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Sardeis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian495 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.62g), Sardis mint. Bare head right / Veiled figure of Ceres standing right, holding transverse sceptre; no star to right. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain type.Sep 09, 2005
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Sardeis (AD 23-26) AE 27 - Germanicus and Drusus1094 viewsGermanicus and Drusus, Caesars, ca 23-26 AD. AE27 (12.14g), restruck ca 28-29 AD by Asinius Pollio, Proconsul. Drusus and Germanicus seated left in curule chairs / Legend in wreath; ΓΑΙΩ ΑΣΙΝΝΙΩ ΠΟΛΛΙΩΝΙ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΩ around (overstruck on original legend). VF, green patina, slightly rough surfaces.
This interesting coin appears to be an original issue, but in actuality, it is an earlier issue that is restruck with two intricate 'countermarks.' These 'countermarks' were ring-shaped punch restrikings of the legends that surround the obverse and reverse designs. While the obverse 'countermark-legend' is the same as that which appeared on the original striking, the reverse legend, originally ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΙΕΠΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΚΛΕΩΝΟΣ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΟΥ, has been totally replaced by a new 'countermark-legend.'
Sep 09, 2005
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Sardeis (AD 80-100) AE 29660 viewsAutonomous, ca 80-100 AD. AE29 (8.80g). Draped youthful bust of the personification of the Senate right / Demeter standing left, holding grain ears, poppy, and sceptre. EF, emerald green patina, adjustment marks along edge.Sep 09, 2005
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Sardeis (AD 238-244) AE 42 - Gordian III538 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE42 - Medallion (28.41g). MHTPOΠOΛIC CAPΔIC ACIAC ΛVΔIAC ЄΛΛAΔOC A, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right / ЄΠI AVP ΠOVΦЄINOV APX A T B CAPΔIANΩN B NЄΩKOPΩN, Zeus seated left within Zodiac, holding Nike on outstretched right hand and long sceptre in left. Near VF, dark brown patina, obverse smoothed, reverse corrosion. Ex Sternberg Auk. XI (11/1981), lot 304.Sep 09, 2005
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Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 171052 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (5.52g). Head of young Dionysos right / Panther walking left, head facing, broken spear in mouth; ΣΑΡΔΙ/ΑΝΩΝ above, monograms below and to left. Dark green patina, VF.Sep 09, 2005
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Sardeis (AD 98-117) AE 19 - Marciana703 viewsMarciana, sister of Trajan, 98-117 AD. AE19 (4.31g). MAPKIA - CEBACTH, draped bust of diademed Marciana right / [CAR] - DIA - N[W]N - PELO[Y], Pelops with a raised whip riding galloping horse right. aEF/VF. Ex Hauck & Aufhauser, Auk. 16 (10/2001), lot 318.Sep 09, 2005
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Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 17682 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (4.50g). Head of Dionysos right / Forepart of lion right; ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ above, monogram to left. Dark green patina, aEF.Sep 09, 2005
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Aigai (AD 222-235) AE 50 - Severus Alexander1087 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE50 - Medallion (49.60g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tetrastyle temple; cult statue within, Nike standing on apex. Unpublished. Nice VF, dark green and brown patina with a trace of red, some light smoothing in fields. Unique. Quite impressive and huge. Sep 06, 2005
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Aigai (BC 300-200) AE769 views3rd century BC. AE (3.91g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of goat right, ΑΙΓΑ-Ε. Perfectly centered, green patina, VF.Sep 06, 2005
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Lampsakos (BC 190-85) AE 18769 views190-85 BC. AE18 (3.31g). Head of Priapos right / Kantharos.Sep 06, 2005
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Miletos (BC 530-500) 1/8 Stater653 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR 1/8 Stater (1.58g). Facing lion's head in dotted square / Incuse square with segmented border, floral pattern in center. Toned, gVF. Rare.Sep 03, 2005
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL Stater2475 viewsca 650-600 BC. EL Stater (17.60g). Samian-Euboeic standard. Blank / Circular incuse with geometric whirl pattern. EF. Unpublished.
