤΩΠ/ ΡΥÎ/[ΔΑ]. Dark green patina, VF.
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Mallos (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Alexander Severus635 viewsAlexander Severus, 222-235 AD. AE22 (7.40g). IMP ES SEV ALEXANΔPOC, Cuirassed, draped and laureate bust right / MALO COLONIA FELIX, She-wolf right suckling twins. Rough, about very fine.
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Mylasa (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian635 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.54g, 5h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Zeus (Jupiter) Carius standing facing, reverted spear and shield; at feet, eagle standing left on tree stump. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype.
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - 1/3 Stater635 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 3.28g). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles; dynast's name around. VF.
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Klazomenai (BC 480-400) Obol635 viewsca 480-400 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.58g). Forepart of a winged boar left / Facing gorgoneion within incuse square. VF, toned, light porosity. David Herman Coll.
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Kolophon (BC 100-0) AE 17635 views1st century BC. AE17 (4.76g). Apollas, magistrate. Homer sitting left on chair with high backrest, holding book in left hand, supporting head with right, ΑΠΟΛΛΑΣ to left / Apollo in long garb standing right, holding Kithara in left hand, plektron in right, ΚΟΛΟΦΩÎΙΩΠto left. Dark green patina, VF. Joy coll.
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Larisa (BC 400-300) AE 19635 views4th century BC. AE19 (8.61g). Bearded male head right / ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ, amphora, corn grain to right. Brown patina, VF-EF. Extremely rare.
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Kyme (BC 200-30) AE 15635 views2nd-1st century BC. AE15 (2.36g). Altar with inscription on side, two torches on top / K - Y, kantharos. Very rare.
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Tyana (AD 98-117) AE 26 - Trajan635 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE26 (13.86g), struck under legate T. Pomponius Bassus 98/99 AD (year 1). AVT NEPOVAC TPAIAN KAICAP ΓEP, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / EΠI BA - CCOV ΠPECBEVT - TVANEΩN, Tyche of Tyana, in long garment and wearing mural-crown, standing left on cippus, holding two grain-ears in extended right hand and resting with left hand on cippus; beneath, river-god Lamus swimming right; in left and right field ET - A (year 1). Rare, F/good F. Hoeft coll.
Tyana was situated on a tributary of the river Lamus. Because the river-god sometimes holds a torch it seems to be the river Phoibos (Note of Prof. Nolle in R. Falter, Fluß- und Berggötter in der Antike)
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Smyrna (AD 81-96) AE 14635 viewsTime of Domitian, 81-96 AD. AE14 (2.44g, 3h). Bee / Dolphin swimming right. VF, black patina, minor deposits.
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Kerasos (AD 218-222) AE 31 - Elagabalus635 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE31 (9.88g, 6h). Dated CY 156 (219/20 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche(?) enthroned left, holding phiale. Fine, dark olive patina with traces of gray overtones. Extremely rare. Wagner Coll.
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Hyrkaneis (AD 161-180) AE 23 - Marcus Aurelius635 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE23 (5.89g). Papianos and Glaucon, archons. Îœ ΑΥ ΟΥΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ, bare head right / ΕΠΙ ΠΑΠΙΑÎΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΓΛΑΥΚΩÎΟΣ ΑΡΧΟΠΥΡΚΑÎΩÎ, Asklepios standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. F, Rare.
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Parion (AD 177-192) AE 22 - Commodus635 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE22 (5.33g). IMP C M AV COMMODVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / DEO AESC SVB / C G I H P, Asklepios seated right, examining the leg of a bull standing left before him. Nice glossy green patina, VF.
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Hierapolis (AD 117-138) Didrachm - Hadrian635 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Didrachm (20-23mm, 6.41g). AΔPIANOC CEBACTOC, laureate and draped bust to right, seen from behind / YΠATOC Γ ΠATHP ΠATPIΔOC, Tyche seated to left on throne, holding conucopiae and rudder. Very rare. VF.
