Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Last additions Kolophon (BC 375-360) Diobol385 viewsca 375-360 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 0.91g, 12h). Xenodotos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lyre. VF, weak obverse strike.Mar 06, 2010 Kolophon (BC 375-360) Diobol483 viewsca 375-360 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 0.90g, 12h). [...]onides, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lyre. VF, reverse scratch.Mar 06, 2010 Kolophon (BC 330-294) Hemidrachm598 viewsca 330-310 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.47g). Konnion, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Tripod. VF, nice metal.Mar 06, 2010 Kolophon (BC 330-294) Diobol550 viewsca 330-294 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.00g). Senodotos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Cithara. VF, obverse a little off-center.Mar 06, 2010 Kolophon (BC 330-294) Diobol522 viewsca 330-294 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 0.93g). Konnion, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Cithara. Near VF, reverse slightly off-center.Mar 06, 2010 Kolophon (BC 375-350) Drachm565 viewsca 375-350 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.38g, 12h). Astya-, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lyre. VF, a little rough.Mar 06, 2010 Kolophon (BC 320-294) AE 18659 viewsca 320-294 BC. AE18 (5.08g, 11h). Aelianas, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Horseman riding right, holding lance; lyre behind; AHΛΙΑΝΑ[Σ]. aVF, dark green patina, deposits, minor roughness. Wagner Coll.Mar 06, 2010 Kolophon (BC 320-294) AE 12510 viewsca 320-294 BC. AE12 (1.35g, 12h). Hiklos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Forepart of a horse right; HIKΛOΣ below. VF, dark green patina. Alighieri Coll.; ex Klein Coll.Mar 06, 2010 Kolophon (BC 310-300) AE 877 viewsca 310-300 BC. AE Tetrachalkon (5.78g, 1h). Dimokrates, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Tripod; [Δ]HMOKPATHΣ to left, KOΛΦΩ (sic) to right. Good VF, black patina. Extremely rare issue, only four examples recorded by Kinns for all magistrates. Alighieri Coll.Mar 06, 2010 Kios (BC 350-300) 1/4 Drachm - Proxenos570 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR 1/4 Drachm (1.31g). Proxenos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right, KIA below / Prow of galley left, ΠΡΟΞ/ΕΝΟΣ above and below. aVF, porosity. Rare denomination.Feb 27, 2010 Anazarbos (AD 98-117) AE 18 - Trajan412 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE18 - Assaria (3.88g, 12h). Dated CY 132 (113/4 AD). Veiled and draped bust of Persephone right; two grain-ears before / Veiled and draped bust of Artemis-Perasia(?) right, wearing polos; torch before. VF, brown and green patina. Wagner Coll.Feb 27, 2010 Anazarbos (BC 100-1) AE 171030 views1st century BC. AE17 - Dichalkon (4.22g, 6h). Struck ca 19 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Plow; monogram to left, ANAZAPBEΩN to right; all within palm-wreath border. Near VF, dark green patina, a few deposits. Wagner Coll.Feb 27, 2010 bull on Pamphylia, Aspendos505 viewsca 370-330 BC. AR Stater (10.94g). Two wrestlers grappling, ΔΡ between, dotted circular border / [Ε]ΣΤFΕΔ[ΙΙVΣ], slinger, wearing short belted chiton, attacking right; triskeles to right, countermark: bull standing right, Aramaic letters 'bal' above. Areas of flat striking, otherwise EF. Keshet Coll. Feb 27, 2010 Aspendos (BC 375-365) Drachm698 viewsca 375-365 BC. AR Drachm (5.43g). Mopsus on horse prancing right, hurling javelin / ΕΣΤFΕΛΙ-V-Σ (sic), boar facing left, hit by javelin, drops of blood dripping on ground. Very rare. EF.Feb 27, 2010 Sillyon (BC 300-100) AE 19590 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AE19 (5.44g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, ΣΕΛΥΝΙΥΣ to right. VF, brown patina.Feb 27, 2010 Sillyon (BC 200-100) AE 14620 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE14 (2.20g). Helmeted head of Ares right / Male standing left, holding right arm up; thunderbolt to left, ΣΕΛΥΝΙΥΣ to right. VF. Rare.Feb 27, 2010 Harpagion (BC 4th cent) AE 10436 viewsca 4th century BC. AE10 (1.21g). Laureate head of Demeter right, hair in sakkos / Fish right, ΑΡΠΑΓIA above, grain ear below. aVF.Feb 27, 2010 Skepsis (BC 450-400) Obol546 viewsca 450 BC. AR Obol (0.41g). Horse’s head right, Σ-K-H around / Fir tree in dotted square border within incuse square. VF, porous. Very rare.Feb 26, 2010 Lamponeia (BC 350) AE 871 viewsca 4th century BC. AE (1.49g). Bearded, wreathed head of Dionysos right / Bull's head (bucranium), bunch of grapes above, ΛΑ-Μ. Rare. Dark green patina, good VF.Feb 26, 2010 Ilion (BC 300-200) Tetrobol928 views3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.59g). Head of Athena right, wearing attic crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left. Light corrosion, VF-EF. Extremely rare.Feb 26, 2010 Tenedos (BC 400) AE 10632 viewsLate 