This piece is distinctive for its elaborate circular shape of its punch without any "obverse" type. At this point in the early development of coinage, it appears that no convention had yet been established that one side or the other was to bear the primary design.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 360-325) Tetradrachm632 viewsca 340 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.37g, 11h). Theopropos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, head turned back to right; star of eight rays above, monogram to left, ΘΕΟΠΡΟΠΟ[Σ] below. Beautifully struck in high relief, a superb example. Extremely fine. Ex Bank Leu 48 (5/1989), 232, from the collection of C. Gillet, Bank Leu & Muenzen und Medaillen (Kunstfreund) (5/1974), 220, and probably from the Mugla Hoard of 1950 (IGCH 1215).Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 530-500) 1/8 Stater659 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR 1/8 Stater (1.62g). Facing lion's head / Incuse square with segmented border, floral pattern in center. VF. Rare.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 240-200) Drachm503 views240-200 BC. AR Drachm (5.12g, 12h). Minnion, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to left / Lion standing to left, head reverted; eight-pointed star above, two monograms to left, ΜΙÎÎΙΩΠin exergue. Nicely toned. Extremely fine. Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 530-500) 1/8 Stater554 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR 1/8 Stater (1.58g). Facing lion's head / Incuse square with segmented border, floral pattern in center. VF, light porosity. Rare.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 259-246) Drachm605 viewsca 259-246 BC. AR Drachm (5.19g). Leontiskos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, looking right; star above, monogram and E before, ΛΕΟÎΤΙΣΚΟ[Σ] in exergue. Good VF, minor porosity.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 360-325) Tetradrachm564 viewsca 352-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.34g). Simos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, looking right; star above, monogram before, ΣΙΜΟΣ below. Good VF, slightly double struck, somewhat flat on the lion. Magistrate not recorded for this denomination.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 360-325) Drachm572 viewsca 352-325 BC. AR Drachm (3.56g). Demainos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, looking right; star above, monogram before, ΔΗΜΑΙÎΟΣ below. EF, light obverse porosity.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 175-85) Tetradrachm743 viewsca 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.70g). Krateros and Ouliades, magistrates. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion walking right, head reverted; star above, ΚΡΑΤΕΡΟΣ to right, ΟΥΛΙΑΔΗΣ below. Good VF. Rare type and unrecorded with this combination of magistrate names. Drewry Coll.; Ex Pegasi 113 (5/1999), lot 112.
Deppert-Lippitz records both of these magistrates for this issue, but not paired together. ΟΥΛΙΑΔΗΣ is recorded on varieties 760 and 761, while ΚΡΑΤΕΡΟΣ is recorded on variety 763.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 260-220) AE 14719 viewsca 260-220 BC. AE14 (2.27g). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left / Lion right, looking back at star. Nice VF, green and brown patina.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 225-190) Didrachm653 viewsca 225-190 BC. AR Didrachm (10.51g). Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, head reverted; star above, monograms before, ΕΥΣΘΕÎΗΣ (magistrate) in exergue. Good VF. Very rare. Ex Seventko Coll.
Deppert-Lippitz has no didrachms listed for Period V. The Copenhagen specimen is Period IV.Sep 03, 2005
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Pedasa (BC 4th cent) AE 121370 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE12 (1.56g, 12h). Head of Athena right wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with palmette / ΠΗΔΑ−ΣΕΩ[Î], owl standing right, head facing. VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare, apparently the second known coin of this city.
