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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Herakleia Pontika (BC 400-350) Drachm860 views4th century BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.57g, 6h). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Bull butting left; crescent behind. Near EF, attractively toned. Struck from artistic dies. Very rare.
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 193-211) AE 22 - Julia Domna200 viewsJulia Domna. Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE22 (7.39g). IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CЄBACTH, draped bust right. Rev.: HRAKΛHAC ЄN ΠONTO, female goddess (Pomona?) standing left, holding apple and grain ears. VF.
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 117-138) AE - Hadrian300 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE (4.16g). Bust right / ΗΡΑΚΛΕ ΩΤΩΝ, club. Brown-green patina, VF. Unpublished?
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 198-209) AE - Geta310 viewsSeptimius Severus, for Geta, 198-209 AD. AE (3.86g). Bust right / Bust of Athena right. Green-brown patina, VF.
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 420-390) Diobol901 viewsLate 5th century BC. AR Diobol (13mm, 1.88g, 12h). Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Δ-A-Σ within linear quadripartite square; HP-AK-ΛE-IA around; all within shallow incuse square. EF, toned, a hint of porosity. Extremely rare.
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 302-281) Didrachm1104 viewsca 302-281 BC. AR Didrachm (9.78g). Head of Herakles right / Dionysos sitting on throne left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑ[Ν] to right. Fine toning, EF. Rare.
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 400-350) Trihemiobol?611 views4th century BC. AR Obol (12mm, 1.12g, 9h). Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Club. VF, toned, light porosity.
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 209-212) AE 30 - Geta272 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE30 (16.59g, 7h). Laureate head right / Hercules standing right, wrestling the Cretan bull. Fine, brown patina, minor porosity.

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Herakleia Pontika (AD 238) AE 21 - Balbinus179 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.Jun 10, 2019
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 364-352) Diobol?139 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.Feb 16, 2019
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 238) AE 25 - Gordian III111 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 ς 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.Jan 18, 2019
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 209-212) AE 28 - Geta152 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.Jul 25, 2018
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 193-211) AE 22 - Julia Domna200 viewsJulia Domna. Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE22 (7.39g). IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CЄBACTH, draped bust right. Rev.: HRAKΛHAC ЄN ΠONTO, female goddess (Pomona?) standing left, holding apple and grain ears. VF.Jul 20, 2017
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 217-218) AE 24 - Diadumenian226 viewsDiadumenian, 217-218 AD. AE24 (6.97g). M OΠЄΛ ANTΩN ΔIAΔOYMЄNIANOC, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / HPAKΛHAC ЄN ΠONTΩ, Asklepios standing left, holding serpent-entwined staff. Rare. VF.Feb 15, 2017
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 241-244) AE 27 - Tranquillina242 viewsTranquillina, 241-244 AD. AE27 (12.41g). CABEINIA TPANKVΛΛ[EINA], draped and mantled bust right, wearing stephane; H countermark / HPAKΛ[EΩTAN ΠON]TΩ, Hercules and the Cretan bull. Very rare. VF.Feb 08, 2017
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 337-305) Drachm - Dionysios404 viewsDionysios, Tyrant, 337-­305 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.47g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos left, with thyrsos over shoulder / Herakles standing left, lion’s skin over left arm, adding spear held in right hand to trophy. Good VF, toned, some porosity.May 22, 2015