Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Most viewed - Phrygia
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Dokimeion (AD 217-218) AE 30 - Diadumenian 610 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE30 (13.00g, 1h). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / ΔOKIMEΩN MAKEΔONΩN, Cybele right on lion, holding sceptre and tympanum. Good VF, brown surfaces, attractive, well-centered strike. Extremely rare. Ex Drewry Coll.
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Hierapolis (AD 41-54) AE 20 – Claudius607 viewsClaudius I, 41-54 AD. AE20 (5.69g). M. Suillios Antiochos, Grammateus, 50-54. Laureate head right / Μ ΣΥΙΛΛΙΟΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΣ ΓΡΑ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, God on horseback holding double axe. Dark green patina. Good very fine.
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Kolossai (BC 200-0) AE 14602 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE14 (2.97g). Radiate head of Apollo right / ΚΟΛΟΣ-ΣΗΝΩΝ, kithara with 3 strings. Dark green patina, gVF. Unpublished?
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Bruzos (AD 198-217) AE 23 - Caracalla601 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE23 (7.27g). Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PΟΥΦΙΝΟC ΑΝΤΩΝΙ ΒΡΟΥZΗΝΩΝ, holding two torches, riding right in biga of snakes. Extremely rare. Green patina, gVF.
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Apameia (BC 133-48) AE 20598 viewsca 133-48 BC. AE20 - Tetrachalkon (5.69g). Laureate head of Zeus right / AΠAM[E], cult statue of Artemis Anaitis facing; magistrates HPAKΛE[I] and EΓΛΟ. Very fine.
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Eumenia (BC 300-100) AE 11595 views3rd-2nd cent BC. AE11 (1.74g). Head of Men right, wearing laureate Phrygian hat; crescent on shoulders / Ε-Υ-Μ-Ε-Ν-Ε-Ω-Ν between rays of 8-rayed star. Unique and unpublished. Dark green patina, EF. Gutknecht coll.
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Laodikeia (BC 134) AE 14595 viewsca 133/88-67 BC. AE14 (1.82g, 2h). Turreted head of Tyche right / ΛΑΟΔΙ-ΚΕΩΝ, lion seated left, raising forepaw. VF, dark green patina. Rare.
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Aizanis (AD 41-54) AE 17591 viewsTime of Claudius I, AD 41-54. AE17 (3.72g). Diademed and draped bust of Senate right / Draped bust of Artemis with quiver over shoulder. Rare. Dark patina, good very fine.
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Prymnessos (AD 240-260) AE 24590 viewsImperial Times, mid-3rd century AD. AE24 (7.30g, 7h). Draped bust of King Midas right, wearing Phrygian cap / Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and sceptre. Good VF, black-green patina with lighter green overtones, small hairline flan crack. A rare mythological type. Ex Drewry Coll.

Midas, the mytho-historical king of Phrygia and Lydia, was granted the so-called "Golden Touch" by Dionysus because the king wished for unending wealth as a reward for his guest-friendship to Silenus. Everything Midas touched turned to gold, including food. Starving and pleading for relief, the king was instructed to bathe in the waters of the river Pactolus. The water removed Midas’ “gift” and turned the sand of the river-bed into grains of gold. It was the naturally-occuring ore of the Pactolus that became the source of the metal used in the first archaic electrum coinages of Asia Minor.
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Laodikeia (AD 198-217) AE 46 - Caracalla589 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE46 - Medallion (50.59g, 6h). L. Ael(ius) Pigres, third Asiarch. Struck mid-August 215 AD -mid-August 216 AD. A[V]T KAI M AVP • ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI Λ AIΛ ΠΙΓ P HTO C ACIAP Γ, ΛAOΔIKЄΩN/NЄΩKOPΩ/• N • in three lines in exergue, Caracalla standing left, holding patera over tripod; attendants on either side, holding statuettes; to left, victimarius preparing to strike bull, attendant holding titulus inscribed CMO/NOM in two line, and two youths; in background, octostyle temple with windows in pediment. VF, black-green patina with traces of red-brown, some minor roughness. Extremely rare, the fifth specimen known.
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Kotiaeion (AD 217-218) AE - Macrinus588 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE (9.52g). Archon (Publios Ailios) Demetrianos Keleros; Laureate head right / Zeus enthroned to left holding patera and scepter. Very rare. Dark brown patina, small flan crack and minor striking weakness, extremely fine.
