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Ankyra (AD 79-81) AE 26 - Titus2172 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE26 (10.10g). AY KAICAP TITOΣ ΣEBAΣTOΣ YIOΣ, laureate head right / ΣEBAΣHNΩN TEKTOΣAΓΩN, Mên standing left, holding patera. Nice very fine.
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Germa (AD 177-192) AE 29 - Commodus1930 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE29 (17.85g, 1h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Zeus seated right, holding grain-ears and scepter. VF, brown patina, rough surfaces. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Tavion (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla1830 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (10.56g, 7h), dated CY 218 (193/4 AD). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left on altar, head right, wreath in beak; flanked by two standards; date in exergue. VF, glossy jade green patina, a bit of roughness.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla1768 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (16.51g).
ΑV Κ Îœ ΑVΡΕΛΙΟC ΑÎΤΩÎΕΙÎΟC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΑÎΚVΠΑC, Nemesis standing left, holding scales and sceptre; wheel behind below.
M. Arslan, "The Roman Coinage of Ancyra in Galatia," Nomismata 1, 77 var. (no drapery), otherwise unpublished. VF.
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Pessinos (BC 100-0) AE 241458 views1st century BC. AE24 (15.69g, 12h). Jugate draped busts right of Attis, wearing Phrygian cap, and Kybele Agditis, wearing turreted crown; crescent to lower right / Lion seated left, right paw placed on tympanon; caps of the Dioskouroi flanking, uncertain object to right. Near VF, brown patina with earthen highlights. Very rare.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 191415 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE19 (4.44g). Head of bearded Herakles right, club at neck / Lion walking right. Near EF, dark green patina with earthen highlights. From the John Bergman Collection.
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Koinon of Galatia (AD 68-69) AE - Tavion?1279 viewsAutonomous, ca 68-69 AD. AE (7.40g), struck in Tavion? ΚΟΙÎΟÎ-ΓΑΛΑΤΩÎ, draped bust of Men left, wearing laureate Phrygian cap / CΕ-ΒΑC-ΤΩÎ, six-column temple, point in center. EF. Rare. Ex F. Sternberg Auc. 11 (Zurich, 1981), lot 374; ex Muenz Zentrum Auc. 47 (Koln, 1982), lot 190.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE1194 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE (8.72g). Head of Herakles right, club behind / Lion walking right, head facing; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above, ΑΜΥÎΤΟΥ in exergue. Green patina, good VF.
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Tavion (AD 198-217) AE 17 - Caracalla1123 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE17 (2.21g). Draped cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / [ΤΑΟΥ]ΙΑÎ-ΩÎ, forepart of bull right. Dark green patina, aEF. Very rare.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - Tetradrachm999 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.62g), minted in Pamphylia, Side. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / ΒΑΣΙ-[ΛΕΩΣ] ΑΜΥÎ-ΤΟΥ, Nike standing left, holding scepter. VF.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - Tetradrachm976 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.62g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΒΑΣΙ-ΛΕΩ[Σ] ΑΜΥÎ-ΤΟΥ, Nike advancing left, holding sceptre adorned with diadem. Good VF, toned, light cleaning marks in field on reverse. Rare.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - Tetradrachm958 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.77g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; monogram behind / ΒΑΣΙ-ΛΕΩ[Σ] ΑΜΥÎ-Τ[ΟΥ], Nike advancing left, holding sceptre entwined with diadem; IB before. Toned, good VF, light porosity. Scarce. Ex Ready Coll. (Feuardent, 6/1919), lot 536.
Amyntas saw service as an auxiliary commander in the Roman army of Brutus and Cassius. He gained the favor of Mark Antony and was granted the Kingdom of Galatia, but deserted Antony before Actium, aligning himself with Octavian. He died in battle in 25 BC and his kingdom was annexed as a Roman province.
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(BC 62-40) Deiotaros - AE913 viewsDeiotaros, ca 62-40 BC. AE (10.89g). Winged bust of Nike right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΔHIOTAPOY, eagle standing on sword within scabbard, head turned left; caps of the Dioscuri flanking. VF. Rare.