5th-early 4th century BC. AE10 (0.60g, 11h). Bust of Artemis right, wearing stephanos / Labrys; T-E above, two stars below. VF, green patina. Alighieri Coll.Feb 26, 2010 Dardanos (BC 500) Obol567 views5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.62g). Cock standing right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, some porosity. Alighieri Coll.Feb 26, 2010 Kebren (BC 460-420) Triobol555 views5th century BC. AR Triobol (1.57g). Forepart of ram right, [KE]BPH / "Wind-mill" quadripartite incuse square. VF, light porosity. Very rare.Feb 26, 2010 Dardanos (BC 450-420) Obol540 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.70g). Cock standing left / Diagonally criss-crossed pattern. aVF.Feb 26, 2010 Sigeion (BC 350) AE 20929 viewsca 355-334 BC. AE20 (8.37g, 4h). Head of Athena, wearing triple crested helmet and necklace, facing slightly right / Double-bodied owl standing facing; crescent to right, ΣΙΓΕ below. VF, black patina with some spots of green, a few small breaks in the patina, earthen highlights.Feb 26, 2010 Kebren (BC 450) Diobol1054 views5th century BC. AR Diobol (9mm, 1.24g, 5h). Head of Apollo left / Head of ram left within incuse square. VF, toned, granular surfaces.Feb 26, 2010 Assos (BC 450-400) Obol511 views5th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.48g, 3h). Griffin seated right / Lion’s head right ΑΣΣ (retrograde) above, within incuse square. VF, toned, light porosity.Feb 26, 2010 Abydos (BC 460-430) Obol640 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.51g, 10h). Eagle standing left; ABY to left, AΠ monogram above / Facing gorgoneion, tongue protruding, within incuse square. VF.Feb 26, 2010 Ilion (BC 188-133) Tetradrachm607 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.00g). Kleonos Ioilos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing a laureate, crested helmet / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos and chiton, holding distaff and filleted spear; owl at her feet right, winged caduceus behind; ΚΛΕ-ΩΝΟΣ across field, ΙΩΙΛΟΥ in exergue. Surface porosity. Very Fine. Very rare. From the Estate of C. Vermeule; ex CNG 66 (5/2004), lot 429.Feb 26, 2010 Abydos (BC 411-387) Drachm419 viewsca 411-387 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.21g, 12h). Diogenes, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left; grapes to left. VF, porous.Feb 26, 2010 Kios (BC 350-300) AV Stater - Proxenos1377 viewsca 350-300 BC. AV Stater (8.60g, 12h). Proxenos, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Prow of galley left, decorated with star; above, club right; to left, eagle standing left; ΠPOΞENO[Σ] below. Good VF, some die rust, obverse a little off center. Extremely rare. This magistrate is only known on two examples of Kios staters, both in museums (Paris and Berlin).Feb 26, 2010 Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol464 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.59g). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Facing head of panther within incuse square. Unpublished?Feb 26, 2010 Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol464 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.57g). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Facing head of panther within incuse square. Unpublished?Feb 26, 2010 Methymna (BC 400-360) Silenos - Obol862 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.46g). Facing head of Silenos / Tortoise in linear circle within shallow incuse circle. Near EF. Rare.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B65629 viewsca 400 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 6h). Head of Ares right, wearing crested helmet adorned with griffin / Head of Amazon right, wearing Thracian leather headgear, within linear square. aEF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B61707 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 6h). Head of Io facing, turned slightly right / Head and neck of bull right within linear square. Very rare. Rusty obverse die, aEF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B50504 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 9h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Heads of two confronted calves, palmette above, within incuse square. Rare. VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B291032 viewsca 477-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 9h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Incuse head of calf right. EF.Feb 26, 2010 Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol517 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.41g, 6h). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Land turtle in dotted square border within incuse square. aEF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B52608 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.51g, 3h). Diademed youthful male head right / Wreathed bearded male head right within incuse square. Good VF, light scratch on obverse.