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Hierapolis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian586 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.82g, 7h). Struck after 128 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Great God right on horseback, holding labrys over shoulder. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain cistophorus. Extremely rare and unpublished.
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Synnada (BC 133) AE 21586 viewsafter 133 BC. AE21 (8.24g). Turreted head of Tyche right / [ΣΥΝΝΑΔΕ] - ΙΕ-ΡΟΚΛΕ (magistrate), Zeus standing left in himation, holding scepter and thunderbolt. Dark green patina, flat strike in areas, VF.
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Aizanis (AD 253-268) AE 26585 viewsCivic Issue, time of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 (13.53g). Head of the Senate right / Tyche standing left with rudder and cornucopiae. Nice VF, black patina, mild porosity.
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Aizanis (BC 50-0)584 viewslate 1st cent. BC. AE17 (3.72g). Laureate and bearded head of Heracles left / EZE-AN-I-TΩN, naked Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus. gVF
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Apameia (AD 117-138) AE 20 - Hadrian583 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE20 (5.76g). Laureate bust right, aegis tied at shoulder / The river god Marsyas reclining left, holding aloft rhyton and double flute, resting on rocky outcrop with amphora from which water flows; five chests placed on the height above. Good very fine.
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Kolossai (AD 177-192) AE 34 – Commodus582 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE34 (22.43g). Homonoia with Aphrodisias. Claudius Priscus, magistrate. Struck 180-181 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust R / The Tyches of Colossae and Aphrodisias standing facing each other, clasping hands. Near VF, two-tone brown patina.
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Iulia (AD 55) AE 20 - Nero582 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE20 (5.56g). Sergios Hephaistion, ca 55 AD. Draped bust right / ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ - ΣΕΡΓΙΟΣ ΗΦΑΙΣΤΙΩΝ, Mên on horseback right. Brown patina, very fine.
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Kolossai (AD 181-192) AE 31 - Commodus581 viewsAutonomous issue, time of Commodus, 181-192 AD. AE31 (18.07g). ΔΗΜΟC ΚΟΛΟCΗΝΩΝ, diademed and draped bust of Demos right / ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟC Β ZΩCΙΜΟV ΔΙΟΚΠΑΤΟVC ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕΝ, Helios standing in facing quadriga, holding torch and globus.. Nice VF, dark brown patina, adjustment marks. From the David Simpson Collection. Ex Frank Sternberg Auktion XII (11/1982), lot 274.
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Laodikeia (AD 66-68) AE 18579 viewsUnder Roman rule, time of Nero, Kornelios Aineas, ca 66-68 AD. AE18 (4.04g). ΛΑΟΔΙ-ΚΕΩΝ, draped bust of Men right, wearing laureate Phrygian hat, crescent around shoulders / ΑΙ-ΝΗ-ΑΣ, eagle with open wings standing facing, head left; ΚΟΡ monogram to left. Dark brown patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
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Temenothyrai (AD 253-260) AE 35 - Valerian I578 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus, 253-260 AD. AE35 (24.65g). Cleoboulus, archon. Radiate and draped bust of Valerian facing laureate and draped bust of Gallienus / The god Mên in a chariot drawn by two bulls left; A in field. VF, rough dark green patina. Rare.
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Kotiaeion (AD 79-81) AE 27 - Domitian576 viewsDomitian, 79-81 AD. AE27. Laureate head of Domitian right / Nike advancing left, holding shield and palm branch. VF.
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Apameia (BC 133-48) AE 18 576 viewsca 88-40 BC. AE18 (4.53g, 12h). Attalos Bianoros, eglogistes. Turreted head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Marsyas walking right on maeander pattern, playing aulos (double flute). Near EF, green patina.
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Laodikeia (AD 193-217) AE 39 - Julia Domna576 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE39 (34.82g, 6h). Ae(lius) Peisoneines, archon. IOYΛ • ΔO MNA CEBAC •, draped bust right, set on crescent; c/m: laureate head right, CЄB to right; all within incuse circle / ЄΠI AI Λ ΠЄΙCΩN ЄINH C AP, ΛAOΔIKЄΩN/NЄΩKOP • in two lines in exergue, Sarapis enthroned facing, placing right hand over Cerberus seated at feet, and holding scepter in left; to left, Isis standing facing head right, holding sistrum in right hand and situla in left; to right, Artremis-Hecate-Selene standing left, holding poppy in right hand and torch in left. VF, brown patina. Apparently unique. Ex Burstein Coll.; Tkalec (3/1991), lot 330.
