Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Last additions Kaisareia (AD 69-79) Drachm - Titus205 viewsTitus as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AR Drachm (3.29g, 17mm, 12h). AYTO KAI OYECΠACIANOC CEBACTOY YOC, laureate head of Titus right / NIKH CEBACTH, Nike standing right, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left hand. VF, rainbow toning. Rare. Tricarico Coll.Mar 28, 2019 Astypalaia (BC 4th cent) AE 14270 views4th century BC. AE14 (1.94g, 1h). Head of Helios facing three-quarter right / ΑΣ-ΤΥ, amphora, oinochoe to right, grapes above. Very Fine. Very Rare. Schmidt coll.Mar 28, 2019 Antiocheia (AD 69-79) AE 22 - Titus205 viewsTitus, as Caesar, 76 AD. AE22 (7.27g, 5h). T CAES IMP PONT, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ANT/COL, priest holding vexillum and plowing with yoke of oxen right; crescent above. VF, green patina. Extremely rare (first specimen recorded with this bust type). Tricarico coll.Mar 21, 2019 Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitian167 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE26 (9.39,g 12h). AYT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEB ΓEP, laureate head right / NEIKAIEIΣ ΠPΩTOI THΣ EΠAPXEIAΣ, big altar. Extremely rare (first specimen recorded). VF, dark patina with earthen highlights. Tricarico coll.Mar 21, 2019 Laodikeia (AD 79-81) AE 16155 viewsTime of Titus, 79-81 AD. AE16 (3.61g, 12h). Claudia Zenonis magistrate. KLAYΔIA ZHNΩNIC, helmeted and draped bust of Rome left / ΛAOΔIKEΩN, cornucopia; star in left field. VF. Scarce. Tricarico coll.Mar 20, 2019 Amorion (AD 69-79) AE 18 - Vespasian131 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE18 (4.10g, 12h). L. Vipsanios Silvanos, magistrate. OVEΣΠAΣIANOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head right / EΠI Λ OYIΨANIOY AMOPIANΩN, Zeus seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and spear. VF, orichalcum surfaces. Scarce. Tricarico coll.Mar 20, 2019 (BC 460-440) Khinakha - Obol215 viewsKhinakha, Dynast, ca 460-420 BC. AR Obol (0.58g, 9mm). Horse grazing right on ground line / Triskeles, KEN (in Lycian script) around; all within dotted circle. gVF. Very rare; unpublished in the standard references.Mar 12, 2019 (BC 460-440) Khinakha - Stater232 viewsKhinakha, Dynast, ca 500-440 BC. AR Stater (9.82g), uncertain mint. Pegasus flying left on round shield / Triskeles; between the arms, pellet and monogram. Rare. Old cabinet tone, aEF. Ex Nomos Sale 8 (2013), 195. Berdach coll.Mar 12, 2019 (BC 460-440) Khinakha - Hemiobol?197 viewsKhinakha, Dynast, ca 460-440 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.44g). Forepart of Pegasos flying left on round shield / Triskeles with large annulet at the center; between the arms, ->EN. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished.Mar 12, 2019 Kisthene (BC 400-300) AE 16510 views4th century BC. AE16 (4.24g). Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing grain wreath / Warrior riding horse right, raising hand; below, bee right, KIΣΘΗ. VF. Rare.Mar 12, 2019 Paphos (BC 400) Stater - Onasioikos218 viewsOnasiokos, ca 400 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.11g, 3h). 'O-na' in Cypriot syllabic script, bull standing left; winged solar disk above; ankh-like symbol to left / Eagle flying left; astragalos to left; all within incuse square. Rare. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die and with a test cut on reverse, otherwise gVF.Feb 21, 2019 Paphos (BC 450) Stater - Stasandros149 views450-400 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.96g, 12h). Bull standing left; winged solar disk above; ankh-like symbol to left; in exergue, palmette ornament / 'sa-ta-san-do pa-si' in Cypriot syllabic script, eagle standing left with closed wings; ankh to lower left; all within incuse square. An attractive and very well centered piece. The obverse struck from the usual worn die, otherwise aEF.Feb 21, 2019 Marion (BC 4th cent) 1/3 Stater203 views Stasioikos I and Timocharis, ca early to mid 4th century BC. AR 1/3 Stater (14mm, 3.24g, 11h). 