Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Last additions Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 36 - Maximinus I456 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE36 (25.28g). ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜЄΙΝΟC CЄΒ Π-Π, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΤΑΡCΟΥΤΗC ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄ, Perseus, standing left with harpa and head of Gorgon and Apollo standing right with tripod and laureal branch, in between, ΑΜΚ ΓΒ. Green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Selinos (AD 163-181) AE 17 - Lucilla282 viewsLucilla, 163-181 AD. AE17 (4.68g). CЄΒΑCΤΗ ΛΟΥΚΙΛΛ, draped bust right / CЄΛΙΝΟΥCΙΩ, Artemis standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow. Rare. Dark patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Olba (AD 54-68) AE 25 - Nero303 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE25 (10.67g). ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΝЄΡΩΝΑ ΤΟΝ ЄΥЄΡΓ CЄΒΑCΤ ΚΑΙC, laureate head right / Μ ΑΝΤ ΠΟΛЄΜΩΝ ΒΑCΙΛЄΥC, Kerykeion in between snakes. Rare. Green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Kolossai (AD 177-192) AE 35 - Commodus323 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE35 (26.54g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟC, laureate and draped bust right / ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟC Β ΤΟΥ ZΩCΙΜΟ ΔΙΟΚΡΑΤΟΥC ΑΝЄΘΗΚΕΝ ΚΟΛΟCCΗ, Artemis advancing right, seizing stag by its horns. Dark patina, gVF.Nov 04, 2011 Kidyessos (AD 81-96) AE 18 - Domitian352 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE18 (4.42g). ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΝ ΚΙΔΥΗΣΣΕΙΣ, laureate head right / ΕΠΙ ΦΛΑΟΥΙΟΥ ΠΕΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ ΑΡXΙΕΡΕΩΣ, Zeus with scepter enthroned to left. Rare. Dark patina, scratches, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Thyateira (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III244 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE25 (7.18g). Homonoia with Smyrna. ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΘΥΑΤ Κ CΜΥΡ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ, Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver; at her feet, hound running right. Dark green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Thyateira (AD 193-211) AE 24 - Septimius Severus281 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE24 (7.08g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ CЄΟΥΗΡΟC, laureate head right / ΘΥΑΤЄΙΡΗΝΩΝ, Athena with patera and spear standing left. Dark patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Thyateira (AD 138-192) AE 21417 viewsAntonine period. AE21 (5.52g). ΙЄΡΑ CΥΝΚΛΗΤΟC, female bust of Senate / TYPIMNOC, Apollo Tyrimnos with chlamys and double axe. Brown patina, EF.Nov 04, 2011 Philadelphia (AD 193-211) AE 20331 viewsTime of Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE20 (5.55g). ΦΙΛΑΔЄΛΦΙΩΝ, draped bust of Tyche right / ЄΠΙ ΔΟΚΙΜΟΥ ΑΡX, Apollon standing left with lyra. Dark green patina, VF.1 commentsNov 04, 2011 Philadelphia (AD 161-180) AE 24 - Marcus Aurelius331 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE24 (7.10g). 161-162 AD. ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC, hear right / ЄΠΙ ΛΑΔΙ CЄΒ ΗΡΟΥ ΑΡΞΟ ΦΙΛΑΔЄΛΦЄΩΝ, snake around omphalos. Dark green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Mostene (AD 69-96) AE 15314 viewsFlavian period, 69-96 AD. AE15 (3.74g). ΜΟΣΤΗΝΗ, bust of Tyche right / ΕΠΙ ΒΩΛΑΝΟΥ, Nike right. Very rare. Dark green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Mastaura (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Otacilia Severa400 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE28 (10.37g). Μ ΩΤΑΚΕΙ CΕΒΕΡΑ, diademed and draped bust right / ΕΠΙ Μ ΑΠΟΛΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ ΜΑCΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ, Hekate with two torches riding in biga drawn by two bulls. Rare. Dark green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Kilbianoi Superiores (AD 202-205) AE 23 - Plautilla269 viewsPlautilla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AE23 (6.95g). ΦΟΥΛ ΠΛΑΥΤΙΛΛΑ CЄΒΑ, draped bust right / ΚΙΛΒΙΑΝΩΝ ΤΩΝΑΝΩ, Tyche with cornucopiae and rudder. Dark patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Hierokaisareia (AD 50-59) AE 17 - Agrippina Jr448 viewsAgrippina Jr, Augusta, 50-59 AD. AE17 (4.27g). Struck during Nero’s reign, ca 54-59 AD. ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑΝ ΘЄΑΝ CЄΒΑCΤΗΝ, draped bust right / ΙЄΡΟΚЄCΑΡЄΩΝ ЄΠΙ ΚΑΠΙΤΩΝΟC, Artemis advancing right, seizing stag by its horns. Rare. Dark green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Daldis (AD 138-192) AE 14350 viewsAntonine period, 138-192 AD. AE14 (2.26g). Laureate head of Silenus right / ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, bunch of grapes. Rare. Nice green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Apollonis (AD 160-169) AE 19313 viewsTime of Lucius Verus, 160-169 AD. AE19 (4.48g). Hermokrates, Strategos. ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΙΔЄΩΝ, draped bust of turreted Tyche right / ЄΠΙ CΤΡ ЄΡΜΟΚΡΑΤΟΥC, Modius filled with ears and popy heads. Nice green patina, gVF.Nov 04, 2011 Akrasos (AD 193-211) AE 18 - Septimius Severus466 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE18 (3.95g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑ Λ C CЄΟΥΗΡΟC, laureate head right / ΑΚΡΑC ΙΩΤΩΝ, Asklepios with serpent staff standing right, head left. Dark green patina, very fine.1 commentsNov 04, 2011 Stratonikeia (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus355 viewsSeptimius Severus & (erased) Geta. AE35 (20.92g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΛΟΥ..., laureate, draped and cuirassed bust with aegis left and erased Geta to the right / Zeus Panormos riding right. Reverse off centre. Brown patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Harpasa (AD 117-138) AE 20 - Hadrian424 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE20 (7.12g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑ [...], laureate head right / ΑΡΠΑ [...], bearded river-god (Harpasos) reclining left, holding reed, leaing on inverted vase from which water flows. Very rare. Dark green patina, GVF.Nov 04, 2011 Antiocheia (AD 253-268) AE 30 - Gallienus307 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE30 (13.93g). ΑΥ Κ Θ ΓΑΛ-ΛΙΗΝΟΣ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΑΝΤΙΟXЄΩΝ, distyle temple within Tyche with cornucopiae and rudder. Brown patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Antiocheia (AD 253-268) AE 35 - Gallienus416 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE35 (21.50g). ΑΥ Κ Π ΓΑ ΛΛΙ ΗΝΟC, cuirassed and helmeted bust with spear and shield / ΑΝΤΙΟXЄΩΝ, Jupiter Capitolinus (?) enthroned to left with Nike and scepter, before, vase below table with price-crown. Rare. Dark patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Antiocheia (AD 244-249) AE 26 – Philip II322 viewsPhilip II, 244-249 AD. AE26 (9.51g). Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, draped and cuirassed bust right, unclear countermark / ΑΝΤΙΟX-ΕΩΝ, River-god Maeander with reed reclining to left, leaning on inverted vase from which water flows. Very rare. Dark green glossy patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Smyrna (AD 95) AE 15 - Vespasian Jr.586 viewsVespasian Jr., ca 95 AD. AE 19 (2.56g). ΟΥЄCΠΑCΙΑΝΟC ΝЄΟΤЄΡΟC, head right / CΜΥΡΝΑΙΟΝ, Nike with wreath and palm branch advancing right. Very rare. Dark patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Smyrna (AD 68-69) AE 19484 viewsImperial Times, 68-69 AD. AE19 (3.79g). ЄΠΙ ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΙЄΡΩΝΙΜΟΥ, Nemesis standing to left / CΤΡΑ ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ CΩCΑΝΔΡΟΥ / [C]ΜΥΡ, River-god reclining to left. Dark patina, GVF.Nov 04, 2011 Ephesos (AD 241-244) AE 30 - Tranquillina221 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE30 (9.39g). ΦΡΟΥ CΑΒЄΙ - ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛЄΙΝΑ, diademed and draped bust right / ΕΦΕΣΙ - ΩΝ Α ΑCΙ / ΑC, Artemis on stag riding right, taking arrow out of quiver, holding bow in left. Dark patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Chios (AD 100-200) AE 24356 views2nd century AD. AE24 - 3 Assaria (6.46g). Τ / ΑCΑΡΙΑ, Sphinx seated right, with forepaw raised and head turned / X-Ι/Ω-Ν, Amphora in between two ears of corn within laurel wreath. Green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Myrina (AD 100-200) AE 17429 viewsImperial Times, 2nd cent AD. AE17 (4.26g). Laureate head Apollo right, before, kithara. / ΜΥΡΙΝΑΩΝ (?), laureal branch over tripod and omphalos. Very rare. Green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Kyme (AD 253-260) AE 13433 viewsTime of Valerian, 253-260 AD. AE13 (1.63g). ΚΥΜ-Η, bust of Tyche left / eagle right. Green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 27 - Julia Domna257 viewsJulia Domna, 193-217 AD. AE27 (12.72g). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΥΓΟΥCΤΑ, draped buste right / Ν Ι ΚΑΙЄΩΝ, Herakles standing, nude, raising club far over his shoulder, about to beat to death the Hydra. Rare. Nice green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 25 - Julia Domna268 viewsJulia Domna, 193-217 AD. AE25 (7.20g). ΙΟΥΛ...ΝΑ CЄΒ, draped bust right / ΝΙΚΑΙ-ЄΩΝ, Nike to left with wreath and palm branch. Rare. Nice dark green patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Zela (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla674 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (16.58g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟC, laureate head right / ZΗΛΙΤΩΝ, emperor in quadriga right, in ex. ЄT PMR. Very rare. Dark patina, VF.Nov 04, 2011 Neokaisareia (AD 238-244) AE 28 - Gordian III348 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE28 (16.40g). ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / [ ] ΠΟΝΤ [ ] ΜΗΤΡ ΝEΟΚΑΙC / EΤ POH partly retrograde, tetrastyle temple; within, god enthroned to left (Mên Pharnakou?). Dark patina, EF.Nov 04, 2011 Kaisareia (AD 117-138) Didrachm - Hadrian485 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Didrachme (6.81g). 128-138 AD. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CЄΒΑCΤΟC, laureate head right / ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Γ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙ, Tyche standing with rudder and cornucopiae. Obverse die break, almost EF.Nov 04, 2011 Kyaneai (AD 241-244) AE 31 - Tranquillina397 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE31 (23.74g). CΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛЄΙΝΑ CЄΒ, draped bust right / ΚΥΑΝЄΙΤΩΝ, Altar, to the right Apollo standing wit laureal branch, to the left Hermes with kerykeion seated on rock. Dark green patina, gVF.Nov 04, 2011 Maionia (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla456 viewsCaracalla, 211-217 AD. AE34 (24.48g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΡ CЄΥΗ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠΙ Μ ΟΥ Γ ΛΙΚΙΝ-ΝΙΑΝΟΥ ΑΡΧ Α / Κ CΤЄΦΑ-ΝΗΦΟΡΟΥ / ΜΑΙΟΝΩ-Ν, Zeus Lydios standing right with eagle and scepter next to cult-statue of Kore. Very rare. Chestnut brown patina, VF.1 commentsNov 04, 2011 Pergamon (AD 238-244) AE 43 – Gordian III522 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE43 (44.19g). Homonoia with Nikomedeia. ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠΙ C ΙΟΥΛ ΛΟΓΙC/ΜΟΥ ΠЄΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΝЄΙΚΟΜΗΔЄΩΝ ΟΜΟΝ/ΟΙΑ, Asklepios and Demeter, holding long torch, poppy flower and prow of ship at her feet. Very rare. Somewhat rough, olive green patina, some scratches on obverse, otherwise almost EF. Ex Nomos 2 (2010), 208.Nov 04, 2011 Parion (AD 253-268) AE 26 - Gallienus420 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 (10.85g). IMP LIC PSI[...], laureate head right / H - P, frontal quadriga of Helios on stairway basis. On either side a column with one figure with staff, in the background a brick wall. Pleasing olive green patina, EF.Nov 04, 2011 Kyzikos (AD 268-270) AE 33 – Claudius II400 viewsClaudius II Gothicus, 268-270 AD. AE33 (25.64g). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CΤΡΑ CЄΠΤ ΠΟΝΤΙΚΟΥ / ΚΥZΙΚΗΝΩΝ Β ΝЄΩΚΟΡΩΝ, shrine in between two snake entwined torches, on the roof three acroterion figures, to the right, two warriors (Korybantes?) and a rider. Extremely rare. Light green patina, VF. The reverse building probably depicts the central building of the Demeter cult, it shows a kind of altar rather than a shrine which architecture resembles a tomb. See Price-Trell 109ff.Nov 04, 2011 Kition (BC 400) AE 9382 viewsUncertain king, 4th century BC. AE9 (0.81g, 6h). Herakles advancing right, lion skin draped over arm, holding club overhead and [bow and arrow in extended hand]; ankh to lower left / Facing gorgoneion. VF, green-brown patina. Although this issue is unpublished, the obverse type, especially paired with the ankh, is canonical for many issues of the kings of Kition from the late 5th century BC.Nov 01, 2011 Uncertain (BC 200-100) Drachm?769 views2nd century BC. AR Drachm(?) (2.04g, 14mm, 12h). Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Eagle, with spread wings, standing right on thunderbolt; T to right. VF, find patina, some porosity. The types on this issue are fairly common in the regions of southwest Asia Minor, Caria, Phrygia, and Lycia. The combination of these two types on a single issue, however, is unknown. At the same time, only one city, Kibyra in Phrygia, used both of these types on its coinage (cf. SNG von Aulock 3719 and 3720). Attribution to that city, though, is doubtful as all of its known issues bear the city ethnic.Nov 01, 2011 Uncertain (BC 450-400) turtle 2 - Hemiobol209 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32g, 6mm, 10h). Tortoise / Astragalos within incuse square. VF, find patina.Nov 01, 2011 Uncertain (BC 500) Obol273 views5th century BC. AR Obol(?) (0.88g, 8mm). Forepart of panther or lioness advancing left / Incuse square. VF, toned.Nov 01, 2011 Uncertain Satrap (BC 4th cent) Satrap - Obol599 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.79g, 10mm, 8h). Draped bust, wearing satrapal headdress, facing slightly left; star to left / Crowned and draped female bust left. EF, toned, obverse struck off center. Very rare. The proposed attribution of this type to Evagoras II, originally made in the 19th century, is likely incorrect (cf. SNG Kayhan 1066 for a similar obol historically attributed to Evagoras). Interestingly, although Gökturk 88 retains the attribution to Evagoras II, Gökturk 52, another obol certainly related to this type, is placed at an uncertain mint in Cilicia.Nov 01, 2011 Kilikia Uncertain (BC 4th cent) Hermes - Tetartemorion252 views4th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.15g, 6mm, 3h). Male head right, wearing petasos / Female head left within concave circle. Good VF, toned, a little porous.Nov 01, 2011 Uncertain (BC 4th cent) Persian King 3a - Obol656 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.69g, 11mm, 6h). Crowned and bearded head right / Forepart of Pegasos right. Good VF, toned.Nov 01, 2011 Tarsos (BC 379-372) Tetartemorion - Pharnabazos383 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, Satraps, 379-372 BC. AR Hemiobol or Tetartemorion (0.20g, 12mm, 11h). Helmeted male head right / Cock standing right between two stars; all within circular incuse. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare denomination.Nov 01, 2011 Soloi (BC 333-323) Stater649 viewsBalakros, Satrap, 333-323 BC. AR Stater (10.96g, 25mm, 2h). Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grape bunch to left; B to right, Σ (engraved over M) below throne / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Near EF, some porosity. This interesting series of Balakros has been traditionally assigned to various Cilician mints based on the appearance of the letter below the throne. More recent research, as yet unpublished, suggests that all of these coins were actually struck at a central mint, most likely Tarsos. Close similarity of style of many coins assigned to different mints strongly supports this hypothesis (see, e.g., SNG France 197 and 410). The present coin provides even more compelling evidence for this conclusion, as the Σ below the throne is clearly engraved over an M (SNG France 197 is the same die, but the M has deteriorated in the die to the point of not being clear). Of course, an argument could be made that a die was transferred from Mallos, but it seems unlikely for such a prolific mint as Soloi.Nov 01, 2011 Mallos (BC 425-385) Hemiobol372 viewsca 390-385 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.27g, 1h). Male head facing slightly right / Facing female head within incuse square. VF, toned, some porosity.Nov 01, 2011 Mallos (BC 440-390) Obol1122 viewsca 440-390 BC. AR Obol (0.86g, 7mm, 11h). Bearded janiform head / Swan standing left; lotus to left, monogram to right. VF, toned, light porosity. Very rare.Nov 01, 2011 Laranda (BC 324-323) Obol665 viewsca 324/3 BC. AR Obol (0.67g, 11mm, 1h). Jugate diademed male heads right / Forepart of wolf right; monogram to left, star to right. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare.Nov 01, 2011 (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - 1/3 Stater644 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.12g, 9mm). Protodynastic Group A. Head of boar right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. See Boston MFA Supp. 206 for a stater with a style identical to this fraction.Nov 01, 2011 Karia uncertain (BC 430-400) Triobol552 viewsca 430-400 BC. AR Triobol (2.70g, 14mm, 12h). Forepart of lion right / Laureate head left; )TMIΞMT to left, monogram to lower right; all within incuse square. Good VF, toned. Very rare.Nov 01, 2011 Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol330 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (0.69g, 7mm, 12h). Forepart of lion left / Eagle flying right in incuse square. VF, toned. Very rare.Nov 01, 2011 Samos (BC 310-300) Didrachm496 viewsca 310-300 BC. AR Didrachm (6.36g, 20mm, 12h). Samian standard. Battos, magistrate. Facing lion scalp / Forepart of ox right; [B]ATTOΣ above, olive spray to right. VF, toned.Nov 01, 2011 Samos (BC 477-460) Tetradrachm435 viewsca 477/6-461/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.14g, 22mm, 2h). Samian standard. Facing lion scalp / Head of ox right; above, helmet right; [all within incuse circle]. VF, lightly toned, die flaw on obverse. Very rare.Nov 01, 2011 Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Ram - EL 1/48597 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.29g, 5mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of ram right / Incuse square punch. Cf. CNG 76, 731 (1/24 stater), otherwise unpublished. Good VF. Extremely rare.Nov 01, 2011 Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Bull - EL 1/24685 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g, 6mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of bull right / Incuse square punch. VF. Extremely rare, SNG Kayhan notes the type in this denomination is otherwise unpublished.Nov 01, 2011 Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 4 - EL 1/24 Stater836 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.65g, 7mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of lion right / Incuse square punch. Good VF. Very rare.Nov 01, 2011 Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Bull - EL 1/6 Stater1007 viewsca 500 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.33g, 9mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of bull right / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, toned. Rare. Ex Triton XI (1/2008), lot 250. The Rosen catalog notes that the entry for the Vourla hoard in IGCH designates Samos as the mint of these coins, but J.P. Barron disagrees. Von Aulock placed the coin at an uncertain mint in Ionia, while Rosen was more general, at an uncertain mint in Asia Minor.Nov 01, 2011 Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/48699 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.33g, 5mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite square punch. Good VF. Extremely rare denomination.Nov 01, 2011 Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/24787 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.64g, 7mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite square punch. EF.Nov 01, 2011 Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/12734 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.36g, 8mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Incuse square. Good VF, struck from worn obverse die. Very rare denomination.Nov 01, 2011 Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6564 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.52g, 11mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned.Nov 01, 2011 Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/48 Stater785 viewsca 625-575 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.33g, 4mm). Head of griffin left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare, only two examples recorded by Bodenstedt, both in museums (Karlsruhe and Istanbul). This issue is possibly from the earliest coinage at Teos; see: M. Matzke, JNG 50, p. 43, "Serie 0"Nov 01, 2011 Phokaia (BC 600-522) B01 - EL 1/24 Stater946 viewsca 625/00 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.62g, 7mm). Head of griffin right / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF. Well centered. Very rare. This issue is possibly from the earliest coinage at Teos; see: M. Matzke, JNG 50, p. 43, "Serie 0"Nov 01, 2011 Magnesia (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion297 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.14g, 6mm, 1h). Head (of Apollo?) left / Barley grain between two maeander patterns. VF, toned. Very rare.Nov 01, 2011 Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 3 - Tetartemorion382 viewsearly-mid 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.19g, 5mm, 6h). Head of eagle right / Wreath(?) in incuse square. Near EF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare.1 commentsNov 01, 2011 Ephesos (BC 525-475) 1/2334 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hekte (1.63g, 9mm). Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. VF, toned. Extremely rare.Nov 01, 2011 Spithridates (BC 334) Tetrobol402 viewsSpithridates, Satrap of Ionia and Lydia, ca 334 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.76g, 14mm, 11h). Head left, wearing satrapal headdress / Forepart of horse right; ΣΠIΘPI below. VF, toned, slight roughness, a few light marks. Extremely rare.Nov 01, 2011 Leukai (BC 350) Obol622 viewsca 350-333 BC. AR Diobol (0.89g, 9mm, 3h), Leukai mint. Head left, wearing satrapal headdress / Swan standing left, head right. VF, find patina. Extremely rare, Winzer records only three examples.Nov 01, 2011 (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - 1/2 Stater?916 viewsca 521-478 BC. AR Drachm (4.12g, 14mm). Forepart of winged bull right / Quadripartite incuse square divided diagonally. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare. Ex Leu 65 (5/1996), lot 202. Leu sale attributed this issue to an uncertain mint in Ionia, noting the similarity of the style to the archaic issues of Klazomenai that feature a winged boar forepart. It is also similar in style to various winged boar foreparts on contemporary issues at Mytilene. While agreeing with these comparisons, the weight of this example and its diagonally divided incuse are more consistent with issues of Lesbos than Ionia. The bull is also a common type used at Mytilene, but relatively rare among issues in Ionia. Finally, in addition to using winged boars, Mytilene used winged lions, so the appearance of a winged bull would not be surprising (especially as all motifs are common in eastern/Persian art). So, while the attribution to Mytilene is conjectural, the preponderance of the evidence weighs greater in its favor than than to a mint in Ionia.1 commentsNov 01, 2011 Dardanos (BC 470-440) Tetartemorion341 viewsca 475-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.22g, 7mm, 4h). Cock standing left / Incuse head of calf left. VF, toned, minor porosity.Nov 01, 2011 Dardanos (BC 480-450) Trihemiobol542 views5th century BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (1.16g, 8mm, 12h). Cock standing right / Incuse head of horse left. VF, small die break in field on obverse. Extremely rare.Nov 01, 2011 Lampsakos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater905 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (2.13g, 10mm). Forepart of Pegasos right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, very low gold content. Extremely rare EL fraction for Lampsakos.Nov 01, 2011 Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater814 views5th-4th century BC. EL Stater (16.15g, 16mm,). Perseus, nude but for cloak tied around neck, kneeling right, head left, holding harpa and [head of the Medusa]; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Wonderful mythological type. Ex Hans von Aulock Coll; Hess-Leu 11 (3/1959), lot 246; R. Jameson Coll. (not in published part).Nov 01, 2011 Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol964 viewsca 600-525 BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (1.12g, 9mm). Head of tunny right, superimposed on head of bull right / Incuse square. Good VF, toned.Nov 01, 2011 Herakleia Pontika (BC 350) Drachm547 viewsca mid-4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.87g, 14mm, 1h). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; club below / Head of Hera left, wearing ornamented stephanos; Θ to left; all within shallow incuse circle. Good VF, lightly toned, granular surfaces.Nov 01, 2011 Karia Uncertain (BC 500-490) 1/6 Stater358 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hekte - 1/6 Stater (1.96g, 12mm). Dolphin leaping right within square frame with floral ornaments in four corners / Two rough incuse rectangles divided by a broad band. Fine, porosity. Extremely rare.Nov 01, 2011 Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Hemiobol255 viewsca 5th cent BC. AR Hemiobol (0.55g, 7mm, 8h). Foreparts of two confronted bulls, with horns intertwined / Head of bull right. Good VF, toned, slightly porous.Nov 01, 2011 Kebren (BC 480-450) Trihemiobol?350 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.81g, 9mm). Head of ram right / Stellate pattern. VF, toned.Nov 01, 2011 Uncertain Satrap (BC 4th cent) - Male253 viewsca 351-338 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.22g, 5mm, 6h). Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger and bow / Youthful male head right within incuse circle. VF, minor porosity.Nov 01, 2011 Karia Uncertain (BC 520-490) Tetartemorion792 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.14g, 5mm). Head of roaring lion right / Rough incuse square. Good VF. Rare and attractive.Nov 01, 2011 Halikarnassos (BC 420-350) Persic Hemiobol446 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.47g, 8mm, 4h). Milesian standard. Head of ram left / Youthful male head right; Carian 'az' to right. VF, rough. 1 commentsNov 01, 2011 Bargylia (BC 200-0) Drachm547 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AR Drachm (2.13g, 16mm, 11h). Veiled head of Artemis Kindyas right / Stag standing right; kerykeion below. Good VF, toned, slightly porous. Rare.Nov 01, 2011 Uncertain Satrap (BC 4th cent) - Male215 viewsca 351-338 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.13g, 4mm, 12h). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger and bow / Male head right. VF, toned.Nov 01, 2011 Side (BC 250-150) Obol404 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AR Obol (0.73g, 10mm, 12h). Lion’s head left / Helmeted head of Athena right. VF, toned.Nov 01, 2011 Teos (BC 320-294) Diobol493 viewsca 320-294 BC. AR Diobol (20mm, 0.94 g, 12h). Dioches, magistrate. Griffin seated right, forepaw raised / THI, ΔΙΟΥΧH[Σ], chelys. Good VF.Nov 01, 2011 Phygela (BC 350-300) AE 11595 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE11 (1.86g, 11h). Head of Artemis Munychia facing slightly left, wearing stephane decorated with palmettes / Bull butting left; palm before. Good VF, dark green patina.Nov 01, 2011 Memnon (BC 350-334) AE 13388 viewsMemnon of Rhodes?, ca 350-334 BC. AE13 (1.97g, 12h). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running right, holding spear and bow / Two concentric squares, a line projecting out from one side of outer square. VF, dark brown patina. From at least the early 1900s, this type has been traditionally assigned to Memnon of Rhodes, but there is no evidence to substantiate such a specific attribution. The style of the obverse links it to the “map” issues of the Achaemenid satraps in Ionia, which have been dated to circa 350-333 BC.Nov 01, 2011 Peltai (AD 150-300) AE 20214 viewsRoman Imperial Times, late 2nd-3rd century AD. AE20 (6.05g). ΠEΛTHNΩN, head of Heracles right / MA[IAN] – ΔPOC, river god Maeander recumbent left, holding reed and left arm on cornucopiae; below, vase from which a stream flows. Very fine, some roughness.Oct 31, 2011 Appia (AD 98-117) AE 20 - Trajan505 