The city of Pedasa near Miletos was not known to have issued coins until von Aulock published a single small bronze coin in 1975. This piece, of the same legend and designs, appears now to be the second known coin of this city. Von Aulock proposed a date during the autonomous interval between 196 BC, when Pedasa was declared a free city, and 175 BC, when Pedasa joined in union with Miletos. However, the fabric, style, and letter forms all point to a more likely date in the early 4th century BC.Sep 03, 2005
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Miletos (BC 600-550) EL Stater1901 viewsbefore 575 BC. EL Stater (14.05g, 3h). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch containing a fox standing left and three pellets, flanked by two square punches containing, respectively, a stag's head left and stellate pattern. Good VF, exceptional for this issue. Fielder Coll.Sep 03, 2005
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Uncertain (BC 470-440) Tetartemorion600 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.16g). Head of lion (of fine style) right / Quadripartite incuse square with 4 pellets in center of each quarter.Sep 03, 2005
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(BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Hemiobol536 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.47g). Head of male right / Head of roaring lion left.Sep 03, 2005
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Kyme (BC 400-350) Obol916 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.78g). Head of goat right / Floral pattern, KY. Rare.Sep 03, 2005
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Kyme (BC 400-350) Hemiobol695 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.31g). Forepart horse right / Floral pattern, ΑΙΟΛΟN (N retrograde)? Rare. Unpublished variant with ethnic?Sep 03, 2005
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Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 11899 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.36g, 6h). Horned facing female head, turned slightly right, wearing necklace / ΛΑ, bull's head right. Near EF, black patina. Rare.Sep 03, 2005
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Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 111013 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.32g, 11h). Head of female left, hair in sakkos / [ΛΑΡ]Ι[Σ/Α], bull standing right on ground line. Fine style, black patina, aEF/VF. Very rare.Sep 03, 2005
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Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 11454 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.30g). Head of female left, hair in sakkos / ΛΑΡΙΣ/[Α], bull standing right on ground line.Sep 03, 2005
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Ionopolis (AD 161-169) AE 26 - Lucius Verus1076 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE26 (14.25g, 6h). Laureate bust of Verus right / ΙΩΝΟΠΟΛΕ-ΙΤΩΝ, bust of Sarapis with kalathos right.
All the coins of Ionopolis are extremely rare. This issue with Lucius Verus / Sarapis is known from only 2 battered specimens - Hollstein/Jarman 2 (this coin) and 3 (Frank L. Kovacs Auction 12, 1995) - while the parallel issue, with Marcus Aurelius/Bust of Isis, is known from only one coin - Hollstein/Jarman 1 - in Berlin. The coins were probably struck to celebrate the renaming of Abonuteichos as Ionopolis circa 162 AD.Sep 02, 2005
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Eumeneia (BC 133) AE 18521 viewsafter 133 BC. AE18 (6.08g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm; ΕΥΜΕ-ΝΕΩΝ, MENEKP (magistrate). VF, sea-green patina with dark green highlights and earthen orange undertones.Sep 01, 2005
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Akmoneia (AD 200-300) AE 24475 viewsca 2nd-3rd century AD. AE24 (12.17g). IEΡΑ ΒΟΥΛΗ, draped and veiled bust of Boule right / ΑΚΜΟ-ÎEΩÎ, Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; hound before her. Nice VF, black patina with earthen highlights.Sep 01, 2005
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Marion (BC 4th cent) AE 12730 viewsTimocharis, King of Marion, 4th cent BC. AE12 (1.92g). Head of Aphrodite right / BA and Cypriot syllabics (Marieus) flanking thunderbolt. aVF. Scarce.Sep 01, 2005
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Salamis (BC 530-515) Stater - Euelthon1009 viewsEuelthon, King of Salamis, ca 530-515 BC. AR Stater (10.97g). Posthumous issue, struck circa 515-480 BC. "Euelthon" in Cypriot, ram kneeling left / Blank. Good VF, darkly toned, light scratches. Exceptional for issue.Sep 01, 2005
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Cyprus Uncertain (BC 515-485) Stater766 viewsca 515-485 BC. AR Stater (10.70g). Head of roaring lion right / Bull's head right, in field Cypriot syllabics Ba and Phi; within dotted circle. Very rare. Toned, VF.Sep 01, 2005
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Apollonis (AD 198-209) AE 19 - Geta526 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE19 (3.89g, 1h). Bare-headed and draped bust right / ΑΠΟΛΛΩ-ÎΙΔΕΩÎ, cross-hatched urn containing five grain ears and two poppies. VF, green-black patina.Sep 01, 2005
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Apollonis (AD 139-161) AE 29 - Marcus Aurelius1019 viewsMarcus Aurelius (as Caesar?), 139-161 AD. AE29 (17.20g), Aeschrion and Hermokrates, magistrates. AV KAI M AVPHΛIOC ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, bare-headed and draped bust right / ΑΠΟΛΩΝΙΔΕΩΝ across field, ΑΠ ΕPΜΟΚPΑΤΟC ΑΙCXPΙΩΝΟC, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Good VF, dark brown patina. Unpublished in the major references.