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Hierapolis (Auton. AD 244-249) AE 28575 viewsTime of Philip I, 244 -249 AD. AE28 (9.11g). ΛΑΙΡ-ΒΗΝΟC, draped and radiate bust of Helios Apollo Lairbenos right. ΙEΡΑΠΟΛ-EΙΤ-ΩΝ, Hygieia-Kybele seated left holding patera feeding serpent; Telesphoros in right field. Rare. Good style. Dark olive-green patina. Good very fine.
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Aizanis (AD 41-54) AE 18 - Claudius573 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE18 (4.22g, 12h). Claudius Hierax, magistrate. Laureate head right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter. VF, tan surfaces. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Dorylaion (AD 79-81) AE 19 - Titus572 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE19 (5.54g). Laureate bust right / Zeus seated left holding thunderbolt and scepter. Minor corrosion. Very fine.
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Kolossai (BC 200-0) AE 20572 viewsLate 2nd-1st century BC. AE20 (7.34g, 8h). Laureate head of Zeus right / [Κ]ΟΛΟΣ-ΣΗΝΩΝ, winged thunderbolt. VF, glossy black patina. Alighieri Coll.; Ex Dieter Klein Coll.
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Laodikeia (BC 133) AE 22571 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE22 (6.00g). Female head (Laodike as Aphrodite ?) right. / ΛAOΔΙ-ΚΕΩΝ, decorated cornucopiae. Very fine.
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Siblia (BC 5) AE 17 – Gaius Caesar571 viewsGaius, Caesar. Ioulious Kallikles Kallistratou, magistrate. AE17 (5.18g), struck ca 5 BC. Bare head right / KAΛΛI/KΛHΣ/KAΛΛIΣTP/ATOY ΣIB/Λ/ANΩN in five lines. VF, dark brown surfaces, scrape in reverse field. Drewry Coll.; Ex Lindgren Coll.
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Hierapolis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 17 - Augustus571 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE17 (4.22g, 12h). Charopides Sostratou, magistrate. Struck circa AD 5. ΣEBA[ΣTOΣ], laureate head right / XAPOΠIΔHΣ ΣΩΣTPATOY [IEPAΠOΛI]TΩN, Apollo on horseback right, holding labrys over shoulder. Near VF, black patina, obverse slightly off-center.
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Laodikeia (BC 133) Tetradrachm571 viewsca 133/88-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.61g, 12h). Cistophoric type. Diodoros, magistrate. Cista mystica within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΔIOΔΩ/POY above, ΛAO to left, kerykeion to right. EF, toned, obverse a little off center. Deyo Coll.; ex Coin Galleries (2/1989), lot 160.
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Laodikeia (BC 133) AE 20569 viewsafter 133 BC. AE20 (8.08g). Head of Aphrodite or Laodice right, wearing stephane and diadem / Two cornucopiae bound by fillet. VF, brown patina.
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Apameia (AD 198-217) AE 37 - Caracalla567 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE37 - Medallion (22.65g). Homonoia with Ephesos. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC, cuirassed and laureate bust right / ЄΠΙ Λ ΜΑ CЄΥ Γ / ΠΑΜ ΑΠΑΜЄ / ΩΝ / ЄΦЄCΙΩΝ ΟΜΟ/ΝΟΙΑ, Zeus with patera and scepter enthroned to left, before Artemis Ephesia standing. Rare. Traces of silvering, GVF.
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Philomelion (BC 133) AE 19566 viewsafter 133 BC. AE19 (6.68g). Draped bust of Men right, wearing laureate Phrygian cap, crescent on shoulders / ΦΙΛΟΜΗ - ΣΚΥΘΙΝΟ, Zeus in himation sitting left; scepter in left hand, eagle in outstretched right hand. Dark green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.
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Laodikeia (AD 54-68) AE 20 - Nero565 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE20 (5.61g), struck under magistrate Julius Andronicus Euergetes. NEPΩN Σ[EBAΣT]OΣ ΘEOΣ, bare head right / IOVΛIOΣ / ANDPONIKO[Σ] / EVEPΓETH[Σ]/ ΛA-OΔIK[E]/ΩN, Zeus Laodikeios standing left, holding eagle and staff. Rare, VF, deep black-green patina. Hoeft coll.