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B981141 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Poseidon right / Trident decorated with volutes in linear square. Very rare. Extremely fine.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B881143 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Persephone with disc earring and wreath of grain right / Bull butting to left in linear square. Almost extremely fine.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B70618 viewsca 396 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Female head right with long hair, in square incuse with linear square border. A scarce type. Very fine/good fineFeb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B92906 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 5h). Half length bust of Maenad, hair in sphendone, right / Race torch within linear incuse square in shallow incuse square. EF, very light scratches on reverse. It has been suggested that the obverse head may represent a female athlete. Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B16901 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 11h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left / Incuse head of lion right; rectangular punch behind. VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B04469 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.41g). Forepart of a running bull / Incuse head of roaring lion left; rectangular punch behind. Very rare. Perfectly centered. Extremely fine. Outstanding example on broad flan and full centered.Feb 26, 2010 Methymna (BC 440-400) Drachm764 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Drachm (3.14g, 12h). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Kantharos; M-A-Θ around; all in pelleted square within shallow incuse square. Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Rare and exceptional for type.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B24979 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 9h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf right. Good VF, toned. Very rare, only 8 examples listed by Bodenstedt.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B91795 viewsca 350-335 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Veiled head of Demeter facing right, wearing grain-wreath and earring / Tripod with taenia in square frame; the whole in incuse square. EF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B90861 viewsca 350 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of Dionysos facing right, wearing ivy-wreath / Mask of Silenos facing in thin square frame, all in incuse square. Extremely nice high relief head of Silenos on reverse. EF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B831157 viewsca 340-330 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Head of beardless man facing right, wearing petasos (Hermes?) / Panther standing right in square frame, the whole in incuse square. About EF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B751338 viewsca 380-350 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Head of Artemis-Cybele facing right, wearing mural crown adorned by plain palmettes and earring / Head of beardless youth facing right, wearing petasos (Hermes?); in thin square frame, all within incuse square. Exceptionally beautiful reverse. EF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B72757 viewsca 360-340 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Head of Athena facing right, wearing Attic helmet, the side-flap turned up / Lion-scalp facing in thin square frame, all in incuse square. Good VF/VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B69904 viewsca 380-340 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Female head facing right, hair forming a knot above head, wearing ear-pendant and necklace / Head of Pan facing right within a thin square frame, the whole in incuse square. Exceptionally beautiful female head struck in high relief. EF/VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B68928 viewsca 430-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Female head facing right, wearing hair-net / Beardless head with grotesque features facing left, wearing a modius-like object at forehead, the hair covered by net; thin square frame, all in incuse square. About EF/VF. Bodenstedt interpreted the male head on the reverse as a Daktylos or Telchine, both from mythical bands of miners and blacksmiths, sometimes described as having a sinister character. (A common feature of mythical blacksmiths - Hephaestus is the exception, but he was physically handicapped instead). The object at the forehead could be something like a miner's lamp, but this is by no means confirmed.