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Metropolis (AD 98-117) AE 21 - Trajan535 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE21 (8.26g, 11h). Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / Kybele seated left, holding phiale, resting elbow on drum. VF, green and red patina, some minor smoothing on reverse. Ex Righetti Coll., 6211.
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Metropolis (AD 98-117) AE 22 - Trajan268 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE22 (6.23g). Laureate head right; c/m: ΔAK / Cybele seated left, holding patera; IΩNIA. Nice VF, dark gray patina.
The ΔAK counterstamp is almost always found applied to the end of the obverse legend. It presumably was applied shortly after Trajan's assumption of the title Dacicus in late 102 AD. This is one of the few issues in the provincial series that actually spells out the name of the Province, in this case Ionia.
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Metropolis (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus496 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 (27.69g). Kal... ...thallos, magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Ares, holding spear and shield, standing left with tetrastyle temple with arcuated lintel. Light smoothing in fields, brown and green patina, VF. Vermeule coll.; ex CNG 53 (3/2000), 1086.
Kraft documents the use of this same obverse die on coins of Hypaepa, Magnesia, and Smyrna.
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Metropolis (AD 193-211) AE 36 - Septimius Severus318 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE36 (25.80g, 6h). AV KA CЄ - CЄOVHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MHTPOΠOΛЄITΩN - TΩN ЄN I / ΩNIA (in ex.), Zeus Aëtophorus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. Dark patina. VF/aEF.
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Metropolis (AD 193-211) AE 38 - Septimius Severus 235 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE38 (27.16g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus Aëtophorus seated left. Near VF, dark grayish-green patina with some earthen deposits. Frederick Coll.; ex Lindgren Coll.
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Metropolis (AD 193-217) AE 30 - Julia Domna354 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE30 (13.26g, 6h). Draped bust right / Cybele seated left on backless throne, holding patera and resting forearm on tympanum; at feet, lion seated left, with paw raised. Fine, dark green patina, minor roughness. Ex Frederick Coll.; ex Lindgren Coll.
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Metropolis (AD 198-209) AE 17 - Geta545 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE17 (2.60g). Bare-headed and draped bust right / ΜΗ[Τ]ΡΟ-ΠΟ-ΛΙΤΩÎ, river god reclining left, holding reed; overturned urn behind from which water flows. VF, green patina, a little rough. Drewry Coll.
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Metropolis (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla446 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (15.34g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Kybele enthroned to left, holding Tympanon and patera. Good fine.
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Metropolis (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla309 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (11.05g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cybele seated left, holding uncertain object (patera?) and resting elbow on drum; panther at feet. VF, green patina, usual light roughness. Wagner Coll.
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Metropolis (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla211 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (15.11g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cybele seated left, holding uncertain object (patera?) and resting elbow on tympanum; lion at her feet. VF, brown surfaces, some roughness. Spradling Coll.
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Metropolis (AD 218-222) AE 24 - Elagabalus320 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE24 (8.21g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hygeia, holding serpent, and Asklepios, holding serpent-entwined staff, standing vis-Ã -vis. Near VF, dark green patina under some earthen deposits, light roughness. Alighieri Coll.
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Metropolis (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Severus Alexander336 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE21 (4.70g, 6h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, dark brown patina, rough surfaces. Ex Righetti Coll., 7338.
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Metropolis (AD 222-235) AE 36 - Severus Alexander384 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE36 (21.30g, 12h). Aurelius Sextus, strategos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ares standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield, within tetrastyle temple. Fine, artificial green patina with earthen deposits.
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Metropolis (AD 235-238) AE 22 - Maximinus I467 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE22 (4.12g). Γ IOY OYH MAΞIMЄINOC, laureate and draped bust right / MHTPOΠOΛЄITΩN, Ares in military uniform standing facing, head left, holding spear in left and shield in right. Very fine.
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Metropolis (AD 235-238) AE 30 - Maximinus I 491 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE30 (8.85g). AYT K Γ IOYΛ MAΞIMЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / MHTPOΠOΛEITΩN TΩN EN IΩNIA, Kybele enthroned left, holding phiale and resting arm on drum; lions flanking throne. Very rare. VF.
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Metropolis (AD 238-244) AE 18 - Gordian III275 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE18. (2.98g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / river-god reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia. Rare. Dark patina. GVF.
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Metropolis (AD 244-249) AE 21 - Philip I293 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE21 (5.47g). AYT K M IO Y ΦIΛIΠΠOC, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right / MHTPO ΠOΛЄITΩN, Tyche with cornucopiae and rudder. Almost very fine.
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Metropolis (AD 244-249) AE 24 - Philip I341 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE34 (20.07g). C. Julius Apronianus, strategos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Fine, brown surfaces, worn at high points, porous. Patrick Cooper Coll.
