Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Last additions Assos (BC 300-241) AE 13330 views3rd century BC. AE13 (1.69g). Helmeted laureate head of Athena right / ΑΣΣΙ, griffin reclining left. gVF. Feb 06, 2018 Assos (BC 350) Hemidrachm470 views4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (10mm, 1.51g). Helmeted head of Athena left / AΣΣI, facing boukranion; grain ear to right. gVF. Rare. Given the weight of this specimen, it seems much more likely that the type was actually a triobol rather than a diobol, with the weight of the obol appearing to be ~0.5g, and the weight of the drachm to be ~3.0g.Feb 06, 2018 Ilion (BC 300-200) Diobol215 viewsca 3rd century BC. AR Diobol (12mm, 1.19g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left. VF. Very rare.Feb 06, 2018 Assos (BC 460-440) Trihemiobol?377 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Diobol (?) (11mm, 0.88g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw / Head of roaring lion right within incuse square. VF. Rare. Feb 05, 2018 Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-480) Hemiobol286 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.40g). Spiral ornament / Incuse square punch. VF. Rare.Feb 05, 2018 Assos (BC 420-380) Obol204 views5th century BC. AR Obol (?) (7mm, 0.47g). Forepart of griffin left / Head of griffin left within linear square border with grid-like pattern; all within incuse square. VF. Rare.Feb 05, 2018 Uncertain (BC 500-450) Obol?175 viewsca 6th-5th century BC. AR Obol (?) (6mm, 0.43g). Archaic bare male head right / Incuse punch. aVF. Very rare.Feb 05, 2018 Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/48316 viewsca 6th-5th century BC. EL 1/48 Stater (5mm, 0.35g). Head of lion right / Quadripartite incuse square. aEF. Very rare.Feb 05, 2018 Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/8320 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/8 Stater (8mm, 1.80g). Raised square with sunken incuse and raised central pellet / Incuse square punch. aVF. Very rare.Feb 05, 2018 Pessinos (BC 100-0) AE 272 views1st century BC. AE (4.85g). Turreted head of Kybele right / MHTPOC ΘEWN, lion sitting right. aVF. Rare.Feb 05, 2018 Pessinos (BC 100-0) AE 18232 viewsca 64-41 BC. AE18 (4.85g, 1h). Draped bust of Mên right, wearing Phrygian cap and set upon crescent / MHTPOΣ ΘEΩN ΠEΣΣINEIAΣ, bull butting left. Fine. Rare. Feb 05, 2018 Pessinos (BC 100-0) AE 25273 viewsMid 1st century BC. AE25.5 (18.69g, 12h). Jugate draped busts right of Attis, wearing Phrygian cap, and Kybele Agditis, wearing turreted crown / Lion seated left, right paw placed on tympanon; caps of the Dioskouroi flanking, uncertain object to right. Fine, dark green patina, some earthen encrustation. Very rare. Pessinos was the capital of the Tolistobogii, a Gallic tribe that had settled in the area. The city was best known for its temple of Kybele, who was known locally as Agditis.Feb 05, 2018 Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/2317 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hemistater (15mm, 7.12g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Unpublished, but cf. Rosen 331 for a fraction of this type with a nearly identical incuse pattern. Near EF. Extremely rare.Feb 04, 2018 Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/2338 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hemistater (13.5mm, 7.04g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Unpublished, but cf. Triton XVII, lot 316 for a possible fraction of this type. Good VF. Extremely rare.Feb 04, 2018 Uncertain (BC 510) Obol221 views5th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.98g). Head of Gorgoneion facing / Irregular punch. Milesian standard. Near EF, toned. Good metal. Very rare. Ex Bérend Coll.Feb 04, 2018 Uncertain (BC 500-450) Diobol?407 views5th century BC. AR Diobol(?) (9.5mm, 1.07g). Archaic bearded male head left / Quadripartite square. Unpublished in the standard references. Near EF, toned. Feb 04, 2018 (BC 43-16) Asander - AV Stater800 viewsAsander, as king, ca 43-16 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 7.99g, 11h). Dated RY 27 (21/0 BC). Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΣANΔPOY, Nike, holding wreath in extended right hand, palm frond in left, standing left on prow left; ZK (date) to inner left. VF, fields smoothed. Very rare. Ex Drewry Coll. (CNG 67, 9/2004, lot 620); Stevenson Coll. (CNG XXVI, 6/1993, lot 78); Sotheby's (5/1984), lot 96. After defeating Pharnakes II in 47 BC, Asander hoped that Caesar would recognize him as king of Bosporos. Instead, in 46 BC Caesar appointed Mithradates of Pergamon, the illegitimate son of Mithradates VI Eupator and a personal friend. Asander, however, subsequently defeated and killed Mithradates. To support his claim to the throne, Asander married Dynamis, the daughter of Pharnakes II, but for the first four years of his reign, he claimed the title ‘archon’ only, rather than that of ‘basileus.’ The reason for this may be that as Rome had formally recognized the archon Pharnakes II as king, Asander was hoping they would do the same on his behalf – a hope confirmed by Octavian in 43 BC. Consequently, all of Asander’s regnal dates are reckoned from his first year as archon (circa 47/6 BC).Feb 04, 2018 (BC 63-46) Pharnakes II - AV Stater850 viewsPharnakes II, ca 63-46 BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.19g, 1h). Pantikapaion mint. Dated Bosporan Era 245 (53/2 BC). Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛ-EΩN MEΓAΛOY ΦAPNAKOY, Apollo seated left on lion-footed throne, holding branch in extended right hand, left arm resting on kithara; tripod to left; to right, EMΣ (date) above monogram. EF, slightly weak strike, some die wear. Very rare. Pharnakes was awarded the Bosporan Kingdom by Pompey, for the betrayal of his father Mithradates VI, King of Pontos. Little is known of his 16-year reign except for its ending. During the Civil War between Pompey and Julius Caesar, Pharnakes tried to recapture his father's former territories in Pontos. He won a victory over Caesar's general, Domitius Calvinus, and ordered Romans in the region castrated or put to the sword. In response, Caesar launched a rapid five day war against Pharnakes in 47 BC, culminating in the battle of Zela. Caesar emerged victorious, prompting him to report back to the Senate with the now famous dictum, "Veni, Vidi, Vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered).Feb 04, 2018 Lampsakos (BC 470-450) Tetartemorion206 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.18g, 8h). Head of Apollo left, wearing taenia / Helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square. Apparently unpublished.Feb 03, 2018 Philopator (BC 30-27) AE 14 210 viewsPhilopator I, King of Upper (Eastern) Cilicia, ca 30-28/7 BC. AE14 (1.85g, 12h). Anazarbos mint. Bull butting right / Aphlaston; [B]ACIΛЄΩ[C] upward to left, ΦΙΛ monogram to right. gF, green-brown patina. Extremely rare.Feb 01, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 23219 viewsca 36 BC-17 AD. AE23 (6.81g, 12h). Archelaos RY 19 (18/7 BC). Laureate head or Apollo right, kithara behind / Tripod; date in exergue. Green patina, near VF.Jan 31, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 18232 viewsca 36 BC-17 AD. AE18 (4.46g, 12h). Bust of Herakles right / Club draped with lion skin. VF.Jan 31, 2018 Aigeai (AD 249-251) AE 28 - Herennia Etruscilla136 viewsHerennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius, Augusta, 249-251 AD. AE28 (10.53g). ΕΡ ΚΥΠΡ .. ΕΤΡΟΥCΚΙΛΛΑ CΕΒ, bust right / ΑCΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΠΟΛΕ ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ CΘC (year=296), goat recumbent within wreath.Jan 29, 2018 Philopator (BC 30-27) AE 16 196 viewsPhilopator I, King of Upper (Eastern) Cilicia, ca 30-28/7 BC. AE16 (1.84g). Anazarbos mint. Bull butting right / Aphlaston; BACIΛЄΩC upward to left, ΦΙΛ monogram to right. Very rare.Jan 29, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 18298 viewsca 96-63 BC. AE18 (3.35g). Turreted head of Tyche right / EYΣEBEIAΣ, palm frond; monogram to left and right. aVF.Jan 28, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 17293 viewsca 36 BC-17 AD. AE17 (5.97g). Aegis with facing gorgoneion / EYΣEΒEIAΣ, Mt. Argaeus, T in exergue. VF. Rare.Jan 28, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 16305 viewsLate 1st century BC-early 1st century AD. AE16 (3.55g). Winged bust of Nike right / EYΣE / BEIAΣ, wing, monogram to right. VF. Extremely rare.Jan 28, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 19305 viewsTime of King Ariobarzanes, 95-63 BC. AE19 (6.03g). Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right / ΕVΣΕ / ΒΕΙΑΣ, eagle standing right on Mt. Argaeus; monogram below. gF.Jan 28, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 20304 viewsca 36 BC-17 AD. AE20 (7.95g). Bearded head of Zeus right / ΕΥΣΕΒΕΙΑΣ, Mount Argaeus, ΙΔ below. VF.Jan 28, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 17354 viewsca 36 BC-17 AD. AE17 (5.57g). Aegis with facing gorgoneion / EYΣEΒEIAΣ / T, Mt. Argaeus. VF. Rare.Jan 28, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 20254 viewsRegnal year 12 (25/4 BC). AE20 (6.58g, 12h). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / EVΣΕ/ΒΕΙΑΣ, eagle on Mount Argaios. aVF. Rare.Jan 28, 2018 Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 13201 views1st century BC. AE13 (1.89g). Draped bust of winged Eros right / Wing. VF. Very rare.Jan 28, 2018 Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B21 var391 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10.5mm, 9h). Head of ram left; below, head of eagle facing right / Incuse head of bearded Herakles wearing lion’s skin headdress facing right. Good VF, toned. This is a variant of the normal emission with an eagle’s head. This originally appeared in Elsen Auc. 111 (12/2011), lot 131, and appears to be the only example. It is unlisted in any of the standard texts except HGC 6, 947 var, this coin.Jan 25, 2018 Synaos (AD 69-79) AE 21141 viewsTime of Vespasian, 69-79 AD. AE21 (4.58g, 12h). ΘEAN ROMH EΠI MAPKEΛΛOY TO Γ, draped bust of Roma right / CYNAEITΩN AΠOΛΛOΦANOY APX / ONTOC, Apollo, standing right, holding bow from which he has just discharged arrow. VF, green earthen patina. Rare. Tricarico coll.Jan 23, 2018 Mytilene (BC 530-522) EL 1/12 Stater - BE2226 views600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.16g, 6mm). Head of calf right / Incuse square punch. VF. Carr coll.; ex Gorny & Mosch 191 (10/2010), lot 1521. Bodenstedt noted a rare group of fractions having a calf head facing right on the obverse and incuse square punch on the reverse. He attributed this series to Mytilene. After Bodenstedt (1981) was published, some scholars suggested this series of emissions appears to equate to a Lydo-Milesian standard which may indicate it was minted in Ionia, perhaps during the Ionian Revolt - see Kayhan (2002), Plate 28 nos 732-734. Thus far, the series of fractions consists of 1/12 stater (this coin), 1/24 stater (see Coin ID #12959) and 1/48 stater (see Coin ID #12749).Jan 22, 2018 Nikomedeia (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitian205 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE26 (10.76g, 12h). AYT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAICAP ΣEB ΓEP, laureate head right / H MH / TPOΠ / OLIΣ NKO (in field) // KAI ΠΡΩTH BIΘYNINIAΣ KAI ΠONT (all around). Green patina. aVF. Rare. Tricarico coll.Jan 17, 2018 Adramytteion (BC 300-100) AE 8310 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AE8 (0.58g). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΑΔΡΑΜΥ, bridled horse galloping right on ground line. Apparently unpublished.Jan 13, 2018 Tabai (AD 81-96) AE 17200 viewsTime of the Domitian, 81-96 AD. AE17 (3.12g, 12h). Orthrios Hieron, Priest. TABHNΩN, turreted head of Tyche right / ΔIA OP IE, garlanded altar surmounted by pilei of the Dioscuri. Rare, VF. Tricarico coll.Jan 13, 2018 Kidyessos (AD 81-96) AE 23 - Domitian171 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE23 (7.02g, 6h). ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΝ ΚΙΔΥΗΣΣΕΙΣ, laureate head right / ΕΠΙ ΦΛΑΟΥΙΟΥ ΠΕΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ ΑΡXΙΕΡΕΩΣ, Legend in four lines in oak wreath. Rare, VF. Tricarico coll.Jan 13, 2018 Trapezopolis (AD 69-79) AE 19 - Vespasian210 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE19 (4.46g, 12h). OYEΣΠAΣIANOΣ ΣEBAΣTOΣ, laureate head of Vespasian right / TPAΠEZOΠOΛITΩN TI OPONTHΣ, Cybele standing facing, between two lions. VF, extremely rare. Tricarico coll.Jan 13, 2018 Etenna (AD 244-249) AE 26 - Philip I168 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE26 (8.27g, 1h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Helios advacing left, raising hand and holding torch. Brown patina, scratch on rev., otherwise VF.Jan 06, 2018 Andeda (AD 198-209) AE 20 - Geta151 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE20 (5.61g, 6h). Bare-headed and draped bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF.Jan 06, 2018 Perge (AD 193-217) AE 17 - Julia Domna186 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE17 (4.98g, 12h). Draped bust right / Victory advancing left. VF.Jan 06, 2018 Aspendos (AD 177-192) AE 20 - Commodus165 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE20 (6.86g, 6h). 