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Home > Lydia Last additions - Lydia Maionia (AD 193-211) AE 18 - Septimius Severus320 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE18 (2.71g). Laureate head right / MAIO-NΩN, Herakles standing right, leaning on club and holding cornucopiae. Fine, grayish-green patina.Nov 13, 2005 Hypaipa (AD 218-222) AE 24 - Elagabalus418 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE24 (6.10g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / EΠI AVP XAPIΞE NOVCTPA VPAIPH-NΩN, conical altar with sacred fire of Artemis Anaitis within tetrastyle temple; shield in pediment. VF, dark greenish-brown patina, some light roughness.Nov 13, 2005 Hypaipa (AD 193-217) AE 27 - Julia Domna523 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE27 (14.53g). Draped bust right / EΠI AYM-OV...MAIC, TP/C in left field, A in right field, VΠAIΠH/NΩN in exergue, hero standing left, holding torch(?0 in right hand, arrowhead in right field. ΠAI-ΠHNΩN, Zeus standing left. VF, dark brown patina, some minor scratches on the reverse. Unpublished?Nov 13, 2005 Hypaipa (AD 180-192) AE 18418 viewsAutonomous, ca 180-192 AD. AE18 (3.66g). Head of Herakles right / ΥΠΑΙ-ΠΝΩΝ, Zeus standing left. VF, dark olive-green patina.Nov 13, 2005 Domitianopolis Sala (AD 81-83) AE 21 - Domitia Longina549 viewsDomitia Longina, wife of Domitian, Augusta, 81-83 AD. AE21 (4.98g). Diademed and draped bust right / ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΠΟ CAΛHNΩΝ; Cybele seated left, holding patera and drum; lion behind. Fine.Oct 31, 2005 Thyateira (AD 161-190) AE 42442 viewsTime of M. Aurelius and Commodus, 161-190 AD. AE42 - Medallion (32.38g, 42mm). IEPACVN KΛHTOC, youthful bust of the senate right, head bare, shoulders draped. / EΠICTPMOCXIANO/ V/ ΘVATEIPH/ NΩN in exergue; young male figure, naked to hips, recumbent left beside tree, clasping the trunk with extended right hand; left arm rests on inverted vase from which water flows; in front a humped bull advances right. Rough, fine.Oct 31, 2005 Sardeis (AD 69-79) AE 18 - Vespasian468 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE18 (4.02g, 18mm). OVECΠΑCIANOC KAICAP, laureate head right / CAPΔΙΑΝΩΝ, temple with four columns. Very fine.Oct 31, 2005 (BC 562) Uncertain King - EL 1/3 Stater2341 viewsUncertain King, before 561 BC. EL 1/3 Stater - Trite (4.71g). Head of boar with prominent tusk right / Double incuse punch with rough stellate pattern. Good VF. The Spier coin proves the obverse die shows two boar heads confronted; the small flan causes the right handed boar to be lacking. Conceivably, there existed a full stater with the complete type present.Oct 12, 2005 Klannuda (BC 200-0) AE 19771 views2nd-1st century BC. AE19 (6.60g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings closed, ΚΛΑΝ / ΝΟΥΔ - ΔΕ/ΩΝ. aVF. Rare.Oct 09, 2005 (BC 545-520) Cyrus/Darios - AV Stater3560 viewsTime of Kroisos to Cambyses, King Of Lydia, ca 560-525 BC. AV Stater (8.03g), light series, Sardeis mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two square incuse punches of unequal size. EF.Oct 08, 2005 (BC 560-525) Kroisos - AV Stater2550 viewsTime of Kroisos to Cambyses, King Of Lydia, ca 560-525 BC. AV Stater (8.07g), light series, Sardeis mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two square incuse punches of unequal size. Good VF.Oct 08, 2005 Tralleis (BC 166-85) Cistophoric Drachm667 viewsca 166-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Drachm (3.03g, 12h), struck ca 140-135 BC. Lion's skin draped over club; all within ivy wreath / Grape bunch with leaves; star to upper right; to lower right, bust of Helios right above monogram. Good VF, toned, patches of horn silver. Rare denomination.Oct 08, 2005 Tralleis (BC 166-85) Cistophoric Drachm859 viewsca 166-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Drachm (2.98g, 11h), struck ca 166-160 BC. Lion's skin draped over club; all within ivy wreath / Grape bunch with leaves; ivy wreath to lower right. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Rare denomination. Oct 08, 2005 Sardeis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian612 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.48g, 1h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right; countermark: IMP (ligate) VES AV(AV ligate) G in incuse / Cult statue of Kore standing facing; grain ears and poppy at feet. VF. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Mark Antony which bore the IMP VES AV countermark.Sep 24, 2005 Sardeis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian634 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.87g, 7h). Sardis mint. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Cult statue of Kore standing facing; grain ears and poppy at feet. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype.Sep 24, 2005 Sardeis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian539 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.36g, 8h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Demeter advancing right, holding grain ears and reverted torch. Good VF, obverse double struck. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype.Sep 24, 2005 Nysa (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian847 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.12g, 12h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Hades dragging away protesting Persephone in quadriga right; overturned basket of flowers below; above, Eros flying right, holding wedding torch. VF. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Unique variety with Eros. This unique example depicts a winged figure holding the wedding torch, or taeda, above the horses. This is Hymenaeus, one of the erotes and the personification of the Hymenaea, or wedding song sung outside the bridal chamber. Metcalf's attribution to this mint is based on the regional association of this reverse type.Sep 24, 2005 Nysa (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian811 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.36g, 1h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Hades dragging away protesting Persephone in quadriga right. VF, small area of flat strike in reverse legend. Overstruck on a Hadrianic Diana Ephesia cistophorus. Unique variety without the overturned basket of flowers.Sep 24, 2005 Nysa (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian1022 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.00g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Hades dragging away protesting Persephone in quadriga right; overturned basket of flowers below. VF, small area of flat strike in obverse legend. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Extremely rare. This unique example depicts a winged figure holding the wedding torch, or taeda, above the horses. This is Hymenaeus, one of the erotes and the personification of the Hymenaea, or wedding song sung outside the bridal chamber. Metcalf's attribution to this mint is based on the regional association of this reverse type.Sep 24, 2005 Thyateira (AD 177-192) AE 43 - Commodus659 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE43 - Medallion (49.61g, 6h). T. Aurelius Barbarus, strategus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; c/m: laureate and draped bust right within oval incuse / Hephaestus seated left on wreathed cippus, putting finishing touches with hammer on a Corinthian helmet set on low column, while Athena, standing left, holding spear and shield, touches top of column; ΕΠΙ CΤPΑ ΤΙΤ−ΟV ΑVP−ΗΛΙΟV ΒΑPΒΑPΟ in legend. Fine, black olive and brick-red patina with lighter gray-green overtones. Rare and attractive mythological type. As related by Homer (Iliad 18), Achilles' armor was lost when, still sulking in his tent, he allowed his companion Patroclus to wear it while he spurred the Greeks into a battle on the plains below Troy. Overconfident, Patroclus met Hector in single combat. Mistaking Patroclus for Achilles, the Trojan hero Hector brutally killed him and dragged off Patroclus' still-armored corpse as a war prize. Achilles' mother, the sea nymph Thetis, persuaded the god Hephaestus to construct a new set of armor, among which a highly decorated shield was included.Sep 21, 2005 Silandos (AD 198-209) AE 35 - Geta609 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE35 (29.37g, 6h). Helenus Apollon, first archon for the second time. Λ CΕΠΤΙ ΓΕΤΑC ΚΑΙ−CΑP, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΕΠΙ ΕΛΕΝΟV ΑΠΟΛ ΑP Α ΤΟ Β , [CΙ]ΛΑΝΔΕ/ΩΝ in two lines in exergue, octastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, pellet in pediment. VF, olive patina, attractive strike. Apparently unique.1 commentsSep 21, 2005 Silandos (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla471 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (17.16g, 11h). Helenus, magistrate. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Dionysus standing left; at feet, panther left with head right; ΕΠΙ ΕΛΕΝΟV in legend. Good VF, black-green patina with traces of earthen overtones. The obverse die for this coin may have been recut from one for Septimius Severus.Sep 21, 2005 Silandos (AD 177-192) AE 40 - Commodus568 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE44 - Medallion (45.10g, 6h). Tatianus, archierus and archon. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Commodus, holding sceptre, driving biga left; above, Nike, flying right, crowning him with wreath; Ε[ΠΙ] ΑPXΙΕ[ΠΕ]ΩC in legend, ΤΑΤΙΑΝΟV / [C]ΙΛΑΝΔΕΩΝ / Κ ΑPX in three lines in exergue. VF, black, olive and brick-red patina. Extremely rare.Sep 21, 2005 Philadelphia (AD 37-41) AE 17 - Caligula903 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE17 (4.73g, 12h). Makedon, magistrate. Bare head right / capricorn left, bearing cornucopiae; monogram to left; ΜΑΚΕΔωΝ in exergue. Good VF, olive patina with traces of earthen overtones. Very rare magistrate, only three examples cited in RPC: one in Wintherthur, a second in Vienna, the third in a private collection.Sep 21, 2005 Hypaipa (AD 202-205) AE 28 - Plautilla351 viewsPlautilla, wife of Caracalla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AE28 (11.36g). ΦOVΛ ΠΛA-VTIANH C, draped bust right, wearing stephane; c/m: Artemis Anaitis facing within oval incuse / ЄΠI CTP T Φ-Λ ΛЄV IЄPAKOC/ VΠAIΠH/NΩN, Caracalla on horseback right, brandishing spear; below, shield and bound captive kneeling right. Fine, brown patina. Roper Coll.Sep 21, 2005 Philadelphia (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla322 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (12.68g). Laureate head right; countermark: Nike advancing right / The emperors clasping hands over low stool. VF, green-brown patina. From the Ian Roper Collection.Sep 21, 2005 Hypaipa (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla422 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (12.21g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; c/m: cult statue of Artemis-Anaitis / Emperor standing left, sacrificing over altar, being crowned by Nike standing behind. VF, brown patina. From the Ian Roper Collection.Sep 21, 2005 Gordos-Iulia (AD 178-192) AE 20362 viewstime of Commodus, 178-192 AD. AE20 (5.29g). Youthfull bust of Senate right / Dionysos standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; panther at his feet. Attractive very fine. Sep 20, 2005 Tripolis (AD 100-200) AE420 views2nd cent AD. AE (23.27g). Draped bust of the Roman Senate left / Leto with scepter sitting on throne left. Brown-green patina, VF.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 200-300) AE453 views3rd cent AD. AE (14.28g). Veiled bust of Boue right / Leto with two children in temple. Stripped patina, VF.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 200-300) AE 15378 views3rd cent AD. AE16 (2.61g). Bearded head of Hercules left / ΤΡΙΠΟΛ−ΕΙΤΩΝ, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm. VF, green patina.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 14-37) AE - Tiberius851 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. Bronze of Hieratikos. AE (6.11g). Head right / Rider with double-axe right, ΙΕΡΑΤΙΚΟΣ to left. Dark green patina, VF.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 246-248) AE - Philipp II416 viewsPhilipp II, 246-248 AD. AE (4.30g). Bust right / Hermes with money purse and caduceus. Dark green patina, VF. Unpublished?Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 131-161) AE 28 - Marcus Aurelius479 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, 139-161. AE28 (13.52g). Beardless head right / ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ / ΜΑΙΑΝΔΡΟC, River-god Maeander in Himation, holding overflowing cornucopiae. Dark, olive-green patina with some original brass showing, VF. Rare.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 29) AE 16 - Livia466 viewsTiberius, for Livia, his mother, died 29 AD. Bronze of Hieratikos. AE16 (4.13g). ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ, draped bust left / ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙ/ΤΩΝ - ΙΕΡΑΤΙΚΟ/Σ, club. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus708 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Bronze of Apollonios Androneikos. AE19 (5.51g). ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, beardless head right, maeander band to left / ΤΡΙ - ΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ - ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ / ΑΝΔΡΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ, eagle with open wings standing, head left. Good style, dark green patina, gVF. Rare.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 253-268) AE 34 - Gallienus824 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE34 (17.84g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Legend in four lines within wreath surrounded by city ethnic. Good VF, brown patina, reverse flan flaw. Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 218-222) AE 23427 viewsca 218-222 AD. AE23 (6.32g). Draped bust of turreted Tyche right / ΤΡΙΠΟ - ΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Artemis in chiton right, holding bow in left hand and pulling arrow from quiver in back. Brown-green patina, gVF. Sep 12, 2005 Saitta (AD 200-300) AE 18333 viewsCivic Issue, 3rd century AD. AE18 (3.50g). Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right / Herakles and the capture of Kerberos: Herakles advancing right, head left, holding club over his shoulder and dragging Kerberos behind him. VF, green and brown patina. Simpson Coll. Sep 10, 2005 Saitta (AD 193-197) AE 26 - Claudius Albinus513 viewsClodius Albinus, as Caesar, 193-197 AD. AE26 (10.16g). Bearded head right / Aphrodite, nude and diademed, standing left and covering herself, small winged Eros at left, holding torch, dolphin diving at right. Nice VF, smooth black patina, clear types. Extremely Rare. Clodius Albinus was a tragic figure whose eastern coinages are quite rare, and this particular coin features an important reverse of artistic merit: the scene is a third generation copy of a Praxiteles sculpture, the first nude rendering of the goddess Aphrodite Knidia in the bath supported by a dolphin. This same imagery was subsequently copied for the Villa Medici in Rome, where it is known as "Venus Medici," and it became a popular Renaissance theme, being the subject of some Boticelli paintings.Sep 10, 2005 Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 16831 views2nd cent BC. AE16 (4.40g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΘΥΑΤΕΙ/PHN-ΩN, labrys; bow to left. EF, glossy black patina under some pale green earthen encrustation.Sep 09, 2005 Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 21913 views2nd cent BC. AE21 (10.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΘΥΑΤΕΙ/PHNΩN, Tripod, monogram above; all within laurel wreath. Good VF, dark green patina under earthen encrustation. From the David Freedman Collection.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 15) AE 23 - Vedius Pollio678 viewsVedius Pollio, friend of Augustus, died 15 BC. Bronze of Menandros Parrhasios, ca 29-28. AE23 (10.44g). ΠΩΛΛΙΩΝ − ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ, beardless bust of Vedius Pollio right / ΜΕ ΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ - ΠΑΡΡΑΣ - ΙΟΥ, eight-column temple of Zeus, quadriga facing on top; caduceus in field. Dark patina, gVF. Rare and interesting coin.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus539 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD, as Caesar under Valerianus I. AE22 (4.41g), struck 253 AD. Draped cuirassed bust right / TRALL-I-ANWN, Tyche in long robe standing facing, head with kalathos to left, holding cornucopiae in left hand, rudder in right. Dark patina, gVF.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (AD 253-258) AE 36 - Valerianus I590 viewsValerianus I, 253-258 AD. AE36 (20.44g), bronze of M. Aurelius Hieron Leukopetrites. Draped, cuirassed bust right / EPI GR M AUR IER - WNOC LEUKOPETREITHC / TRAL-LIANWN, naked Helios standing, radiate head left, chlamys over left shoulder, holding globe. Good style, olive-green patina, gVF. Rare.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 128-85) Cistophoric Tetradrachm773 viewsca 128-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.63g, 29mm). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / ΑΡΤΕ, bow-case with serpents; ΤΡΑΛ to left, bust of Athena to right. aEF. Scarce variant.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 200-0) AE 14551 views2nd-1st century BC. AE14 (3.17g). Laureate head of bearded Zeus right / ΤΡΑΛΛΙ-ΑΝΩΝ, bull walking left on ground line, head facing; monogram to left. Dark green patina, VF.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 128-85) Cistophoric Tetradrachm813 viewsca 128-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.61g, 27mm, 12h). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / ΔΙΟΝ, bow-case with serpents; ΤΡΑΛ to left, kithara to right. Superb EF.