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Paphos (BC 450) Tetrobol - Stasandros634 viewsStasandros, King of Paphos, ca 450 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.63g). Bull standing left, in beaded circle / Eagle standing left, olive sprig to right. Very rare denomination. Minor corrosion, VF.
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Antandros (BC 400-350) AE634 viewsca 350 BC. AE (0.61g). Head of Artemis Asteryne right, thin band in hair / Head of lion right, ANTAN to right. Dark green patina, VF.
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Kolophon (BC 450-410) Drachm634 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Drachm (5.57g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre of seven strings (kithara), ΚΟΛO-ΦΩÎ-ΙΩÎ. Toned, VF.
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Antiocheia (AD 238-244) AE 34 - Gordian III634 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE34 (24.74g). Bust R / Sacrificial implements, culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus and simpulum.
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Kaisareia Germanika (AD 193-194) AE 24 - Pescennius Niger634 viewsPescennius Niger, 193-194 AD. AE24 (5.98g). Laureate head right / Hygieia standing right. An apparently unpublished reverse type for this series which honors the various gods of the Greek pantheon. Fine, glossy green patina with small patches of roughness. Extremely rare. Melcher Coll.; ex CNG 57 (4/2001), lot 799.
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Mallos (BC 200-0) AE 17634 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (4.51g). Statue of Athena Megarsis wearing triple-crested helmet and long chiton with fringes of serpents on each side / MAΛΛΩ TΩN; eagle flying right; above, monogram. Very fine.
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Komana (AD 193-211) AE 30 - Septimius Severus634 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE30 (12.78g), dated local era year 172 (205-206 AD). AY K Λ CЄΠCЄOYEPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed right / KOMANЄ, tetrastyle temple, containing statue of Enyo standing left on pedestal; in exergue, ЄT BOP. About very fine.
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Alabanda (AD 209-211) AE 26 - Geta634 viewsGeta, Caesar, 209-211 AD. AE26 (10.28g). ΠC ΓЄT - AC•K•CЄ•, laureate and cuirassed bust right; countermark, laureate head of Caracalla right; before, A / AΛAB-A-N-ΔEΩ-N, laurel branch with. Ex G. Kastner, Auc 12 (11/1976), Nr. 319 ; Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser, Auc 9 (10/1992), Nr. 370. Ex Karl coll.
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Sinope (BC 27-AD 14) AE 22634 viewsTime of Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE22 (6.26g, 12h). Dated CY 19 (28/7 BC). C • F • I • SI • AN • XIX (AN ligate), laureate female head right / Plow right; EX • D • D above; all within palm wreath. Good VF, brown patina. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Aufhäuser 6 (10/1989), lot 95.
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Apollonis (BC 200-100) AE634 views2nd century BC. AE (2.08g). Laureate head of Asklepios right / ΑΠΟΛΛΟ-ÎΙΔΕΩÎ, staff with entwined snake. VF. Very rare.
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Troas Uncertain (BC 480-420) Tetrobol?634 views5th century BC. AR Tetrobol (12mm, 2.40g, 12h). Janiform heads of bearded Silenos left and nymph(?) right / Head of female left within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned, a little porous. Extremely rare.
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Eikonion (AD 253-260) AE 22 - Valerian I633 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE22 (6.91g).
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Uncertain (BC 480-450) Tetrobol633 views5th century BC. AR Tetrobol (3.38g). Forepart of winged horse right / Head of a satyr right, within dotted incuse square. Fine/near VF, even porosity. Very rare.
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Phygela (BC 350-300) AE 9633 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE9 (0.64g). Head of Artemis Munychia 3/4 to left / Bull butting right, ΦΥΓ above. Nice VF, bull pushing edge a bit. Nice dark-light green patina.
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Kebren (BC 520-480) Obol633 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.52g). Head of ram left / Incuse with striations. Porous, very fine.
