Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Thyateira (AD 218-222) AE 46 - Elagabalus451 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE46 - Medallion (47.47g, 6h). Tiberius Claudius Stratonicianus, magistrate. AVT KAI M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery; gorgoneion on breastplate / ЄΠI CTP T KΛ ΣTPATONЄIKIA/NOV/ ΘVATЄIPH/NΩN, emperor, wearing military attire, standing right, facing Apollo standing left, wearing chlamys and holding labrys, the two supporting a prize urn below ΠVΘ/IA; lighted altar between figures. Good VF, mostly reddish-brown patina with a few spots of green, very minor doubling on reverse figure of Elagabalus. Extremely rare.
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Thyateira (AD 218-235) AE 39349 viewsTime of Elagabalus or Severus Alexander, 218-222 and 222-235 AD. AE39 - Medallion (10.72g, 6h). Cl. Aurelius Dionysius, strategos and eques. IЄPA CVNKΛHTOC, draped bust of youthful Senate right / ЄΠI CTP KΛΩ AVP ΔIONVCIOV IΠΠIKOV/ ΘVATЄIPH/NΩN, the river-god Lykos, nude from the waist down, reclining left, placing right hand on amphora; to left, bull grazing right; tree in background. Superb EF, green patina. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA IV (12/2006), lot 212.

Cl. Aurelius Dionysius is one of several strategoi of Thyateira to include his title ἱππικός, equivalent of the Latin eques (a member of the Equestrian order).
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Thyateira (AD 222) AE 19 - Severus Alexander109 viewsSeverus Alexander, as Caesar, 222 AD. AE19 (3.55g). AΛЄΞANΔPOC K, bare head right / ΘVΑΤЄIPHNΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; globe to left. Extremely rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Thyateira (AD 222) AE 19 - Severus Alexander142 viewsSeverus Alexander, as Caesar, 222 AD. AE24 (7.16g). M AVP AΛЄΞANΔPOC K, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΘVΑΤЄIPHNΩN, Selene advancing right, head left, holding torch in each hand. Extremely rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Thyateira (AD 222) AE 19 - Severus Alexander84 viewsSeverus Alexander, as Caesar, 222 AD. AE19 - Hemiassarion (3.58g, 6h). AΛЄΞANΔPOC, bare head right / ΘYATЄIPHNΩN, Athena standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and spear and shield with her left. Very rare. Minor scrape above the eye, VF.
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Thyateira (AD 222) AE 26 - Severus Alexander313 viewsSeverus Alexander, as Caesar, 222 AD. AE26 (6.74g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΘVA T[ЄI]P HNΩN, Athena standing left, holding phiale and spear; shield leaning against spear. Good VF, dark green patina with traces of earthen encrustation. Apparently unique reverse legend variety of an extremely rare provincial Caesar issue. From Group CEM.1 comments
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 19 - Severus Alexander174 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE19 (3.76g). AΛЄΞA NΔPOC, laureate head right / ΘVA TЄIP HNΩN, Athena standing left, holding phiale and spear; shield leaning against spear. gVF.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Julia Mamaea288 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE21 (4.56g, 6h). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread. Good VF, dark green and red patina.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander284 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (6.81g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΘVA-TEIPH-NΩN, Athena seated left, holding Nike and sceptre, shield resting on side of seat. Near VF, black patina with some light earthen encrustation around the devices.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander416 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (5.71g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΘVA-TEIPH-NΩN, She-wolf standing right, head reverted, suckling twins. Near VF, pale green patina.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander210 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (8.04g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / She-wolf right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus. VF, green patina. From Group CEM. Ex Aufhäuser 6 (5 October 1989), lot 479.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 26 - Alexander Severus509 viewsAlexander Severus, 222-235 AD. AE25.77 (6.57g, 12h). M AVP AΛΕΞΑΝΔPOC P, draped bust right / ΘYATEIPHNΩΝ, Artemis advancing right with bow, drawing arrow out of quiver. Very fine. Unpublished?1 comments