'pa-si-le-o-se sa-ta-si-wo-i-ko' in Cypriot syllabic script, laureate head of Apollo right / 'pa-si-le-o-se ti-mo-xa-pi-wo-se' in Cypriot syllabic script, Aphrodite or Europa hanging beside bull running right, grasping right horn with right hand. Extremely rare and of great historical interest. Struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise VF.Feb 21, 2019 Dardanos (BC 500) Obol294 viewsLate 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.64g). Head of rooster right / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. Good very fine.Feb 21, 2019 Pitane (BC 400-350) Hemiobol210 views4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.28g, 7h). Female head right / ΠI within incuse square. Apparently unpublished. Very fine.Feb 21, 2019 Chabakta (BC 100-85) AE 23251 viewsTime of Mithradates VI Eupator, ca 85-65 BC. AE23 (13.45g, 11h). Head of Perseus right, wearing Phrygian helmet / XABAKTΩN, Pegasos grazing left; monogram to left. Rare. gVF.Feb 21, 2019 Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm247 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.05g). Head of sea-eagle to left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, •B within one unfilled quarter, • in other. Beautifully toned and of attractive style. Light scuff on the edge, otherwise VF.Feb 21, 2019 Sinope (BC 125-120) AE 16215 viewsunder Mithradates V Euergetes, ca 125-120 BC. AE16 (3.79g). Diademed and veiled bust of Laodike right / ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ, facing statue of Apollo Iatros, with branch and phiale; tripod to left. VF. Rare type.Feb 20, 2019 Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) harpy/panther - Obol146 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.67g). Forepart of harpy right / Facing head of panther within pelleted square. gVF. Extremely rare.Feb 20, 2019 Antissa (BC 400-300) Obol306 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.55g). Laureate head of Apollo(?) right / A-N, club(?). VF.Feb 20, 2019 Keramos (BC 100-0) AE 12121 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE12 (1.97g). Melas-, magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus right / KEPAMIHTΩN MEΛAΣ[...], eagle standing right. aVF. Rare.Feb 20, 2019 Herakleia Pontika (BC 364-352) Diobol?139 viewsca 364-352 BC, under Klearchos I. AR Hemidrachm or Triobol (14mm, 1.68g). Draped bust of Hera left, wearing stephanos / Bow-in-quiver and club; K to right; all within incuse circle. gF.Feb 16, 2019 (BC 200-133) AE 8190 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE8 (0.73g). Helemted head of Athena right / Bow in gorytos, ΦΙΛΕ/ΤΑΙΡΟΥ. Feb 16, 2019 Orthosia (BC 200-0) AE 13148 views2nd-1st century BC. AE13 (2.78g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΟΡΘΩΣΙΕΩΝ, labrys, Δ-H.Feb 16, 2019 Orthosia (BC 200-0) AE 14156 views2nd-1st century BC. AE14 (2.91g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΟΡΘΩΣΙΕΩΝ, labrys, monogram to right.Feb 16, 2019 Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 27111 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE27 (8.92g). IMP MAXIMI - MVS PIA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / A-V, horse grazing right, plant before, tree behind, TROAC below. Very rare. F, some encrustations. Hoeft coll.Feb 04, 2019 Alexandreia (AD 200-300) AE 22136 viewsPseudo-autonomous, ca 138-268 AD. AE22 (4.84g). [COL]-ALEX TRO, draped and turreted bust of City-Goddess (Tyche) right, vexillum behind / COL AVG / TROA, horse grazing right, plant before. VF. Hoeft coll.Feb 04, 2019 Alexandreia (BC 300-200) AE 12321 viewsca 241-228 BC. AE12 - 1/2 Unit (3.10g). Laureate head of Apollo left / AΛEXA, horse grazing left; thunderbolt below. aVF, sand patina. Hoeft coll.Feb 04, 2019 Pessinos (AD 161-169) AE 25 - Lucius Verus160 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE25 - Diassarion (8.93g, 7h). A•K•Λ•OY•CЄBACTOC, bare head left / ΠЄCCINOYNTIΩ-N, Hygieia standing front, head to right, feeding snake out of patera. Somewhat smoothed, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Pessinos (AD 161-169) AE 32 - Lucius Verus212 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE32 - Tetrassarion (21.27g, 7h). A•K Λ OY•CЄBACTOC, bare head left / YΠΕP TΩN CЄBACTΩN / ΠЄ-C/CIN-OY, Nike advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond over her left shoulder. Of the highest rarity. gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Pessinos (AD 161-180) AE 26 - Marcus Aurelius147 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE26 - Diassarion (9.98g, 8h). ΑΥΤ Κ•Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙOС•ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟС, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / СΕΒ ΤΟΛΙСΤΟ ΠΕССΙΝOΥ, nude Hermes standing facing, head to left, holding purse in his right hand and caduceus in his left. Very rare. gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Sagalassos (AD 268-270) AE 33 - Claudius II140 viewsClaudius II Gothicus, 268-270 AD. AE33 - 10 Assaria (15.24g, 7h). AY K M AYP KΛAYΔION, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; before bust, I (value mark) / CAΓAΛACCЄΩΝ, Apollo Citharoedus seated left, head turned to right, holding plectrum in his right hand and placing his left on cithara set on base. gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Palaiopolis (AD 222-235) AE 19 - Julia Mamaea128 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE19 - Assarion (4.25g, 6h). IOYΛIAN MAMAЄAN, diademed and draped bust right / ΠAΛЄOΠΟΛЄITΩN, Mên standing front, head to left, wearing Phrygian cap and with crescent behind shoulders, holding pine cone in his right hand and scepter in his left. Minor cleaning marks, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Antiocheia (AD 244-249) AE 24 - Philip I177 viewsPhilip I, 244-249. AE24 - 'Dupondius' (6.66g, 1h). ca 244-245 AD. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL CES ANTICI - S R, draped bust of Mên set on crescent to right, wearing Phrygian cap decorated with seven stars. aEF.Jan 27, 2019 Olympos (AD 238-244) AE 37 - Gordian III246 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE37 - Hexassarion (?) (25.51g, 12h). AYT•K•MAP•ANT•ΓΟPΔIANOC•CЄB•, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / OΛYΜΠHNωN, Hephaistos seated to right, wearing conical cap, holding hammer in his right hand and shield decorated with gorgoneion (aegis) set on his left knee; before to right, anvil and tongs. Struck on a massive, oversized flan made for a much larger issue. Very light doubling on the reverse, EF.Jan 27, 2019 Kyaneai (AD 238-244) AE 31 - Gordian III107 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE31 - Tetrassarion (13.93g, 11h). AYT KAI M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / KYANЄITωN, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. Apparently unpublished and unique. Very minor green deposit on the obverse, EF.Jan 27, 2019 Kibyra (AD 217-218) AE 19 - Macrinus153 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE19 - Hemiassarion (3.32g, 6h). AY•K•M•O•CЄB• MAKPЄINOC•, laureate head right / KIBYPA-TΩN, wicker basket. Very rare. gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Kibyra (AD 138-192) AE 15204 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE15 - 1/3 Assarion (2.49g, 12h). Eagle standing left on altar, wing spreads and head to right / KI/BYPA/TΩN within laurel wreath. Very rare. Shows some light traces of contemporary gilding, aEF.Jan 27, 2019 Philadelphia (AD 244-249) AE 36 - Philip I119 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE36 - Hexassarion (16.67g, 6h), Aurelios Maximos Ioulianos, archon for the first time. AYT•K•M•IOYΛ •ΦΙΛΙΠΠOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ЄΠI AYP MAΞIMOY IOYΛIANOY APX A ΦΛ NЄ/ΩKOPΩN - ΦIΛ/AΔЄ/ΛΦЄ/ΩN, youthful Herakles standing front, head to right, holding, with his left hand, the Nemean lion at one of its hind paws. Extremely rare. First Labor of Herakles. Somewhat smoothed, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Philadelphia (AD 198-217) AE 41 - Caracalla161 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE41 - Medallion (35.39g, 6h), Klaudios Kapitonos, archon for the first time, late 214-217 AD. AYT•K•M•AYP•CЄYH ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ЄΠI ΚΛ ΚAΠITΩNOC APX A - ΦΛ ΦΙΛΑΔЄΛΦЄΩΝ / NЄΩKOPΩN, Caracalla, radiate and in the guise of Helios, standing heroically nude in a facing quadriga, his head turned to left and raising his right hand in salute. Holed three times and with fixation drilling on the reverse, VF.Jan 27, 2019 Nysa (AD 253-268) AE 31 - Gallienus155 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE31 (10.40g, 7h), Kol. Pollionos, grammateus, 253-260 AD. ΠΟ ΛΙKINN ΓΑΛΛIHNOC K, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r., seen from behind / EΠI ΓP KΩΛ ΠΩΛΛIΩNOC – NYCAEΩN, a two-storied structure (stoa?) with five statues atop; to l., two male figures (Valerian & Gallienus?), one holding scepter or spear and the other raising his r. hand in salute; in the middle, a female figure (Victory or the city-goddess?) standing l. , greeting the figures on the l.; above, [ΔΩPЄA]. gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Maionia (AD 161-165) AE 24122 viewsImperial Times. AE24 - Diassarion (7.56g, 6h). Queintos II, first archon, ca 161-165 AD. ΖЄVС ΟΛYΜΠΙΟС, diademed head of Zeus to left / [Є]ΠΙ ΚYЄΙΝΤΟY Β ΑΡ Α ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ, Roma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass and shield, holding Victory in her right hand and parazonium with her left. gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Daldis (AD 238-244) AE 40 - Gordian III163 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE40 - Medallion (35.21g, 7h), L. Aur. Hephaistion, first archon for the second time. ΑΥΤ•Κ•Μ•ΑΝΤ•ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ, laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis with gorgoneion on his left shoulder / ЄΠ•Λ•ΑΥΡ•ΗΦΑΙϹΤΙΩΝΟϹ•ΑΡΧ•Α - Τ•Β / ΔΑΛΔΙΑ/ΝΩΝ, Artemis advancing right, holding bow and arrow, hunting two stags being attacked by two dogs. Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second known example, and the only one in private hands. Somewhat smoothed, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Blaundos (AD 128-137) AE 18 - Sabina139 viewsSabina, Augusta, 128-136/7 AD. AE18 - Hemiassarion (4.24g, 6h). CABЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right, wearing stephane / BΛAYNΔЄΩN, Demeter, veiled, standing front, head to left, holding grain ears and poppy in her right hand and long scepter in her left. Somewhat smoothed and repatinated, EF.Jan 27, 2019 Ephesos (AD 138-161) AE 36 - Antoninus Pius225 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE36 - Hexassarion (28.99g, 7h). AY K T AI AΔPIA ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right / KOINON ACIAC / ЄΦЄCIΩN, cult-statue of Artemis Ephesia with kalathos standing facing, with supports, between two stags; to left, Nike standing right, holding palm frond over her left shoulder and crowning Artemis with wreath; to right, turreted female (Asia?) standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and scepter with her left. gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Ilion (AD 178-182) AE 26 - Crispina197 viewsCrispina, Augusta, 178-182 AD. AE26 - Diassarion (10.71g, 7h). KPICΠINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / IΛ-IЄΩ-N, on the left, cult statue of Athena Ilias standing right on garlanded cippus, wearing kalathos and holding Palladium in her left hand and a transverse spear in her right; on the right, cow to left suspended from a tree, hind legs on small pedestal, being sacrificed by a priest standing behind. Rare. The obverse struck very slightly off center, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Ilion (AD 178-182) AE 27 - Crispina149 viewsCrispina, Augusta, 178-182 AD. AE27 - Diassarion (7.51g, 7h). KPICΠЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / ΠΡΙΑΜΟС ΙΛΙЄΩΝ, Priamos seated right, wearing Phrygian cap and holding long scepter in his left hand. Very rare. Slightly rough and with some minor breaks in the patina, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Ilion (AD 178-182) AE 27 - Crispina151 viewsCrispina, Augusta, 178-182 AD. AE27 - Diassarion (9.69g, 7h). KPICΠЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / ΔAPΔANOC IΛIEΩN, Dardanos seated left, chlamys draped over his left arm, holding scepter in his left hand and laying his right arm around young female figure (Bateia) leaning against him and holding a vine-branch (?). Extremely rare. The obverse somewhat rough, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Ilion (AD 147-175) AE 21 - Faustina II197 viewsFaustina Junior, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE21 - Assarion (6.21g, 7h). ΦAYCTEIN CEBAC, draped bust right / IΛIEΩN, on the left, cult statue of Athena Ilias standing right on garlanded cippus, wearing kalathos and holding Palladium in her left hand and a transverse spear in her right; on the right, cow walking left. A lovely example with a fine green patina. Slightly rough and with a light scrape on the obverse, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 26 - Commodus181 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE26 - 'As' (9.24g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMOD AVG, laureate head right / COL AVG TROAD, Apollo, nude, standing left and leaning forward, his right elbow resting on his knee and with his right foot set on a garlanded cippus, placing his left hand on his hip and holding a laurel branch over a raven with his right. Struck on a broad flan. Minor corrosion on the reverse, aEF.Jan 27, 2019 Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 23 - Commodus208 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE23 - 'As' (7.02g, 1h). COMMODVS ANTONINVS A, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL AVG TROAD, horse grazing right; behind, herdsman standing right, holding pedum and looking down; to left, tree. EF.Jan 27, 2019 Sinope (AD 69-79) AE 26 - Titus188 viewsTitus, as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AE26 - Diassarion (11.57g, 6h). Dated CY 118 (72/3 AD). T•CAESAR•IMP•VESPASIAN•PONT•TR•P•, laureate head right / C I F - AN – CXIIX, Apollo, nude, standing facing within distyle canopied shrine, holding branch in his right hand and placing his left on his hip. Very rare. Somewhat smoothed and the reverse struck slightly off center, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Tyana (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Caracalla179 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE21 - Assarion (6.66g, 11h). M AYP ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / KOΛΩN TYANЄΩ, helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right. Apparently unpublished. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Kaisareia (AD 193-217) Drachm - Julia Domna113 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AR Drachm (2.57g, 12h). Dated RY 20 of Caracalla (216/7 AD). IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CЄBACTH, draped bust of Julia Domna to right / MHTPO KAICAP / ЄT K, Mount Argaios surmounted by a star. Very rare. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Kaisareia (AD 193-211) AE 24 - Septimius Severus163 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE24 - Diassarion (9.56g, 1h). Dated RY 3 (194/5 AD). AY Λ CЄΠ CЄOYHPOC, laureate head right / MHTPO KAICAPIAC, four grain ears on altar inscribed ЄT Γ. Attractive earthen deposits. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Kaisareia (AD 193-211) AE 28 - Septimius Severus188 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE28 - Tetrassarion (16.07g, 1h). Dated RY 2 (193/4 AD). Λ•CЄΠ•CЄOHPOC•ΠЄP, laureate head right / MHTPOΠO KAICAPIAC / ЄT B, Septimius Severus, togate, driving slow quadriga to right, holding eagle-tipped scepter with his right hand and reins with his left; in field above, Mount Argaios. Extremely rare and of great interest. Somewhat rough, VF.Jan 26, 2019 Kaisareia (AD 117-138) Didrachm - Hadrian177 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Didrachm (6.33g, 6h). 128 AD. AΔPIANOC CЄBACTOC, laureate head right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder / ΥΠΑΤΟC Γ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤP, Mount Argaios surmounted by a star. Rare. Slightly porous, VF.Jan 26, 2019 Kaisareia (AD 79-81) Hemidrachm - Titus240 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AR Hemidrachm (1.67g, 12h). AYTOKPATωP TITOC KAICAP CЄBA, laureate head of Titus to right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath in her right hand and palm with her left. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Kaisareia (AD 37-41) Drachm - Gaius (Galigula)350 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. Drachm (19mm, 3.67g, 12h). [C•CAESAR•A]VG GERMANICVS•, bare head right / IMPERATOR•PONT•MAX•AVG•TR•POT•, simpulum and lituus. Darkly toned and with an attractive portrait. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Pessinos (AD 209-211) AE 25 - Geta116 viewsGeta, 209-211. AE25 - Diassarion (7.31g, 1h). ΓЄTAC AYΓOYCT, laureate head right / ΠЄCCINOYNTΙΩN, Nemesis standing front, head to left, holding cubit-rule in her right hand and wheel with her left. gVF.Jan 26, 2019 Pessinos (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla129 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE Diassarion (7.93g, 7h). AYT K N (sic!) AYP ANTΩN AYΓ, laureate head right / ΠЄCCINOYNTΙΩN, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. Apparently unpublished and unique. gVF.Jan 26, 2019 Pessinos (AD 161-169) AE 31 - Lucius Verus141 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE31 - Pentassarion (19.26g, 7h). A K Λ OY CЄBACTOC, bare head left / ΠЄCCINOYNT/IΩN, Kybele, turreted and holding scepter and tympanum, seated left on a lion. Extremely rare, apparently the second known example. Earthen deposits, gF.Jan 26, 2019 Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 23 - Caracalla169 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE23 - Assarion (8.80g, 7h). ANTΩNINOC ΠIOC AY, laureate head right / MHTPOΠ ANKYPAC - ICOΠYΘI/A, agonistic prize urn containing palm. Beautifully struck and very attractive. Thin flan crack, gVF.Jan 26, 2019 Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla125 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 - Tetrassarion (18.60g, 1h). ANTΩNЄINOC AYΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / MHTPOΠOΛЄ ANKY/PAC, Dionysos or Eros (?) riding a lionness or panther to right; below, a suckled child; to right, cupid standing left. Apparently unpublished, a very interesting and enigmatic type. Thin flan crack and with some roughness, aVF.Jan 26, 2019 Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tridrachm - Hadrian116 viewsHadrian, 117-138. AR Tridrachm (27mm, 9.59g, 12h). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΤΡ ΠΑΡ ΥΙ ΘΕ ΝΕΡ ΥΙ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹE, laureate head right / ΤΑΡ/ϹΕΩΝ - ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕWϹ, city-goddess, turreted and veiled, seated left, holding palm in her right hand and cornucopiae with her left; to left at feet, river-god Kydnos, crowned with wreath of sedge, swimming left; all within laurel wreath. Sharply struck and clear. Light scratches on the obverse and the reverse somewhat double struck, gEF.Jan 26, 2019 Flaviopolis (AD 98-117) AE 18 - Trajan117 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE18 - Hemiassarion (3.20g, 1h). Dated CY 40 (113/4 AD). ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ, laureate head right / ΦΛΑΥΙΟΠΟ[...], draped bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis. Very rare, with RPC listing just two examples. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Anazarbos (AD 218-222) AE 17 - Elagabalus124 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE17 - Assarion (6.24g, 6h). AYT K M AY ANTΩNINOC, radiate head right / ANAZAPBOY / Γ B, agonistic prize urn set on three-legged table. Extremely rare, possibly unpublished. Minor flan fault, VF.Jan 26, 2019 Anazarbos (AD 193-217) AE 27 - Julia Domna126 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE27 - Diassarion (?) (13.59g, 12h). Dated CY 212 (193/4 AD). IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CЄB, draped bust right / KAIC TΩN ΠPOC TΩ ANA-ZAP / ЄT BIC, city-goddess, turreted and veiled, seated right on rocks, holding grain ear; at feet, half-length figure of river-god Pyramus swimming right. Very rare. Somewhat smoothed, gVF.Jan 26, 2019 Termessos (AD 200-270) AE 22136 views3rd century AD. AE22 - Diassarion (5.18g, 2h). TЄPMHCЄΩN, helmeted bust of the hero Solymos to right, wearing aegis / AYTONOMΩN, Artemis standing front, head to right, holding bow in her left hand and arrow (?) in her right. Extremely rare, possibly the second known example. Beautiful earthen highlights. Minor flan faults, gVF.Jan 26, 2019 Side (AD 244-249) AE 31 - Philip II221 viewsPhilip II, as Caesar, 244-247 AD. AE31 - Pentassarion (18.57g, 1h). 247 AD. ΜΑΡΚΟΝ ΙΟΥΛΙΟΝ CЄYΗΡΟΝ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΝ ΚΑΙ-CΑΡΑ• / Є, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIΔHTΩN, Athena standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in her right hand and placing her left on a trophy; at her feet to left, serpent. Very rare. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Attuda (AD 161-169) AE 35 - Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus191 viewsMarcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE35 - Pentassarion (29.22g, 1h), M. Oul. Karminios Klaudianos, asiarchos, 166-169 AD. Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝ[ΙΝOС Κ] ΟYΗΡOС ΑYTO [ΚΑI ΑΡ ΠΑ] ΜΗ, Marcus Aurelius, on the left, and Lucius Verus, on the right, standing facing each other, holding scrolls and clasping their right hands / ΔΙΑ ΚΑΡΜΙΝΙΟΥ ΚΛΑYΔΙΑΝΟΥ ΑСΙΑΡΧΟY / ΑΤ-ΤΟΥ/ΔЄ-ΩΝ, Kybele, wearing kalathos, standing facing between two lions. Very rare. Earthen deposits on the obverse, gF.Jan 26, 2019 Antiocheia (AD 253-268) AE 29 - Gallienus137 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE29 - Hexassarion (?) (16.69g, 6h). AY K ΠO ΓAΛΛIHNOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ANTIOXЄΩN, tetrastyle temple with three pellets in pediment; within, female figure (Artemis?) standing front, head to left, holding a long scepter with her right hand and an uncertain object (bow?) in her right. Extremely rare, possibly the second known example. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Philadelphia (AD 244-249) AE 30 - Otacilia Severa103 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE30 - Tetrassarion (10.78g, 6h). Aurelios Maximos Ioulianos, archon. MAP ΩTA CЄYHPA CЄB, diademed and draped bust right / ЄΠI AYP MAΞIMOY IOYΛI APX A ΦΛ ΦIΛAΔЄΛ-ΦЄΩN / NЄ[ΩKO]-PΩ, horse prancing right surmounted by serpent coiled right. Apparently unpublished and apparently the first known coin of Otacilia Severa from Philadelphia. Somewhat rough, aVF.Jan 26, 2019 Philadelphia (AD 100-200) AE 27128 viewsca 2nd century AD. AE27 - Diassarion (10.34g, 6h). IЄPA CYNKΛHTOC, draped bust of the Roman Senate to right / ΦΙΛAΔЄΛΦЄΩN, Kybele, turreted, seated left, holding patera in her right hand and leaning left on tympanum; at her feet to left, lion. Apparently unpublished. Adjustment marks, VF.Jan 26, 2019 Bageis (AD 117-138) AE 22 - Hadrian123 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE22 - Assarion (6.35g, 6h). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝ, laureate bust right, drapery on his left shoulder / ΒΑΓΗΝΩΝ, Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long scepter with his left. Extremely rare, apparently the third known example. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Ilion (AD 161-175) AE 25 - Faustina II152 viewsFaustina Junior, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE25 - Diassarion (8.12g, 1h). ΦΑYСΤΙΝΑ ΑYΓ СЄΒΑС, draped bust right / ΕΚΤΩΡ ΙΛΙΕΩΝ Helmeted Hector standing facing, head to left, holding patera over lighted altar with his right hand and spear and shield in his left. Very rare. aVF.Jan 26, 2019 Parion (AD 217-218) AE 31 - Macrinus131 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE31 - 'Sestertius' (17.38g, 7h). IMP C M OPELIOS SEVER MACRINVS A, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / C G I H PARI, Macrinus on horseback right, holding spear. Of the highest rarity, apparently the second known example. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Lampsakos (AD 117-138) AE 16 - Hadrian170 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE16 - 1/3 Assarion (2.19g, 1h). AΔPIANOC KAICAP, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΛΑΜΨΑΚΗΝωΝ, ithyphallic Priapos standing left. Repatinated, VF.Jan 26, 2019 Attaia (AD 139-161) AE 30 - Marcus Aurelius134 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE30 - Tetrassarion (14.32g, 6h). Asklepios, magistrate. Μ ΑY[ΡΗ ΟYΗ]ΡΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / APXON ACΚΛH / ATTAITΩN, nude, youthful hero standing right, leaning forward and placing his right foot on rock; to right, Zeus standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt over infant in his right hand and long scepter with his left. Extremely rare, possibly the fourth known example. Minor edge split, VF.Jan 26, 2019 Trapezos (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla210 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 - Tetrassarion (16.62g, 1h). Dated CY 139 (202/3 AD). [AYT K] M AYP ANT[ωNЄINOC CЄB], laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / [TPAΠЄZO]YNTIωN ЄTOYC / Θ[Λ]P, draped bust of Mithras to right, wearing radiate Phrygian cap; behind, forepart of horse to right. Extremely rare. Minor old scratch on the obvserse, aVF.Jan 26, 2019 Amaseia (AD 198-209) AE 32 - Geta154 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE32 - Tetrassarion (16.91g, 6h). Dated CY 208 (206/7 AD). Π•CЄΠTI•ΓЄTAC KЄCAP CЄB, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AΔP CЄ ANT AMACI MH NE / Є-T / C-H, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. VF.Jan 26, 2019 Pessinos (AD 193-217) AE 23 - Julia Domna110 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE23 - Diassarion (7.10g, 7h). IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CЄBA, draped bust right / ΠЄCCINOYNTIΩN, Artemis standing front, head to right, holding bow in her left hand and drawing arrow from quiver with her right. Earthen deposits, VF.Jan 23, 2019 Germa (AD 177-192) AE 22 - Commodus159 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE22 - Diassarion (9.13g, 2h). IMP•M•AVR• COM•ANTONI•, laureate head right / COL•AVG F GERMEN, Salus-Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera. Extremely rare, apparently the second example known. Somewhat smoothed, gVF.Jan 23, 2019 Laertes (AD 251-253) AE 29 - Trebonianus Gallus138 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE29 - Tetrassarion (7.77g, 7h). ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΚΑΙ ΓΑΙ ΟΥ ΤΡЄ ΓΑΛΛΟΝ ϹЄΒ•, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΛΑЄΡΤЄΙΤωΝ, Zeus seated to left, holding scepter with his left hand and extending his right towards eagle at his feet. Very rare. VF.Jan 23, 2019 Isaura (AD 193-211) AE 28 - Septimius Severus316 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE28 - Tetrassarion (12.12g, 7h). Circa 198-202 AD. AY•K•Λ•CЄΠ CЄOYHPOC ΠЄPT, laureate head right / MHTPOΠOΛЄΩC / ICAYPΩN, city-gate with three towers; within, Tyche seated left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. Rare. Edge filing, otherwise, gVF.Jan 23, 2019 Barata (AD 161-169) AE 22 - Lucius Verus233 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE22 - Diassarion (11.63g, 1h). Circa 166-169 AD. ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙС Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΟΥΗΡΟС СЄΒ / ΑΡΜ - ΠΑΡ / ΜΗ, laureate head right / ΒΑΡΑΤЄωN ΚΟΙ ΛΥΚΑΟΝΙΑС, Lucius Verus on horseback to right, spearing fallen Parthian. Extremely rare. VF.Jan 23, 2019 Selge (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla121 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 - Diassarion (9.52g, 6h). AYT•K•M•AYP• ANTΩNINOC, radiate head of Caracalla to right / CЄΛΓЄΩN, the sanctuary of Zeus and Herakles: platform with stairway in front holding two dead cypresses in enclosures with two lighted altars before; to left, thunderbolt; to right, club. Apparently unpublished and unique. VF.Jan 23, 2019 Antiocheia (AD 198-217) AE 23 - Caracalla123 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE23 - 'As' (6.82g, 7h). PIVS AVG ANTONINV, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ANTIOCH [F]O[RT]VNA CO, Mên standing to right, left foot on bucranium, holding scepter in his right hand and small Victory in his left; to left, rooster. Good very fine.Jan 23, 2019 Antiocheia (AD 175) AE 