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Akmoneia (AD 54-68) AE 17 - Nero562 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE17 (4.21g, 11h). L. Servinius Capito, magistrate, and his wife, Iulia Severa. Struck circa 62 AD. Laureate head right; kerykeion behind, crescent before / Zeus seated left, holding phiale and scepter. Good VF, glossy red-brown patina, minor roughness.
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Synnada (AD 100-180) AE 14561 views2nd century AD. AE14 (2.49g, 7h). Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis / Owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora. VF, green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll.; ex Klein Coll.
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Ankyra (AD 54-68) AE 20 - Nero561 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE20 (4.83g). Vs.: ΝЄΡΩΝΑ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΚΑΙCΑΡΑ ΑΓΚΥΡΑΝΩΝ, bare head right / ЄΠΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΑΡΤЄΜΙΔΩΡΟΥ ΙЄΡЄΩC, Zeus standing left holding anchor and scepter. Dark patina, VF.
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Kotiaeion (AD 217-218) AE 19 - Diadumenian559 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE19 (2.94g). Bare-headed bust right, drapery over left shoulder / ΚΟΤΙ/ΑЄΩN, within wreath. Very rare. Dark green patina, VF. Ex. M&M Deutschland (Stuttgart 2006), 217.
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Apameia (AD 54-68) AE 18 - Nero556 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. M. Vettios Nigros. 54-59 AD. AE18 (6.76g). NEPΩN ΣEBAΣTOΣ, bare head right / EΠI M OYETTIOY NIΓPOY ΦPYΓIAΣ. Marsyas, standing right, playing flute. Slightly rough in places, nice very fine.
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Akmoneia (AD 251-253) AE 27 - Volusian555 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE27 (10.89g, 6h). AVT K OVIB AΦ ΓAΛΛOC OYOΛOYCIANOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AKMO/ NЄΩN, Horseman, holding whip, on galloping horse right; below horse, river-god Sindros reclining left; to right, two females (deities, or personifications of nature) standing left on rocky outcropping. VF, black-green patina with earthen overtones. Ex Alighieri Coll.

The main figure of the horseman, in association with the presonifications of the river-god and the presence of the female figures (whether themselves personifications of the surrounding countryside, or actual individuals), may represent an otherwise unknown foundation myth for Acmoneia.
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Amorion (BC 200-0) AE 19553 views2nd-1st century BC. AE19 (8.49g, 1h). Laureate head of Zeus right / [ΑΜΟΡΙ-Α]ΝΩΝ, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; kerykeion in background, monograms to left and right. VF, dark greenish-brown patina. Alighieri Coll.
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Themisonion (AD 235-238) AE 35 - Maximinus I552 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE35 (21.55g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Q-EMICO, NEQN in exergue, Hercules standing right, leaning on club; flanked by Sozon, radiate, standing left, head right, holding horse by bridle, and Hermes standing right, head left. VF, even brown surfaces, light porosity. Very rare. Drewry Coll.
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Laodikeia (AD 70-81) AE 17 - time of Domitian as Caesar551 viewsTime of Domitian as Caesar, 70-81 AD. AE17 (3.66g, 17mm). Gaius Julius Kotys. ΛΑΟΔΙKHA, diademed bust Demos R / IOYΛIA KOTYC; altar with head-dress of Isis. Nice very fine.
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Kolossai (AD 117-138) AE 24550 viewsTime of Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE24 (8.30g, 6h). Demos / Tyche. 2 comments
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Akmoneia (AD 161-180) AE 20 - Marcus Aurelius549 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE20 (4.00g). Tundianos, magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠI TVN-ΔIANOV around, AKMONE/ΩN in two lines in exergue, emperor on horseback galloping right. VF, natural brown surfaces, a little rough.
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Kotiaeion (AD 14-37) AE 20 – Tiberius549 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE20 (7.97g). Marcus Lepidus, 26-28 AD. TIBEPIOΣ ΣEBAΣTOΣ; laureate head right / EΠI MAPKOY ΛEΠIΔOY KOTIAEΩN; Zeus seated right with scepter and thunderbolt. Good very fine.