191-192 AD. Laureate head right / Hermes seated on rock left, holding purse and caduceus. aVF.Jan 06, 2018 Antandros (AD 79-81) AE 20 - Titus251 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE20 (5.11g, 6h). Laureate head left / Cult-statue of Artemis with supports. Scarce. Green patina, VF.Jan 06, 2018 Prusias ad Hypium (AD 69-79) AE 22 - Vespasian210 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE22 (6.78g, 6h). M. Plancius Vars, procos. Laureate head right / Altar. Rare, gF.Jan 06, 2018 Thyateira (AD 218-222) AE 19 - Elagabalus134 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE19 (4.13g, 6h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Green patina, VF.Jan 06, 2018 Silandos (AD 209-211) AE 24 - Geta191 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE24 (12.93g, 12h). AVK ΠO CЄ ΓЄTAC, laureate head right / CIΛAN[ΔЄΩN], Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and filleted thyrsus; panther at feet. Brown patina, gF.Jan 06, 2018 Themisonion (AD 244-247) AE 22 - Philip II114 viewsPhilip II, as Caesar, 244-247 AD. AE22 (4.53g, 6h). M IOVΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOC, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΘЄMICΩNЄΩN, Demeter standing left, holding grain-ears and sceptre. Extremely Rare, aVF.Jan 06, 2018 Germe (AD 222-235) AE 18 - Severus Alexander146 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE18 (2.93g, 6h). AΛEΞANΔPOC, laureate head right / ΓEPMHNΩN, Herakles standing right, head left, holding club and lion skin. Green patina, VF.Jan 06, 2018 Konana (AD 117-138) AE 16 - Hadrian124 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE16 (2.22g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Mên standing left, holding pine-cone and resting on staff. Green patina, VF.Jan 06, 2018 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.Jan 06, 2018 Sillyon (AD 138-161) AE 16 - Antoninus Pius164 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE16 (4.82g, 12h). […] ANTΩNEINO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIΛΛYEΩN, Apollo advancing right, playing lyre. Extremely Rare. Green patina, VF.Jan 06, 2018 Side (AD 117-138) AE 13 - Hadrian219 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE13 (2.26g, 6h). Laureate and draped bust right / Artemis standing right, holding arrow and bow. Green patina, VF.Jan 06, 2018 Miletos (AD 41-54) AE 22 - Claudius I334 viewsClaudius I, 41-54 AD. AE22 (5.875g). ΣEBAΣTOΣ, laureate head right, star of eight rays before / MIΛH-ΣIΩN, male lion walking right on exergue line, head turned back left looking at star of eight rays above. Near black dark patina, scratches, reverse slightly off center, VF. Cannon Coll., ex Beast Coins.Jan 06, 2018 Akmoneia (AD 253-268) AE 29 - Gallienus187 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE29 (18.42g, 5h). AYT K ΠOY ΛIK ΓAΛIHNOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, seen from behind / AKMONЄΩN, Hercules standing right, leaning on club, holding apples of the Hesperides behind back. Green patina, aVF.Jan 04, 2018 Tabai (AD 253-268) AE 37 - Gallienus230 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE37 / Medallion (16.82g, 6h). Marcus Aurelius Domestikos. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΠΟ ΛΙ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟC / B, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΜΑΡ ΑYP ΔΟΜЄCΤΙΧΟΥ / ΤΑΒΗΝΩΝ, Artemis standing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver behind her back; to right, goddess Mēn (?) standing left, holding long spear and patera. Extremely rare. gVF.Jan 04, 2018 Prymnessos (AD 253-268) AE 34 - Gallienus207 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE34 (15.19g). AYT KAI Π ΛΙK ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟC /C-ЄB, laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right / ΠΡΥΜΝΗCCЄΩN APX NIΓЄΡ /I IΠΠΙΚΩΤ /B, Dikaiosyne within tetrastyle temple, seated left on throne with a back, holding scales with her extended right hand and poppy with two corn ears in her left. Extremely rare. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Side (AD 253) AE 32 - Aemilian244 viewsAemilian, 253 AD. AE32 (15.98g, 1h). AYTO K MAP AI AIMIΛΙANO ЄYC Є, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIΔΗΤΩΝ. Athena standing to right, holding thunderbolt and spear coiled with pomegranate; to right palm and shield. Rare. Light brown patina with green highlights. aEF.Jan 04, 2018 Anazarbos (AD 222-235) AE 32 - Severus Alexander154 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE32 (22.94g, 6h), Dated CY 248 (229-230 AD). AYT K M AY AΛЄΞANΔΡOC, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right seen from behind / ΑΝΑΖΑ ΜΗΤΡΟ ЄΝΔΟΞ ЄΤ HMS Γ Β, Tyche seated left in distyle temple with rounded architrave; river-god Pyramos swimming left below. Very rare. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Eirenopolis (AD 193-211) AE 26 - Septimius Severus150 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE26 (11.41g, 5h). Dated LY 144 (195/6 AD). ΑΥΤ Κ Λ CЄΠ CЄYΗΡΟΝ ΠЄΡ CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΙΡΗΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ЄΤΟΥC ΔMP, diademed female bust to right. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Antiocheia (AD 177-192) AE 18 - Commodus190 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE18 (4.01g, 7h). M AY ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟC, laureate head right / ANTIOXЄΩΝ, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath with the extended right hand and palm branch with the left. Very rare. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Orthosia (AD 54-68) AE 20 - Nero & Agrippina II290 viewsNero with Agrippina II, 54-68 AD. AE20 (5.14g, 12h). CЄBACTOC AΓΡΙΠΠ, conjoined draped, bare headed busts of Nero and Agrippina to right / OPΘΟCΙΩΝ, the Dioscouri, flanked by their horses, standing facing, heads turned to each other, holding bows. Very rare. Dark patina. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Tyana (AD 54-68) AE 20 - Nero371 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE20 (7.57g, 1h), RY IB (66 AD). NЄPΩΝ ΚΑΙCAP, laureate head right / TYANЄΩΝ ЄΤ ΙΒ, Tyche seated on throne to left, holding cornucopia; river god below. Glossy patina, VF.Jan 04, 2018 Tyana (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla219 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 / Tetrassarion (14.30g, 5h). Dated RY 16 (212/3 AD). A K M AYP ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / ANT KOΛΩNI TYANΩN / ЄT IϚ, Tyche seated left on rocks, holding grain ears. Earthern highlights on green patina. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Rhosos (AD 98-117) AE 14202 viewsTime of Trajan, 98-117 AD. AE14 / Hemiassarion (?) (2.68g, 11h), Dated CY 148 (106/7 AD). ET HMP, bust of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet / PΩCEΩN, pomegranate attached to aphlaston. Very rare. Green patina. gVF.Jan 04, 2018 Bageis (AD 178-182) AE 29 - Crispina193 viewsCrispina, Augusta, 178-182 AD. AE29 / Tetrassarion (15.90g, 6h). Apollodoros, stephanephoros (and hiereus?) for a second time, 178-180 AD. KPICΠЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / ЄΠI AΠOΛΛOΔΩ TB CTЄΦ BAΓЄHNΩN, Dionysos, wearing wreath, nude but for his cloak, standing facing, his head turned to left, holding cantharus over panther and long filleted thyrsus. Rare. Greenish-grey patina. gVF.Jan 04, 2018 Aigai (AD 222-235) AE 29 - Severus Alexander268 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE29 / Tetrassarion (18.05g, 6h). Eutyxos, strategos. A K M AYP CЄV AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ЄΠ CTP ЄYTY-XOYC - ΓA / AIΓAЄΩN, Athena standing left, holding spear leaning against shield with left hand and patera over altar in right. Very rare. gVF.Jan 04, 2018 Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE 33 - Severus Alexander210 