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Ankyra (AD 130) AE 35 - Antinous912 viewsAntinoos, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE35 (25.11g). Julius Saturninus, magistrate. QEOC ANTINOOC, bare head right / IOUL CATOPNINOC ANKVPANOIC, the god Men standing left, wearing cloak and cap, crescent on shoulder, holding anchor and sceptre. Near VF, glossy black patina.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE909 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. Ankyra? AE (7.16g). Head of bearded Herakles right, club over shoulder / Lion walking right on ground line; B above, monogram in exergue. Dark green patina, EF. Rare.
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Ankyra (AD 130) AE 37 - Antinoüs902 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE37 (57.17g). ΑÎΤΙÎΟΟC - ΘΕΟC, bare-headed, draped bust right / IOVΛ CATOPNINOC ANKVPA[NOIC], Men standing left, wearing Phrygian cap, crescent behind shoulders, holding anchor and scepter. NFA X (9/1981), lot 341 (this coin). Apparently unique as a medallion; otherwise known only in sestertius size. Several minor pits on obverse and some isolated pitting on reverse. Extremely handsome portrait of Antinous. Obverse with a glossy olive patina. Good very fine/good fine.
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(BC 62-40) Deiotaros - AE 19858 viewsDeiotaros, ca 62-40 BC. AE19 (7.18g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; monogram to left. VF, attractive dark green-brown surfaces. Very rare.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 19851 viewsAmyntas, 37-25 BC. AE19 (3.77g, 12h). Draped bust of Artemis right; bow and quiver to left / Stag standing right. Good VF, dark green patina.
In 37/6 BC, Antony awarded Galatia, and the title of king, to Amyntas, who continued to rule until hid death in 25 BC. Artemis is portrayed here with the features of Cleopatra VII of Egypt, apparently as a sign of deference to Antony and the Egyptian queen.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 18832 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE18 (3.73g). Head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Stag standing right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕ-ΩΣ above, ΑΜΥÎΤΟΥ in exergue. Thick, dark green patina, VF/gVF.
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Ankyra (AD 253-260) AE 29 - Valerian I832 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE29 (13.35g). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Three prize urns with palms. Near VF.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE815 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. Kremna? AE (2.28g). Bust of Hermes R, wearing petasos, caduceus over shoulder / Winged cadueceus, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΜΥÎ-ΤΟΥ. Thick green patina, EF. Rare.
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Tavion (AD 50) AE 22753 viewsAutonomous issue, mid-1st cent AD. AE22 (6.85g, 1h). Laureate head of Zeus left / Hexastyle temple façade. Good VF, blue-black patina.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla715 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (17.04g, 121h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Octastyle temple façade. EF, blue-black and black-green patina. de Barros Coll.
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Ankyra (AD 193-211) AE 31 - Septimius Severus705 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE31 (17.63g). Laureate, draped cuirassed bust rigt, seen from behind / ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛEΩC - ΑÎΚΥΡΑC, Dionysos enthroned left, holding thyrsos and grapes. Rare. Stripped patina. Good very fine.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 21703 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE21 (5.39g). Head of bearded Herakles right, club on shoulder / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΜΥÎΤΟΥ, lion prancing right. Dark brown patina, EF. Gutknecht coll.
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Ankyra (AD 193-217) AE 29 - Julia Domna703 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE29 (16.89g). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ - CΕΒΑCΤΗ, draped and diademed bust right / [Îœ]ΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ - ΕΩC ΑÎΚΥΡΑC, Tyche facing, holding anchor and cornucopiae. Very rare. Dark, brown green patina. Very fine/ almost extremely fine.
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Ankyra (AD 196-198) AE 28 - Caracalla696 viewsCaracalla, as Caesar, 196-198 AD. AE28 (16.75g, 2h). Bare-headed and draped bust right / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins; anchor in exergue. Good VF, dark olive patina.
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Koinon of Galatia (AD 54-68) AE - Nero and Poppaea691 viewsNero, 54-68 AD, and Poppaea. AE27 (11.91g). ÎΕΡΩÎΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟ[Î¥], laureate head of Nero right / [ΠΟΠ]ΠΑΙΑΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΣ, draped bust of Poppaea right. Dark brown patina. Very fine. Post Coll.