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Kotiaeion (AD 253-260) AE 25 - Valerian I546 viewsValerian I, 253-260. AE25 (6.64 g). AVT K Π ΛΙΚ O VAΛΕPIANO, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left with spear and shield, aegis on shield / ΕΠΠΑΙ ΔΗΜ ΤΡI ΑNOY IΠΠI/ APX in field, in exergue KOTIAEΩΝ, Kybele enthroned left between two seated lions, holding in right hand phiale, and resting left arm on tympanum. Rare. VF/GVF.
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Epikteteis (BC 200-0) AE 18545 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE18 (10.15g). Helmeted head of Athena (?) right / Youth on horseback right, holding palm with which he crowns horse; ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΕ to right, star above. Near VF, black patina. Drewry Coll.; Ex Lindgren Coll.
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Dokimeion (AD 238-244) AE 29 – Gordian III545 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE29 (8.42g). M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, draped laureate right / ΔOKIMEΩN MAKEΔONΩN, Athena Alkidemos. Rare, VF.
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Amorion (AD 200-300) AE544 viewsImperial Times. 3rd cent AD. AE (1.99g). Radiate head of Helios/ AMOPIANΩN, crescent and star. Unpublished. Dark green patina. Large flan, small hole. Good very fine.
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Alia (AD 138-161) AE 29 - Antoninus Pius544 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE29 (13.90g). Asinius Agreus. Laureate head right / ΑCΙΝ ΑΓΡEΥC - ΑΡΧΙEΡΩ ΑΝEΘ ΑΛΙΗΝΟΙC, Mên in short chiton and chlamys wearing phrygian hat and holding double axe over shoulder on horseback. Very rare. Good style. Fine dark olive green patina. Light corrosion. Good very fine. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG, Auc. 380 (Basel, 1976), 8.
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Synnada (BC 133) AE 16544 viewsca 133-1st century BC. AE16 (3.18g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora. SNG VF, attractive dark brown patina, some light scratches under patina. Alighieri Coll.
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Hierapolis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian543 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.22g, 6h). Struck after 128 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Apollo Citharoedus standing right, holding plectrum and lyre. VF, a few scratches. Overstruck on an uncertain cistophorus.
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Akmoneia (AD 54-68) AE - Nero543 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (4.20g). L. Servenius Capito and his wife Iulia Severa. Struck ca 55 AD. Draped bust right / Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre; in left field, crescent and owl. VF, green and brown patina. The issuing authority whose name is found on this coin, L. Servenius Capito, and his wife Julia Severa, were the parents of the Neronian senator L. Servenius Cornutus.
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Apameia (BC 133-48) AE 14541 viewsca 133 - 48 BC. AE14 (2.70g). Head of Zeus right / Helmet facing, maeander pattern below. VF.
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Kotiaeion (AD 244-249) AE 27 - Philip I541 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE27 (15.91g). C. Julius Ponticus, archiereus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear forward and shield decorated with gorgoneion / Kybele seated left on cart being drawn by two lions. Fine, patina stripped. Ex Cooper Coll. (CNG E73), lot 75.
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Synnada (AD 254-268) AE 26 - Salonina541 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, 254-268 AD. AE26 (9.94g). Diademed and draped bust right / CVNNA-Δ-ΕΩN, Amaltheia standing facing, head right, holding sceptre and infant Zeus; goat at her feet. Good VF, brown surfaces, scrape on eye. Drewry Coll.; Ex Lindgren Coll.
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Laodikeia (AD 14-37) AE 18 - Pythes541 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE18 (4.75g). ΠYΘHΣ. Bare head of Magistrate Pythes right / ΔHMOΣ ΛAOΔIKEΩN, diademed head of Demos right. Extremely Fine.
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Laodikeia (AD 41-55) AE 16 - Britannicus541 viewsBritannicus, 41-55 AD. AE16 (4.08g, 12h). Polemon, the son of Zeno, (hiereus for the fourth time). Bare head right / Tripod lebes surmounted by serpent. VF, attractive dark green patina with traces of earthen overtones. Portrait in high relief.
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Kibyra (AD 222-235) AE 35 - Severus Alexander539 viewsIn alliance with Ephesus. Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE35 (29.01g). Draped and cuirassed bust right, viewed from behind / Hekate as civic goddess of Kibyra, at left standing right, holding basket of Kibyra upon her head and clasping the hand of Artemis Ephesia, at right standing facing, supported by two stags; OMONOIA in exergue. VF, tan patina with muted brown highlights, glossy on obverse and slightly granular on reverse. Quite attractive.