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Myrina (BC 165) Tetradrachm633 viewsAfter 165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.86g). Laureate head of Apollo right, two braids / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; omphalos and amphora at feet; ΜΥΡΙÎΑΙΩΠand monogram to left. Lightly toned EF, nicely centered. Rare issue. Ex Lanz 36 (4/1986), lot 338.
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Aspendos (BC 400-370) Stater633 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Stater (10.86g, 2h). Two wrestlers grappling; ivy-leaf between / [ΕΣ]ΤΦΕΔΙΙY[Σ], slinger standing right; triskeles and eagle to right; all within shallow incuse square. EF, light toning.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Drachm633 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Drachm (4.17g, 16mm, 8h). Xanthos mint? Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Forepart of bull right; Lycian letters 'Kherei" above, within shallow incuse square. Nice style, aEF.
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Mostene (AD 49-54) AE - Claudius633 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD, with Agrippina Jr. Pedanius, magistrate, 49-54 AD. AE (5.08g). ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΠΚΑΙCΑΡ [ΘΕΑΠΑΓΡΙΠΠΙÎΑÎ], laureate head of Claudius right, draped bust of Agrippina right / ΕΠΙ ΠΕΔΑÎΙΟΥ ΚΑΙCΑΡΕΩΠ/ ΜΟCΤΗÎΩÎ, Hero with helmet and double-axe on galloping horse right. Dark green patina, VF. Rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 250-200) AE 28633 viewsca 250-200 BC. AE28 (13.33g). Draped bust of Kore Soteira with diadem and wreath right / Κ−Υ/Z−Ι, Bukranion, monogram above, all within wreath. Light green patina, VF. Rarer type. Gutknecht coll.
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Hierapolis (Auton. AD 200-270) AE 30633 views3rd century AD. AE30 (11.94g, 5h). ΔΕ-MOC, laureate bust of Demos right, slight drapery on left shoulder / IEPAΠOΛEITΩN, NEΩKOP/ΩN in two lines in exergue, river-god Chrysorrhoas reclining left on upturned urn from which water flows, holding two poppies in right hand. EF, beautiful red and green patina.
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Klazomenai (BC 375-340) AE 19633 viewsca 386-301 BC. AE19 (4.51g). Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right / Ram walking right; trophy to right. VF, dark brown patina with some red and green encrustation.
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Pitane (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 – Augustus & Scipio633 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (4.59g, 12h). P. Cornelius Scipio, proconsul, struck ca 8/7 BC (?). [CEBAC]TON ΠITANAIOI, laureate head of Augustus right / ΠCKIΠIωNA, bare head of Scipio right; to right, head of Zeus-Ammon facing slightly left above pentagram. VF, brown patina. Rare. Ex Villemur Coll.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol633 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.4g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Karian letter or dynastic symbol on shoulder. VF.
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Soloi (BC 333-323) Stater633 viewsBalakros, Satrap, 333-323 BC. AR Stater (10.96g, 25mm, 2h). Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grape bunch to left; B to right, Σ (engraved over M) below throne / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Near EF, some porosity.
This interesting series of Balakros has been traditionally assigned to various Cilician mints based on the appearance of the letter below the throne. More recent research, as yet unpublished, suggests that all of these coins were actually struck at a central mint, most likely Tarsos. Close similarity of style of many coins assigned to different mints strongly supports this hypothesis (see, e.g., SNG France 197 and 410). The present coin provides even more compelling evidence for this conclusion, as the Σ below the throne is clearly engraved over an M (SNG France 197 is the same die, but the M has deteriorated in the die to the point of not being clear). Of course, an argument could be made that a die was transferred from Mallos, but it seems unlikely for such a prolific mint as Soloi.
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(BC 377-353) Maussollos - Tetradrachm633 viewsMaussolos. Circa 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.19g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / MAYΣΣΩΛΛO, Zeus Labraundos standing right. EF, attractively toned, minor double strike on reverse. Exceptionally artistic style, perhaps the finest of the series. Ex Triton VIII (1/2005), lot 467.
