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Home > Mysia Top rated - Mysia Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/48 Stater1019 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.39g). Head of tunny right / Incuse square with swastika pattern. VF. Extremely rare, only one example listed by Hurter & Liewald. (6 votes) Parion (AD 253-268) AE 30 - Gallienus1823 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE30 (11.41g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, with spear and shield / Statue on pedestal placed on two larger bases; round pedestal, entwined by serpents; column, on which Nike stands, on each side; wall behind statue and columns; CGIHP in exergue. Very fine. (71 votes) Germe (AD 166-177) AE 32 - Commodus1568 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE32 (19.66g). Hermolaos, archon. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ ΕΡΜΟΛΑΟΥ ΑΡC ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ, Commodus on horseback charging right. VF, pale green patina, scratches in reverse field. Extremely rare - possibly only the third known specimen. Drewry Coll.; Ex Berk 108 (5/1999), lot 765. (38 votes) Kyzikos (AD 98-117) AE 28 - Trajan1870 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE28 (14.35g). Laureate bust right / Altar surmounted by statue of Triptolemos(?); two serpent entwined torches flanking. VF, thick green patina, minor roughness. Perhaps unpublished. Ex Wagner Coll. (23 votes) Pergamon (BC 19-18) Cystophorus - Augustus1418 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Pergamum mint, struck ca 19-18 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.04g, 26mm). IMP IX TR - POV, Bare head right / S-P-R / SIGNIS / RECEPTIS in the opening of triumphal arch surmounted by charioteer in quadriga and inscribed IMP IX TR POT V. on each side-wall, aquila. Rare. Struck on a very broad flan and with an excellent portrait. EF. (5 votes) Lampsakos (AD 198-217) AE 15 - Caracalla822 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE15 (2.18g). Draped, laureate bust right / Λ-ΑΜΨΑ-ΚΗΝΩΝ, naked Eros riding dolphin right, holding wreath in right hand. Thick, dark green patina. Good VF. (30 votes) Kyzikos (AD 268-270) AE 33 - Claudius II Gothicus685 viewsClaudius II, Gothicus, 268-270 AD. AE33 (23.30g, 5h). Laureate bust right / Preparations for an evening event in the theatre or amphitheatre - slaves are erecting and lighting giant palm-torches, which are held in urn-like containers. An extremely rare and interesting reverse type, known for Severus Alexander (BMC 264), Faustina II (Berlin) and Caracalla (Mionnet). though not until now for Gothicus. (26 votes) Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 21938 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE21 (5.50g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, trophy of arms, EΦ to lower right. (6 votes) 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. (10 votes) Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Tetradrachm975 viewsca 390-340 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.99g, 7h). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with veil, two grain ears in hair, ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ above / Head of lion left, mouth open with tongue protruding, KY ZI around; tunny fish below. Good VF, old cabinet toning. Artistic workmanship. (7 votes) Parion (BC 200-0) AE 20776 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE20 (8.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bull butting left, ΠΑΡΙ above, monogram and caduceus below. EF, dark brown patina, a few small spots of roughness. (9 votes) Pergamon (BC 19-18) Tetradrachm - Augustus1829 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.91g). Pergamum mint. Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Hexastyle temple set on four-tiered base; ROM ET AVGVST across entablature. EF. (14 votes) Parion (AD 68-69) AE 22 - Galba817 viewsGalba, 68-69 AD. AE22 (8.61g). GALBA CAESAR, bare head right / AVGVSTVS DD, capricorn right, cornucopiae over shoulder. Good VF, green patina. Very rare emperor in the Greek Imperial series; finest of three known specimens. Although commonly given the title CAESAR on his Imperial issues, this is the only instance of its appearance on Galba's rare provincial coins. (5 votes) Lampsakos (AD 193-211) AE 26 - Septimius Severus898 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE26 (13.00g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Ithyphallic herm of Priapos, holding thyrsus and cantharus, facing left within distyle temple; eagle in pediment, garlanded altar with uncertain figure below, flanked by amphorae. VF, thick green patina. Wagner Coll. The cult of Priapus, the god of regeneration and fecundity, was centered on Lampsacus, where he supposedly was born of Aphrodite and Dionysus. This apparently unpublished bronze of Septimius Severus presents the most detailed surviving depiction of the temple of Priapus at Lampsakos. (11 votes) Parion (AD 81-96) AE 16 - Domitian623 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE16 (3.63g). Laureate head right / Colonist ploughing right with yoke of oxen. Rare. Very fine. (6 votes) Lampsakos (BC 470-450) Drachm1674 viewsca 470-450 BC. AR Drachm (4.65g, 3h). Janiform female head wearing diadem and earring, within dotted circle / Helmeted head of Athena left, kerykeion (caduceus) to right, within incuse square. Rare. Good very fine. Ex Muenzen und Medaillen 79 (2/1994), lot 314. (6 votes) Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol773 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR Obol (0.68g, 10mm, 12h). Dolphin over tunny fish swimming left / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. VF. (6 votes) Pergamon (AD 166-177) AE 33 - Commodus2882 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE33 (20.72g). Claudius Nikomedes, magistrate. M AVP KAI CAP KOMODO/C, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ CΤΠΑ Κ ΝΙΚΟ ΜΗΔΟΥC Î’ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ, Hygieia with serpent and patera and Asclepius with serpent staff standing facing each other, small Telesphorus between them. EF, dark green patina, fields smoothed. The work of a master engraver at Pergamum, whose signature seems to be the dropped C in the obverse legend. See Kraft pl. 87-89 for other dies by this artist. (33 votes) Lampsakos (AD 235-238) AE 24 - Maximinus I749 viewsMaximinus I Thrax, 235-238 AD. AE24 (9.94g). Laureate, draped bust right / LAMY - AKHNWN, bearded ithypallic Priapos left, standing on base, holding thyrsos in left hand and cup in right. Rare. Thick, olive-green patina, VF. (9 votes) Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Demeter2752 viewsca 370 BC. AV Stater (8.35g), Persic standard. Half length figure of Demeter, wearing girdled chiton and himation, rising left from earth, holding three ears of grain; behind left shoulder, two ears of grain and vine bearing two bunches of grapes / Forepart of winged horse right with curved wing. Good VF. Extremely rare, only two known specimens, this being the only one in private hands. Ex Gillet Coll.; Weber Coll., 5096. Following the example and standard of the Persic daric, Lampsakos was the first Greek city to make regular issues of gold coinage which enjoyed an international circulation from Sicily to the Black Sea. As at Kyzikos, the quality of engraving was very high, and types changed frequently: about forty types were produced in a period of about sixty years, one of the most interesting of which is the highly original rendering of Demeter Chthonia rising from the ground. Chthonic deities were those whose powers came from the earth. An important aspect of Demeter celebrated in the Eleusinian Mysteries was that she was venerated as an earth-goddess who symbolised the annual cycle of death and rebirth in nature, especially the grain harvest. (9 votes) Gambrion (BC 350-250) AE 16927 views4th cent BC. AE16 (3.99g) Laureate head of Apollo right / Large star, pellet in center, Γ−[Α−Μ] between rays. (9 votes) Pergamon (BC 25) Sestertius - Augustus1439 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Pergamum mint, struck ca 25 BC. AE34 - Sestertius (25.42g). AVGVSTVS, bare head right / CA within laurel wreath. Struck on an exceptionally large flan and with a very attractive portrait. Brown tone and minor areas of weakness, otherewise EF. (8 votes) Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater1329 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.68g). Boar standing left