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Apameia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 - Augustus538 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (7.68g, 12h). Attalos, son of Diotrephos, magistrate. Bare head right / Two tied grain ears set on meander pattern. VF, black-green patina. Rare. Ex Prideaux Coll. of Augustus.
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Kolossai (AD 198-209) AE 25 - Geta538 viewsGeta, 198-209 AD. AE25 (7.07g). •Λ• CЄΠ• Γ Є TAC KAI, draped and bare headed bust right, countermark, CAPK. / KOΛOC CHNΩN, Cult-statue of Ephesian Artemis flanked by two stags. Nice F.1 comments
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Bria (AD 193-217) AE 18537 viewsAutonomous, Severan period, 193-217 AD. AE18 (2.37g). Draped, bearded bust of Serapis with Modius right / ΒΡΙΑ-ΝΩΝ Isis in long dress holding Situla in left, Sistrum in right. Rare mint. Good style. Nice dark green patina, aEF.
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Akmoneia (AD 98-117) AE 21 - Trajan537 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE21 (6,33g). Laureate head right / EΠI ΜEΝEΜΑΧΟΥ ΑΚΜΟΝEΩΝ river-god Sindros reclining left, holding reed, leaning on overturned vase from which river flows. Rare. Beautiful style, almost extremely fine.
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Laodikeia (AD 54-68) AE 27 - Nero537 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE27 (11.50g, 12h). Laureate head right / Demoi of Laodicea and Smyrna standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands and holding scepters. VF, black patina, earthen deposits. Ex Wagner coll.
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Aizanis (AD 41-54) AE 20 - Claudius536 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE20 (4.86g). Pausanius Menandros, magistrate. Laureate head right / AIZANITΩN EΠ ΠAVCANIOV MENAΔPO[V], Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. VF, natural light brown surfaces.
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Siblia (AD 14-37) AE 19 - Tiberius536 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE19 (6.10g). Menedemos, magistrate. Bare head right / MENEΔHMOΣ ΣIBΛIANΩN, bust of Mên left resting on crescent. VF, green patina. Drewry Coll.; Ex CNG 54 (6/2000), lot 1118.
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Aizanis (AD 37-41) AE 20 - Caligula536 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE20 (5.34g). Lollios Klassikos and Lollios Roufos. ΓAIOΣ KAIΣAP; radiate head right / AIZANЄITWN ЄΠI POΦOY KAI KΛACCIKOY/ ΛOΛΛIWN, monogram, Zeus standing left with eagle and scepter. Attractive VF.
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Kibyra (AD 222-235) AE 35 - Severus Alexander535 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE35 (26.55g) Homonoia between Cibyra and Ephesos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche of Cibyra standing right, holding cult statue of Thea Pisidike and Tyche of Ephesos standing left, holding cult statue of Diana of Ephesus, clasping hands; lighted altar between; D above. Nice Fine, dark olive patina with earthen highlights. Obverse die match for BMC Phrygia p. 148, 94.
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Laodikeia (AD 198-217) AE 43 – Caracalla535 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE43 - Medallion (45.9g, 43mm). 215/216 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right / Tyche Pantheia wears modius and holds corncucopia standing to left facing Palladium on stand, griffin to her right beneath Shrine of Asklepios, all on a festooned platform.
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Kotiaeion (AD 253-268) AE 24535 viewsTime of Valerian and Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE24 (9.16g, 6h). Diademed head of Demos right / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter. VF, dark green patina.
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Hierapolis (BC 10-9) AE 15 - Fabius Maximus535 viewsPaullus Fabius Maximus. Proconsul of Asia, ca 10-9 BC. AE15 (3.73g, 12h). Chares Charetos and Kokos, magistrates. Bare head of Fabius Maximus right / Ethnic and magistrates’ signatures. Good VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare (possibly the third known and the only one in private hands) and in remarkable grade for the Phrygian magistrate series in the name of Fabius Maximus.
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Apameia (AD 244-249) AE - Philip I534 viewsHomonoia with Ephesos. Philip I, 244-249 AD. AE (25.09g). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CΕΒ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Π ΠΕΛΑΓΟΝΤΟC ΠΑΝΗΓ / ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ Κ / ΕΦΕCΙΩΝ / ΜΟΝ, Zeus Kelaineus enthroned to left; before cult-statue of Artemis Ephesia with two stags. Very rare. Dark green patina, minor corrosion. Very fine.