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 200-100) AE 19832 views2nd cent BC. AE19 (5.62g). Head of laureate Zeus right / ΔΙΟΣ ΤPΑΛ/ΛΙΑΝΩΝ, winged thunderbolt, within laurel wreath. Dark brown patina, EF. Very rare.Sep 09, 2005 Philadelphia (AD 35-37) AE 16 - Tiberius Gemellus1126 viewsTiberius Gemellus(?), co-heir of Tiberius. AE16 (3.18g), struck ca 35-37 AD. TIBERION [CEBACTON], bare head of Tiberius Gemellus(?) right / N[EO]KEC"PEIC, winged thunderbolt. Dark green patina, gF. Extremely rare. Tiberius Gemellus, born 19 AD, was twin brother to Germanicus Gemellus. They were the sons of Livilla, sister of Germanicus and Claudius, and given to her husband Drusus, son of emperor Tiberius. However, it is probable that they were fathered by Sejanus, the ambitious prefect of Tiberius. During the last years of Tiberius' life, his options for an heir had narrowed to his only 'grandson' Tiberius Gemellus and his grandnephew Caligula. Both men were adopted as co-heirs in 35. However, when Tiberius died in 37, the prefect Macro declared Caligula the new emperor, as the two had prearranged. For appearances, Tiberius Gemellus was hailed princeps iuventutis, but within months was executed for treason. This portrait is especially important because it depicts him not as a child, but as a teen and heir to the throne. All coins from this issue share the same obverse die.Sep 09, 2005 Philadelphia (AD 37-41) AE 18 - Caligula560 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE18 (5.31g). Kleandros Philokaisar, magistrate. Bare head right / Capricorn left with cornucopiae; monogram before. VF, dark green patina.Sep 09, 2005 Attaleia (AD 198) AE 17801 viewsCaracalla and Geta, ca 198 AD. AE17 (2.81g). Confronted bare headed busts of Caracalla and Geta / Roman she-wolf with twins. Apparently unpublished. Good VF, brown patina. From the Marc Melcher Collection. Ex CNG 54 (6/2000), lot 1109. The youthful busts, lack of titulature, and Imperial reverse theme suggest this coin was struck very shortly after the elevations of Caracalla and Geta to Augustus and Caesar respectively in January, 198 AD.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 181449 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE18 (5.21g), Heraois, magistrate. Laureate head of Herakles right / Apollo standing left, holding bird and olive branch; ΗΡΑΙΟΥΣ to left, ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ to right. gVF.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 19) AE 16 - Germanicus684 viewsGermanicus, father of Gaius (Caligula), brother of Claudius, died 19 AD. AE16 (3.34g, 1h). Mnaseas, magistrate. Bare head left / Athena standing left, holding phiale; ΜΝΑ−ΣΕΑΣ down left field. VF, red-brown patina. Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 105-117) AE 22 - Plotina566 viewsPlotina, wife of Trajan, Augusta, ca 105-117 AD. AE22 (4.21g, 12h). Draped bust right / Pelops on horseback right, holding whip. VF, black-green patina. Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (BC 133) AE445 viewsafter 133 BC. AE (5.82g), Papylos, magistrate. Head of Dionysos right / Demeter standing left, holding torch; ΠΑΠ-ΥΛΟΣ/ΦΑΙΝ-ΙΟΥ to left, ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ to right. Green patina, light corrosion, EF.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 187-211) AE 28 - Julia Domna522 viewsJulia Domna, second wife of Septimus Severus, Empress, 187-211 AD. AE28 (9.60g). Draped bust right / Large agnostic prize urn containing a palm and ornamented with five circles which each contain a pellet resting on tablet inscribed XPYCANΘINA. Nice VF, brown patina. Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 12553 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE12 (2.01g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / ΣΑΡΔΙ/ΑΝΩΝ, club right; monogram below. EF, glossy black patina, some minor roughness. Apparently an unrecorded variety. Rare.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 71-72) AE646 viewsAutonomous, under Proconsul T. Clodius Eprius Marcellus, ca 71-72 AD. AE (4.15g). EΠΙ ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ ΦΙΛEΙΝΟΥ CΤΡΑ, bust of Athena with aegis and Corinthian helmet left / EΠΙ ΜΑΡΚΕΛΛΟΥ CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, frontal view of Doric Temple. gVF.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian430 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.84g), Sardis mint. Bare head right / Cult statue of Persian Artemis flanked by grain ears and poppy. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain type of Augustus.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian495 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.62g), Sardis mint. Bare head right / Veiled figure of Ceres standing right, holding transverse sceptre; no star to right. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain type.