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Koinon of Galatia (AD 54-68) AE - Nero and Poppaea682 viewsNero, 54-68 AD, and Poppaea. Koinon of Galatia, struck ca 62-65 AD. AE (13.38g). Laureate head of Nero right / Draped bust of Poppaea right. Dark green patina, VF.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla679 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (14.53g, 1h). Laureate and cuirassed bust left / Octastyle temple facing slightly right, viewed in perspective. VF, dark brown surfaces. Unpublished type. Barros Coll.
Head suggested that the temple is that of Rome and Augustus, site of the so-called Monumentum Ancyranum, the most complete extant example of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti.
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Tavion (AD 50) AE 27675 viewsMid-1st cent AD. AE27 (13.20g). ΤPΟ-ΚΜΩÎ, Zeus seated facing, holding scepter in R hand / [CΕΒΑCΤΗ]ÎΩΠ(retrograde), bull standing L. VF, dark brown patina, typical oval flan. Rare.
Tavion was the capital of the Trokmoi (the principal tribe of eastern Galatia), named as the issuers of this coinage in the obverse legend.
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Ankyra (AD 198–217) AE 31 - Caracalla657 viewsCaracalla, 198–217 AD. AE31 (18.28g). ANTΩNINOC • A-YΓOYCTOC, laureate head of Caracalla right / ACKΛHΠEIA CΩTHΡEIA ICOΠΥΘIA (HΠE and THR in ligature) around, MHTΡOΠOΛEΩC ANKYRAC (MH and NK in ligature) in exergue, Asclepius with staff entwined by snake standing left, Hygieia with snake standing right, the boy Telesphorus standing facing between. Rare. Light brown patina. Very fine.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 21647 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE21 (11h). Head of bearded Herakles right, club over shoulder / Lion walking right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕ-ΩΣ above, ΑΜΥÎΤΟΥ in exergue.
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(BC 62-40) Deiotaros - AE 16646 viewsDeiotaros, ca 62-40 BC. AE16 (5.08g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Large monogram and shield. VF, dark green patina under some earthen encrustation.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 18643 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE18 (4.09g). Head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / ΒΑΣΙΛΕ-ΩΣ above, [ΑΜΥÎΤΟΥ] in exergue, stag standing right. Near EF, mottled glossy green patina.
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Koinon of Galatia (AD 79-81) AE 25 - Titus 638 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE25 (12.54g). AYTOKPA TOTOC KAI CEBACTOC, laureate head right / EΠI M NEPA ΠANΣA ΠPEΣBEYTOY; bull to right; in exergue, KO ΓA. EF.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 24636 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE24 (8.72g). Head of bearded Herakles right, club over shoulder / Lion walking right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above, ΑΜΥÎΤΟΥ in exergue. EF, pale bluish green patina.
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Pessinos (AD 161-169) AE - Lucius Verus632 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE (7.89g). A K L OY CE - BACTOC. Head left / PECCINO - YNTIWN, naked Hermes with money pouch and caduceus. Rare. Thick patina, VF.
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Tavion (AD 196-197) AE - Caracalla632 viewsCaracalla, as Caesar, 196-197 AD. AE (10.46g). M AURH ANTTWNINOS, laureate bust right / SETRO TAVIANWN, eagle standing on altar, standard on each side. Dark green patina, VF. Rare.
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Tavion (AD 68-69) AE 19 - Galba618 viewsTavium (?), Galba, 68-69 AD. AE19 (6.91g). Bare head left, owl countermark / Temple with six columns.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla609 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (12.12g). ANTΩNINOC - ΠIOC AVΓ, laureate and cuirassed bust left / MHTPOΠO[ΛEΩC] (MHT ligate) - [ANKV]PAC, triform Hekate standing facing, wearing kalathos on each of her three heads, holding a patera, two torches and three other uncertain objects in her six hands. VF. Possibly only the second specimen known.
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Ankyra (AD 161-169) AE - Lucius Verus601 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE (25.41g).
ΑVΤ Κ ΑVP-ΗΛ ΟVΗPΩC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΜΗΤΡΟΠΑÎΚΥΡΑC, youth, chest bare, chlamys around waist, stepping onto prow of ship, reaching backwards with his right arm.