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Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 19633 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE19 (5.66g). Rosebud, monogram / Star between two crescents. VF. Ex Pfeiler coll.
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Phokaia (BC 477-388) B96 - EL 1/6 Stater633 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (9mm, 2.54g). Head of Io left; [below, small seal left] / Incuse square punch. Good VF.
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Alinda (BC 200-100) AE 11632 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE11 (1.68g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Quiver with arrows and bow, ΑΛΙ above, club below. VF, dark green patina. Apparently an unrecorded variety.
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Gryneion (BC 350-250) AE 12632 viewsBefore 306 BC. AE12 (1.6g, 6h) Laureate head of Apollo 3/4 facing left / mussel-shell; ΓΥΡ-[Î]Ι. F, porous.
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(BC 400-380) Vekhssere II - Stater632 viewsVekhssere II, Dynast, ca 390 BC. AR Stater (9.89g, 12h). Forepart of lion left, mouth open wide / Head of Athena facing, turned slightly to left, wearing triple crested helmet and pearl necklace. Extremely rare, one of two examples known. Attractively toned. Minor corrosion and reverse struck lightly, otherwise, good VF. Ex Hess-Leu 19 (4/1962), lot 312, and from the Podalia Hoard of 1957 (IGCH 1262).
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Olympos (BC 167-81) Drachm632 viewsLykian League, ca 167-100 BC. AR Drachm (3.10g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΟΛΥΜΠΗ, three-string lyre, palm brachn to left, tropaion to right; within incuse square. aEF/VF. Ex Peus Nachf., Auk. 360 (4/1999), lot 137.
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Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian632 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.03g, 1h). Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Aesculapius standing left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; c/m: IMP (ligate) VES AV(AV ligate) G in incuse. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain cistophorus which bore the IMP VES AVG countermark. The countermark was present on the undertype and was not obliterated by the overstrike.
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Mytilene (BC 200-0) AE 16632 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE16 (3.08g). Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon right / MYTI, herm of bearded Dionysos in himation standing on round basis facing; thyrsos and snake staff to left, monogram to right. Green patina, weak rev, gVF/F. Rare variant. Gutknecht coll.
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Halikarnassos (BC 150-50) AE 19632 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE19 (6.88g). Bearded head of Poseidon right / Ornamented trident head with dolphins between prongs; ΑΛΙΚΑP to left, ΜHNΑC (magistrate) to right, star in field to left. Dark green patina, gVF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 161-180) AE 28 - Marcus Aurelius632 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE28 (11.77g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Eight-column temple. Rare, very fine.
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 3 - Obol632 viewsLate 6th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.56g). Head of cow left / Incuse punch with rhombus and central pellet. VF, some encrustation.
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Kotiaeion (AD 41-54) AE 21 - Claudius632 viewsClaudius I, 41-54 AD. AE21 (3.34g). Varus, magistrate, 50-54 AD. Laureate head right / Zeus (?) standing left with extended right. Surfaces a bit rough, good very fine.
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Hierapolis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 - Augustus632 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (7.38g, 12h). Bryon, son of Bryon, magistrate. Bare head right / Apollo standing right, holding plectrum and cithara. VF, black-green patina, areas of light roughness. Very rare. Ex Prideaux Coll.
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Chersonesos (BC 480-450) Obol632 viewsca 530-520 BC. AR Obol (?) (10mm, 0.99g, 6h). Head of roaring lion right / Forepart of bull right within incuse square. VF. Karl Coll.; ex Heidelberger Münzhandlung, Auk. 15 (11/1995), 978.
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Trapezos (AD 247-249) AE 29 - Philip II632 viewsPhilip II, 247-249 AD. AE29 (16.28g, 5h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mithras on horseback right; behind, tree; before, altar and column surmounted by raven. Near VF, brown surfaces, minor encrustation.