on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. (6 votes) Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 151508 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE15 (4.19g). Laureate head of bearded Asklepios right / ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, snake coiled around staff. Dark green patina, EF. (6 votes) Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater918 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (8mm, 1.36g). Head of a tunny right; tunny right below / Irregular incuse. VF, Scarce. (9 votes) Parion (BC 350-300) AE738 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE (5.76g). Bull butting right, grapes above / Π-Α/Ρ-Ι, altar of Parion; amphora standing in front. Dark green patina, VF. Ex Knopek Auk. (Koln, 1981), lot 162. (13 votes) Pergamon (AD 138-161) AE - Antoninus Pius822 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE (7.67g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΣ, laureate head right / ΕΠΙ ΣΤΡ ΚΥΑΡΤΟΥ ΠΕΡΓΑ / ΤΟ Β, Asklepios sitting on throne left, holding scepter in left hand, patera in right, snake at feet. Brown patina, VF. Rare. (7 votes) Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol1348 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.04g). Forepart of boar left, tunny fish behind / Head of roaring lion left. (12 votes) Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol613 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Obol (?) (1.02g). Head of tunny right, holding another fish in mouth / Incuse square punch. Extremely rare. VF. Mueller coll. (6 votes) Pergamon (BC 25) Sestertius - Augustus1598 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Pergamum mint, struck ca 25 BC. AE30 - Sestertius (24.11g). AVGVSTVS, bare head R / CA within laurel wreath. Untouched light green patina, EF. (6 votes) Germe (AD 238-244) AE 17 - Gordian III414 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE17 (3.15g). Bust right / ΓEPMHNON, Herakles standing facing, holding club in his right hand and lion skin in his left. (6 votes) (BC 282-263) Philetairos I - Tetradrachm3237 viewsPhiletairos I, 282-263 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.85g). Diademed head of Philetairos right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding shield and spear, left elbow resting on sphinx, ivy leaf above knee, A on throne, bow to outer right. Good VF, scattered light porosity, more so on the reverse. Rare. Westermark attributed this issue to Eumenes I. However, a more recent analysis of hoard evidence has indicated that this coinage is actually struck during the lifetime of Philetairos, near the end of his reign, following the limited issue of tetradrachms bearing the portrait of Seleukos I. A. Davesne, G. Le Rider, Gulnar II. Le tresor de Meydancikkale (Paris, 1989), cf. pp. 334-339. (11 votes) Pergamon (AD 198-217) AE 43 - Caracalla1212 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE43 - Medallion (43.91g). M. Caerelius Attalos, magistrate. AVT KPAT K MAPKOC AVP ANTWNEINOC, laureate and cuirassed (with gorgoneion) bust right / ΕΠΙ CΤΡ Μ ΚΑΙΡΕΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΟΥ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, adventus of the emperor into Pergamum: Caracalla on horseback right, receiving acclamation, soldier walking behind, statue of Asclepius on garlanded column before. VF, dark green patina with red highlights, fields smoothed. In the fall of 214 AD, Caracalla visited the shrine of Asclepius at Pergamum to seek the god's help in curing his various diseases that he had succumbed to while in Germany (probably physiological more so than psychological). Caracalla must have received some respite from his illnesses as he then ordered the reconstruction of the temple of Asclepius as well as the temples of Roma, the deified Augustus, Zeus Philus and the deified Trajan. Of course, these acts would have endeared Caracalla to the Pergamenes who then struck a special series of medallions commemorating this historic visit. (13 votes) 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. (7 votes) Pergamon (BC 19-18) Aureus - Augustus13781 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AV Aureus (8.03g). Pergamum mint, struck 19-18 BC. AVGVSTVS, bare head right / Sphinx, with wings raised, seated left. Very