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(BC 62-40) Deiotaros - AE 16584 viewsDeiotaros, ca 62-40 BC. AE16 (6.20g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Large monogram and Galatian shield. VF, dark green patina. Very rare.
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(BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 18573 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE18 (2.70g). Bust of Hermes right, wearing petasos, caduceus over shoulder / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΜΥÎΤΟΥ, winged cadueceus. VF.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla569 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (17.21g). ΑÎΤΩÎΙÎΟC - ΑVΓΟVCΤΟ - C; laureate head right / MHTPOÎ OΛ - E-Ω-C ANKYPAC; Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse and kerykeion. Apparently unpublished. Very fine.
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Ankyra (AD 211-217) AE 32 - Caracalla567 viewsCaracalla, 211-217 AD. AE32 (20.05g). ANTΩNINOC AVΓOVCTOC, laureate head right / ACKΛHΠEIAC CΩTHPEIA / MTPOΠO / ANKVPAC, table with prize crown, palm branch and money bags; ICOΠ/ VΘIA below. Very rare. Dark green patina, VF.
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Pessinos (AD 161-180) AE 30 - Marcus Aurelius539 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE30 (22.24g, 8h). Bare head left / Demeter standing left, kalathos on head, holding grain-ears and long scepter. VF, tan surfaces. Ex Wagner Coll.; Ex Hecht Coll. (Baldwin’s, 10/1977), lot 25.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 23 - Caracalla529 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE23 (10.72g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Distyle temple-shaped stele inscribed ΑCΚΛΗ/ΠΕΙΑ CΩ/ΤΗPΕΙΑ/ΙCΟPV/ΘΙΑ; in pediment, palm set in agonistic crown. Good VF, green patina.
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Ankyra (AD 254-268) AE 27 - Salonina514 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE27 (12.03g, 1h). Actian Pythian Games Issue. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Three prize crowns, each containing two palms and inscribed [A]K TI[A] ΠV/[Θ]IA MI CTI/XX XX KOC in three lines, set on ground line. VF, green patina with earthen encrustation.
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(BC 62-40) Deiotaros - AE 17492 viewsDeiotaros, ca 62-40 BC. AE17 (5.5g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Large monogram and Galatian shield. Very rare. GVF.
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Ankyra (AD 161-169) AE 30 - Lucius Verus491 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE30 (21.78g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; at her feet, river-god swimming left. Fine, dark brown patina, earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Pessinos (AD 193-211) AE 30 - Septimius Severus487 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE30 (15.77g, 2h). Laureate bust left, slight drapery on far shoulder / Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, dark brown patina, light roughness, bronze disease. Wagner Coll.
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Pessinos (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla484 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (16.85g, 7h). Laureate head left / Diana standing left, crescent on shoulder, holding torch. VF, flack patina, flan crack. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 18 - Caracalla478 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE18 (3.04g, 6h). Laureate head right / Prize crown with palm. Near VF, black patina with some earthen deposits, light cleaning scratches, obverse die break. Wagner Coll.
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Ankyra (AD 138-161) AE 28 - Antoninus Pius473 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE28 (13.15g). [AVT KAI] ADPI ANTΩ - NEINOC CEB ΠIΩ, bare head right / H METPOΠOΛIC THC - ΓAΛATIAC ANKVPA, Amazon in short chiton, wearing boots, advancing right with waving chlamys, holding shield and double-axe in left hand and rudder in right hand. About VF, spotted patina. Hoeft coll.
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Ankyra (AD 161-180 AD) AE 32 - Marcus Aurelius461 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE32 (19.03g). AVT KAI M AVP ANTΩNINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ANKYRAC, MHTPO in exergue, Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding caduceus set on ground and Hygieia standing half right holding serpent. Good very fine.
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Pessinos (AD 193-211) AE 30 - Septimius Severus450 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE30 (19.44g). Laureate head right / Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and scepter. Near VF, brown patina under some green encrustations, flan crack. Possibly unrecorded, though Barry Murphy had a similar example in his VCoins store from the same obverse die and a different reverse die. Wagner Coll.