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 26 - Severus Alexander285 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE26 (8.85g). AVT K CЄBHPOC A AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΘVATЄI P HNΩN, Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing modius holding cornucopiae and rudder. Unpublished (?). Good F.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 28 - Julia Mamaea376 viewsJulia Mamaea, † 239 AD. AE28 (11.70g). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑ−ΜΑΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ, draped bust right / ΣΤΡΑ ΡΩΛΛΙΑΝΟΥ ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗ/ΝΩ/Ν, Herakles standing with chlamys and club. Dark green patina, very fine.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 47 - Severus Alexander268 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE47 - Medallion (50.75g). AΥT K M AΥΡ CЄ AΛEΞANΔΡOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI CTΡ Λ M ΠΩΛΛIANOΥ / ΘΥATЄIΡH/NΩN, Zeus with scepter and eagle enthroned to left. Very rare. Dark green patina, VF.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 48 - Severus Alexander902 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE48 - Medallion (48.55g, 6h). Mar. Pollianus, strategus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Young Hercules standing facing, head right, holding club set on ground and deceased lion. Good VF, dark green patina, minor smoothing in fields. Extremely rare, only the second specimen known.1 comments
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Thyateira (AD 222-238) AE 24268 viewsTime of Alexander Severus or later, 222-238 AD. AE24 (5.79g). IЄPA CYN KΛHTOC, draped bust of Senate right / ΘVATЄ IP HNΩN, Athena helmeted, wearing long chiton with peplos, seated left holding Nike in extended right, and leaning on spear; shield resting against seat. VF.
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Thyateira (AD 222-238) AE 24259 viewsTime of Alexander Severus or later, 222-238 AD. AE24 (5.81g). IЄPACY NKΛHTOC, draped bust of Senate right / ΘVATЄ IP HNΩN, Athena helmeted, wearing long chiton with peplos, seated left holding Nike in extended right, and leaning on spear; shield resting against seat. VF.
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Thyateira (AD 235-238) AE 35 - Maximinus I192 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE35 (21.08g). AYT K M Γ IOV OVH MAXIMЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / ЄΠ I CTPA TH ΦAЄINOV B / ΘVATЄIPH/NΩN, Apollo Tyrimnos on horseback right, holding bipennis. Extremely rare. A bit rough, otherwise, gVF. Righetti Coll., ex CNG 53, 15 (3/2000), lot 1098.
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Thyateira (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III244 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE25 (7.18g). Homonoia with Smyrna. ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΘΥΑΤ Κ CΜΥΡ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ, Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver; at her feet, hound running right. Dark green patina, VF.
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Thyateira (AD 238-244) AE 36 - Gordian III262 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE36 (18.96g, 6h). Homonoia with Smyrna. T. Fab. Alph-, magistrate. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Thyateira and the Amazon of Smyrna standing facing one another, clasping right hands. Near VF, dark grayish-brown patina, light roughness. Very rare. Ex Frederick Coll.; Ex Lanz 117 (11/2003), lot 1066.
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Thyateira (AD 238-244) AE 43113 viewsTime of Gordian III, 238-244 AD. AE43 - Medallion (29.16g, 7h). Homonoia with Smyrna, T. Fab. Alfenus Apollinarios, strategos. ΙЄΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ, draped bust of the Roman Senate to right / ϹΤΡ Τ ΦΑΒ ΑΛΦΗ ΑΠΟΛΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ // ΘΥΑΤЄΙΡΗΝΩ / K CMYPN, the Tyche of Thyateira, on the left, standing right, holding figure of Apollo Tyrimnacos and scepter, clasping hands with the Amazon Smyrna, on the right, standing left, holding double-axe and the two Nemeses. Very rare. Somewhat smoothed, gVF.
