Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor

Region Cities/Mints Coins
Bithynia
17 753
Paphlagonia
11 177
Pontos
20 323
Troas
26 907
Mysia
32 1,258
Lesbos
9 513
Aiolis
12 351
Ionia
26 1,850
Lydia
42 1,341
Phrygia
57 1,161
Galatia
6 152
Karia
53 1,241
Lykia
35 495
Pamphylia
7 447
Pisidia
33 655
Lykaonia
11 91
Kappadokia
8 437
Kilikia
49 2,100
Cyprus
8 140
Asia Minor General
7 461

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Ephesos (BC 200) AE 16229 viewsca 200 BC. AE16 (4.30g). E-Φ, bee within wreath / ΞANΘIAΣ (magistrate), stag grazing right, quiver above. Dark patina, gVF.
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Ephesos (BC 200) AE 11278 viewsca 200 BC. AE11 (1.73g). E-Φ, bee within wreath / ΞENΩN (magistrate), stag standing right, head left, quiver above. Green patina, VF.
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Ephesos (AD 217-218) AE 35 - Macrinus265 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE35 921.2g). AVT K M OΠЄΛ CЄOV MACPЄINOC CЄ, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ЄIΩΝ ЄΦЄCIΩN, rivergod reclining with cornucopia, holding Artemis Ephesia, temple in front; above speared boar (related to the foundation-myth of Ephesos) running between two towers. VF.
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Ephesos (BC 550-500) 1/3148 viewsca 500 BC. AR Diobol (9mm, 1.13g). Bee / Incuse punch.
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Ephesos (AD 81-96) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Domitian467 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD, struck 95 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (26mm, 10.22g, 6h). IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG, laureate head right / ROME ET AVG (in entablature), G (in exergue),
temple with two columns, enclosing Augustus, standing front, to left, with spear, crowned by Roma to right, with cornucopiae. Nice VF/Fine. Rare. Tricarico coll.
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Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian760 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.00g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right, seen from behind / Temple of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia: ornate tetrastyle temple set on three-tiered base, pediment decorated with figures; cult statue of Diana within. VF. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Mark Antony and Octavia.
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Ephesos (BC 290-281) Octobol610 viewsEphesos (as Arsinoeia), ca 290-281 BC. AR Octobol (5.49g, 12h). Erxias, magistrate. Veiled head of Arsinoë right / Bow and quiver; monogram and [E]RXIAS to left, bee to upper right. VF, minor porosity. Very rare, and this magistrate only published on the Kayhan diobol (and coin #4689).
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Ephesos (AD 222-235) AE 33 - Severus Alexander144 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE33 (18.11g). ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ СЄΒ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟС, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΠЄΙΩΝ / ЄΦЄСΙΩΝ, river god Peion reclining left, holding statue of Artemis Ephesia and cornucopia, and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows; in background above, boar pierced by spear advancing right; to right, tree and distyle temple. Very rare. VF.

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Ephesos (AD 253-268) AE 25 - Gallienus136 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE25 (7.25g). AVT K ΠO ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΦЄCΙΩΝ Δ ΝЄΟΚΟΡΩΝ, prize crown with palm inscribed EΦECAI. gVF.Sep 25, 2019
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Ephesos (AD 254-268) AE 27 - Salonina134 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE27 (8.77g). CAΛΩNEINA CEBA, draped bust right, wearing stephane and set upon crescent / EΦECIΩN Δ NEΩKOPΩN, Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing bow from quiver on back; to right, hound advancing right. gVF.Sep 25, 2019
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Ephesos (BC 150-140) Cistophoric Didrachm150 viewsca 150-140 BC. AR Cistophoric Didrachm (20mm, 5.55g). Club draped with lion skin; all within wreath / Grape bunch within leaves; ΕΦΕ to left, control: bow to right. nVF. Very rare.Jun 06, 2019
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Ephesos (AD 41-54) AE 15445 viewsTime of Claudius, 41-54 AD. AE15 - Hemiassarion (3.47g, 6h). Kousinios, episkopos for the fourth time, circa 49/50 AD. E-ΦE Bee / KOYΣI/NIOΣ / TO – Δ, stag standing right. Apparently unpublished. gVF.Jun 04, 2019
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Ephesos (BC 48-27) AE 25243 viewsca 50-27 BC. AE25 (9.75g). Jason, magistrate. Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; to right, hound springing right / ΙΑΣΩΝ, cock standing right, with palm over wing; all within laurel wreath. VF.Apr 13, 2019
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Ephesos (AD 138-161) AE 36 - Antoninus Pius219 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE36 - Hexassarion (28.99g, 7h). AY K T AI AΔPIA ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right / KOINON ACIAC / ЄΦЄCIΩN, cult-statue of Artemis Ephesia with kalathos standing facing, with supports, between two stags; to left, Nike standing right, holding palm frond over her left shoulder and crowning Artemis with wreath; to right, turreted female (Asia?) standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and scepter with her left. gVF.Jan 27, 2019
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Ephesos (AD 117-138) AE 21 - Hadrian & Sabina196 viewsHadrian, with Sabina, 117-138 AD. AE21 - Assarion (7.45g, 12h). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СЄ СЄ[ΒΑСΤΗ СΑΒЄΙΝΑ], laureate head of Hadrian, on the left, facing diademed and draped bust of Sabina, on the right / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥ ΝЄ[ΙΚΗ / ЄΦЄ], Nike walking left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm over her left shoulder. Very rare. Minor smoothing, otherwise, VF.Jan 23, 2019
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Ephesos (AD 98-117) AE 20 - Trajan115 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE20 - Hemiassarion (3.78g, 7h). AYTO NEPBAC TPAIANOC KECAP, laureate head right / ΑΝΔΡΟΚΛΟС ΚΟΡΗСΟС ΕΦΕ, Androklos, on the right, standing left, clasping hands with the mountain-god Koressos, on the left, standing right. Very rare. Somewhat rough as usual, otherwise, very fine. Ktistes Coll.Jan 18, 2019