The magistrate Hermokrates is known for Apollonis through several coins of Lucius Verus. The portrait and titles suggest a date late in Aurelius' service as Caesar or immediately after he succeeded Antoninus Pius in 161 AD. The second magistrate, Aeschrion, is known from one other coin, also of Lucius Verus, from Apollonia, which has been identified as Apollonia Salbace in Caria, Mionnet III pg. 332, 173). It is tempting to see them as the same person. But Apollonis in Lydia and Apollonia Salbace are some distance apart, and it is difficult to see the connection. However, there are a number of other Apollonias in Asia Minor, and one of them, Apollonia on the Caicus in Mysia, is only some 20 miles from Apollonis. Perhaps the two close neighbors shared more than a similarity in names, and there was a civic connection.Sep 01, 2005
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Apollonis (AD 160-169) AE 18564 viewsBronze of Hermokrates, Strategos, 160-169 AD. AE18 (3.81g). ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ-ΙΔΕΩΝ, draped bust of turreted Tyche right / ΕΠΙ CΤΡ ΕΡΜΟΚΡΑΤΟΥC, Modius filled with ears and popy heads. Light green patina, gVF.Sep 01, 2005
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(BC 130) Pylaimenes - AE 231042 viewsPylaimenes, ca 130 BC. AE23 (5.88g). Bust of Pylaimenes as Herakles right, club over shoulder, lion's skin around neck / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΛΑΙΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left. Superb EF, glossy dark brown patina, some light adjustment marks as made. Exceptional!Sep 01, 2005
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(BC 130) Pylaimenes - AE 18937 viewsPylaimenes, ca 130 BC. AE18 (3.77g). Bull's head facing / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ right, ΠΥΛΑΙΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ left, winged caduceus. EF, dark brown and green patina, surfaces a little rough. Rare.Sep 01, 2005
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(BC 130) Pylaimenes - AE 231184 viewsPylaimenes, ca 130 BC. AE23 (5.58g). Pylaimenes as Herakles right, club over shoulder, lion's skin around neck / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΛΑΙΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left. Superb EF, glossy dark brown patina, exceptional!Sep 01, 2005
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Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 21936 viewsca 120-63 BC. AE21 (8.39g). Head of Ares right / ΣΙÎ-ΩΠΗΣ, sword in sheath. Dark green patina, VF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Hemidrachm784 viewsca 4th-3rd cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.90g, 16mm). Head of Nymph Sinope left / [Σ]Ι-ÎΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. Toned, gVF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (AD 235-238) AE - Maximinus I649 viewsMaximinus I, Thrax, 235-238 AD, for Maximus. AE (12.87g), struck ca 235 AD. Bust right / Bust of Serapis left. Green-red patina, F.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (AD 209-212) AE - Geta705 viewsGeta, 209-212 AD. AE (14.04g), struck 210 AD. Head right / Bust of Serapis right. Dark brown patina, VF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (AD 41-54) AE 28 - Claudius801 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD, with Messalina (his third wife). AE28 (12.73g), struck 41 AD. TI CLAVDIVS CAES [AVG C I F ANNO LXX]XVI (= Year 86 of the local era). Laureate head of Claudius right / MESSALINA - [AVGVSTA], draped bust of Messalina right. red-green patina, corrosion, G/VF. Extremely rare. Ex Auctiones AG 10, Basel (1979), lot 170.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (AD 138-161) AE - Antoninus Pius846 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE (9.94g), struck ca 159 AD. Head right / Head of bull on human leg before burning altar (Cult statue of Serapis?). Red-brown patina, VF. Very rare.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (AD 138-161) AE - Antoninus Pius836 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE (12.08g), struck ca 140 AD. CIF A-NN CL-XXXU (= Year 185 of the local era, beginning 45 BC), head right / Two-columned shrine with bow, inside statue of Nemesis left. Unique? Good style, fine green patina, aEF. Ex Schulten & Co. GmbH, Koeln (10/1985), lot 372. Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 100-85) AE1322 viewsca 120-80 BC. AE (9.58g). Head of Zeus right / Eagle on thunderbolt, monogram to left, ΣΙÎΩΠΗΣ below. Black patina, EF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 31879 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE31 (18.41g). Head of Athena right in helmet decorated with pegasos / Perseus standing, facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, whose decapitated body lies at his feet. Good VF, orange-brown patina.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 221136 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.58g). Gorgoneion surrounded by aegis / Nike walking right. Good VF, dark brown patina.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 120-100) AE 16660 viewsca 120-100 BC. AE16 (4.23g). Head of Nike with wings right / ΣΙÎΩ−ΠΗΣ, quiver. EF, grayish green patina.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 250) Didrachm1110 viewsafter 250 BC. AR Didrachm (8.16g). Turreted head of Nymph Sinope left; countermark: radiate head of Helios facing, ΣΙÎΟΠΕΩΠaround / [ΣΙ-Î]Ο/B, Poseidon sitting on throne left, holding dolphin and trident; countermark: laureate head of horned Poseidon left. EF. Ex Lockett Auc. 2149 = SNG v. Aulock 6859.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm1011 viewsca 330-300. AR Drachm (5.05g). Head of Nymph Sinope left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΣΙÎΩ below, ΦΑΓΕ (magistrate) in field to right. EF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I839 viewsca 365-322 BC, in name of Satrap Ariarathes I of Cappadocia. AR Siglos/Drachm (5.36g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front, Aramaic letters behind / Eagle on top of dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('Arydrt' - Ariarathes) below. Very rare. VF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm806 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.41g). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; ΣΙÎΩ above, aplustre and EA monogram to left. Good VF, toned.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm761 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.53g). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; aplustre and monogram before. Toned, good VF, some light obverse die rust. Scarce issue.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Hemidrachm820 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.91g). Head of Nymph Sinope left / [Σ]Ι-ÎΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left; Î to right. Toned, gVF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol806 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (12mm, 1.52g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / ΣΙ-ÎΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. gVF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol651 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.37g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / [ΣΙ]-ÎΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. VF.Aug 31, 2005
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol841 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.49g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / ΣΙ-Î[Ω], sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. EF.Aug 31, 2005
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Horse on Paphlagonia, Sinope576 viewsPaphlagonia, Sinope, ca 415-365 BC. AR Drachm (6.15g). Head of Nymph Sonope left, wearing sakkos; countermark: horse left / Sea eagle on dolphin. VF/F.Aug 31, 2005
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(BC 160-139) Attalos II - Tetradrachm855 viewsAttalos II (Philadelphos), 160-139 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.50g), after 150 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena sitting left on throne; AP and stylus to left, bow to right. aEF.Aug 31, 2005
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(BC 160-139) Attalos II - Tetradrachm1184 viewsAttalos II (Philadelphos), 160-139 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.77g), after 150 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena sitting left on throne; monogram and torch to left, bow to right. Fine toning, partial corrosion, aEF.Aug 31, 2005
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(BC 133-130) Eumenes III - Cistophoric Tetradrachm1723 viewsEumenes III (Aristonikos), pretender to the throne of Pergamon, 133-130 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.47g), struck in Lydia, Thyateia, dated year 2 (of his revolt=132/1 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow-case with serpents; thunderbolt above, [Θ]ΥΑ, to left; male head (Dionysos?) to right; within coils of serpents, BA-EY and B (date). VF, toned, reverse slightly double-struck. Very rare.