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 23-26) AE 27 - Germanicus and Drusus1094 viewsGermanicus and Drusus, Caesars, ca 23-26 AD. AE27 (12.14g), restruck ca 28-29 AD by Asinius Pollio, Proconsul. Drusus and Germanicus seated left in curule chairs / Legend in wreath; ΓΑΙΩ ΑΣΙΝΝΙΩ ΠΟΛΛΙΩΝΙ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΩ around (overstruck on original legend). VF, green patina, slightly rough surfaces. This interesting coin appears to be an original issue, but in actuality, it is an earlier issue that is restruck with two intricate 'countermarks.' These 'countermarks' were ring-shaped punch restrikings of the legends that surround the obverse and reverse designs. While the obverse 'countermark-legend' is the same as that which appeared on the original striking, the reverse legend, originally ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΙΕΠΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΚΛΕΩΝΟΣ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΟΥ, has been totally replaced by a new 'countermark-legend.' Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 80-100) AE 29660 viewsAutonomous, ca 80-100 AD. AE29 (8.80g). Draped youthful bust of the personification of the Senate right / Demeter standing left, holding grain ears, poppy, and sceptre. EF, emerald green patina, adjustment marks along edge.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 238-244) AE 42 - Gordian III537 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE42 - Medallion (28.41g). MHTPOΠOΛIC CAPΔIC ACIAC ΛVΔIAC ЄΛΛAΔOC A, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right / ЄΠI AVP ΠOVΦЄINOV APX A T B CAPΔIANΩN B NЄΩKOPΩN, Zeus seated left within Zodiac, holding Nike on outstretched right hand and long sceptre in left. Near VF, dark brown patina, obverse smoothed, reverse corrosion. Ex Sternberg Auk. XI (11/1981), lot 304.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 171052 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (5.52g). Head of young Dionysos right / Panther walking left, head facing, broken spear in mouth; ΣΑΡΔΙ/ΑΝΩΝ above, monograms below and to left. Dark green patina, VF.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 98-117) AE 19 - Marciana703 viewsMarciana, sister of Trajan, 98-117 AD. AE19 (4.31g). MAPKIA - CEBACTH, draped bust of diademed Marciana right / [CAR] - DIA - N[W]N - PELO[Y], Pelops with a raised whip riding galloping horse right. aEF/VF. Ex Hauck & Aufhauser, Auk. 16 (10/2001), lot 318.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 17682 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (4.50g). Head of Dionysos right / Forepart of lion right; ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ above, monogram to left. Dark green patina, aEF.Sep 09, 2005 Apollonis (AD 198-209) AE 19 - Geta526 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE19 (3.89g, 1h). Bare-headed and draped bust right / ΑΠΟΛΛΩ-ΝΙΔΕΩΝ, cross-hatched urn containing five grain ears and two poppies. VF, green-black patina.Sep 01, 2005 Apollonis (AD 139-161) AE 29 - Marcus Aurelius1019 viewsMarcus Aurelius (as Caesar?), 139-161 AD. AE29 (17.20g), Aeschrion and Hermokrates, magistrates. AV KAI M AVPHΛIOC ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, bare-headed and draped bust right / ΑΠΟΛΩΝΙΔΕΩΝ across field, ΑΠ ΕPΜΟΚPΑΤΟC ΑΙCXPΙΩΝΟC, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Good VF, dark brown patina. Unpublished in the major references. The magistrate Hermokrates is known for Apollonis through several coins of Lucius Verus. The portrait and titles suggest a date late in Aurelius' service as Caesar or immediately after he succeeded Antoninus Pius in 161 AD. The second magistrate, Aeschrion, is known from one other coin, also of Lucius Verus, from Apollonia, which has been identified as Apollonia Salbace in Caria, Mionnet III pg. 332, 173). It is tempting to see them as the same person. But Apollonis in Lydia and Apollonia Salbace are some distance apart, and it is difficult to see the connection. However, there are a number of other Apollonias in Asia Minor, and one of them, Apollonia on the Caicus in Mysia, is only some 20 miles from Apollonis. Perhaps the two close neighbors shared more than a similarity in names, and there was a civic connection.Sep 01, 2005 Apollonis (AD 160-169) AE 18564 viewsBronze of Hermokrates, Strategos, 160-169 AD. AE18 (3.81g). ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ-ΙΔΕΩΝ, draped bust of turreted Tyche right / ΕΠΙ CΤΡ ΕΡΜΟΚΡΑΤΟΥC, Modius filled with ears and popy heads. Light green patina, gVF.Sep 01, 2005 Kilbianoi-Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 17 - Geta380 viewsGeta, 193-211 AD. AE16.6 (2.86g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / NEIKΛΕΩΝΚΙΛ, Telesphoros. Very fine.Aug 23, 2005 Silandos (AD 193-235) AE 15618 viewsTime of Caracalla, 197-217 AD. AE15 (3.96g). CIΛAN-ΔOC, turreted bust of Tyche right / CIΛAN-ΔЄΩN, crescent and star; second star above. Aug 22, 2005 Silandos (AD 160-180) AE 17461 viewsTime of the Antonines, 160-180 AD. AE17. Head of Silenus right / Tetrastyle temple. Rare. Fine. Aug 22, 