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Tavion (AD 198-217) AE 20 - Caracalla450 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE20 (3.42g). Laureate and draped bust left with spear and shield / TAOVIANΩN, lion right; eagle on top. Very fine.
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Pessinos (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla449 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (16.80g). ANTΩNINOC AYΓOYCTOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, countermark: head of Severus Alexander (?) / ΠЄCCINO-VNTIΩN, Zeus standing left holding scepter and patera. Very fine.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla446 viewsCaracalla, 198-21 AD. AE29 (17.27g, 7h). Laureate head right / Herakles standing right, resting hand on hip, holding club on rock. VF, brown patina, minor smoothing, repatinated.
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Tavion (AD 193-211) AE 27 - Septimius Severus445 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE27 (1.48g, 12h). Laureate head right / River-god Halys reclining left, leaning on overturned amphora from which water flows, placing hand on gallery and holding branch. Good VF, tan-brown patina, light scratches in fields. Group CEM; ex Sternberg XI (11/1981), lot 380.
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Pessinos (AD 161-180) AE 24 - Marcus Aurelius440 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE24 (9.93g). P. Iuventius Celsus, Legate. Struck 161-163 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΕΠΙ ΙΟΥ ΚΕΛCΟY ΠΕCCΙÎΟ-Y, ÎΤ-Ι-ΩΠacross field, Helios standing facing, right hand raised, holding globe in left. VF, black patina with some earthen highlights, some light scratches. P. Iuventius Celsus was Consul in 164 AD.
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Pessinos (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla430 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (19.50g, 12h). Laureate head right / Athena seated left on cuirass, holding phiale and spear; shield at side to right. Good VF, tan surfaces. Ex HLT Coll.
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Pessinos (AD 198-217) AE 33 - Caracalla423 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE33 (19.81g, 8h). Struck 211 AD. Laureate head right / Homonoia standing left, holding phiale and cornucopia. VF, earthen green patina, light overall roughness.
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Tavion (BC 100-0) AE 19415 viewsTrokmer (Tavium). 1st century BC. AE19 (4.47g, 7h).. Head of Aesculap to right / ΣΕΒ-ΑΣΤ/ΗÎ-ΩΠ/ ΤΡΟ-ΚΜΩÎ, carnyx. gVF, dark green patina. Extremely rare.
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Ankyra (AD 209-211) AE 28 - Geta413 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE28 (14.88g). Laureate head right / Octastyle temple. Near VF, golden tan surfaces, several small flan cracks.
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Pessinos (AD 69-79) AE 21 - Vespasian404 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD, Cn, Pompeius Collega, legatus Augusti pro-praetore, struck 75-78 AD. AE21 (6.95g, 5h). KAIΣAPI ΣEBAΣTΩ OYEΣΠAΣIANΩ, laureate head of Vespasian right; countermark (star on crescent) on the neck / EΠI N ΠOMYΠHIOY KOΛΛHΓA, turreted head of Cybele (?) right. Very fine, green patina. Very rare. Tricarico coll.
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Pessinos (AD 209-211) AE 32 - Geta 399 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE32 (20.00g). ΓETAC AVΓOVCTOC; Laureate head right / ΠECCINOVNTIΩN; Athena standing left, holding patera(?) shield and spear. Ex CNG EA 60 (3/2003), lot 69. Apparently unpublished.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla376 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (16.85g, 1h). Laureate head right / Tyche-Fortuna seated left, holding anchor and cornucopia. Good VF, earthen black patina, minor flan crack and scratches on obverse before head. Ex HLT Coll. Ex Vecchi 11 (8 October 1984), lot 381.
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Tavion (AD 193-217) AE 27 - Julia Domna356 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE27 (10.96g, 12h). Draped bust right / CE TPO/ TOVIA/NΩN in three lines within laurel wreath. Good VF, dark green patina, scattered deposits. From Group CEM. Ex Sternberg XI (11/1981), lot 380.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE30 - Caracalla355 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (15.72g). ANTΩNINOC - AVΓOVCTO - C, laureate head right / MHTPOΠOΛЄ - ΩC ANKVPAC, nude athlete standing facing, head right, holding with left hand long curved staff and crowning himself with raised right hand with prize-crown; laurel-branch and IЄ/RO/C to left, AΓ/Ω/N to right. Very rare, gVF. Hoeft coll.