When the Pergamene king Attalos II died in 134 BC, he bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans. Because the Romans were slow in securing their claim, Aristonikos, son of the earlier Pergamene king Eumenes II, filled the power vacuum, claiming the throne and taking the dynastic name Eumenes. Although unable to capture Pergamon, his revolt lasted four years, until he was defeated and captured by the Romans under the consul M. Perperna. After his surrender, he was paraded through Rome and executed.Aug 31, 2005
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(BC 197-160) Eumenes II - Tetradrachm1173 viewsEumenes II, 197-160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.75g, 32mm), struck ca 169-160 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated left on throne with lion's leg, wearing long, sleeveless chiton and crested Corinthian helmet, holding spear in left hand, crowning king's name with raised right hand, left elbow resting on large, round shield with gorgoneion; in outer left field, stylis, A in center, bow to right. EF. Rare. Ex Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel Fixed Price List 415 (1979), lot 2.Aug 31, 2005
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Miletopolis (AD 164-169) AE 19 - Lucilla453 viewsLucilla, wife of Lucius Verus, 164-169 AD. AE19 (3.28g). Draped bust right, hair gathered in back in Chignon / ΜΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛ-ΙΤΩÎ, Asklepios in mantel standing facing, head to left, holding snake staff in right hand. VF. Rare.Aug 31, 2005
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Miletopolis (AD 238-244) AE - Gordian III549 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE Medallion (59.78g). AUT KAI - M ANT GORDIANOC AUGOU, laureate and cuirassed bust right, spear over left shoulder / CTR AUR ER-M-OU MEILHTO-PO/LEITWN, Gordianus with spear in right hand on horse galloping right, lion left below, head reverted. Brown patina with traces of silvering on obverse. VF/aVF.Aug 31, 2005
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Miletopolis (AD 202-205) AE 19 - Plautilla412 viewsPlautilla, wife of Caracalla, 197-217 AD. AE19 (4.10g). ΠΛΑYΤΙΛΛΑ-ΑYΓΟCΤ-Α, draped and diademed bust right / Îœ-ΕΙΛΗΤ-ΟΠΟΛΙΤΩ-Î, bust of Athena right, wearing aegis. Brown-green patina, VF. Very rare.Aug 31, 2005
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Miletopolis (AD 117-138) AE - Hadrian491 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE (3.93g). ΑΔΡΙΑÎΟC [...]ΙΑÎΟC, laureate head right / ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩÎ/ Κ−Ο, Athena standing left, holding patera in right hand, spear and shield in left, owl at feet. Green patina, high relief, VF. Very rare.Aug 31, 2005
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Miletopolis (AD 164-169) AE 21 - Lucilla407 viewsLucilla, wife of Lucius Verus, 164-169 AD. AE21 (5.51g). Draped bust right, hair gathered in back in Chignon / ΜΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛ-ΙΤΩÎ, draped bust of Athena left, wearing aegis. live-green patina, VF.Aug 31, 2005
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Miletopolis (AD 138-161) AE 18 - Antoninus Pius406 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE18 (2.50g). Laureate head right / ΜΙΛΗΤΟ-ΠΟΛΙΤΩÎ, winged caduceus. Dark olive-green patina, gVF. Rare.Aug 31, 2005
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Miletopolis (BC 200-0) AE 20751 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AE20 (4.81g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / Double-bodied owl facing, ΜΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΠaround. Dark patina, VF. Rare.Aug 31, 2005
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B831616 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 11mm). Head of Hermes right, wearing Petasos / Panther standing right within linear square. VF.Aug 31, 2005
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B341131 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11mm). Head of Silenos facing slightly right / Incuse archaic head of lion left. EF.Aug 31, 2005
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1041298 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 9h, 12mm). Head of young man with horn of Ammon right / Eagle standing right, head reverted, in linear square. aEF.Aug 31, 2005
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B191698 viewsca 485 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Facing head of grimacing Gorgon, tongue protruding / Incuse head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; small incuse square behind. EF.Aug 31, 2005
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Nikaia (AD 180-192) AE 28 - Commodus659 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE28 (10.71g, 1h). Bust right / Three athletes drawing competition lots from an urn. Rare.Aug 31, 2005
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Nikomedeia (AD 180-192) AE 26 - Commodus811 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE26 (11.97g, 8h). Bust right / Herakles standing right, holding lionskin and attended by fluttering figure of Telephos.Aug 31, 2005
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Kyzikos (AD 268-270) AE 33 - Claudius II Gothicus692 viewsClaudius II, Gothicus, 268-270 AD. AE33 (23.30g, 5h). Laureate bust right / Preparations for an evening event in the theatre or amphitheatre - slaves are erecting and lighting giant palm-torches, which are held in urn-like containers.
An extremely rare and interesting reverse type, known for Severus Alexander (BMC 264), Faustina II (Berlin) and Caracalla (Mionnet). though not until now for Gothicus.Aug 30, 2005
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Neoklaudiopolis (AD 211) AE 21 - Geta993 viewsGeta, 211 AD. AE21 (5.11g, 6h). Bust right / "Apocalyptic" Aphrodite loosening her garment provocatively and holding out an apple.