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B631547 viewsca 430-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Forepart of winged lion left, roaring and threatening / Winged sphinx with the head of a male youth sitting right within thin square frame, the whole in incuse square. This coin is extremely interesting in that it has a man-headed sphinx on the reverse. The obverse image is borrowed from the coins of Klazomenai. Good VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B601001 viewsca 430-410 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Laureate head of Apollo facing right / Head of 'eagle griffin' facing right, with stylized eagle head, reptile crest and goat beard, within a square frame of thin lines adorned with dots; the whole within incuse square. Scratch on obverse but exceptional head of griffin on reverse. VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B52827 viewsca 400-380 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of male youth facing right (Apollo?), wearing knotted taenia with lotus-like ornament above the forehead / Male head with long beard facing right within broad square frame, the whole in incuse square. Pleasant VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B38757 viewsca 460-440 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g). Head of Silenos in three-quarter view, looking left / Head of roaring lion facing right in square frame, the whole in incuse square. Good VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B371119 viewsc. 440-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of aged satyr facing right, wearing a taenia / Two confronted heads of rams, palmette in upper field, the whole in framed incuse square. Obverse struck in high relief. EF/Good VF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B191798 viewsca 520-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding / Bearded head of Herakles facing right, wearing lion-skin, truncation with two rows of dots, square field behind; the whole in incuse. EF.Feb 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B07988 viewsca 530-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of roaring lion right, the truncation with a rim of dots / Head of a cock left, behind an irregular oblong object; all within incuse. Good EF.Feb 26, 2010 Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol405 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.27g). Corinthian helmet right / Tall, narrow amphora within wreath. Apparently unpublished. Good VF, some porosity.Feb 23, 2010 Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol400 views5th-4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.23g, 7h). Crested Corinthian helmet left / Amphora and caduceus in linear square. VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references.Feb 23, 2010 Methymna (BC 360-330) Hemiobol 562 viewsca 360-330 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.25g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bunch of grapes within incuse linear circle.Feb 23, 2010 Samos (BC 600-570) EL Stater1955 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Stater (17.22g). Uncertain design against a background of heavy filling ornament / Two parallel oblong incuse punches with irregular markings. VF. Ex Leu 77 (5/2000), lot 310.  The types of the early electrum of Samos are varied. The Samians had a unique style of coinage, with the central type placed against an amorphic patterned background. Various decriptions have been offered for the types-eagles, flowers, panthers, thunderbolts, etc. This cataloguer sees a flowering plant with two leaves, and a panther facing left below. The use of background ornament somewhat resembles the geometric patterns used as filling ornament on Corinthian pottery.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 600-570) EL Hekte1400 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Hekte (2.84g). Facing panther's head against a background of heavy filling ornament / Square incuse punch with irregular markings. Good VF.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 600-570) EL Hekte968 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Hekte (2.85g). Eagle flying right, holding a serpent in its talons / Square incuse punch with irregular fan-shaped markings. Good VF. Ex Triton II (12/1998), lot 426.  This Samos electrum hekte has an unusually clear type present. The serpent clutched in the eagle's talons is typically not visible.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 129-20) AE 13407 viewsca 129-20 BC. AE13 (1.72g, 12h). Head of Hera right, wearing stephane / Facing lion’s scalp, ΣΑΜΙΩΝ below. VF, dark brown patina. Wagner Coll.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 520) 1/2 Siglos415 viewsca 520 BC. AR 1/2 Siglos (2.52g). Forepart of winged bull left / Head of bull left, within dotted incuse square. VF, some minor roughness. Rare, only one specimen of the right facing type half siglos recorded by Barron, this variety unpublished.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 310-300) Hemidrachm451 viewsca 310-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.50g, 12h). [...]rchamenios, magistrate. Facing lion head / Forepart of bull right; [...]PXAMENIOΣ above. Good VF, light cleaning marks. Rare denomination, this magistrate unpublished.