Pat Lawrence: The male figure on the rev. could be the personification of Hieros Agon, which would match the Nominativus.
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Ankyra (AD 96-98) AE 31 - Nerva353 viewsNerva, 96-98 AD. AE31 (20.47g, 7h). Pomponius Bassus, magistrate. Laureate head right / Hexastyle temple with shield in pediment. VF, brown patina, a few light scratches on obverse. Ex Frederick coll.
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Ankyra (AD 96-98) AE 30 - Nerva351 viewsNerva, 96-98 AD. AE30 (19.02g, 6h). Laureate head right / Hexastyle temple, with eagle below pellet in pediment. VF, yellow-brown surfaces, minor roughness. Spradling Coll.; ex CNG Elec. Auc. 132 (2/2006), lot 128.
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Ankyra (AD 253-268) AE 28 - Gallienus345 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE28 (12.40g, 12h). Radiate, draped and cuirassed right / Hekate triformis, each head wearing a calathus, holding serpents and torches. Dark patina, VF.
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Koinon of Galatia (AD 98-117) AE 31 - Trajan341 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE31 (25.29g, 1h). Ancyra mint. Pomponius Bassus, magistrate. Laureate head right / Cybele seated left, holding patera and tympanum (drum); lion reclining at side. Good VF, black patina.
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Ankyra (AD 253-268) AE 23 - Gallienus341 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE23 (10.85g). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Anchor. Very rare. About VF. Franke coll.
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Pessinos (AD 193-217) AE 34 - Julia Domna338 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE34 (19.15g, 1h). Diademed and draped bust right, holding flower with both hands / Dionysus, holding cantharus and thyrsus, seated left in quadriga drawn by elephants. Near VF, green and black patina.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla338 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (15.51g, 6h). Laureate head right; countermark: laureate head (of Elagabalus?) within oval incuse / Octastyle temple with shield or patera in pediment; M-(HT)/PO/Î O across field, ANKYPAC in exergue. Good VF, dark brown and green patina. Group CEM.
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Germa (AD 177-192) AE 18 - Commodus336 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE18 (3.45g). IMP COM ANTONIN, laureate head to right / COL GERMENOR, lupa romana to right, suckling twins. VF.
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Pessinos (AD 69-79) AE 23 - Vespasian331 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE23 (8.25g, 2h). M. Hirrius Fronto Neratius Pansa, legatus Augusti. Struck 77/8-79/80 AD. Laureate head of Vespasian right / Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right. VF, slightly porous brown patina. Very rare - the only coin cited in RPC II, two additional listed in supplement. Group CEM; ex Münz Zentrum 53 (11/1984), lot 1848; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 4 (12/1985), lot 477.
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Koinon of Galatia (AD 98-117) AE 31 - Trajan328 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE31 (24.53g, 6h). Pomponius Bassus, magistrate. Laureate head right / Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; behind throne, eagle standing facing, head left. VF, mottled brown and tan patina, roughness.
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(BC 62-40) Deiotaros - AE 19323 viewsDeiotaros (As Tetrarch, 63-59/8 BC, or Client-King, 59/8-40 BC). AE19 (8.97g). Pessinous mint. Draped bust of Attis right, wearing phrygian cap and set upon crescent / Monogram of Deiotaros within crossed cornucpoias. gVF. Very rare.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla321 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (17.07g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, head right, with right foot set on globe, holding anchor and cornucopia. Good VF, dark brown patina. Group CEM; ex Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 333 (4/1972), no. 46.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla319 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (13.47g). ΑÎΤΩÎΕΙÎΟΣ ΑΥΓΟΥCΤΟC, laureate head right / ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΩΣ ΑÎΚΥΡΑC, octastyle temple. Dark green patina, almost EF.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla310 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (14.46g, 1h). Laureate head left / Ceres, holding torch, driving biga of winged serpents left. VF, earthen tan surfaces, scratch on the reverse. Extremely rare, and apparently unpublished with this obverse type. R.H. Coll.