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Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE 35 - Severus Alexander632 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE35 (24.73g). ΑΥΤ Κ CЄΟΥΗΡΟC ΑΛЄΞΑÎΔΡΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΑΔΡ CЄΥ ΑΛЄ ΑΜΑCΙΑC ΜΗ ÎЄ ΠΡ / ΠΟΠЄΤ CΚ/Η […], view of the city of Amaseia on the mountainside with temple and altar of Zeus Stratios. gVF.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Drachm - Nikas631 views350-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.07g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ÎΙΚΑΣ (magistrate) above. Good style, good VF. Very rare!
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Phaselis (BC 250-220) Stater631 viewsca 246-221 BC. AR Stater (10.30g). Magistrate Eukleas. Prow of galley right, decorated with thunderbolt; shrimp(?) below / Stern of galley with aphlaston right, flying bird and ΕΥΚΛΕΑΣ-ΦΑΣΗ above. VF. Ex Auktion Kricheldorf 29 (1975), lot 150.
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Tion (AD 220-240) AE 30631 viewsCivic Issue, ca 220-240 AD. AE30 (11.92g). Diademed and draped bust of Tius right; countermark: H surmounted by star within circular incuse / Tyche standing right, holding scepter, facing Zeus standing left, also holding scepter and sacrificing over altar between them. Good Fine, brown patina.
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Pergamon (AD 198-217) AE 43 - Caracalla631 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE43 - Medal of M. Cerelius Attalus (40.78g). Laureate cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, gorgoneion on breast / [ΕΠΙ CΤΡΑ Îœ ΚΑΙΡΕΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΟΥ] / Î EΡΓΑΜΗÎΩΠ/ ΠΡΩΤΩΠΓ / ÎΕΩΚΟΡΩÎ, Caesar in toga standing right, holding scroll in left hand, patera in right, sacraficial animal with axe, perspective of temple of Zeus, in which sits statue of the god. Dark olive-green patina, F/aF. Rare.
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Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian631 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.52g, 6h). Struck after 128 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right, seen from behind / Jupiter (Zeus) Olympius seated left, holding statuette of Diana Ephesia and sceptre. VF, area of minor porosity on reverse. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus.
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Laodikeia (AD 54-68) AE 20631 viewsTime of Nero, 54-68 AD. AE20 (7.13g), dated 62 AD. ΔHMOΣ LAOΔIKEΩN, laureate bust Demos right / IVOΛIOΣ ANΔPONIKOΣ EVEPΓETHΣ, Zeus standing left, holding eagle in right hand. Nice black patina, aEF.
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Kebren (BC 520-480) Diobol631 views5th century BC. AR Diobol (9mm, 1.26g). Head of ram right / Quadripartitie incuse square. VF, light porosity.
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Magnesia (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion631 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.17g). Head of Apollo right / Grain of corn, MAΓ above, Maeander pattern below. Good style, gVF. Very rare. Mueller Coll.
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Alexandreia (AD 180-192) AE 16 - Commodus631 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE16 (2.16g). COMMO DO [CAES], bare head right. / COL A [VG TROA], lyre. Very fine.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B30631 viewsca 463 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.50g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Incuse head of facing lion. EF. Very rare.
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Miletos (BC 170-160) Tetradrachm631 viewsca 170-160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.99g, 30mm, 12h). Epikrates and Krateros, magistrates. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion standing right, head reverted; star above, EΠIKPATHΣ below, KPATEPOΣ to right. VF, find patina, minor roughness around periphery. Extremely rare issue, possibly the second known for these magistrates.
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Thyateira (AD 177-192) AE 43 - Commodus631 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE43 - Medallion (40.53g, 6h). Marcus Aurelius Athenaios, magistrate. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; countermarks: head right (Caracalla?) within circular incuse (2x) / Asclepius standing facing on left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; to right, Apollo Tyrimnaios standing left, holding laurel branch. Fine, dark green and brown patina. Very rare. Frederick Coll.; Ex Drewry Coll. (CNG Elec. Auc. 119, lot 81); Mabbott Coll. (Schulman, 6/1969), lot 1851.