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 485-477) Tetradrachm458 viewsca 485/0-478/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (12.52g, 3h). Facing lion scalp / ΣΑ, head of ox right; three pellets around; all in incuse square. Good VF, toned, a couple light scratches under tone, reverse weakly struck. Very rare. Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Coll. (Sotheby’s, 6/1990), lot 508; S. Weintraub Coll.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 453-439) Tetradrachm568 viewsca 453/2-440/39 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.01g, 6h). Lion scalp facing / Forepart of ox right; olive branch to left, ΣA above, E (date) below; all within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 19 (3/2006), lot 150; Giessener Münzhandlung 69 (11/1994), lot 361.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 520) 1/2 Siglos551 viewsca 520 BC. AR ½ Siglos (2.68g). Forepart of winged boar right / Head of ox right in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 8 (Fall 2003), no. 14.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 270-240) Tetrobol702 viewsca 270-240 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.33g, 12h). Ptolemaic standard. Head of Hera left, wearing stephanos / Prow right; trident above, ΣΑΜΙΩΝ below. Good VF, toned, a couple peck marks on reverse. Rare. Ex Lestranges Coll. (Egger, 11/1909), lot 409.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 350) AE 19466 viewsca 394-365 BC. AE19 (2.68g, 6h). Head of Hera left, wearing stephane, necklace, and earring / Facing lion's head. Good VF, attractive dark green patina with light earthen highlights.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 398-365) Obol409 viewsca 398-365 BC. AR Obol (0.58g). Facing scalp of lion / Forepart of bull right; ΣA below. Toned, Good VF.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 400-365) Tetradrachm453 viewsca 400-365 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.06g). Pythes, magistrate. Facing lion's scalp / Forepart of bull right; branch behind, ΠΥΘHΣ above. Good VF. Unpublished?Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 408-366) Tetradrachm525 viewsca 408/4-380/66 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.82g, 3h). Alexandros, magistrate. Facing lion scalp / Forepart of bull right; AΛEΞANΔP[OΣ] above, laurel branch to left, Σ[A] below; all within shallow incuse square. Good VF, toned, a few marks under tone. Extremely rare, one of two known with this magistrate. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVI.10 (12/1998), no. 7223; Auctiones 18 (9/1989), lot 762; Pixodarus Hoard (CH 9, 421).Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm528 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.45g, 11h). Forepart of winged boar left / Lion scalp facing in dotted square within incuse square. Near EF, lightly toned, minor die wear on obverse. Ex Triton XII (1/2009), lot 313; Freeman & Sear FPL 8 (Fall 2003), no. 15; Leu 74 (10/1998), lot 237; Leu 54 (4/1992), lot 137; Leu 2 (4/1972), lot 248.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 477-460) Tetradrachm484 viewsca 477/6-461/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.21g, 7h). Facing lion head / Head of bull right; [ΣA above], long anchor or hook behind; all within shallow incuse circle. VF, toned, a couple minor flan flaws on obverse. Rare early tetradrachm.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 380-365) Tetradrachm515 viewsca 380–365 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.97g). Facing lion’s scalp / ΣΑ, forepart of ox running right, wearing ornate collar, olive branch behind, ΠΥΘΙΩΝ (magistrate or moneyer) above, edges of square die visible. Struck on a slightly short flan. Toned. Extremely fine.Feb 22, 2010 Kebren (BC 450) Hemidrachm1678 viewsca 480 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.78g). Head of ram right; below, lizard right / Forepart of bull right within incuse square. Good VF, toned. Well struck on good metal. Ex Triton VI (1/2003), lot 390; Leu 42 (5/1987), lot 294; Niggeler Coll. (Leu/Münzen und Medaillen, 12/1965), lot 396; R. Jameson Coll., 2295. The Boston and Jameson catalogs attributed this type to Samos, although Barron did not include this coinage in his corpus of Samian coinage. Presumably, the earlier catalogs’ attribution was based on the parallel of the reverse type to various issues at Samos. The obverse type, however, with its small lizard control device, stands in contrast to such an attribution, and without further evidence, an attribution to Samos must be viewed as speculative. 1 commentsFeb 22, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Tetradrachm - Pharnabazos2079 viewsPharnabazos, Persian Satrap and military commander, ca 398-396/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.67g, 2h). ΦAR-N-[A]-BA, head of Pharnabazos right, weaing satrapal cap tied below his chin, and diadem / Ornate ship’s prow left, decorated with a griffin and prophylactic eye; before and aft, two dolphins downward; below, tunny left. Good VF, toned, slightly granular surface. Very rare, Maffre located thirteen extant examples, eight of which are in museum collections. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 69 (11/1994), lot 276a. Struck during the period of warfare between Spartans and Persians, this issue commenced after Pharnabazos received the responsibility for the management of the Achaemenid navy in 398 BC, and ended with the temporary closure of the mint in 396 BC due to the Spartan presence in the area. Maffre's die study suggests that, although only 13 examples are known today, the coinage was quite massive and instrumental in facilitating Pharnabazos' naval success that culminated in the Battle of Knidos.Feb 22, 2010 Samos (BC 394-365) Trihemiobol424 viewsca 394-365 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.97g, 9mm, 1h). Head of Hera right / Lion head facing, ΣΑ below. Feb 14, 2010 Methymna (BC 360-330) Hemiobol662 viewsca 360-330 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g, 6mm). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bunch of grapes within incuse linear circle.Feb 14, 2010 Lykia Uncertain (BC 400) Hemidrachm - Dynast Khadritimes?494 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.97g, 13mm), light Lykian standard (?). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / Herakles fighting lion, "K A D A(or P) E(or F)..." around. Unpublished? The reverse text may refer to the Dynast Khadritimes, or to the ancient Lykian city Kadyanda, which is known to have issued coins. Aid in the attribution of this issue is quite welcome.Feb 14, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater 997 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Stater (15.94g). Youthful male figure, wearing tainia with frontal spike, kneeling right, holding [knife] and tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, light scrape in field on obverse. Exceptional for issue. While not exceptionally rare, almost all of the published examples have all or part of the head of the figure off the flan. Also, most of the published specimens exhibit considerably more wear than the present example.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/48 Stater1041 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.39g). Head of tunny right / Incuse square with swastika pattern. VF. Extremely rare, only one example listed by Hurter & Liewald.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater 753 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Tunny left with wing on back / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. Well centered. Extremely fine.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater1007 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Stater (16.07g). Hoplite, nude but for Corinthian helmet, holding shield, standing in semi-crouch right; to right, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. The hoplite is about to begin the foot race in which the runners carried their military equipment. Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater626 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.35g). Forepart of ibex left; behind, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Rare.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater 579 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.64g). Facing lion’s head; to right, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Rare.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater807 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.35g). Crab; above, head of tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Well struck.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater 697 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.68g). Head of boar right, holding in its mouth a tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater 844 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.73g). Eagle standing right on tunny right; above, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater 714 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.32g). Winged tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Very rare, and exceptional for issue.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater 889 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.69g). Two tunnies left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater 604 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.33g). Tunny right; above, tail of tunny left; below, head of tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare.Feb 02, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater 604 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.34g). Head of tunny left, holding in its mouth a small tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Very rare.Feb 02, 2010 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 - 149