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Hierapolis (BC 10-9) AE 15 - Fabius Maximus534 viewsFabius Maximus, Proconsul, 10/9 BC. AE15 (4.91g, 12h). Zosimos Philopatris and Charax. ΦΑΒΙΟΣ ΜΑΞΙΜΟΣ bare head right / ZΩΣΙΜΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΙΣ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΧΑΡΑΞ, double axe with fillet. Very rare. Beautiful dark green patina. Good very fine.
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Kotiaeion (AD 198- 217) AE 31 – Caracalla533 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (13.97g, 8h). G. Julius Codratus, archon. AVT K M AVPH CЄVHPOC ANTWNЄINOC, laureate head right/ ЄΠI Γ IOVΛ KOΔPA TOV APX KOTIAЄΩN, nude Herakles standing right, holding club in right hand, lion skin and infant Dionysos in left arm. Good VF, green patina. Ex Drewry Coll; ex CNG 32 (3/1995), lot 1261.
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Kibyra (AD 81-96) AE 17531 viewsQuasi-autonomous, time of Domitian (81-96 AD). AE17 (2.40g), struck under archiereus Klaud. Biantos. KIBVPA - TΩN, draped and veiled bust of Ino right / EΠI APXI - E KΛAV BI / ANTOC, humbled bull, butting right. Rare, about VF. Hoeft coll.

This coin shows the rare portrait of Ino. We know that because on some coins she is named in the legend. Ino was the daughter of Kadmos and Harmonia. She lent Odysseus her magic girdle (Hom.Od.V, 353).
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Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Geta530 viewsGeta as Caesar, 198-217 AD, AE21 (6.26g, 12h). Α-CEΠ-Γ-ETAC·KAI, cuirassed bust right / AΔPI E-ΠI ΠOTEITOY, Tyche with kalathos, cornucopiae and rudder standing left. Good very fine.
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Synaos (AD 54-68) AE 21 – Nero & Agrippina II530 viewsNero, with Agrippina Junior, 54-68 AD. AE21 (5.15g, 1h). Metrophanes, magistrate. Struck circa 55 AD. Draped bust of Agrippina Junior right, vis-à-vis bare head of Nero left / Apollo standing right, shooting arrow. VF, rough orichalcum surfaces.
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Diokleia (AD 218-222) AE 28 - Elagabalus530 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE28 (10.11g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right; facing head of Medusa on breast plate / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, brown surfaces, light roughness. Very rare, only eight specimens of Elagabalus of all types recorded by von Aulock from Diocleia.
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Ankyra (AD 117-138) AE 20 - Sabina528 viewsSabina, wife of Hadrian, 117-138 AD, died 137 AD. AE20 (4.08g). Diademed and draped bust right / ΑΝΚΥΡ-Α-ΝΩΝ, statue of Artemis Ephesia facing flanked by two stags. Rare. Green patina. Very fine.
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Ankyra (AD 193-217) AE 17 - Julia Domna527 viewsJulia Domna, 193-217 AD. AE17 (1.79g). Draped bust right / Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing.
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Hieropolis (AD 160-180) AE 16527 viewsAutonomous, 160-180 AD. AE16 (3.35g). ΙEΡΟΠΟΛEΙΤΩΝ; Head Heracles in lion skin right / EΠΙ Μ ΚΛ Π-ΩΛΛΙΟΝΟΧ; crescent; above two stars; below, bukranion. Rare. Good style. Dark green patina. Extremely fine.
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Synnada (BC 27-AD 37) AE 15527 viewsAutonomous, time of Augustus or Tiberius, 27 BC-37 AD. Bronze of Kl. Valerianos. AE15 (4.83g). CΥΝ-ΝΑΔ-ΕΩΝ, eagle standing with open wings, head turned left / ΟΥΑΛΕ-ΡΙΑ-ΝΟΥ, owl standing on overturned amphora, head facing. Thick flan, VF.
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Synnada (AD 253-268) AE 34 - Gallienus525 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE34 (16.88g, 6h). Laureate and draped bust right / Octastyle temple; statue of Zeus Nikephorus within. EF, choice turquoise patina, some encrustation. Wonderful late architectural type.
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Laodikeia (BC 100-0) AE 16523 viewsca 1st century BC. AE16 (3.15g, 1h). Boar standing left; monogram below / ΛΑΟΔΙ/ΚΕΩΝ, wolf standing right. VF, dusty dark green patina. Rare variant.