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Side (BC 250-150) Obol630 viewsca 3rd-2nd cent BC. AR Obol (0.64g). Head of lion left, traces of Pamphylian inscription above / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. EF.
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Kaunos (BC 300-250) AE 13630 viewsca 300-250 BC. AE13 (1.63g). Bull butting right on ground line / K-A, sphinx seated right. Dark green patina, corrosion spots on rev, gVF. Gutknecht coll.
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Erythrai (BC 480-420) Drachm630 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.58g). Erythros standing left before horse; astragalos below / Rosette in incuse square. VF, toned.
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Parion (AD 81-96) AE 16 - Domitian630 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE16 (3.63g). Laureate head right / Colonist ploughing right with yoke of oxen. Rare. Very fine.
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Salamis (BC 350-330) AE 13630 viewsca 350-330 BC. AE13 (2.20g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet / Σ, forepart of bull left. aVF. Very rare. Joy coll.
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Lampsakos (AD 249-251) AE 21630 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE21 (4.15g). AVT KOI TPAIAN ΔEK[IOC], draped, laureate bust right / ΛANVAKHN / [Ω]N - EΠI AΠOΛΛ[ΩN?] - ETOV, Priapos standing left, draped from hips, showing Ithyphallos, holding Thyrsos left and Kantharos right. Very rare, F+/-VF. Hoeft coll.
ΛAN erroneous for ΛAM, but there are some open questions too: KOI seems to be erroneous for KAI, magistrate AΠOΛΛΩNITOC couldn't be found until now. Priapos was born by Aphrodite in Lampsakos. Therefore Lampsakos was the centre of warshipping of Priapos. Here his depiction was more like Dionysos who was said to be his father.
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Persian Kings (BC 505-480) 1/12 Siglos630 viewsca 500-485 BC. AR 1/12 Siglos (0.39g). Persian king or hero right, in kneeling-running stance, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Toned VF, typical light porosity. Rare fraction of a rare early issue.
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Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm 630 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.23g). Eagle’s head left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, the others stippled. VF, toned.
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Klazomenai (BC 480-400) Diobol630 viewsca 480-400 BC. AR Diobol (1.12g, 7h). Forepart of winged boar right / Gorgoneion within incuse square. VF, toned, granular surfaces. Rare. Herman Coll.; ex Freeman & Sear 7 (2/2002), lot 119; Rosen Coll. (Münzen und Medaillen 72 (10/1987), lot 273.
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Kolophon (BC 450-410) Tritemorion?629 viewsca 450-410 BC. AR Persic Tritemorion? (1/3 obol) (0.42g). Head of Apollo right / Mark of value or monogram? in incuse square.
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Kaisareia (AD 193-211) Drachm - Septimius Severus629 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AR Drachm (3.06g), struck 194 AD. Laureate head right / Nike standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm; in field ET R. Nice very fine.
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Diobol629 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Diobol (1.35g). Facing head of Gorgoneion, tongue protruding / Head of Athena? left, wearing Corinthian helmet, within dotted incuse square. Toned, gVF/EF.
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Nysa (AD 147-175) AE 18 - Faustina II629 viewsFaustina Junior, daughter of Antoninus Pius, wife of Marcus Aurelius, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE18 (4.68g, 12h). ΦAVCT[EI]NA CEBACTH, diademed and draped bust right / NVCA-EΩN, Hades dragging away protesting Persephone in quadriga right. VF, green patina. Ex Marcel Burstein Collection (Peus 366, 10/2000), lot 709.
According to the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, 15-18, Persephone was picking flowers with her companions in the Vale of Nysa, when the ground opened up and Hades seized her.
