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Home > Bithynia Most viewed - Bithynia Kaisareia Germanika (AD 193-194) AE 16 - Pescennius Niger166 viewsPescennius Niger. 193-194 AD. AE16 (2.7g). AYT K Π ΠЄC NIΓPOC, laureate head right / KAICAPЄIAC, eagle standing left on bucranium, head right, wings spread. Extremely Rare. VF. Herakleia Pontika (AD 238) AE 21 - Balbinus166 viewsBalbinus, 238 AD. AE21 (5.2g). AVTO K Δ BAΛBINOC AVΓ, laureate and draped bust right / HPAKΛEΩTAN ΠONTΩ, Dionysos standing left, holding filleted thyrsus and pouring cantharus. Rare. VF. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla165 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (11.96g, 1h). Laureate head right / Athena standing left, holding patera and spear; round shield at feet to left. Near VF, green patina. Spradling Coll. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla165 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (7.90g, 8h). Laureate head right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Near VF, dark brown patina, orange earthen highlights. Rare. Spradling Coll. Nikaia (AD 222) AE 20 - Severus Alexander164 viewsSeverus Alexander, as Caesar, 222 AD. AE20 - Diassarion (5.84g, 7h). M AVP AΛЄZANΔPOC K, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / N-IKA-IEΩN, Justitia standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. VF, brown patina. Extremely rare. Nikaia (AD 241-244) AE 22 - Tranquillina160 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE22 - Diassaria (7.56g, 1h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm frond. VF, brown patina, some spots of striking weakness. Southern Pathologist coll.; ex Burstein coll. Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 25 - Valerian I160 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE25 (9.13g). Radiate and cirassed bust right / Nike standing facing, head right; holding shield and trophy. VF. Nikaia (AD 54-68) AE 26 - Nero160 viewsNero, 54-68 AD, with Statilia Messalina. AE26 / Diassarion (12.70g, 6h). Circa 62-66 AD. NEPΩ N K ΛAYΔIOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ ΓEP, radiate head right / [ME]ΣΣ[AΛ]EINA [Γ]YNH ΣEBAΣTOY, Statilia Messalina, as Securitas, seated right, holding scepter in her left hand and propping her right on head. Very rare. Attractive olive-green patina and unusually complete. Struck on a somewhat irregular flan, VF. The reverse legend translates as 'Messalina, wife of the Augustus', a very unusual titulature otherwise only known from coins of Claudius and Agrippina of Crete, and an issue struck by Agrippa I in honor of Caesonia, the wife of Caligula. Bithynia Uncertain (AD 98-117) AE 17 - Trajan157 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE17 (2.90g, 6h). Laureate head right / Cornucopia on globe. VF, green-brown patina. Extremely rare and possibly unique with this obverse legend. Ex Naumann 51 (3/2017), lot 230. This coin has come to light since the recent publication of RPC III. While it is not cited in the latest supplement, it is now cited online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6551/) Kios (AD 225-227) AE 22 - Orbiana157 viewsOrbiana, Augusta, 225-227 AD. AE22 / Assarion (5.59g, 1h). CAΛΛ B OPBIANA AVΓ, diademed and draped bust right / KIANΩN, youthful male figure seated right, adjusting sandal. Very rare. Attractive green patina, VF. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 26 - Caracalla153 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE26 - Diassarion (10.26g, 6h). AVT K M AVP A-NTΩN AVΓ, laureate head right / NIKA-IЄΩN, Mercury standing left, holding fold of drapery and caduceus over ram standing to left. Good Fine, green surfaces, with some roughness. Extremely rare. Bithynia Uncertain (AD 98-117) AE 21 - Trajan153 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE21 (5.96g). ΑΥ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΝ ΚΑΙ СΕ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑ, laureate head right / СΕΒΑСΤΗ, Athena standing right, brandishing spear and holding shield. gVF. Prusa ad Olympum (AD 177-192) AE 15 - Commodus152 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE15 (2.97g). Λ ΑΙΛ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟС ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟС, laureate head right / ΠP - OV / CAЄΩN, hexastyle temple, with pellet in pediment. Extremely rare. VF. Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitian152 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE26 (9.39,g 12h). AYT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEB ΓEP, laureate head right / NEIKAIEIΣ ΠPΩTOI THΣ EΠAPXEIAΣ, big altar. Extremely rare (first specimen recorded). VF, dark patina with earthen highlights. Tricarico coll. Nikomedeia (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla147 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 / Tetrassarion (16.7g). ANTΩNЄINOC AYΓOYCTOC, laureate head of Caracalla to right / NIKOMHΔЄΩN ΔIC NЄΩKOPΩ-N, Caracalla, in military attire, standing front, head to left, between two standards, holding patera in his right hand and scepter with his left. Very rare. Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE 22 - Elagabalus144 viewsElagabalus. 218-222 AD. AE22 - Assarion (6.33g, 7h). Laureate head right / Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning upon serpent-entwined staff. VF, green patina, with some areas of red and scattered cleaning marks. Extremely rare. Prusa ad Olympum (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Caracalla141 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE21 (6.56g, 1h). ANTΩNINOC AVΓOYCTOC, laureate head right / ΠPOYCAEΩN, hexastyle temple. VF, green patina, minor roughness. Herakleia Pontika (AD 209-212) AE 28 - Geta141 viewsGeta, 209-212 AD. AE 28 - Tetrassarion (14.91g, 7h). Π•CЄΠ• ΓЄTAC KAICAP, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta right, seen from behind / HPAKΛЄ ΠONTΩ, Hades-Serapis seated left, holding scepter with his left hand and extending his right to three-headed Kerberos seated to left at his feet. Apparently unpublished and unique. Some smoothing on the reverse, otherwise aVF. Nikomedeia (AD 198-209) AE 34 - Geta140 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE34 (25.57g). Λ CEΠTIMI ΓETAC KAIC, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / NIKOMHΔEΩN / ΔIC NEΩKOPΩN, Caracalla and Geta standing facing one another, clasping hands; uncertain countermark to lower right. Very rare. VF. Kios (BC 330-300) AE 11139 views3rd century BC. AE11 (1.71g). Head of Mithras right, wearing a laureate tiara / KIA, bunch of grapes within grain wreath. VF. Prusa ad Olympum (AD 222-235) AE 27 - Severus Alexander137 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE27 (12.73g). Îœ ΑVΡ СЄV ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟС ΑVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΠΡΟVСΑЄΩΝ, laureate and draped bust of Zeus (or Prusas?) left. Extremely rare, with RPC citing just one specimen. aVF. Kios (AD 238-244) AE 30 - Gordian III137 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE30 (14.13g). M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KIANΩN, the Farnese Hercules: statue of Herakles right, with hand upon hip and leaning upon club draped with lion skin. Very rare. VF. Kalchedon (AD 238-244) AE 20 - Gordian III136 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE20 (3.36g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Lit and garlanded altar; to right, tree leaning back over altar. VF, dark green patina, a few minor deposits. Very rare. Prusias ad Hypium (AD 193-217) AE 27 - Julia Domna136 viewsJulia Domna. Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE27 (10.05g, 8h). Draped bust right; countermark: draped bust of empress(?) right / Dionysos, holding horizontal thyrsus, seated right on a panther walking right. Fine, dark green and brown patina; c/m: Fine, old vertical scrape or cut across bust. Very rare. Kretia-Flaviopolis (AD 193-217) AE 20 - Julia Domna134 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE20 (4.29g). IOVΛIA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / KPH TIEΩ N ΦΛA, stag standing right. VF, dark green and brown patina, cleaning marks. Rare. Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 22 - Domitian134 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE22 (6.39g, 6h). AYT ΔOMITIANΩΣ KAIΣAP ΣEB ΓEP, laureate head right / TON KTIΣ NEIKAIEIΣ ΠΡΩT ΠON KAI B, Herakles standing, leaning on club and lion skin. Rare (four specimens cited in RPC), VF, dark green patina. Tricarico coll. Kaisareia Germanika (AD 193-211) AE 26 - Septimius Severus133 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE26 (13.00g). A K Λ CЄΠ CЄVHPOC ΠЄP CЄ, laureate head right / KAICAPЄIAC ΓЄPMANIKHC, overhead view of the harbor of Caesarea Germanica, containing galley under sail right and with pharos and column at each side; within harbor, distyle temple set upon pediment; below, bull reclining left, head right. Extremely rare. VF. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla131 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (11.89g, 7h). ANTΩNINOC AVΓOVCTOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / NIKAIEΩN, emperor standing right in quadriga, holding eagle-tipped scepter. aVF, green and brown surfaces, some porosity, flan crack. Herakleia Pontika (BC 364-352) Diobol?130 viewsca 364-352 BC, under Klearchos I. AR Hemidrachm or Triobol (14mm, 1.68g). Draped bust of Hera left, wearing stephanos / Bow-in-quiver and club; K to right; all within incuse circle. gF. Nikomedeia (AD 193-217) AE 32 - Julia Domna129 viewsJulia Domna. Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE32 (19.70g, 1h). Draped bust right / Octastyle temple; countermark: draped bust of emperor right within incuse circle. aVF, green surfaces, minor cleaning marks. Very rare in this larger module. Prusias ad Hypium (AD 253-260) AE 24 – Valerian I129 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE24 - Tetrassarion (6.44g, 7h). ΠOYB ΛIKIN BAΛEPIANOC AY (sic!), radiate and cuirassed bust left, holding shield; on back of the head, countermark of H within round incuse (revalued as an Octassarion) / ΠPOYCIEΩN ΠPOC YΠIΩ[N], draped and cuirassed bust of the eponymous hero Prusias to right. Rare. Flan crack from countermarking, otherwise VF. Ktistes Coll. Kios (AD 138-192) AE 17128 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE17 - Hemiassarion (3.09g, 1h). Lyre / KIA-NΩN Club. Very rare. Minor cleaning marks, otherwise, very fine. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Julia Mamaea127 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE21 (8.72g). Draped bust of Julia right / Tyche standing left holding rudder and globe. Lovely tan patina. Kios (AD 235-238) AE 25 - Maximinus124 viewsMaximinus I Thrax, 235-238 AD. AE25 (7.73g). IOV OVHP MAΞIMINOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KIANΩN, Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Extremely rare. aVF. Prusias ad Hypium (AD 238-244) AE 16 - Gordian III120 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE16 (2.3g). M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΠPOVCIЄΩN, Eros standing right, with legs crossed and leaning upon torch. Extremely rare. VF. Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 16 - Geta118 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE16 (2.90g, 1h). Λ CЄΠTI ΓЄTAC KAI, bare head right / NIKAIEΩN, Nemesis standing left. VF, dark green surfaces. Nikaia (AD 217-218) AE 28 - Macrinus117 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE28 / Tetrassarion (12.28g, 1h). AYT•K•M•Ο ΠЄ Λ CЄOV HP •MAKPЄINOC AYΓ, laureate and cuirassed bust right / NIKAIEΩN, Nemesis standing front, head to left, holding fold of drapery with her right hand and bridle in her left; at feet to left, wheel. Very rare. Well struck and with a fine dark green patina. Light smoothing and with a minor area of weakness, EF. Nikomedeia (AD 249-251) AE 22 - Trajan Decius114 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE22 (6.04g). AVT KA TPAIAN ΔEKIOC AV CEB, radiate and draped right / NIKOMEΔEΩN ΔIC NEΩKOPΩN, Athena standing left holding galley and shield. Chocolate brown patina. ex Münz Zentrum Auc. 53 (11/1983), lot 1657, and Auc. 57, lot 1356. Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE 25 - Elagabalus113 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE25 / Assarion (5.68g, 7h). • M • AVPH • ANTΩNINOC • AVΓ, laureate head of Elagabalus to right / NIKAIEΩN, Asclepius standing facing, his head turned to left, leaning upon serpent-entwined staff. Very rare. Sharp, nicely patinated. Reverse very slightly double struck, otherwise, EF. Ex Obolos 5 (6/2016), 692. Nikaia (AD 235-238) AE 24 - Maximus110 viewsMaximus, as Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE24 (8.28g, 1h). ΓIOVOVH M[AΞIMOCK], bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right; countermark, laureate head right within incuse oval / NIKAIE[ΩN], Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. gF. Very Rare. Tion (AD 220-240) AE 23109 viewsImperial Times, ca 220-240 AD. AE23 - Diassarion (5.72g, 1h). TЄIOC, youthful head of the eponymous hero Teios to right, wearing tainia; on neck, countermark of Δ within round incuse (revalued as tetrassarion) / TIANΩN, Dionysos standing front, head to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and thyrsos with his