20 - Faustina II138 viewsDiva Faustina Junior, died 175/6. AE20 - Hemiassarion (3.71g, 1h). DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right / COLONIAE [ANTIOC]HIEAE, winged caduceus between two cornucopiae. Extremely rare, possibly the third known example. VF.Jan 23, 2019 Side (AD 222-235) AE 31 - Julia Mamaea173 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE31 - Tetrassarion (14.40g, 12h). IOYΛIA MAM[ЄAC], draped bust of Julia Mamaea to right; to right, countermark of Є within round incuse (revalued as a pentassarion) / CIΔHTΩN, Nike-Nemesis standing front, head to left, holding an uncertain object in her left hand and pointing with her right to a griffin at her feet; to lower right, wheel. Rare. aVF.Jan 23, 2019 Sebaste (AD 218-235) AE 23145 viewsTime of Elagabalus to Severus Alexander, 218-235 AD. AE23 - Assarion (5.94g, 7h). ΙЄΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ, diademed and draped bust of the Roman Senate to right / CЄBACTHN/NΩ (sic!), emperor riding on horseback to right, spearing enemy. Some deposits, VF.Jan 23, 2019 Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 20 - Caracalla111 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE20 - Hemiassarion (3.74g, 11h). ANTΩ ΠЄIЄ (sic!), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AΔPIANOΠOΛЄΩC, Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. Apparently unpublished. VF.Jan 23, 2019 Grimenothyrai (AD 98-138) AE 19114 viewsTime of Trajan and Hadrian, 98-117 AD. AE19 - Hemiassarion (4.59g, 6h), Loukios Tullios Per., epimeletes, ca 117/8 AD. ЄΠI Λ T-Y, draped bust of Artemis to right, with bow before and quiver behind / ΓPIMЄNOΘYPЄ, Demeter standing front, head to left, holding grain ears in her right hand and torch with her left. Rare. Very minor flan crack and with light cleaning marks, aEF.Jan 23, 2019 Aizanis (AD 253-268) AE 25201 viewsTime of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE25 - Diassarion (9.82g, 6h). IЄPA BOYΛH, diademed and draped bust of Boule to right / AIZANЄITΩN, eagle standing right on column, head to left and wings spread; to left, burning altar; to right, small tree. A rare and interesting issue. gVF.Jan 23, 2019 Trapezopolis (AD 253-268) AE 35 - Gallienus217 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE35 - Hexassarion (?) (18.63g, 6h), Valerius, strategos (?). AY•K•Π•ΛIK•ΓΑΛΛIHNOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ЄΠI•[..]P•BAΛЄPIOY•TPA/ΠЄZOΠ-ΛЄΙ-TΩN, Kybele standing facing between two lions. Apparently unpublished and unique, a very interesting issue. Slightly double struck, gVF.Jan 23, 2019 Ephesos (AD 117-138) AE 21 - Hadrian & Sabina202 viewsHadrian, with Sabina, 117-138 AD. AE21 - Assarion (7.45g, 12h). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СЄ СЄ[ΒΑСΤΗ СΑΒЄΙΝΑ], laureate head of Hadrian, on the left, facing diademed and draped bust of Sabina, on the right / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥ ΝЄ[ΙΚΗ / ЄΦЄ], Nike walking left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm over her left shoulder. Very rare. Minor smoothing, otherwise, VF.Jan 23, 2019 Temnos (AD 253-268) AE 18174 viewsTime of Valerian I and Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE18 - Hemiassarion (3.96g, 6h). •ZЄYC• AKPAIOC, laureate head of Zeus to right / THMNЄITΩN, Homer seated to right, holding scroll in his left hand. Extremely rare and of great interest. Somewhat smoothed, VF.Jan 23, 2019 Hadrianotherai (AD 193-217) AE 27 - Julia Domna135 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE27 - Triassarion (13.15g, 7h), Diogenes, strategos. IOY ΔOMNA CЄBA, draped bust to right; before, countermark of a monogram within rectangular incuse / CTP ΔΙΟΓЄNOYC AΔPIANOΘHPITΩN Septimius Severus on horseback to right, raising his right hand in salute. Slightly rough, VF.Jan 23, 2019 Neokaisareia (AD 253-268) AE 28 - Gallienus168 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE28 - Tetrassarion (12.84g, 6h). Dated CY 199 (262/3 AD). AYT KAI ΠO ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / MHTPOΠΟΛЄωC NЄOKEC / AI - PA (?) / ЄT PPΘ, Roma seated to left, holding Victory in her right hand and spear and shield with her left. Apparently unpublished and unique. Slightly rough, VF.Jan 23, 2019 Neokaisareia (AD 253-268) AE 26 - Gallienus141 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 - Tetrassarion (11.73g, 12h). Dated CY 192 (255/6 AD). AY KAI ΠO Λ K ΓAΛΛIHNOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MH NЄOKAICAPIAC B NЄΩ / ЄT – ΡЧΘ, turreted, veiled and draped bust of the city-goddess right, with agonistic crown atop. Rare. Flan fault on the obverse and with some adjustment marks as made, gVF.Jan 23, 2019 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