2005 Maionia (AD 161-180) AE 26410 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE26. Zeus Olympios left / Cybele, turreted, enthroned left, holding patera in right hand, left resting on tympanum.Aug 21, 2005 Maionia (AD 193-211) AE 19 - Julia Domna417 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. AE19 (3.70g). ΙΟΛΙΑ CΕΒΑC, head right / MAIONΩN; Tyche standing left, holding cornucopiae. Lovely obverse portrait and detail, weaker reverse.1 commentsAug 21, 2005 Sala (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla531 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (10.18g, 6h). Sulla, Archon. ΑVΚ Îœ ΑVP ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ CΥΛΛΑ ΓΑ ΑPX CΑΛΗΝΩΝ, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. VF, tan patina. Only known example of this variant of the magistrate's name.Aug 21, 2005 Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 141025 views2nd-1st century BC. AE14 (2.44g, 4h). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΣΑΡΔΙ−ΑΝΩΝ, around club within wreath; uncertain monogram to right. Good VF, black patina.Aug 21, 2005 Tripolis (AD 200-300) AE 16544 views3rd cent AD. AE16 (3.73g, 1h). Bearded head of Hercules left / ΤΡΙΠΟΛ−ΕΙΤΩΝ, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm. Good VF, brown patina. Aug 21, 2005 Hypaipa (AD 66-68) AE 25 - Nero & Statilia Messalina640 viewsNero & Statilia Messalina, 54-68 AD. AE25 (13.59g, 12h), struck 66-68 AD. G. Julius Hegesippos, magistrate. Diademed and draped bust of Statilia Messalina right and laureate head of Nero left, vis-a-vis / Veiled cult statue of Artemis Anaitis standing facing, extending both hands. Good VF, emerald green patina, minor smoothing in obverse fields, minor roughness on reverse. Second known example with this reverse legend variety.Aug 21, 2005 Philadelphia (AD 37-41) AE 19 - Caligula594 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE19 (4.27g, 2h). Artemon, son of Hermogenos, moneyer. ΓΑΙΟC ΚΑΙCΑP ΓΕPΜΑΝ[ΙΚΟC] / ΝΕΟΚΑΙCΑPΕΩΝ, laureate head right / ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙ[Ν]ΑΝ ΑP[ΤΕΜΩ]Ν ΕΠΜΟΓΕΝΟC, Agrippina Senior seated right on chair with ornate legs, holding sceptre and cornucopiae. VF, choice jade green patina. Rare. It appears that the names of locals on the coins of Philadelphia do not represent magistrates in charge of a specific office, but rather citizens who may have sponsored the production of a certain series of coins. Artemon, in this case, may have dedicated a shrine to the emperor's mother, and celebrated the event with a coin issue.Aug 21, 2005 Hypaipa (AD 211-217) AE 30 - Plautilla620 viewsPlautilla, wife of Caracalla. AE30 (14.73g). Diademed and draped bust right / Tetrastyle temple of Artemis Anaitis. Good VF, rare.Aug 21, 2005 Thyateira (AD 200-300) AE 22377 views3rd century AD. AE22 (4.79g, 1h). ΒΟPΕΙΤΗΝΗ, draped bust of Artemis Boreitene right, wearing teania; quiver and bow over shoulders / ΘVΑΤ-ΕΙPΗΝΩΝ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings dispalyed. Near EF, dark olive patina.Aug 21, 2005 Hypaipa (AD 198-217) AE 35 - Caracalla477 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE35 (22.19g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; c/m: Artemis Anaitis / Temple of Artemis Anaitis, lighted altar within. VF, green-brown patina. Rare.Aug 21, 2005 Sardeis (AD 14-37) AE 18 - Tiberius886 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE18 (5.16g, 12h). Julius Kleon and Memnon, magistrates. ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑ−ΡΕΩΝ ΣΑ−ΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, Tiberius standing facing left, raising up a kneeling Tyche of Sardis / [ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ ΙΟΥ]ΛΙΟΣ ΚΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΜΝΩΝ, Livia as Demeter seated right, holding sceptre and grain ears. Good VF, black patina with earthen encrustation, light scratches.Aug 21, 2005 Mastaura (AD 100-0) AE 18 - Imperial Period411 viewsImperial Period, ca 1st century AD. AE18 (4.57g). Hecate standing R, holding phiale and torch / Apollo standing facing, head R, holding plectrum and leaning on lyre; bow and quiver in right field. VF, green patina. Aug 21, 2005 Sardeis (AD 37-41) AE 21 - Caligula675 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE21 (6.40g). Laureate head right / Confronted busts of Agrippina I right and bare head of Germanicus left.Aug 21, 2005 Dioshieron (AD 202-205) AE 29 - Plautilla349 viewsPlautilla, wife of Caracalla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AE29 (14.44g, 5h). Terulleinus Asclepiades, third strategus(?). Diademed and draped bust right / ΕΠΙ ΤΕΠΤVΛΛΕΙΝΟV ΑCΚΛΗΠΙΑΔΟV Γ CΤP(?), Zeus seated left on throne, holding phiale and long sceptre; monogram to left. VF, black-green patina with traces of brick-red, minor smoothing in obverse fields. Sullivan coll.Aug 17, 2005 Philadelphia (BC 100-0) AE 21752 views1st century BC. AE21 (8.70g). Bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver at her back / Apollo seated left. Jun 28, 2005 (BC 619-561) Alyattes - EL 1/3 Stater3853 viewsAlyattes, King Of Lydia, ca 619-561 BC. EL 1/3 Stater - Trite (4.74g, 12mm, 4mm thick). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse square punch.Jun 26, 2005 (BC 560-525) Kroisos - AV 1/24 Stater1935 viewsTime of Kroisos to Cambyses, Kings Of Lydia, ca 560-525 BC. AV 1/24 Stater (0.44g). Kroisid type, heavy series. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Double incuse square punch. Fine. Extremely rare.Jun 20, 2005 (BC 600-550) Uncertain King - EL 1/12 Stater7713 viewsearly 6th cent BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.16g). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse square punch. VF, choice centering and strike. Jun 20, 2005 Tripolis (AD 100-200) AE 25489 views2nd cent AD. AE25 (7.49g, 6h). Draped bust of the Roman Senate right / Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and poppy, and grain stalk. Good VF, black-green patina with beige overtones, slight shift-strike on reverse.Jun 20, 2005 Tripolis (AD 100-200) AE 30445 views2nd cent AD. AE30 (15.92g, 7h). Draped bust of the Roman Senate left / Artemis standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, and Apollo standing left, holding laurel branch. VF, dark olive patina with trace of beige overtones. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk Auc. 130 (1/2003), lot 839. Jun 20, 2005 Nysa (BC 134) Tetradrachm1140 viewsafter 134 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.83g), dated year 1 (134/133 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / ΝΥΣΑ, bow-case with serpents; A (date) to left, MO above, jugate busts (Pluto and Kore?) to right. VF. Apparently unpublished, possibly unique.Jun 20, 2005 Nysa (AD 117-138) Tetradrachm - Hadrian2535 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (36mm, 10.13g). HADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS P P., head right / COS - III. Hades with scepter, holding stolen Persephone, protecting from her from the wind with mantle, driving quadriga of halloping horses, basket of flowers below. Fine toning, aEF. Extremely rare, possibly unique. From the von Aulock collection and Bank Leu AG, Auktion 30 (4/1982, Zurich), lot 363. According to Homer, the abduction of Persephone took place somewhere in the "Nysion pedion." It mattered little that Lydian Nysa was a forth century foundation; a cult of the underworld grew up there. The town had a Plutonium, and in later times a festival called the Theogamia celebrated the abduction itself." (W. E. Metcalf, a. O., p. 50). Jun 20, 2005 Nysa (BC 200-100) AE 192030 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE19 (4.64g). Veiled bust of Kore right, wearing wreath of grain / ΝΥΣΑΕΩΝ, slinger standing right, left arm extended, holding sling overhead in right hand; magistrate [..]ROS, monogram upper right. VF, glossy green patina. 1 commentsJun 20, 2005 Mostene (AD 253-268) AE 28 - Gallienus503 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE28 (10,84 g), Aur. Zeuxis Plutiades, magistrate. Draped, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ CΤΡ ΑΥΡ Z(retrograde) /ΕΥΞ-ΙΔΟΧ ΠΛΟΥΤΙ/Α-ΔΟ/Υ / ΜΟCΤΗΝ, rider on horse right, being led by naked Hermes, cypress tree in background. Dark brown patina, VF. Rare.Jun 20, 2005 Mostene (AD 50-54) AE - Claudius457 viewsClaudius and Agrippina Junior. 41-54 AD. AE20 (5.49g), struck ca 50-54 AD. Conjoined busts of Claudius and Agrippina right / Hero on horseback right. VF, corrosion.Jun 20, 2005 Mostene (AD 49-54) AE - Claudius639 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD, with Agrippina Jr. Pedanius, magistrate, 49-54 AD. AE (5.08g). ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΝ ΚΑΙCΑΡ [ΘΕΑΝ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑΝ], laureate head of Claudius right, draped bust of Agrippina right / ΕΠΙ ΠΕΔΑΝΙΟΥ ΚΑΙCΑΡΕΩΝ / ΜΟCΤΗΝΩΝ, Hero with helmet and double-axe on galloping horse right. Dark green patina, VF. Rare.Jun 20, 2005 Mostene (AD 50-54) AE - Nero447 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD, for Nero. AE (4.98g). struck 50-54 AD, Magistrate Pedanius. Head of Nero right / Goddess sitting on throne left, holding ears of wheat and double-axe. Dark brown patina, VF. Rare.Jun 20, 2005 1341 coins on 14 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14