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE33 / Tetrassarion (26.38g, 1h). Dated CY 234 (232/3 AD). AΥT K CЄOΥHΡOC AΛЄΞANΔΡOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / AΔΡ CЄΥ AΛЄ AMAЄIAC MHT / N Π Π / ЄT / CΛΔ, altar with facing eagle atop; above, Helios, holding whip in his left hand and raising his right, driving facing quadriga; to left, tree. Rare with this bust type. Scuff on reverse, otherwise, gVF.Jan 04, 2018 Trapezos (AD 222-235) AE 29 - Severus Alexander241 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE29 (10.73g, 7h). Dated CY 162 (225/6 AD). AYT K CЄOY AΛEΞANΔPO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TPAΠЄZONTIΩN / ЄT PΞB, Mithras on horseback to right; behind, tree. Even patination. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Tripolis (AD 198-209) AE 26 - Geta148 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE26 (9.32g, 7h). Λ CЄΠ ΓЄTAC KAIC, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / TPIΠOΛЄITΩN, Demeter standing left, holding long torch in left hand and corn-ears in right. Very rare. Some adjustment marks, otherwise, gVF.Jan 04, 2018 Tarsos (AD 198-217) Didrachm - Caracalla144 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AR Didrachm (3.97g, 24mm, 6h). 215-217 AD. AV K M AVP CЄOVHP ANTΩNINOC CЄ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / TAPCOY MHTPO AMK, Nike advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left. Very rare, Prieur cites just one example. Some deposits, otherwise, gVF.Jan 04, 2018 Apollonoshieron (AD 198-217) AE 22 - Caracalla162 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE22 (6.05g, 5h). AV K M AVPH ANTΩNЄI, laureate head right / AΠOΛΛΩNOIЄPIT, Athena (or Roma) standing right, holding spear in right hand and leaning with left on shield. aEF.Jan 04, 2018 Germanikopolis (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla207 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (13.96g, 7h). ANTΩNINOC CЄBA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with head of Medusa / ANTΩNI... CЄBAC ΓЄPMANIKOΠO/ΛITЄ, Caracalla on hoseback to right, holding spear. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Kaisareia (AD 41-55) AE 22 - Britannicus374 viewsBritannicus, 41-55 AD. AE22 (6.51g, 12h). 48 AD. KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP BPITANNIK[OC], bare head of left; behind, countermark of Mount Argaios / KAICAP ET H / OKTAOYIA / ANTWNINA, Octavia and Antonia, both holding corunopiae, clasping hands. Extremely rare. VF.Jan 04, 2018 Tavion (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla229 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (12.23g, 12h). ANTΩNINO-C AYΓOYC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / TAOYIANΩN, Tyche standing front, her head turned to left, holding cornucopiae with her left hand and rudder with her right. Very rare. aEF.Jan 04, 2018 Elaia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 15271 viewsTime of Augustus (?), 27 BC-14 AD. AE15 (3.02g, 12h). Magistrate Sokrates. E-ΠI / Σ-Ω/K-PA/T-OY, head of Persephone to right / E-ΛAI/T-ΩN, torch; all within wreath. Rare. gVF.Jan 04, 2018 Apameia (AD 37-41) AE 23 - Caligula & Germanicus299 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE23 / As (6.53g, 11h). C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head of Caligula to left / GERMANICVS CAESAR DEC C I C / AQ PL, bare head of Germanicus to left. Rare. Cleaned, otherwise, VF.Jan 04, 2018 Syedra (AD 235-238) AE 18 - Maximus133 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE18 (3.09g, 5h). Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗΡ ΜΑΞΙΜΟC KAI, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CYЄΔΡЄΩΝ, Artemis standing right, holding bow with her left hand and drawing an arrow from a quiver over her back with her right; to right, dog jumping to right. Light green patina, EF.Jan 03, 2018 Antiocheia (AD 222-235) AE 19 - Severus Alexander178 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE19 / Assarion (3.32g, 12h). IMP ALEXANDRVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COLONIA ANTIOCH, winged caduceus between two crossed cornucopiae. Dark, glossy patina. EF.Jan 03, 2018 Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE 25 - Elagabalus120 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE25 / Assarion (5.68g, 7h). • M • AVPH • ANTΩNINOC • AVΓ, laureate head of Elagabalus to right / NIKAIEΩN, Asclepius standing facing, his head turned to left, leaning upon serpent-entwined staff. Very rare. Sharp, nicely patinated. Reverse very slightly double struck, otherwise, EF. Ex Obolos 5 (6/2016), 692.Jan 03, 2018 Tarsos (AD 198-217) Didrachm - Caracalla165 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AR Didrachm (4.54g, 24mm, 7h). 