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Metropolis (AD 244-249) AE 29 - Otacilia Severa236 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE29 (13.07g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Magna Mater (Cybele) seated left on throne, holding patera and tympanum; to left, lion left. Near VF, dark green patina, some roughness. Very rare. Spradling Coll.
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Metropolis (AD 244-249) AE 30 - Otacilia Severa345 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE30 (11.00g, 6h). Diademed and draped bust right / Goddess standing left, holding Athena Promachos and cornucopia. VF, red and brown patina, rough surfaces. Ex Righetti Coll., 6963.
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Metropolis (AD 244-249) AE 30 - Otacilia Severa351 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE30 (10.01g). Diademed and draped bust right / Price-crown with two palm branches. VF.
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Metropolis (AD 253-260) AE 20 - Valerian I138 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE20 (3.74g, 6h). AIK[…]OYAΛЄPIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MHTPOΠOΛЄITΩN, Ares standing left, holding spear and resting on shield. Rare, green patina, VF.
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Metropolis (AD 253-268) AE 27 - Gallienus145 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE27 (12.71g). AVT K ΠO ΛIKIN ΓAΛΛIHNOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / TΩN ЄN IΩNIA / MHTPOΠOΛЄITΩN, Kybele seated left on throne, holding sceptre and resting elbow upon tympanum; lion to left and right. VF.
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Metropolis (AD 253-268) AE 29 - Gallienus167 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE29 (10.77g). Uncertain magistrate. AVT K ΠO ΛIKI ΓΑΛΛIHNOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tetrastyle temple, containing Ares advancing left, holding spear and resting hand upon shield. VF.
The legend on the reverse of this issue is difficult to interpret given the number of ligate forms, but the ethnic in the exergue is fairly certain. There also appears to be part of the legend within the two columns of the temple on the left. Extremely rare and interesting.
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Metropolis (AD 254-268) AE 25 - Salonina240 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE25 (7.11g). Ser. Aproneianos, strategos. CAΛΩN XPVCOΓONH CЄ, draped bust right, wearing stephane / MHTPOΠOΛЄITΩN ЄΠI CTPAT CЄP AΠPΩNЄIANOV, Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia and Ares with spear. Extremely rare. VF.
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Metropolis (AD 254-268) AE 25 - Salonina154 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE25 (7.29g). Ser. Aproneianos, strategos. CAΛΩNEINA CЄBA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / MHTPOΠOΛЄITΩN ЄΠI CTPAT CЄP AΠPΩNЄIANOV, Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia and statue of Ares with spear. VF.
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Metropolis (AD 254-268) AE 26 - Salonina149 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE26 (6.93g). Ser. Aproneianos, strategos. CAΛΩN XPVCOΓONHC C, draped bust right, wearing stephane / MHTPOΠOΛITΩN AΠPΩNIANOV […], Kybele seated left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow upon tympanum; lion to left. VF.
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Metropolis (AD 258-260) AE 20 - Saloninus319 viewsSaloninus, 258-260 AD. AE20 (4.63g). ΛIK CAΛ OVAΛЄPIANO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MHTPOΠOΛЄITΩN, Tyche standing facing holding cornucopiae and rudder. Nice VF.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE389 viewsca 1st century BC. AE (0.98g). Turreted head of Kybele right / Pinecone (?), monogram to left, ΔΙΟΓΕ[ÎΗΣ] (magistrate) to right. Rare.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 12496 views1st century BC. AE12 (2.60g). Turreted head of Kybele right / Pinecone, ΔΙΟΓΕ (magistrate) to left, monogram to right. aVF. Scarce.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 12446 views1st century BC. AE12 (1.95g). Turreted head of Kybele right / Pinecone (?), monogram to left, ΔΙΟΓΕ[ÎΗΣ] (magistrate) to right. Rare. Good VF.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 13416 views1st century BC. AE12 (1.95g). Turreted head of Kybele right / Pinecone (?), monogram to left, ΑÎΔΡΟÎ[..ΙΣ?] (magistrate) to right. Rare. Green patina, good VF.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 15692 views1st cent BC. AE15 (3.34g). Helmeted head of Ares right / Thunderbolt, monogram above, ΔΙΟΓΕÎΗΣ (magistrate) below. Dark green patina, good VF.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 15497 views1st cent BC. AE15 (4.44g). Helmeted head of Ares right / Thunderbolt, monogram above, ANΔPΩN (magistrate) below. Dark green glossy patina, VF.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 15157 viewsEarly 1st century BC. AE15 (3.89g, 12h). Diogenes, magistrate. Turreted head of Kybele right / Athena standing left, holding spear and resting hand on grounded shield; monogram to right. VF, earthen black patina.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 16478 views1st cent BC. AE16 (4.64g). Helmeted head of Ares right / Thunderbolt, monogram above, ΞΑÎΘΟΣ (magistrate) below. Dark green patina, VF.
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Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 17644 views1st cent BC. AE17 (4.64g). Helmeted head of Ares right / Thunderbolt and scepter crossed, monogram above. VF.
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