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Thyateira (AD 238-244) AE 51 - Gordian III253 viewsGordian III. 238-244 AD. AE51 - Medallion (52.67g). Homonoia with Smyrna. T. Fab. Alphinos Apollinarios, magistrate. AVT K • M • ANT Γ–OPΔIANOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠ • T ΦAB AΛΦ AΠOΛINAPIOV • ΘVATЄIP–HNΩN • K • CMVPN •/ OMONOIA, confronted turreted busts of Tyche of Thyateira right, facing Amazon of Smyrna left. EF, red-brown surfaces, gently smoothed in areas. Extremely rare, seemingly the second known and the only in private hands. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (5/2014), lot 1085.
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Thyateira (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Otacilia Severa117 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE28 (12.71g). Lo. Archimedes, strategos. MAP ΩTAK CЄVHPA CЄ, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ЄΠ C ΛO APXIMHΔOVC ΘVATЄI / PHNΩN, Apollo standing right, with foot on bucranium, holding serpent; column to right. Very rare. aVF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Thyateira (AD 253-260) AE 24337 viewsTime of Valerian I, 253-260 AD. AE24 (5.79g). M. Aurelius Philetus Hippicus, strategus. Draped bust of Senate right / ΘYATEIPHNΩN, Selene-Heate advancing right, holding in each hand torch; at her shoiulders, crescent. Very fine.
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Thyateira (AD 253-260) AE 40 - Valerian I185 viewsValerian, 253-260 AD. AE40 (21.81g). AVT K Π ΛIK OVAΛЄPIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI C OKT APTЄMIΔΩPOV / ΘYATЄIRHNΩN / AVΓOVCTЄIA ΠYΘIA AΔPIANA OΛVMΠIA, table, seen in perspektive, surmounted by two prize urns, each containing palm; below, amphora between two purses. VF.
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Thyateira (AD 254-268) AE 26 - Salonina106 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE26 (10.13g). Octavius Artemidorus, strategos. KOP CAΛΩNЄINA CЄB, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ЄΠI C OKT APTЄMIΔΩPOV ΘVATЄIPHNΩN, Apollo, holding serpent, standing right, with foot on bucranium and resting elbow upon column to right. aVF.
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Thyateira (AD 254-268) AE 28 - Salonina111 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE28 (8.24g). Oct. Artemidoros, strategos. KOP CAΛΩNЄINA CЄB, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ЄΠI C OKT APTЄMIΔΩPOV ΘVATЄIPHNΩN, Demeter standing facing, holding grain ears, poppy and torch. Extremely rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Thyateira (AD 256-258) AE 17 - Valerian II196 viewsValerian II, Caesar, 256-258 AD. AE17 (3.03g). ∙K∙ OYAΛЄPIANOC∙, bare headed bust right / Θ YATЄI P HNΩN, Apollo Tyrimnaeos standing to front holding branch and double-axe. Rare. gVF.
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Thyateira (AD 79-91) AE 16 - Julia Titi234 viewsJulia Titi, Augusta, 79-90/1 AD. AE16 (2.85g). IOVΛIA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / ΘVΑΤЄIPHNΩN, tripod. VF.
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Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 16831 views2nd cent BC. AE16 (4.40g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΘΥΑΤΕΙ/PHN-ΩN, labrys; bow to left. EF, glossy black patina under some pale green earthen encrustation.
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Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 19753 views2nd century BC. AE19 (2.71g). Laureate Apollo right; countermark: star / ΘΥΑΤΕΙ-PHNΩN tripod; monogram above. About very fine.
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Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 20730 views2nd cent BC. AE20 (9.73g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Filleted tripod; monogram above; all within wreath. VF, dark green, almost black, patina.
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Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 21913 views2nd cent BC. AE21 (10.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΘΥΑΤΕΙ/PHNΩN, Tripod, monogram above; all within laurel wreath. Good VF, dark green patina under earthen encrustation. From the David Freedman Collection.
   
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