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE20 (5.42g). AY KA NE TPAIANOC CE [ΓE ΔAKIKOC]; laureate bust right / AIT PΩΛΛIΩNOC CT B AΠΠIANΩN, river god Tembris recumbent left, holding reed and vase.Oct 31, 2011 Tyana (AD 138-161) AE 13 - Antoninus Pius391 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE13 - Assarion (2.41g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (157 AD). AVT ANTΩN ЄINOC, laureate head right / TVANЄ ωN Є ΘI (sic), Hermes standing left, holding purse and kerykeion (caduceus); Є ΘI (date) in legend. VF, black-green patina with earthen overtones. From Group CEM.Oct 29, 2011 Kaisareia (AD 117-138) Didrachm - Hadrian764 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Didrachm (6.84g, 21mm, 12h). Struck 128-138 AD. Laureate head right / Mount Argaeus surmounted by statue. VF, attractively toned. Good portrait. From the Sierra Coll.; ex Gorny & Mosch 142 (10/2005), lot 2045.Oct 29, 2011 Kaisareia (AD 69-79) Didrachm - Vespasian571 viewsVespasian, with Domitian as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AR Didrachm (6.83g, 21mm, 12h). Dated RY 9 (76/7 AD). Laureate head of Vespasian right / ΔOMITIVNOC KAICAP CЄBAC YIO ЄT Θ, Domitian, togate, standing slightly left, holding olive branch. VF, toned. Rare variety. From the Sierra Coll. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 19 (5/2006), lot 261.Oct 29, 2011 Kaisareia (AD 69-79) Didrachm - Vespasian & Titus790 viewsVespasian & Titus as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AR Didrachm (6.87g, 22mm, 6h). Struck 76-77 AD. Laureate head of Vespasian right / Laureate head of Titus right. Good VF, toned. Deposits on portrait of Titus. From the Sierra Coll.; Ex Gemini III (1/2007), lot 352.Oct 29, 2011 Tarsos (AD 254-268) AE 28 - Salonina341 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE28 (14.66g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; all within wreath / Cybele seated right, lions to either side of throne. Good VF, brown and green patina. Interesting with the wreath enclosing the bust. From Group CEM; ex Eduardo Levante Coll. (Triton VII, 1/2004), lot 811.Oct 29, 2011 Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 32 - Gordian III462 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE32 (25.03g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Lion attacking bull right. Good VF, green and reddish-brown patina. From Group CEM.Oct 29, 2011 Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 36 - Gordian III385 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE36 (23.09g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Two Ciliarch crowns, the outer decorated with nine busts, the inner with six. Near EF, dark green patina, a few minor cleaning marks. From Group CEM. The Ciliarch or Cilicarch was the name for the High Priest of Cilicia who presided over provincial temples dedicated to certain emperors. The different busts which decorate the crown represent the various emperors who were honored at each respective temple.Oct 29, 2011 Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla497 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 (20.08g, 6h). Bust right, wearing crown and garment of the demiurgus / Perseus standing right, holding statuette of Apollo Lyceus, encountering fisherman advancing right, head left, holding rod with a fish on one end, a basket on the other. Near EF, dark green patina, minor roughness. Rare. From Group CEM. Ex Adana Museum Coll.Oct 29, 2011 Tarsos (AD 193-211) AE 39 - Septimius Severus503 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE39 (23.74g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Tarsus seated left on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears, with half-length figure of the river god Cydnus swimming left at her feet, surrounded by Tyches of Cilicia, Isauria, and Lycaonia, each holding grain ears and presenting wreath. VF, brown patina, insignificant doubling on obverse, minor metal flaws on reverse. From Group CEM. Rare medallic bronze, honoring Tarsus as the chief city (Metropolis) of the three districts of Cilicia: Cilicia proper, Isauria, and Lycaonia.Oct 29, 2011 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 - 149