Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 16202 viewsTime of Domitian, 81-96 AD. AE16 (3.00g). ΚΙΛΒΙΑΝΩΝ, laureate head right / ΤΩΝ ΠΕΡΙ ΝΙΚΕΑ, bundle of six grain ears. gVF. Ex Vogl coll.; ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser (8/1988). VF.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 25 - Domitian299 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE25 (10.86g, 12h). Teimokles, grammateus. Laureate head right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. VF, earthen green patina. Very rare. RPC only cites three examples. Group CEM.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 117-138) AE 20 - Hadrian418 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE20 (4.89g). AV KAI TPAI AΔPIANOC, head right / KIΛBI ΠEPI N, Zeus standing left, eagle at feet. Very rare, gVF.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 16 - Antoninus Pius367 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE16 (2.21g). Laureate head right / Cult-statue of Ephesian Artemis flanked by two stags. Very fine.1 comments
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 21 - Antoninus Pius144 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE21 (6.58g). AV KAICAP ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / KIΛBIANΩN ΠЄPI NIKAIAN, river god Kilbos reclining left, holding reed and corncopia, and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows. Extremely rare. gF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 35 - Antoninus Pius138 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE35 (28.44g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags. aVF, green patina, traces of earthen deposits. Rare. Purchased from Brian Kritt, (7/1989).
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 138-192) AE 17150 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE17 (4.27g). Ae. Klaudios Melitonos, magistrate. ΚΙΛΒΙ ΠЄΡΙ ΝΙΚ, radiate and draped bust of Helios right; countermark: female figure standing left within incuse oval / ЄΠΙ ΚΛΑVΔΙΟV ΜЄΛΙΤΩΝΟС, facing statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports; stag to left and right. Very rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 138-192) AE 23155 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE23 (5.86g). Klaudios Melitonos, magistrate. IЄPA CVNKΛHTOC, draped youthful bust of the Senate right; countermark: female figure standing left within incuse oval / ЄΠΙ ΚΛ ΜЄΛΙΤΩΝO ΚΙΛΒΙ ΠЄΡΙ ΝΙΚЄ, acing statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports; stag to left and right. Very rare. aVF. Ex Münzzentrum 103 (23 June 2000), lot 132. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 139-161) AE 17 - Marcus Aurelius136 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE17 (3.95g). AVPHΛIOC KAICA, bare head right / KIΛBIAN ΠЄPI N, Telesphoros standing facing. Rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 139-161) AE 30 - Marcus Aurelius210 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE30 (15.99g). Conventus of Ephesus. A KAIC AVPHΛIOC, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / KIΛBIANΩN TΩN ΠЄPI NЄIKAIAN. Cybele seated left, holding patera, resting arm on tympanum. Very rare. Brown patina. VF.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 147-161) AE 32 - Marcus Aurelius304 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 147-161 AD. AE32 (14.10g). Λ ΚΑΙC ΑΥΡΗ ΛΙΟC, laureate and draped bust right / ΚΙΛΒΙ ΑΝΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΠЄΡΙ ΝЄΙΚΑΙΑΝ, Zeus enthroned to left holding phiale and thunderbolt, crowned by Nike to right, eagle at feet. Very rare. Dark green patina, very fine. Ex Hirsch 218, 2001, 809.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 22 - Marcus Aurelius & Faustina II403 viewsMarcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior, 161-180 AD. AE22 (3.65g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Marcus right, vis-à-vis diademed and draped bust of Faustina left / Dionysos standing left, leaning on column, holding bunch of grapes. Fine, green patina. Rare, unpublished in the standard references.1 comments
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 166-177) AE 27 - Commodus122 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE27 (12.67g). [...] KOM[...], bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΚΙΛΒΙΑΝΩΝ ΠЄΡΙ ΝЄΙΚЄΑΝ, Kybele seated left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow upon tympanum. Extremely rare. aVF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 177-192) AE 22 - Commodus287 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE22 (8.12g). AV KAIC AV P KOMOΔOC, laureate and draped bust right / ΝЄΙΚΑΙΑΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΙΛΒΙΑΝΩΝ, Aesclepius standing right, holding serpent-staff, facing Hygeia standing left, feeding serpent held in arms. VF, green patina, a little rough.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 17 - Geta380 viewsGeta, 193-211 AD. AE16.6 (2.86g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / NEIKΛΕΩΝΚΙΛ, Telesphoros. Very fine.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus281 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 (23.24g, 6h). Scaplabtus Iula, archon. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Severus right on horseback, preparing to spear kneeling captive below. VF, rough green patina. Extremely rare type for this emperor and magistrate. From Goup CEM.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 21 - Julia Domna143 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE22 (5.48g). IOVΛIA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / NЄIKAЄΩN KΙΛBIANΩN, river god Kilbos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows. Rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 22 - Julia Domna333 viewsJulia Domna, 193-217 AD. AE22 (4.72g). Bust right / NEIKAEΩN KIΛBIANΩN Tyche, wearing kalathos, standing left, holding wheat ears, rudder, and cornucopia. VF.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 25 - Julia Domna345 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE25 (6.81g, 5h). Draped bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, brown patina.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 17 - Geta276 viewsGeta, 209-212 AD, as Caesar under Septimius Severus, 198-209 AD. AE17 (2.56g). Draped bearded bust right / ΝΕΙΚΑΕΩΝ - ΚΙΛΒΙΑΝΩΝ, Telesphoros standing facing. Dark green patina, VF. Rare. Righetti coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 35 - Geta230 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE35 (20.66g, 6h). Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / Geta on horse rearing right, thrusting spear at crouching Parthian. Fine, brown patina, minor porosity. Ex Frederick Coll.; ex Drewry Coll. (CNG Elec. Auc. 109, lot 113); Antioch & Associates (9/2001), lot 100.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Caracalla159 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE21 (6.35g). AV KA M AV ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / NЄIKAЄΩN KIΛBIANΩN, river god Kilbos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows. Rare. gVF.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 22117 viewsPossibly time of Caracalla, 198-217 AD. AE22 (6.36g). NЄIKЄA, turreted and draped bust of Neikeia right / KIΛBIANΩN, Dionysos standing left, holding filleted thyrsus and pouring cantharus; to left, panther left. Extremely rare. aVF. Ex Essen 79 (3/2000), lot 53. Plankenhorn coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla213 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (11.18g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia, flanked by two stags. VF. Franke coll.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla457 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (17.24g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, holding phiale; Nike behind, crowning her. VF, rough brown and green surfaces. Ex Burstein Collection; Lindgren Collection.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 46 - Caracalla752 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE46 - Medallion (60.40g). Laureate bust of Caracalla right, in cuirass/Emperor, right hand raised and holding globe in left, stg. in quadriga galloping to front. Very Rare.
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (BC 20-AD 4) AE 18 - Caius & Lucius580 viewsCaius & Lucius, Caesars, 20 BC-4 AD and 17 BC-2 AD. AE18 (3.92g, 12h). Aratus, grammateus. ΓAIOΣ up left field, ΛEVKIOΣ down right, jugate bare heads right of Caius and Lucius Caesars / APATOS / ΓRAMMATEVΣ down right field, KIΛBIANΩN / NEIKAIAS down left, draped Demos standing left, extending right hand. VF, black-brown patina. Ex Villemur Coll.
 
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