215-217 AD. AY K M AYP CЄΟYΗΡ ANTΩNINOC, radiate head right / TAPCO-Y MHTPOΠOΛ, Nike walking to left, holding wreath with her extended right hand and palm with the left. Rare. Struck very slightly off center and with a minor die break on the reverse, otherwise, EF. Ex Lanz 161 (12/2015), lot 375 and Lanz 154 (6/2012), lot 388.Jan 03, 2018 Side (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla260 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 / 4 Assaria (22.54g, 7h). Circa 215/6-217 AD. AY K C M AY CEOYHPOC ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of a bearded Caracalla to right / CΙΔ - Η – ΤΩΝ, on the left, a laureate, bearded and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, supported on a low column; at the center, legionary standard; on the right, the Tyche of Side standing left, turreted, holding cornucopiae in her left hand and raising her right hand in salute. Brown patina. Somewhat rough surfaces and minor flan cracks, otherwise, very fine. The scene on the reverse must refer to sacrifices made in honor of Caracalla's forthcoming or current campaigns against the Parthians. The emperor's solely military attire on the reverse, as well as the legionary standard make this quite clear.Jan 03, 2018 Apameia (AD 253-268) AE 35 - Gallienus245 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE35 / 10 Assaria (19.55g 12). Aurelius Hermes, Panegyriarch, leader of the Festival Assembly, 255-258 AD. AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛHNOC CЄBAC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΠAP AVP ЄPMOY ΠANΓYPIAPX AΠAMЄΩN, Athena seated to left, turning her body to right and blowing two flutes; on the ground to right, leaning against her seat, shield. Very rare. Rough gray-green patina. aEF.Jan 03, 2018 Amastris (AD 161-180) AE 27 - Marcus Aurelius258 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE27 / Diassarion (15.23g, 6h). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟC ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to left / ΑΜΑCΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ / ΟΜΗΡΟC, the poet Homer seated to right on a low-backed chair, his head turned back to left; before him to right, Artemis holding torch, her head turned to left; to left, Ares (?), standing left, his head turned back to right. Golden-brown patina. gVF. Acquired from a collector in southern France in 2012. This coin appeared as Nomos 12, 165, but was doubted by an expert during the viewing. Thus, it was withdrawn for further study. Since then it has been viewed with great care and has been found to be clearly genuine.Jan 03, 2018 Tlos (BC 27-AD 14) Drachm - Augustus286 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (3.22g, 18mm, 11h). Lycian League, Tlos and Kragos, 27-20 BC. ΛΥΚΙΩΝ, bare head of Augustus to right / ΤΛΩ / ΚΡ, two three-stringed lyres; between them, vertical winged kerykeion. Very rare (Troxell only knew of two examples with the full name of the Lycians on the obverse). Toned as found but with some striking flatness, gVF.Jan 03, 2018 Kadoi (AD 198-217) AE 22 - Caracalla126 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE22 / Diassarion (6.48g, 6h). Circa 212-215 AD. Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝ, laureate, bearded and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΚΑΔΟ-ΗΝΩΝ, Kybele, turreted and draped, seated to left on bench-like throne; to left, lion. Dark olive-black patina. EF.Jan 03, 2018 Kyzikos (AD 212-217) AE 33189 viewsSole reign of Caracalla, 212-217 AD. AE33 / 4 Assaria (17.10g 7h). ΚΟΡΗ ϹΩΤϵΙΡΑ, draped bust of Kore to right, wearing grain wreath and with her hair tied in a bun at the back / ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΝΙΑΝΩΝ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ // ΔΙC ΝЄΩΚΟ / ΡΩΝ, Hades, in chariot galloping to right, grasping the struggling Persephone. Very rare. Black patina. Rough surfaces, otherwise, VF.Jan 03, 2018 Bithynia Uncertain (AD 117-138) AE 33 - Hadrian250 viewsKoinon of Bithynia, Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE33 / Tetrassarion (25.72g, 6h). AYT KAIC TPAI AΔPIANOC CЄBA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right / BЄIΘYNIAC / KOINON, octa¬style temple on a podium and two steps; within the central intercolumniation, pellet; above, in the pediment, male figure (the emperor?) sacrificing over low altar to left, and with a pellet in the pedimental angles to left and right; on the roof, three acroteria: to left, Athena in a chariot to right; to right, Nike in a chariot to right; above, at the center, uncertain figure in a facing chariot. Dark patina. Minor scratch on Hadrian’s neck and slightly porous surfaces, otherwise, gVF.Jan 03, 2018 Pergamon (AD 161-180) AE 35 - Marcus Aurelius272 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE35 / 4 Assaria (23.34g, 6h). T. Claudius Aristeas, strategos, 169-175 AD. AΥ KAI M AΥΡHΛI ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right / EΠI CTPA T KΛAY APICTEOY PEPΓAMHNΩN / B NEOKOPΩN, Zeus, draped from the waist, seated left on high backed throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and Nike in his right. Rare. Blackish green patina. gVF. M Coll, ex Gorny & Mosch 133 (10/2004), lot 320.Jan 03, 2018 Selge (AD 138-161) AE 14 - Antoninus Pius127 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE14 (1.65g). Laureate head right / Club. Nice green patina, VF.Jan 03, 2018 Side (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian208 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE 23 (9.66g). Laureate and draped bust right / Apollo standing left, holding holding pomegranate and scepter. Rare. Only one specimen in RPC. VF.Jan 03, 2018 Magnesia (AD 198-217) AE 18 - Caracalla132 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE18 (3.14g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Dionysos standing left, holding cantharos and resting on thyrsos. VF.Jan 03, 2018 Ephesos (AD 249-251) AE 23 - Trajan Decius115 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE23 (4.50g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / two naked children tossing astragaloi before cult statue of Artemis Ephesia. VF.Jan 03, 2018 Parion (AD 161-180) AE 19 - Marcus Aurelius184 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE19 (5.10g). Bare-heade and draped bust right / Athena seated, left, feeding serpent in tree from patera, resting arm on throne; to right, owl standing on shield. Extremely rare. Only one specimen cited in RPC. Green patina, VF.Jan 03, 2018 Pergamon (AD 117-138) AE 22 - Hadrian185 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD, AE22 (4.57g). Laureate bust right with slight drapery / Hermes standing left, holding head of ram and chlamys. Attractive brown-green tone. gVF.Jan 03, 2018 Kremna (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Julia Mamaea147 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235. AE21 (4.97g). Draped bust right / Venus standing left, head right, at feet left figure (Eros?). Rare. gVF.Jan 03, 2018 Dioshieron (AD 198-209) AE 16 - Geta128 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE16 (2.71g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Hygieia standing facing to right, feeding serpent out of phiale. Dark green patina, VF. Ex Sternberg sale XIII (1983), 801.Jan 03, 2018 Mylasa (BC 27-AD 14) AE 23 - Augustus206 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE23 (7.55g). MVΛA - CEN, bareheaded right / PAM / MATEV / ONTOC / VBPE / OV, in five lines, within a laurel wreath. Rare. Dark brown tone, VF.Jan 03, 2018 Prostanna (AD 138-161) AE 26 - Antoninus Pius140 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE26 (9.09g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Dioscuri standing, facing, heads facing each other, each wearing pileus surmounted by star and holding sword and spear; between them above, crescent. Scarse. Bold portrait and lovely green patina, gVF. Clain-Stefanelli coll.Jan 03, 2018 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 - 149