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Pessinos (AD 161-169) AE 32 - Lucius Verus303 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE32 (19.18g). ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΟVΚΙC(sic) ΟVΗΡΟ CΕΒ; bare-headed bust right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum / ΣΕΒ ΤΟ[ΛΙCΤΟΒΟ] ΠΕCCΙÎΟVÎΤΙΩÎ; Serapis seated left, extending arm over Cerberus, holding long scepter.
Pessinus was the capital of the Tolistobogii, one of the Celtic tribes that had migrated into Asia Minor. Their name occurs on some of the coins of this city.
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Pessinos (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla303 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (18.44g, 7h). Laureate head right / Zeus seated left, holding patera and scepter. Good VF, black patina. Group CEM.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla303 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (19.39g). ΑÎΤΟÎΙÎΟC ΑΥΓΟΥCΤΟC, laureate head right / ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΩC ΑÎΚΥΡΑC / ЄΙЄΡΟC / ΑΓΩÎ. Prize crown with two palm branches. aEF.
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Koinon of Galatia (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Nero299 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (4.79g, 12h). Struck 62-65 AD. Laureate head right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Good VF, dark brown patina. Extremely rare.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla298 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (17.21g, 1h). Laureate head right, with eyes uplifted / Fortuna and Concordia, holding anchor and cornucopia, respectively, standing facing one another, each sacrificing with patera over lighted altar between. VF, tan surfaces, some deposits. Extremely rare.
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Koinon of Galatia (AD 98-117) AE 32 - Trajan292 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE32 (22.83g, 6h). Pomponius Bassus, magistrate. Laureate head right / Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; to right, eagle standing facing, head left. Good VF, brown patina.
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Ankyra (AD 253-268) AE 24 - Gallienus291 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE24 (7.18g). ΠO ΛI EΓ ΓAΛΛIHNOC CE, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / METPO B N ANKVPAC, Hermes with purse and kerykeion. gVF.
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Ankyra (AD 177-192) AE 32 - Commodus276 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE32 (19.58g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / She-wolf right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus. VF, green and reddish-brown patina, areas of corrosion on reverse. Rare. Ex Group CEM.
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Galatia Uncertain (BC 200-100) AE 20274 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE20 (7.28g). Bearded head right, wearing taenia / Bull standing left; monogram above. Very rare. VF.
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Ankyra (AD 69-79) AE 30 - Vespasian272 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE30 (16.66g, 4h). AYTOK KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ OYEΣΠAΣIANOΣ, laureate head right / EΠI M IP Φ NEPATIOY ΠANΣA ΠPEPBEI AYT / AN - KI - PAΣ, Hexastyle temple, with pellet in pediment. VF, yellow-brown surfaces. Tricarico Coll.
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Ankyra (AD 161-180 AD) AE 27 - Marcus Aurelius270 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE27 (15.88g). ΑVΤ Îœ ΑVΡ ΑÎΤΩÎΙÎ, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / ΑÎΚVΡΑС / ΜΗΤΡ, octastyle temple. Extremely rare, with RPC citing just one specimen. aVF.
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Tavion (AD 193-217) AE 27 - Julia Domna267 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-211 AD. AE27 (11.09g). IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CЄBACT, draped bust right / CЄ TPO TAOVIANΩΠ/ ЄΤ CHI, Nike on small globe advancing right, holding palm and wreath. VF.
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Ankyra (AD 69-79) AE 22 - Domitian266 viewsDomitian as Caesar under Vespasian, 69-79 AD. AE22 (5.06g, 12h). AYTO ΔOMITIA KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣ YIOΣ, laureate head right / ΣEBAΣTHNΩN TEKTOΣAΓΩN, three corn-ears in bundle. VF, green patina. Rare. Tricarico coll.
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Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 35 - Caracalla264 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE35 (19.46g, 7h). ANTONINOC - AYΓOYCTOC, laureate head right / MHTPOΠOΛ - EOC ANKYPAC, agonistic table, surmounted by prize urn containing palm; beneath table, five balls; in ex. ICOΠYΘIA. Good very fine.
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Ankyra (AD 177-192) AE 26 - Commodus260 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE26 (10.73g, 7h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Artemis standing facing, holding bow. Dark patina, VF.
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