Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Phokaia (BC 530-500) Obol1155 viewsca 6th century BC. AR Obol (0.82g). Head of griffin left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Very rare. (BC 130) Pylaimenes - AE 231154 viewsPylaimenes, ca 130 BC. AE23 (5.58g). Pylaimenes as Herakles right, club over shoulder, lion's skin around neck / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΛΑΙΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left. Superb EF, glossy dark brown patina, exceptional! Abydos (BC 470-450) Obol1154 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.75g, 1h). Eagle standing left; ABY to left, T above / Gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding, within incuse square. VF. Rare. (BC 52-42) Ariobarzanes III - Drachm1154 viewsAriobarzanes III Eusebes Philoromaios, 52-42 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.80g). Dated RY 9 (43 BC). Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; star in crescent to inner left, monogram to inner right, Θ (date) in exergue. VF. (BC 230-220) Ariarathes III - AE1153 viewsAriarathes III, ca 230-220 BC. AE (6.74g), Kybistra mint. Head right, wearing bashlyk / ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘ - ΔΣ - [KYBISTRΑ?], galloping rider right, palm to right. Thick green patina, EF. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 221153 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (8.33g). Bust of Amazon right, wearing wolf's scalp / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, Nike walking right, holding wreath in right hand, palm over left shoulder. Good VF, dark green, almost black, patina. Alexandreia (BC 301-281) AE 141153 viewsca 301-281 BC. AE14 (1.89g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Smintheos standing right, wearing long garb, holding bow with both hands, case on back; ΑΛΕΞ to left, mouse at feet to right. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion Paw - EL 1/241151 viewsca 6th cent BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.58g). Lion's paw / Incuse square. Good VF. Rare. Abydos (BC 175-70) Tetradrachm1150 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.51g). Diademed bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, within dotted circle / Eagle standing right, helmeted head of Athena to right; ΑΒΥ-ΔΗ-ΝΩΝ above, ΜΙΛΗΘΙ (magistrate) in exergue, all within laurel wreath. This form of the magistrate's name not recorded in the standard works. Toned VF, light porosity, some smoothing on the reverse. Kaisareia (AD 54-68) Didrachm - Nero and Divus Claudius1149 viewsNero and Divus Claudius, 54-68 AD. AR Didrachm (7.31g, 20mm), struck 63-65 AD. Laureate head of Nero right / Laureate head of Claudius right. Minor obverse flan flaw, good very fine. Pergamon (AD 40-60) AE 17 1148 viewsClaudian era, ca 40-60 AD, under Roman protection, pseudo-autonomous. AE17 (4.25g). ΘΕΑN - ΡωΜΗN, draped bust of Roma right / ΘΕOΝ CΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΝ, draped diademed bust of Senate right. Good VF. (BC 197-160) Eumenes II - Tetradrachm1148 viewsEumenes II, 197-160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.75g, 32mm), struck ca 169-160 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated left on throne with lion's leg, wearing long, sleeveless chiton and crested Corinthian helmet, holding spear in left hand, crowning king's name with raised right hand, left elbow resting on large, round shield with gorgoneion; in outer left field, stylis, A in center, bow to right. EF. Rare. Ex Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel Fixed Price List 415 (1979), lot 2. Neandreia (BC 400) Obol1148 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.63g, 10h). Laureate head of Apollo right / NEA/N, ram standing right in shallow incuse square. Good VF, minor porosity. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B- - EL 1/6 Stater1148 viewsca 440-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g, 10mm). Head of Athena left, crested Attic helmet adorned with laurel branch / Irregular quadripartite incuse square punch. Unpublished and possibly unique. Unrecorded by Bodenstedt. The helmeted head of Athena was a popular coin type in Phokaian coinage in electrum, silver and bronze. This novum has a distinctive laurel wreathed helmet, the crest of which has a split segment exactly as seen on the silver staters and distaters of Thurium, dated to c. 440-400, cf. ACGC 728-730 and HN Italy 1757-1775. (BC 220-163) Ariarathes IV - Drachm1147 viewsAriarathes IV, 220-163 BC. AR Drachm (4.18g, 11h). Dated Year 33 (188/87 BC). Diademed head right / Athena standing left, holding Nike, shield and spear; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ, ΓΛ (date) in exergue. EF. Ex Lanz Auc. 102 (5/2001), lot 285 (Ariarathes V; sold DM 425 ($190) + comm). Kebren (BC 450) Hemidrachm1147 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Triobol (1.83g). Head of a ram right / Gorgoneion within shallow incuse square. Toned, attractive VF. Rare type, unpublished with ram's head right. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B381146 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 10h). Head of Selinos facing slightly left / Head of roaring lion right. VF. Struck with fresh dies. Very rare, only four specimens listed by Bodenstedt. Germe (AD 198-211) AE 45 - Septimius Severus1146 viewsSeptimius Severus, with Caracalla, 198-211 AD. AE45 - Medallion (78.23g, 6h). Glycon, second strategus. Struck 202-205 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right, seen from behind, and laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla left, seen from behind, vis-à-vis / ΕΠΙ CΤΡΑ ΓΛΥΚΩΝΟC Î’, Herakles seated left on lion’s skin draped over rock, holding club set on ground and cantharus; to left, Apollo, standing right, holding plectrum and lyre, and Artemis drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; to right, Tyche standing left, crowning Herakles and holding cornucopiae; ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ in exergue. Good VF, even green-black patina. Extremely rare, one of five known (the fourth in the BN). Ex Drewry Coll. (Triton VIII, 1/2005), lot 765. Adana (AD 0-100) AE 221144 views1st century AD. AE22 (5.40g). Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right / ΑΔΑ-ΝΕΩΝ, horse standing left on ground line, right leg raised; ΔΙ and ΞΕ in field to left. Brown patina, VF. Righetti coll. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B111143 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 4h). Head of ram right; cock below / Incuse head of roaring lion left; incuse rectangular punch behind. Good VF. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater1143 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.70g). Tunny left, between two dolphins / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. Perfectly struck and centered on a full flan, good extremely fine. Ex Galerie des Monnaies (1977), 99 and M&M 72 (1987), Rosen, 213. Lampsakos (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian1142 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (5.16g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Diademed bust of Priapos right. VF, green patina. Paphos (BC 51-30) AE - Cleopatra VII1142 viewsCleopatra VII Philopator, 51-30 BC. AE Dichalkon - 1/8 Unit (1.99g, 12h). Paphos mint. Diademed and draped idealized bust right / Double cornucopiae. VF, dark green patina. Kaisareia (AD 101/102) AE 181142 viewsunder Roman rule, time of Trajan, dated 100/101 AD. AE18 (3.17g). Turreted head of Tyche right / Pyramid or baitylos; in field, date ET - Δ (=year 4 of Trajan). Dark green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Kaisareia (AD 241-244) Drachm - Tranquillina1142 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, 241-244 AD. AR Drachm (2.18g, 18mm). Dated RY 4 (240/1 AD). CABINIA TPANKVΛΛIN V, draped bust right / MHTPO KAICA BNЄ, ЄT Δ in exergue, Mount Argaeus; pellet to left. Good VF, porosity. Rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B901141 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Facing satyr's head in linear square. Good VF. Sardeis (AD 98-180) AE 221141 views2nd-3rd century AD. AE22 - Diassarion (5.22g, 6h). Bearded head of Herakles left / CARDI - ANWN, Omphale standing right with lion's skin over shoulders, holding club in left hand and drapery with right. A splendid piece, with a fine, glossy, dark green patina. Struck in high relief and especially attractive. Good extremely fine. From a Swiss private collection. Omphale, a mythical queen of Lydia, received Herakles to do her bidding for a year in punishment for his murder of Iphytos. He even had to help her with her spinning, and she, as we see here, wore his lion’s skin and wielded his club. Struck by his charm she later freed and married him, and their children were the ancestors of the later Heraklid dynasty of Sardeis. Thyateira (AD 55-60) AE 16 - Nero1140 viewsFirst Issue, 55-60 AD. AE16 (3.55g) Draped bust right, lightly bearded / ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗ-ΝΩΝ, double-axe. (BC 182-149) Prusias II - AE 211140 viewsPrusias II, 182-149 BC. AE21 (6.78g). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Centaur walking right, playing lyre. Good VF, glossy black patina. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B991140 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 6h). Head of Kabeiros right, wearing wreathed cap, two stars flanking / Head of Persephone right in linear square. Good VF, toned. Eleutheria (BC 4th cent) AE 101140 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE10 (1.09g, 12h). Facing head of Athena, wearing triple-crested helmet / ELEY, lion walking right, head reverted. Good VF, glossy dark green patina. David Herman Coll. The town of Eleutherion is only known from a short passage in the 6th century geographical works of Stephanus Byzantinus, and this small coin. Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 121139 views3rd-2nd cent BC. AE12 (1.32g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΑΔ[ΡΑ-M]-Y, forepart of Pegasos right. Fine olive-green patina, gVF. Scarcer type. Gutknecht coll. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B58 - EL 1/6 Stater1138 viewsca 480-440 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.57g). Forepart of a cow running left; above, [seal] / Four-part incuse square. Good VF. Kaisareia (AD 54-68) Hemidrachm - Nero1138 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AR Hemidrachm (1.74g, 13mm, 12h). Laureate head right / Nike standing right, right foot on globe, inscribing shield set on knee. Near EF, toned, obverse slightly off center. Chios (BC 520-480) Didrachm1137 viewsca 490-435 BC. AR Didrachm (7.86g). Sphinx seated left; amphora to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, attractively toned. Nice archaic style. Morcom Coll. Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 101137 viewsafter 350 BC. AE10 (0.94g) Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of winged horse right, ΑΔΡΑ above. aEF. Kition (BC 392-361) AE - Melekiathon1136 viewsMelekiathon, King of Kition, 392-361 BC. AE13 (1.79g). Head of Aphrodite left, wearing earing, necklace and decorated stephane / Herakles standing right in fighting stance, club held overhead in right hand, bow in left hand, lion's skin draped over left arm, Aramaic 'm' to left. EF, bluish green patina. Rare. Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Tetradrachm1136 viewsca 390-340 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.16g). Head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with a veil, two grain ears in hair / Head of lion left, mouth open with tongue protruding, tunny fish below; stag's head behind. Lightly toned, near EF, surfaces slightly grainy, well centered and quite attractive. Apparently unrecorded with this symbol. Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian1136 viewsHadrian. 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.43g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Laureate head right / COM BIT, octastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, ROM S P AVG across frieze, pellet in pediment. VF. (BC 94-74) Nikomedes IV - Tetradrachm1136 viewsNikomedes IV, ca 94-74 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.37g, 12h), dated BE 208 (90/89 BC). Diademed head of Nikomedes right / Zeus standing left, holding wreath and sceptre; eagle on thunderbolt above monogram and HΣ (date) to left. Good VF, Abydos (BC 385-335) Drachm1136 viewsca 388-335 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.54g, 2h). Efarmostos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Eagle standing left, AB[Y] and ram's head before, [ΕΦ]ΑΡΜΟΣΤΟ[Σ] and poppy behind. Ex Weber Coll. Kalchedon (BC 387-340) Hemidrachm1135 viewsca mid 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.84g, 12mm, 5h). KAΛ, forepart of bull left on grain ear, ΔA monogram before / three grain ears. Toned, good VF. Rare denomination. Tlos (BC 400-380) Hemiobol1134 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Panther sitting right, head facing, left paw raised; withing dotted circle incuse. Toned, EF. Unpublished? Alexandreia (BC 171­-65) Tetradrachm1134 viewsca 171 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.94g, 34mm). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ ZΜΙΘΕΩΣ, Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow and arrow in left hand, patera in right; two monograms to left, PΛ (130) to right, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ in exergue. gVF. Extremely rare, apparently unique, unpublished year. The dating of the coins of Alexandria Troas starts from the foundation of the city (300 BC), shown on the reverse of the coins. The first known issue to date was 164 BC (137 year after foundation). This coin records a date of 130 years after the city foundation, seven years prior to the first known issue. Gergis (BC 400-350) Obol1134 views4th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.62g). Wreathed head of Sibyl Herophile facing slightly right / Griffin seated right, ΓΕΡ above, within shallow incuse square. VF, lightly porous. Very rare. Unusual with griffin on reverse. Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 111134 viewsIonia/Lydia, uncertain mint, Autophradates, Persian satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC, and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AE11 (1.25g). Head of bearded Persian Satrap in tiara right / Fish hook-like symbol. Very fine, rare. Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL 1/6 Stater 1133 views5th-4th century BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.71g). Figure, wearing armor and holding transverse scepter, standing left [on tunny?], in pose of acclamation / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. VF, lightly toned, some die rust on obverse. Unique. Tenedos (BC 450-387) Drachm1132 viewsca 450-387 BC. AR Drachm (3.40g). Janiform female and male heads (Hera and Zeus?) / ΤΕΝ-ΕΔ-Ι-ΟΝ, double-axe; grapes to left, cicada to right. Toned, good VF, light surface crystallization. Ex Thomas B. Lesure Collection. Mallos (BC 425-385) Obol1132 viewsca 425-385 BC. AR Obol (0.96g). Head of bull left / Forepart of man-headed bull left. Good VF, minor porosity. Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 211131 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE21 (4.84g). Head of Athena right, wearing three-crested Corinthian helmet with cheek-pieces lifted up / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, trophy of arms, monogram to left. Good style, dark olive-green patina, EF. Gutknecht coll. Eikonion (AD 81-96) AE - Domitian1131 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE (3.54g). ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ Κ[...], laureate head right / [KΛ]AVΔЄIKONIЄΩN, Nike holding branch and wreath. Dark green patina. Extremely fine. Pergamon (BC 19/18) Tetradrachm - Augustus1130 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.63g). Pergamum mint. Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Hexastyle temple set on four-tiered base; ROM ET AVGVST across entablature. VF, toned, light scratches on obverse. (BC 241-197) Attalos I - Tetdradrachm1130 viewsAttalos I, 241-197 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.93g, 12h). Laureate and diademed head of Philetairos right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding wreath in right hand, left elbow resting on shield set on ground behind, spear below; ivy leaf to outer left, A to inner left, bow to outer right. Superb EF. Pharnakeia (BC 85-65) AE1129 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE (8.73g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle on thunderbolt. Dark brown patina, EF. (BC 200-133) AE 151129 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE15 (3.41g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Coiled snake, head standing right; ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ to right, monogram to left. Dark green, glazed patina; slight corrosion, good VF. Persian Kings (BC 420-375) Daric1129 viewsca 420-375 BC. AV Daric (8.35g). Great King of Persia running right, wearing kidaris, holding bow in his left hand, spear with his right hand / Rectangular incuse. Insignificant knock on edge. Almost extremely fine. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE1128 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE. Head of Artemis right / Owl in wreath, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B29 - EL 1/6 Stater1128 viewsca 520-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.59g). Three seals swimming in a circle to L around a central pellet / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely attractive and well struck. Good EF. Abydos (BC 320-280) Drachm1128 viewsca 320-280 BC. AR Drachm (2.42g, 3h). Anaxikles, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left; kantharos and ABY to left, ΑΝΑΞΙΚΛΗΣ and ivy leaf to right above. Good VF. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 261128 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE26 (20.90g). Male head left (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / 8-rayed star; bow to left, ANT monogram and Λ below. aEF, fine dark green patina. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B831128 viewsca 340-330 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Head of beardless man facing right, wearing petasos (Hermes?) / Panther standing right in square frame, the whole in incuse square. About EF. Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL 1/6 Stater1127 views5th-4th centuries BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Nike, holding aplustre, kneeling left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Well centered. 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. Olbasa (AD 251-253) AE 33 - Trebonianus Gallus1126 viewsTrebonianus Gallus. 251-253 AD. AE33 (24.94g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The god Men on horseback right. Good VF, dark brown patina. Extremely rare, much nicer than the sole specimen recorded by von Aulock. Komana (BC 85-65) AE 281126 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE28 (18.75g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos / ΚΟΜΑ-ΝΩΝ, Perseus standing left, wearing Phrygian helmet; holding head of Medusa in left hand, harpa in right, Medusa's body lying below, monogram to right. Scarce. Dark green patina, VF. Gaziura (BC 100-85) AE 221126 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE22 (8.04g, 12h). Helmeted head of Ares right / ΓΑZΙ-ΟΥΡΩΝ, sword in sheath. VF, dark brown patina, minor roughness. Righetti Coll., 10354; ex Münzen und Medaillen 13 (10/2003), lot 254. (BC 280-230) Ariaramnes I - AE 141125 viewsAriaramnes I, ca 280-230 BC. AE14 (4.24g), possibly Eusebeia or Tyana mint. King's head right, wearing bashlyk / Horse grazing right; monograms above and below. Dark green patina. Extremely rare; possibly one of five specimens known. Good VF. Ariaramnes ruled independently after acknowledgement by Eumenes of Pergamon and Seleukids. Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 201125 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE20 (8.91g). Laureate head of bearded Asklepios right / ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, snake coiled around omphalos. Green patina, VF. Pergamon (BC 310-282) Diobol1124 viewsca 310-250 BC. AR Diobol (1.36g, 11h). Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Palladion facing, [ΠΕ]ΡΓΑΜ to left. Toned, VF. Tavion (AD 198-217) AE 17 - Caracalla1123 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE17 (2.21g). Draped cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / [ΤΑΟΥ]ΙΑΝ-ΩΝ, forepart of bull right. Dark green patina, aEF. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B901123 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Facing head of satyr in linear square. Good VF. Mallos (BC 440-390) Obol1123 viewsca 440-390 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.79g, 11h). Bearded janiform head / Head (of Bellerophon?) left, wearing cap; MAP before; all in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned, granular surfaces. Extremely rare, and probably the finest known. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL 1/3 Stater1122 viewsBefore 575 BC. EL Trite (4.66g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame / Two square punches containing cross and geometric design. Good VF. Rare denomination. (BC 480) Amartite - Stater1121 viewsAmartite, Dynast, ca 480 BC. AR Stater (10.63g, 3h). Crab / "AMIARTITA" in Lycian, crab; all within incuse square. Good VF, toned, die break in obverse field. Extremely rare, the second known. Falghera noted that this issue belongs to a group that bridges the anepigraphic and epigraphic period, which would place it circa 480 BC. Additionally, the name "EME" on Falghera 57, which shares the same obverse die as both Amartite coins, may actually be a contracted form of the name of this same dynast. Thyateira (AD 55-60) AE 15 - Nero1121 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE15 (2.3g). NEPΩΝ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟC KAICAP CEBA, head right / ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗ-ΝΩΝ, labrys (double-axe). gVF. Assos (AD 177-192) AE 41 - Commodus1120 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE41 - Medallion (42.77g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust R, viewed from the back / [...] KLA[...]-OLAD-A around, ASSIWN in exergue, Commodus in triumphal quadriga left, holding branch, preceeded by Roma or Victory; trophy and two captives on platform behind. Probably the third known specimen. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk 131 (4/2003), lot 531. Kraft, pl. 88, 14a-b notes that the obverse die used to strike this coin was also used to strike medallions for Pergamum and Mytilene, and that the Mytilene medallion uses the same reverse type as on this coin. Stratonikeia (AD 0-200) AE 241119 views1st-2nd cent AD. AE24 (7.15g). CTRATONI-KEWN, Zeus Panamaros, radiate with sceptre over shoulder, on horseback right / YHFICAMENOU FLAUBIOU DIOMH DOUC, Hekate, with veil billowing overhead, seated side-saddle on a lion, radiate with a dog's tail, running left. EF, attractive olive green patina with a dusting of light earthen encrustation, unusually well struck for this issue. (BC 130) Pylaimenes - AE 221119 viewsPylaimenes, ca 130 BC. AE22 (5.87g). Bust of Pylaimenes as Herakles right, club over shoulder, lion's skin around neck / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΛΑΙΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left. EF, dark green patina. Gutknecht coll. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL 1/3 Stater1119 viewsbefore 575 BC. EL Trite - 1/3 Stater (4.65g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame / Two square punches containing geometric and stellate designs. VF, struck with worn obverse die. Very rare denomination. Abydos (AD 198-217) AE 18 - Caracalla1119 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE18 (3.58g, 12h). AV K M AVP ANTΩNЄI/NOC, laureate and draped bust right / A BVΔHNΩ N, pair of bull heads, back to back. Near EF, green patina. Group CEM. Aigai (BC 160-150) Tetradrachm1118 viewsAfter 165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.69g). Laureate head of Apollo right; quiver and bow at neck / ΑΙΓΑΙΕΩΝ, Zeus standing half-left, holding eagle and sceptre; monogram before; all within oak-wreath. Toned, good VF. Rare. Pergamon (BC 57-55) Cistophoric Tetradrachm1118 viewsC. Septimius T.f., Proconsul, 57-55 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.09g, 12h). Poseidonios, magistrate. Cista mystica within ivy wreath / C. SEPTVMI. T. F. PRO. COS, bow case between two serpents; monogram to left, thyrsos to right, ΠΟCΕΙΔωΝΙΟC below. EF, obverse a little off-center. Rare. Kalchedon (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm1117 viewslate 5th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 2.28g). Male head left / Four-spoked wheel. Toned VF, slight double striking. Rare. Skepsis (BC 440-400) Obol1116 viewsca 450 BC. AR Obol (0.65g). Homonoia with Neandreia. Forepart of horse right, SKH around / Grape cluster, N to left, all within concentric incuse, dotted, and linear squares. Good VF, light porosity. Rare, unpublished? Kyme (BC 350-250) Hemidrachm1115 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.99g) Eagle standing right, head reverted, KY to left / Forepart of horse right. Kyme (BC 165-140) AE 201115 viewsca 160-140 BC. AE20 (10.72g). Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing diadem and chignon / Horse prancing right; ΚΥΜΑΙ-ΩΝ above, one-handled vase in front, ΠΥΘΑΣ (magistrate) in exergue. Olive-green patina, thick flan, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Rhodes (BC 408-404) Tetradrachm1115 viewsca 408/7-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.55g, 12h). Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / ΡΟΔΙΟΝ, rose; pecten to lower left. VF, heavy find patina. Rare. Ilion (BC 300-200) Tetrobol1114 views3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.87g). Head of Athena right, wearing attic crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left. Light porosity, VF-EF. Extremely rare. Unpublished? Paphos (BC 310-306) AE 20 - Ptolemy I1114 viewsPtolemy I, 323-283 BC. AE20 - Hemiobol (8.70g). Paphos mint, struck 310-306 BC. Head of Aphrodite right, wearing ornamented stephane and earring / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Good VF, dark green, almost black, patina, surfaces evenly grainy. Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL 1/6 Stater1114 viewsca 380 BC. EL Hekte (2.63g). Naked Kabir wearing pileus and chlamys kneeling left over ram, which he is about to stab with knife held in right hand, while holding up the head of the ram with his left; below, tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Of the highest rarity. A very interesting and finely executed representation, light reddish tone and extremely fine. Ex Spink 114 (1996), 57. Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 221112 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.58g). Gorgoneion surrounded by aegis / Nike walking right. Good VF, dark brown patina. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - female1112 viewsCirca 394-350 BC. AV Stater (8.39g, 11h). Head of female left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace / Forepart of Pegasos flying right within shallow incuse square. Good VF, underlying luster. Struck from artistic dies. Extremely rare, one of only three known, the other two in museum collections (the BN and BM). Both the BN and BM specimens are struck from the same die pair. The present coin adds a new reverse die to the corpus. Perge (BC 220-189) AE 151111 views220-189 BC. AE15 (1.80g). Sphinx with polos seated right / ИANAΨAΣ/ ΠΡEIIAΣ, Artemis standing left, holding scepter. Good very fine. Philadelphia (AD 35-37) AE 16 - Tiberius Gemellus1111 viewsTiberius Gemellus(?), co-heir of Tiberius. AE16 (3.18g), struck ca 35-37 AD. TIBERION [CEBACTON], bare head of Tiberius Gemellus(?) right / N[EO]KEC"PEIC, winged thunderbolt. Dark green patina, gF. Extremely rare. Tiberius Gemellus, born 19 AD, was twin brother to Germanicus Gemellus. They were the sons of Livilla, sister of Germanicus and Claudius, and given to her husband Drusus, son of emperor Tiberius. However, it is probable that they were fathered by Sejanus, the ambitious prefect of Tiberius. During the last years of Tiberius' life, his options for an heir had narrowed to his only 'grandson' Tiberius Gemellus and his grandnephew Caligula. Both men were adopted as co-heirs in 35. However, when Tiberius died in 37, the prefect Macro declared Caligula the new emperor, as the two had prearranged. For appearances, Tiberius Gemellus was hailed princeps iuventutis, but within months was executed for treason. This portrait is especially important because it depicts him not as a child, but as a teen and heir to the throne. All coins from this issue share the same obverse die. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - female1110 viewsca 400-370 BC. AV Stater (8.41g). Female head left, wearing sphendone in hair, wreath of lotus blossoms and ear pendant / Forepart of Pegasos right. EF. Nysa (BC 134) Tetradrachm1109 viewsafter 134 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.83g), dated year 1 (134/133 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / ΝΥΣΑ, bow-case with serpents; A (date) to left, MO above, jugate busts (Pluto and Kore?) to right. VF. Apparently unpublished, possibly unique. Teos (BC 530-500) Trihemiobol1109 viewsca 510-475 BC. AR Diobol (1.85g). Forepart of griffin right / Rough incuse square. EF, toned. Good metal. Extremely rare denomination. CPA coll.; ex Peus 376 (10/2003), lot 376. Kyme (BC 165-140) AE 201108 viewsca 250-190 BC. AE20 (8.91g). Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia and earring / [Κ]ΥΜΑΙ−ΩΝ, horse prancing right, one-handled cup below; magistrate ΠΥΘΑΣ. Near EF, dark brown patina with some red encrustation. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B341108 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11mm). Head of Silenos facing slightly right / Incuse archaic head of lion left. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B881108 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Persephone with disc earring and wreath of grain right / Bull butting to left in linear square. Almost extremely fine. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 - 149