Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B49189 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 11mm). Female head right / Head of roaring lion right within incuse square. gVF. Very rare.
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Mytilene (BC 440-400) AE 9188 viewsca 5th century BC. AE9 (0.90g). Female head right, with hair in bun / Head of bull left within incuse square. nVF. Very rare.
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) Obol185 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (0.5g, 7mm). Female head right / MY-TI, head of roaring lion left within incuse square. VF. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B-184 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 10mm). Head of Persephone right / Lyre or kithara within incuse. VF. Carr coll.

This emission is not recorded in Bodenstedt. This is the 5th example to appear at auction. Reverse is die match to example auctioned by CNG Auc. 105 (5/2017), lot 285.
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Methymna (BC 440-400) Obol184 viewsca 450-379 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.48g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Kantharos flanked by ivy leaves, M above.
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Mytilene (BC 440-400) Obol184 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.63g). Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / MYTI, head of calf right within incuse square. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 200-0) AE 15178 views3rd-2nd century BC. AE15 (2.71g). Diademed head of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon (or young Zeus?) right, wearing horn of Ammon / M-Y/T-I, facing herm of Dionysos; monogram to left. VF.
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Mytilene (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Severus Alexander174 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE34 (21.61g). Aur. Posdektos (son of?) Paradoxos, strategos. AV KAI M AV CE AΛEΞANΔPOC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding shield and spear / EΠI CTP AV ΠOCΔEKTOV ΠAPΔOΞO MVTIΛH / NAI – ωN, Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver; behind, hound springing right. Extremely rare. aVF.

This magistrate and bust type is known for some other issues of Severus Alexander from Mytilene, but this reverse type is not known. Additionally, the reading here points toward a possible name of "Posdektos" and "Pardoxos" instead.
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Mytilene (BC 200-0) AE 14153 views3rd-2nd century BC. AE14 (2.71g). Laureate head of Zeus right, wearing horn of Ammon / MYTI, facing herm of Dionysos; to left, thyrsos above mask right; monogram to right. gVF.
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Mytilene (BC 400-350) Obol153 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Obol (0.62g, 9mm). Lyre / MYTI, kithara within linear square border. nVF. Very rare.
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Pyrrha (BC 4th cent) AE 10146 views4th century BC. AE10 (1.45g). Female head left, wearing sphendone / ΠΥΡ, filleted goat standing left. gVF. Very rare.
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Methymna (BC 440-379) Hemiobol139 views450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (5mm, 0.37g). Turtle / Wreath within incuse circle.
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Pordosilene (AD 1-200) AE 17133 viewsPseudo-autonomous issue, ca 1st-2nd century AD. AE17 (2.32g). Coiled serpent right arising from garlanded altar, uncertain object to right / ΠΟΡΟ-C[..]ΛH, panther advancing right. nVF.
     
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