rare and unusually well-preserved for this issue. Minor marks on obverse and a light scratch on reverse, otherwise EF. Ex CNG 36 (1995), lot 2343. (35 votes) Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Hekate1488 viewsca 394-350 BC. AV Stater (8.38g, 17mm). Laureate head of Hekate left, wearing earring, korumbos in hair / Forepart of Pegasos flying right. Rare. Double strike on obv., aEF. (14 votes) Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Artabazos3172 viewsArtabazos, Satrap of Daskylion, ca 356 BC. AV Stater (8.46g, 3h). Head of Artabazos left, wearing a Persian tiara tied with a diadem / Forepart of Pegasos right in shallow incuse. Good VF, a few light scratches. Extremely rare, only six examples recorded, four of which are in museum collections. Traditionally, this stater has been assigned to the satrap Orontes, based on the similarity of its reverse to silver and bronze coins believed to have been struck by him at Lampsakos. Although Orontes did control portions of Mysia, he was in fact subordinate to his kinsman Artabazos who was the true satrap of the entire region of Daskylion, which encompassed Lampsakos at the time this coin was struck. When both Orontes and Artabazos rebelled against the Persian king Artaxerxes III in 357 BC, Artabazos secured Lampsakos through the agency of the hired Athenian mercenary, Chares. When Chares accomplished his mission, Artabazos richly rewarded him in coin, the likely occasion for striking this issue. (5 votes) Pergamon (AD 40-60) AE 151408 viewsClaudian era, ca 40-60 AD, under Roman protection, pseudo-autonomous. AE15 (3.82g). ΘΕΑN - ΡωΜΗN, draped bust of Roma right / ΘΕΟΝ CΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΝ, draped diademed bust of Senate right. VF. (7 votes) (BC 284-263) Philetairos I - Tetradrachm1636 viewsPhiletairos I, 284-263 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.70g). Diademed head of Seleukos I right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding shield and spear, ivy leaf before, bow behind, A on throne. Good VF, reverse a little rough, with scrapes and light graffiti. Rare. When Lysimachos established the mint of Pergamon, he entrusted its treasury to the eunuch Philetairos. In the latter 280s BC, Philetairos changed his allegiance to Seleukos I. Shortly thereafter in 281 BC, Lysimachos was defeated by Seleukos at the Battle of Korupedion. Although Seleukos was assassinated the following year, Philetairos continued to acknowledge Seleukid primacy. This coinage, commemorating Seleukos I, was struck while Pergamon was still loyal to the Seleukids, under their king Antiochos I. Houghton & Lorber (SC), citing Le Rider and Newell, assign this coinage to the aftermath of Antiochos' victory over the Galatians, circa 269/8 BC. (8 votes) Lampsakos (BC 45) AE 23 - Julius Caesar888 viewsJulius Caesar, ca 45 BC. AE23 (9.76g). Laureate head of Caesar right / Priest plowing right with two oxen. Near VF, green patina. (6 votes) Pergamon (AD 161-180) AE Medallion - Marcus Aurelius919 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE Medallion (35.58g, 41mm). A. Tullius Cratippus, strategus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Helios in quadriga galloping left. Good VF, green patina, repaired small pits in obverse field, minor smoothing in reverse fields, minor enhancement to portrait. Rare. Ex Drewry Coll. (CNG 69, 6/2005), lot 984. (6 votes) Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 111078 viewsafter 350 BC. AE11 (1.51g). Laureate, three-quarter facing head of Zeus, slightly right / Eagle standing left on pediment. VF, glossy brown patina under light earthen encrustation. Rare. (6 votes) Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater1334 viewsca 500-460 BC. EL Stater (15.98g). Naked man half-kneeling holding a tunny by the tail in each hand. Pleasant VF. (13 votes) Perperene (AD 193-211) AE - Septimus Severus777 viewsSeptimus Severus, 193-211 AD. AE (3.18g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΣΕΒΗΡ, laureate head right / ΠΕΡΠΕΡΗΝΙΩΝ, Asklepios standing, head turned left, holding staff. Dark green patina, VF. (5 votes) Kyzikos (BC 170-150) Didrachm1169 viewsca 170-150 BC. AR Didrachm (7.08g, 12h). Head of Kore right, wearing oak wreath / KY-ZI, thunderbolt within laurel wreath; monogram above and below. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. (9 votes) Lampsakos (BC 500-450) EL Stater1600 viewsca 450 BC. EL Stater (15.22g). Forepart of winged horse left, surrounded by a grapevine / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, a few edge splits. Rare. (7 votes) Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 161072 viewsmid 4th cent BC. AE16 (4.76g) Laureate Head of Zeus right / Forepart of winged horse right, [ΑΔΡΑ] above, grain ear below. good VF. (9 votes) Eleutheria (BC 4th cent) AE 10714 viewsca 4th cent. BC. AE10 (1.10g, 12h). Athena in triple-crested helmet 3/4 to right, wearing necklace / Lion walking right, head turned left, uncertain symbol above, ΕΛΕΥ to right. VF. (10 votes) Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater1589 viewsca 460-400 BC. EL Stater (16.07g). Bull, head lowered, standing right on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Choice VF. (12 votes) Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Tetradrachm1351 views4th cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.26g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with veil, two grain ears in hair / K-Y/Z-I, Apollo sitting left on omphalos, holding patera in right hand and kithara in left, monograms in fields to left and right. EF. Very rare. (10 votes) Lampsakos (BC 450) Drachm1638 viewsca 470-450 BC. AR Drachm (5.64g). Janiform female head, wearing necklace and circular earring / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath, within incuse square. Good VF, toned, granular surfaces, reverse die break. Rare early janiform head type from Lampsakos. (10 votes) Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol1032 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g). Head of bear left, holding tunny fish in mouth / Quadripartite incuse square ("mill-sail" pattern). Extremely rare. EF.1 comments (9 votes) Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 101200 viewsmid 4th cent BC. AE10 (0.89g) Head of Zeus right / Forepart of winged horse right, ΑΔΡΑ above. VF. (9 votes) Kyzikos (BC 300-200) AE 25828 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AE25 (12.48g). Prow right / KY/ZI and monogram within wreath. Near VF, patina stripped. Very Rare! The type is completely missing from the published collections in Copenhagen, Paris and the British Museum. Only one low grade specimen illustrated in von Aulock and another double struck specimen in von Fritze. (8 votes) Parion (BC 350-300) AE 19655 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE19 (6.20g). Bull butting right, grapes above / Π-Α/Ρ-Ι, altar of Parion; amphora standing in front. (8 votes) Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - maenad1312 viewsca 394-350 BC. AV Stater (8.38g, 3h). Head of a Maenad left, hair flying, wearing ivy wreath, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Forepart of Pegasos right in shallow incuse. Good VF, a few minor marks. (8 votes) Pergamon (BC 450-400) Triobol1902 views5th century BC. AR Diobol (1.53g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head of satrap right, wearing Persian tiara, ΠΕΡΓ to left, within incuse square. EF, but flan chipped on edge from 4:00 to 6:00. Very rare. The satrapal portrait cannot be positively identified, but stylistically it should be placed under either Eurysthenes or Gongylos, both administrators of the mid-late 5th century BC. (7 votes) Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol708 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Obol (?) (0.31g). Head of tunny fish left / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare. Good VF. Mueller coll. (5 votes) Prokonnesos (BC 350-250) AE 12670 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE12 (1.58g). Laureate female head right Aphrodite?), wearing sakkos, within linear circle / ΠΡΟ-ΚΟΝ, Oinochoe. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. (5 votes) Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater1217 viewsca 500-450. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater. Facing head of Silenos with goat's ears and long beard; tunny fish swimming upwards to left and right / Quadripartite incuse square. Very rare. EF. Ex Muenzen und Medaillen 44 (6/1971), lot 12. The head of Silenos on this coin very possibly served as the model for a silver issue of the slightly later Lykian dynast Teththiveibi, as BMC 88 and SNG Berry 1164. (5 votes) Prokonnesos (BC 400-350) Hemidrachm1750 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.51g). Head of Aphrodite left, hair in sphendone / ΠΡΟ-ΚΟΝ, oinochoe. Good VF. Scarce. (5 votes) Atarneos (BC 350-300) AE 18977 viewsca. 350-300 BC. AE18 (3.87g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Forepart of horse right; coiled serpent above, H to right, ATAP below. Good VF, dark greenish brown patina with a trace of red, some smoothing in fields. (5 votes) Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Tetartemorion752 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g). Forepart of boar left / Two tunnies swimming in opposite directions, bigger one to right, smaller to left. (the rev is upside down) (5 votes) Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Artabazos5804 viewsArtabazos, Satrap of Daskylion. ca 356 BC. AV Stater (8.45g). Head of Artabazos left, wearing a Persian tiara tied with a diadem / Forepart of Pegasos right. Good VF, light roughness on the obverse. Very rare, only six recorded examples, four of which are in museum collections. Ex Leu 30 (4/1982), lot 167; Von Aulock Collection, 7395; Monnaies et Medailles XIX (6/1959), lot 475; Muenzen und Medaillen XIII (6/1954), lot 1159. (29 votes) Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater1633 viewsca 460-400 BC. EL Stater (15.97g). Triton left, holding tunny in right hand; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. VF, light scratch in obverse field, well struck. Extremely rare, only the second recorded example. (12 votes) Kyzikos (BC 500-475) EL 1/6 Stater1063 viewsca 500-475 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Facing lion's head; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Good VF. Ex Triton VI (1/2003), lot 300. (11 votes) Kyzikos (BC 500-479) EL Stater2180 viewsca 500-479 BC. EL Stater (16.00g). Head of goat left, tuna fish to right / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Very rare. (19 votes) Thebe (BC 350) AE 91833 viewsca 350 BC. AE9 (0.83g) Laureate female head right, hair in a sakkos / Three crecents, Θ-Η-Î’ in between. VF, black patina. Rare. (24 votes) Lampsakos (BC 27- AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus784 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (3.43g). CΕΒΑCΤΟΥ − ΛΑΜΨΑΚΗ, laureate head right / ΙΕΡΑ − CΥΝΚΛITΤΟC, daped young bust of Senate right. Rare. Brown-green patina, EF. (8 votes) Parion (BC 165-160) Tetradrachm1320 viewsca 165-160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.61g, 40mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝΩΣ - ΑΚΤΑΙΟΥ, Apollo Actaeus standing left, holding laurel branch in right hand and resting left on grounded bow; ΔΙ ligate over altar to left, monogram to right, ΠΑΡΙΑΝΩΝ in exergue. Very broad flan, aEF. Extremely rare, only few specimens known. The only Parion Hellenistic tetradrachms known, until recently, was the extremely rare issue showing veiled head of Demeter on obv. and Apollo Actaeus on rev. holding a phiale above a lighted alter, his left hand resting on a lyre placed on the omphalos, SNG Lewis 829, SNG France 1401 (both broken); L. Robert, Monnaies antiques en Troade, Paris, 1966, p. 43, f. This new and until very recently unrecorded issue was published by A.R. Meadows, NC 1998, pp 42-46. He compares both issues to the coinage of Alexandria Troas and determined that the tetradrachm Apollo/Apollo should be dated at around 165-143 and the tetradrachm Demeter / Apollo at a later date. (5 votes) Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 121248 viewsafter 350 BC. AE12 (1.72g). Laureate head of Zeus, facing slightly right / ΑΔΡΑ-M-Y, eagle standing left on rock; grain ear before. Good VF, black patina. Rare. The city is said to have been named after its founder, Adramys (also Adromos, Adromon or Adromus), notable for being a brother of king Kroisos of Lydia. (5 votes) Pergamon (AD 198-217) AE 45 - Caracalla746 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE45 - Medallion (47.49g, 45mm, 6h). M. Caerelius Attalus, strategus. Struck 214-215 AD. ΑVΤ[Ο] ΚPΑΤ Κ [ΜΑP]ΚΟC ΑVP ΑΝΤ[Ω]Ν[ΕΙΝΟC], laureate and cuirassed bust right, cuirass decorated