Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol380 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Persic Hemiobol (0.42g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull left; traces of a Carian inscription? Good VF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol374 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.33g). Foreparts of two bulls confronted / Forepart of bull left, star to left. VF, choice.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol194 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (7mm, 0.41g, 6h). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull left; star below, letter (?) above. VF, good metal for issue.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol186 viewsca 500-470 BC. AR Tetartemorion (7mm, 0.32g, 7h). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull left, star below. VF, toned. Lee Coll.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol212 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (8mm, 0.38g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of a bull left. VF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol199 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.32g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of a bull left, star below. VF, well centered for issue.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-350) Hemiobol314 viewsca 400-330 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g). Forepart of bull left / 3-ray star. Unpublished (?).
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-350) Hemiobol257 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.26g). Forepart of bull left / Three-rayed star with pellet in center. Unpublished (?). Very fine.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-350) Obol222 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.50g, 8h). Forepart of bull left / Head of gazelle left. Good VF, toned. Interesting and seemingly unpublished.

A characteristically Carian obverse. For similar charging bulls see Troxell 11 and SNG Keckman 911ff.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 400-350) Obol125 views5th century BC. AR Obol (6mm, 0.38g). Forepart of bull butting left / Head and neck of gazelle left within incuse circle. aEF. Extremely rare.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 420-390) Diobol310 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Milesian Diobol (2.07g). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left in shallow incuse square. VF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 420-390) Diobol - EKA529 views5th century BC. AR (Milesian) Diobol (13mm, 2.16g, 6h). Forepart of bull left, head facing / Forepart of bull left, head facing, [EK]A above; within incuse square. Toned VF/EF. Karl Coll.1 comments
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Karia Uncertain (BC 420-390) Diobol - EKA248 views5th century BC. AR (Milesian) Diobol (2.08g, 12mm). Forepart of bull left, head facing / Forepart of bull left, head almost facing. Very rare. Obverse off center, toned very fine.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 420-390) Diobol - EKA296 viewsHekatomnos, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Milesian Diobol (12mm, 2.12g, 8h). Forepart of bull butting left / Forepart of bull butting left, EKA above. VF, uneven toning. Apparently unpublished.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 420-390) Diobol - KIM439 viewsca 5th-4th century BC. AR Milesian Diobol (2.22g, 12.4mm, 12h). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left, KIM above. Toned, good VF. Very rare.1 comments
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Karia Uncertain (BC 420-390) Diobol - KIM219 viewsearly 4th century BC. AR Diobol (2.19g). Forepart of bull left / KIM, forepart of bull left. Very rare. Old cabinet tone and very fine.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 420-390) Hemiobol181 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (7mm, 0.39g, 6h). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull left. Fine.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Diobol269 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Milesian Diobol (2.05g). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left in shallow incuse square. Good F.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Diobol166 views4th century BC. AR Tetrobol (2.09g, 12mm). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left, X above, within incuse square. VF. Very rare.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Diobol 172 views4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 2.1g). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left, X above, within incuse square. Toned, aVF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion420 viewsca 5th-4th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20g, 5mm). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion265 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.3g, 8mm, 5h). Forepart of bull right / Forepart of bull left.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion239 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.34g). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion233 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32g, 9mm). Forepart of bull right; Carian legend around / Forepart of bull left; Carian legend around. gVF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion123 views5th-4th century BC. AR Fraction (6.5mm, 0.18g, 1h). Forepart of bull right / Forepart of bull right; kerykeion to right; all within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, some porosity.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Diobol338 viewsca 5th cent BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 2.08g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of a bull left, in incuse square. VF, toned, reverse scratches. Drewry Coll.; Ex Bowers and Ruddy Galleries (11/1977), lot 76.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Diobol333 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Diobol (2.16g). Foreparts of two bulls confronted / Head of bull left in incuse square. VF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Diobol165 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 2.05g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of a bull left within incuse square.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Diobol328 views5th century BC. Fourre' Diobol (12mm, 1.89g). Forepart of bull left / Forepart of bull left, X to left, within incuse square. VF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Diobol201 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Diobol (14mm, 1.96g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls, with horns locked / Forepart of bull left; + to lower left; all within incuse square. VF. Rare.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Hemiobol253 viewsca 5th cent BC. AR Hemiobol (0.55g, 7mm, 8h). Foreparts of two confronted bulls, with horns intertwined / Head of bull right. Good VF, toned, slightly porous.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Hemiobol294 viewsca 450-­400 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.60g), ('Mint D'). Foreparts of two confronted bulls, with horns intertwined / Head of bull right. Good VF, minor porosity. Very rare and exceptional for issue.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Hemitetartemorion129 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemitetartemorion (5mm, 0.04g). Confronted heads of two bulls / Bird standing right; uncertain symbol (monogram or pomegranate?) above; all within incuse square. VF, hole. Extremely rare. Apparently unpublished.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Obol321 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.93g). Forepart of two bulls confonting each other crossed horns / Forepart of bull left within incuse square. Very fine.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Obol313 views5th century BC. AR Obol (1.10g). Forepart of two bulls confonting each other crossed horns / Forepart of bull left within incuse square.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Obol183 views5th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 1.14g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls with crossed horns / Forepart of bull right within incuse square. VF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Obol182 viewsca 5th cent BC. AR Diobol (1.19g, 8mm). Facing scalp of panther / Head of bull right within incuse square. gVF.

Though some hemidrachms from Samos feature a facing panther/bull head in profile, the weight of this piece is assuredly well below a hemidrachm and the style, especially of the bull, is much more similar to the uncertain 'bull' issues from Caria.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Tetartemorion512 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20g, 9mm). Foreparts of two confonted bulls, horns crossed / Forepart of bull left within incuse square.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Tetartemorion262 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.15g, 7mm). Foreparts of two confronted bulls, horns crossed / Forepart of bull left within incuse square. GVF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Tetartemorion168 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g, 7mm). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull left, X to left. Darkly toned.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Tetartemorion197 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.23g, 6mm, 1h). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull right in incuse square. EF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 520) Hemiobol227 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.6g, 9mm). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Irregular incuse square. VF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 520) Tetartemorion?248 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g, 8mm). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Incuse square (irregular, perhaps "swastika" type with pellet in center). gVF.
 
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