All the coins of this city are very rare, and this reverse type seems to be unrecorded for Neoklaudiopolis. Also interesting is the (unexplained?) legend-ending KOM KECAP, which can also be found on coins of Tavion in Galatia.Aug 30, 2005
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Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 111124 viewsafter 350 BC. AE11 (1.51g). Laureate, three-quarter facing head of Zeus, slightly right / Eagle standing left on pediment. VF, glossy brown patina under light earthen encrustation. Rare. Aug 30, 2005
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Adramytteion (BC 350) AE847 viewsafter 350 BC. AE (1.21g). Diademed head of young male (Apollo?) right / Owl standing right, head facing, ΑΔΡΑ to right. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare.Aug 30, 2005
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Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 121295 viewsafter 350 BC. AE12 (1.72g). Laureate head of Zeus, facing slightly right / ΑΔΡΑ-M-Y, eagle standing left on rock; grain ear before. Good VF, black patina. Rare.
The city is said to have been named after its founder, Adramys (also Adromos, Adromon or Adromus), notable for being a brother of king Kroisos of Lydia.Aug 30, 2005
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE525 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, 357-352 BC. AE (1.68g), struck in Adramytteion. Laureate head of Zeus right / OPONTA, forepart of Pegasos right. Dark green patina, VF.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm1101 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.45g). Bull left, looking right; PA above, PI and patera beneath / Gorgoneion facing, surrounded by aegis. VF.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE584 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE (10.72g). Gorgoneion facing / Bull standing left, ΠΑΡΙ above, uncertain symbol below. Red-brown patina, VF. Rare.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm855 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.29g, 3h, 14mm). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue facing, surrounded by aegis / Bull standing left, head turned to right, leaf? below, ΠΑ / ΡΙ. gVF.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm874 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.63g, 12h). Gorgoneion facing, surrounded by aegis / Bull standing left, head turned back; star below. Attractively toned. Extremely fine. Ex Aufhauser 10 (10/1993), 107. Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm602 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.21g). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue facing, surrounded by aegis, E above / Bull standing left, head turned to right, wreath below, ΠΑ / ΡΙ. gVF.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm671 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.33g). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue facing, surrounded by aegis / Bull standing left, head turned to right, wreath below, ΠΑ / ΡΙ. gVF.Aug 30, 2005
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Thymbra (BC 350) AE797 viewsca 4th century BC. AE (6.24g). Head of Zeus Ammon left / Star of eight rays, Θ-Υ between two, HP monogram below. Dark green patina, VF/EF. Rare.Aug 30, 2005
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Hamaxitos (BC 350-310) AE 11688 viewsca 350-310 BC. AE11 (1.54g). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΜΑ−ΞΙ on either side of lyre. VF, green patina, darker on high points. Rare.Aug 30, 2005
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Gargara (BC 350) AE798 viewsafter 350 BC. AE (4.22g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse trotting right; ΓΑΡ above, bunch of grapes below. Dark green patina, VF.Aug 30, 2005
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Kebren (BC 400-300) AE 10854 views4th cent BC. AE10 (1.12g, 12h). Head of ram right / Laureate head of Apollo right. Dark brown patina, aEF.Aug 30, 2005
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Kebren (BC 400-300) AE 10918 views4th cent BC. AE10 (0.96g). Head of ram right, K below / Laureate head of Apollo right. Dark green patina, gVF.Aug 30, 2005
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Tityassos (AD 209-211) AE - Geta327 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE (3.87g). ΠΟ CΕΠΤΙ ΓΕΤΑC Κ, laureate and draped bust right / ΤΙΤΥΑCCΕΩΝ, Zeus enthroned left with phiale and scepter. Green patina. Almost very fine.Aug 25, 2005
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Tityassos (AD 202-211) AE - Plautilla597 viewsPlautilla, 202-211 AD. AE (5.82g). ΦΟVΛ ΠΛΑVΤΙΛΛΑ CΕΒΑ, draped bust right / ΤΙΤΥΑCCΕΩΝ, tetrastyle Temple decorated with snake in pediment. Ex Aufhäuser 6, 1989, Nr.463. Brown patina. Good very fine.Aug 25, 2005
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