with aegis; c/m: pellet within wreath; all in incuse / ΕΠΙ CΤPΑ Îœ [ΚΑΙΠΕ]Λ ΑΤΤΑΛΟC ΠΕPΓΑΜ[ΗΝΩΝ] ΠΡΟ ΤΩΝ Γ [ΝΕΟΚΟP]ΩΝ, Caracalla standing left, holding sceptre in left hand, raising right hand toward serpent coiled around tree; a small figure of Telesphoros on basis between. Fine, dark brown patina with a few earthen patches. Drewry Coll. Caracalla visited the temple of Pergamene Asclepius as he moved east to confront the Parthians in 214-215 AD. There, he participated in its rites, which included sleeping within the temple precinct and having the dreams incurred thereby interpreted. To commemorate this event, a number of huge medallic bronzes, including this coin, were issued. (5 votes) Lampsakos (BC 500-450) EL Stater1623 viewsca 450 BC. EL Stater (15.35g). Forepart of winged horse left, surrounded by a grapevine / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, a few edge splits. Rare. (5 votes) Kyzikos (BC 410-400) Hemiobol843 viewsca 410-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian hat / Head of bull right, KY-Z. Very fine. (5 votes) Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL 1/6 Stater1418 viewsCirca 460-400 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, kneeling left, checking the straightness of his arrow, bow hung over his left wrist; tunny downward behind / Quadripartite incuse punch. RR! EF. Ex. Hirsch 169 (1991), lot 382. (8 votes) Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater1767 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.67g). Facing head of gorgoneion with protruding tongue, set on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF. Rare. (11 votes) Kyzikos (BC 500-475) EL Stater4797 views500-475 BC. EL Stater (16.00g, 12h). Facing lion's head; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Good VF, two banker's marks on obverse. (27 votes) Pergamon (AD 41-50) Tetradrachm - Claudius2215 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.53g). Pergamum mint, struck ca 41-50 AD. Bare head left / Claudius standing facing, holding globe and sceptre, crowned by female holding wreath and cornucopiae; both within distyle temple. Darkly toned, good VF. (18 votes) Iolla (BC 4th cent) AE 17568 views4th cent BC. AE17 (4.82g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of Pegasos right; ΙΟΛΛΑ above, grain-ear below. VF, black-green patina. Ex Garth R. Drewry Coll. (6 votes) Pitane (BC 350) AE 16703 viewsca 4th century BC. AE16 (3.66g) Horned head of Zeus Ammon right / Pentagram, pellet in center, ΠΙΤΑΝ. VF, brown patina. Rare. Freedman Coll. (5 votes) Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater2191 viewsca 460-400 BC. EL Stater (15.97g, 12h). Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, kneeling right, checking the straightness of his arrow, bow hung over his left wrist; tunny downward behind / Quadripartite incuse punch. VF. This type is part of a sub-series of Kyzikene staters that depict a warrior, in this case an archer, in the various stages of preparing his equipment for battle (Von Fritze I 115-117). It is not known whether this sub-series depicts any particular hero from mythology. (27 votes) (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. (7 votes) Kyzikos (BC 500-475) EL 1/12 Stater 928 viewsca 500-475 BC. EL Hemihekte - 1/12 Stater (1.35g). Griffin's head left, tunny in its mouth / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Possibly unique. (11 votes) Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 28769 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE28 (9.99g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira right, within dotted circle / Tripod, ΚΥZΙ-ΚΗΝΩΝ on either side, monogram to left, long torch below. (7 votes) Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 13785 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (1.14g). Head of bull right in beaded circle / KY/ZI in a monogram, within oak wreath. Dark green patina, good VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. (5 votes) Kyzikos (AD 100-200) AE 18941 viewsca 2nd cent AD. AE18 (4.35g, 9h). Draped bust of Kore Soteira right, wearing taenia; all within wreath / Triton right, holding rudder and fish. Good VF, black-green patina. Rare. (5 votes) Iolla (BC 4th cent) AE 161610 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE16 (4.10g, 2h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of winged horse right, ΙΟΛΛΑ above, grain ear below. Rare. Good VF, plack patina. (16 votes) Kyzikos (BC 420-390) Hemiobol710 viewsca 420-390 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.22g, 12h). Male head right, wearing winged petasos / KY/IZ, tuna right. Porous. Rare. (5 votes) Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater1049 viewsca 550-475 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.32g). Forepart of Pegasos left; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse. Good VF. Rare. (7 votes) Kyzikos (BC 334) EL Stater5151 viewsca 334 BC. EL Stater (16.02g, 12h). Eleutheria seated left on rock, holding wreath in right hand; tunny below, ΕΛΕΥ-ΘΕΡΙ in two lines on rock / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. Fielder Coll. This specimen bears an inscription, 'Eleutheria" (Freedom), that makes clear the intent of the type: to celebrate a liberation. Several different victories have been suggested, but the presence of a coin of this type in the Prinkipo Hoard, buried circa 334 BC, in conjunction with gold staters of Philip II, clearly suggests that the victory in question is Alexander's first defeat of the Persians at the river Granikos in 334 BC. The Granikos was located just to the south and west of Kyzikos, and Alexander's victory liberated Kyzikos from Persian control. Thus, not only is this a very rare stater from Kyzikos, it also represents the first coin struck as a direct result of Alexander's campaign to conquer the world, predating even Alexander's own coinage. (21 votes) Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater1209 viewsca 500-460 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.28g). Crab; tunny right above / Quadripartite incuse punch. VF, a few small scrapes. Very Rare. (5 votes) Parion (AD 253) AE 21 - Aemilian710 viewsAemilian, 253 AD. AE21 (5.12g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / C G H I P, capricorn swimming right, cornucopiae on back; star between forelegs. VF, brown surfaces. Drewry Coll.; Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XX (3/1992), lot 429. (6 votes) Iolla (BC 4th cent) AE 18700 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE18 (3.51g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of Pegasos right; ΙΟΛΛΑ above, grain-ear below. Dark green patina, some corrosion on rev., gVF/VF. Rare. Ex. J-P Righetti Coll. (6 votes) Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater1265 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Harpy standing left, holding tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, banker's mark and a couple light scuffs on obverse. Rare. (6 votes) Pergamon (BC 27) Denarius - Augustus1555 viewsAugustus. 27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius (3.80g). Pergamum mint, struck 27 BC. Bare head right / Bull standing right. Good VF, some small scratches on obverse. Rare without flan crack. From the Tony Hardy Collection. (6 votes) Gambrion (BC 350-250) AE 10845 views4th-3rd cent BC. AE10 (0.94g). Laureate head of Apollo right within dotted circle / 12-rayed star, Γ−Α−Μ between rays. Dark green patina, EF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. (7 votes) Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL 1/6 Stater1668 viewsca 480-410 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Owl standing right, head facing, tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Rare. (8 votes) Perperene (AD 37-41) AE 17 - Caligula1965 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE17 (3.14g) Laureate and draped bust right (probably as a personification of Hegemonia) / Grape bunch on vine with leaf. VF, nice dark green patina. Rare mint, with only a handful of provincial coins known for the Julio-Claudians. (15 votes) Lampsakos (BC 500-450) AR Diobol2094 viewsca 500 BC. AR Diobol (1.30g). Forepart of Pegasos left / Quadripartite incuse square. Toned, VF. (11 votes) Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 13677 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (3.26g). Head of bull right in dotted circle / KY/ZI surrounding monogram, within oak wreath. VF, black patina, under some light earthen encrustation. (6 votes) 105 coins on 2 page(s) 1 2