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Kidyessos (AD 244-249) AE 35 - Philip I & Philip II523 viewsPhilip I and Philip II, 244-249 AD. AE35 (19.21g, 6h). Aur. Markos, first archon. AVT [K] • M • IOV • • ΦΙΛΙ ΠΠOI • CЄB •, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, seen from behind, and laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip II left, vis-à-vis / ЄПI • AVP • M APKO V • APX • ПPΩ •, TO • B across field, KIΔVHCCЄ/ΩN in two lines in exergue, Hygieia, feeding serpent held in right hand from a phiale held in left, and Asclepius, leaning on serpent-entwined staff, standing vis-à-vis; between them, hooded and cloaked figure of Telesphorus standing facing. VF, blue-black patina with dusty gray overtones. Very rare.
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Epikteteis (BC 200-0) AE 12523 views2nd-1st century BC. AE12mm (3.19g, 12h). Crested Macedonian helmet with cheek guards right / Sword or dagger in sheath; Δ to right. VF, dark green patina. Alighieri Coll.
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Hierapolis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 – Augustus523 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (6.39g). Attalos Meilihios, ca 5 BC. ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, bare head of Augustus right / ΑΤΤΑΛΟΣ ΜΕΙΛΙXΙΟΣ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, tripod with laurel wreath. Dark green patina, gVF.
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Laodikeia (AD 211-217) AE 30 - Caracalla522 viewsCaracalla, 211-217 AD. AE30 (16.86g). Homonoia with Smyrna. AVT K M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΛAOΔIKЄIΩN CMVPNAIΩN OMONOIA, Tyche of Laodikeia with statue of Zeus left and Amazon of Smyrna with turreted headdress with statue of Nemesis; altar between them. Dark green patina. VF.
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Aizanis (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian522 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (6.83g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / River-god Rhyndakos reclining left, leaning on an overturned urn from which water flows, holding the infant Plautos and cornucopia. VF, dark green patina, light deposits.
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Hierapolis (BC 5) AE 16 - Gaius521 viewsGaius, adopted by Augustus, died 4 AD. AE16 (3.50g). Kokos Pollidos Phil(opatris), ca 5 BC. ΓAIOΣ, bare head of Gaius right. / IEPAΠOΛEITΩN KΩKOΣ, laurel branch. Rare. Nice very fine.
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Prymnessos (AD 14-37) AE 17 - Tiberius521 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE17 (7.33g, 1h). Kaikilios Plokamos, magistrate. Laureate head right / Dikaiosyne advancing left, holding scales and grain ears. Near VF. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Sebaste (AD 54-68) AE 18 - Nero520 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE18 (5.65g), struck ca 55 AD. ΣEBAΣ-TOΣ, draped bust right / ΣEBAΣTHNΩN IOVΛIOΣ ΔIONVΣIOΣ, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Black patina, aEF.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 161-180) AE 24 - Faustina II519 viewsFaustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE 24.1 mm (8.52g). CEBACTH- ΦAVΣTINA, draped bust R / AΔPIANOΠO-[ΛIETΩΝ], two city-goddesses shaking hands. Very fine.
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Aizanis (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitia Longina519 viewsDomitia Longina, wife of Domitian, Augusta, 81-96 AD. AE26 (12.41g, 6h). Diademed and draped bust right / AIZ (Z retrograde) AN-EITwN, Cybele seated left on throne. VF, black-green patina, minor pitting. Extremely rare, one of four extant specimens, and the only one with a diadem. Drewry Coll. Ex CNG 36 (12/1995), lot 2376.
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Eumeneia (BC 200-133) AE 15517 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE15 (3.94g). Laureate head of Zeus right / EYME-NEΩN, legend in two lines within oak-wreath. EF, glossy black patina.
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Kibyra (BC 166-84) AE 12517 viewsLate 2nd-1st century BC. AE12mm (1.92g, 6h). Helmeted head of man (Kibyras?) right; monogram behind / Humped bull butting right; E M above; all within square incuse. Near VF, rough green patina. Alighieri Coll.
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Keretapa (AD 180-220) AE 15516 viewsend of 2nd cent, beginning of 3rd cent AD. AE15 (2.20g). Beardless head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Κ∈Ρ∈ΤΑΠ∈/Ω, bow case and lion skin draped over club. Rare. Green patina, VF.
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