left. Extremely rare. Very fine. Ktistes Coll, ex CNG E-Auction 77 (11/ 2003), lot 69. Tion (AD 193-211) AE 30 - Septimius Severus107 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE30 - Tetrassarion (18.36g, 1h). AYT•K•CЄΠT•CЄOYHPOC•AYT, laureate head right; on neck, countermark of H within oval incuse (revalued as an octassarion) / TIANΩN, Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and scepter with his left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, looking up. Very rare. Flan cracks and with some light green deposits, otherwise, very fine. Bithynion-Klaudiopolis (AD 69-79) AE 23 - Vespasian107 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE23 (7.25g, 6h). M. Plancius Varus, proconsul. AYT KAIΣAPI ΣEBAΣTΩ OYEΣΠAΣIANΩ KΛAY, laureate head right / EΠΙ MARKOY ΠΛANKIOY OYAPOY ANΘIΠATOY, eagle standing left, head right. VF, brown surfaces. Rare. Tricarico Coll. Tion (AD 138-192) AE 22103 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE22 (7.87g, 7h). TЄIOC, youthful head of the eponymous hero Teios to right, wearing tainia / TIANΩN, Poseidon, nude, standing right, left foot set on prow, holding dolphin in his right hand and trident with his left. Extremely rare, apparently the second known example. Slightly rough, VF. Nikomedeia (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla102 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 - Tetrassarion (15.21g, 1h). ANTΩNЄINOC AYΓOYCTOC, laureate head right / NIKOMHΔЄΩN ΔIC NЄΩKOP, the hero Astakos advancing right off the prow of a ship, head to left and his left foot placed on rocks, holding spear with his left hand and gesturing for companions to follow with his right. Extremely rare and with a very interesting reverse. Well struck and with a very attractive green patina. Minor smoothing, otherwise, gVF. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla101 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (8.22g). ANTΩNINOC AVΓOVCTOC, laureate head left / NIKAIEΩN, Athena standing left, holding patera and sceptre. VF. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla101 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (16.92g). ANTΩNЄINOC AVΓOVCTOC, laureate head right / NIKAIЄΩN, Caracalla standing left, holding patera and parazonium; to right, Sarapis standing facing, head left, holding wreath and sceptre. gVF. Herakleia Pontika (AD 238) AE 25 - Gordian III100 viewsGordian III, as Caesar, 238 AD. AE25 - Triassarion (?) (7.47g, 7h). M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC KAIC, bare head right, drapery on left shoulder; on neck, countermark of Ï‚ within round incuse (revalued as a hexassarion) / HPAKΛЄΩTAN ΠONTΩ Athena standing front, head to right, holding owl in her left hand and spear with her right. For countermark, Howgego 809. Very rare. VF. Prusa ad Olympum (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander99 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (9.1g). Îœ ΑVΡ СЄVΗ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟС, laureate head right / ΠΡΟVСΑEΩΝ, Poseidon, with foot set upon rock, standing right, holding trident and dolphin. VF. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Severus Alexander97 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE21 / Diassarion (5.40g, 7h). M AVP CEVH AΛEΞANΔPOC AVΓ, laureate head right / NIK A IEΩN, Cista mystica with serpent. gVF, dark green surfaces, some light smoothing. Nikaia (AD 235-238) AE 27 - Maximinus I90 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE27 / Diassarion (6.30g, 12h). Γ IOV OVH MAΞIMEINOC AV, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / NI KAI EΩN, Demeter seated left, holding grain ears and torch. VF, dark green patina, flan crack. Interesting flip-over double strike. Nikomedeia (AD 235-238) AE 24 - Maximus77 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE24 - Diassarion (7.19g, 1h). Γ OPY OYH MAΞIMOC KAI, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / NIKOMHΔЄΩ/N ΔIC NЄΩKOP/ΩN, Demeter seated to left on modius (?), holding grain ears in her right hand and long scepter with her left. An apparently unpublished variety. Green patina. VF. Nikaia (AD 202-205) AE 21 - Plautilla77 viewsPlautilla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AE21 (5.98g). ΠΛAVTIΛΛA CEBACTH, draped bust right / NIKAIEΩN, Nemesis standing left, holding bridle and drawing veil; wheel behind to left. Very rare. VF.       753 coins on 8 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8