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Skepsis (BC 350-300) AE 10629 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE10 (1.23g). Rhyton in form of forepart of flying Pegasos left / Six-branch fir-tree, Σ-Κ, in linear square. Dark green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll.
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Kyzikos (AD 100-300) AE 29629 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 2nd-3rd cent AD. AE29 (8.30g). KYZ - IKOC, head of hero Kyzikos, diademed with taenia, right / CTP A / [VP AP]IC / TE[I]ΔOV / KVZIKH / NΩN, in laurel-wreath. Very rare. VF/about VF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll.
In Münsterberg, Die Beamtennamen auf griechischen Münzen, a strategos is mentioned under Severus Alexander named Avr. Aristaidos. Perhaps he is the same as named in the legend. Kyzikos was the king of the Doliones in Mysia.
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Hamaxitos (BC 350-310) AE 18629 views4th century BC. AE18 (5.47g, 8h). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΜΑ−ΞΙ on either side of lyre. VF, dusty dark green patina. Alighieri Coll.
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Kyme (BC 520-470) Tetartemorion629 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (?) (0.28g). Head of horse right / Quadratum incusum. VF. Rare. Mueller coll.
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Antiocheia (BC 100-0) AE 18629 views1st century BC. AE18 (4.20g, 12h). Dionysi-, magistrate. Draped bust of Mên right, wearing Phrygian cap, set on crescent / ANTIOX, Humped bull standing right, head facing, ΔIONYΣ, below. VF, brown patina. Ex. Alighieri Coll.
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Spithridates (BC 334) Tetrobol629 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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(BC 380-360) Perikle - AE 10628 viewsPerikle, Dynast, 380-360 BC. AE10 (1.29g). Forepart of (male) goat left / Triskeles, Lycian letters (Perikle) around. Attractive very fine.
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Dardanos (BC 420-380) Obol628 viewsca late 5th cent BC. AR Obol (0.50g). Horseman riding left / Cock standing left within incuse square. Fine, porous.
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Bagis (AD 253-268) AE 36 - Gallienus628 viewsBagis, in alliance with Temenothyrae in Phrygia. Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE36 (26.08g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΚΑΙCΑPΕΩΠΒΑΓΗÎΩΠΤΗΜÎΟΘVΡ/ΕΩΠaround, ΟΜΟÎVΑ (sic) in exergue, Mên of Bagis standing right, holding sceptre and facing Tyche of Temenothyrae standing left, holding cornucopiae. VF, brown surfaces, porous. Drewry Coll.; Ex Niggeler Coll., pt. 2, Bank Leu/Münzen und Medaillen (10/1966), lot 624.
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Germanikopolis (AD 193-217) AE 29 - Julia Domna 628 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE29 (14.40g), dated CY 215 (209/210 AD). Draped bust right / Eagle standing left on cippus; standards flanking. Near VF, dark brown patina, some light roughness. Perhaps unpublished. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Kaisareia (AD 193-211) AE 19 - Septimius Severus628 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE19 (5.66g, 12h), dated RY 2 (194/5 AD). Laureate head right / Homonoia seated left on Mt. Argaeus, holding branch. Good VF, brown patina, minor roughness. Wagner Coll.
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Akmoneia (AD 54-59) AE 18 - Agrippina Jr.628 viewsAgrippina Jr., Augusta 54-59 AD, mother of Nero. AE18 (3.45g), struck under archiereus Servinius Capito and his wife, archiera Julia Severa, [C]EBACTHN AΓPIΠΠIN[AN], draped bust right; poppy and grain-ears before / EΠI CEPOVHNIOV [KAΠITΩNOC KAI IOVΛIAC CEOVHPAC] AKMONEΩN, Artemis in double chiton advancing right, holding bow in raised left hand and pulling arrow from quiver behind left shoulder with right hand; in front, Nike standing right, holding wreath in raised left hand; behind, stag standing right. VF, green patina.
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