Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Home > Phrygia Last additions - Phrygia Kolossai (AD 117-138) AE 19436 viewsImperial Times, 117-138 AD. AE19 (4.27g). ΚΟΛΟ CCΗΝΩΝ, laureate bust of Helios right / ΙΑΛΕ−ΚΛΣΛΚΕ(?), stag standing right. Beautiful dark green patina. Almost extremely fine.Dec 08, 2008 Hierapolis (AD 218-222) AE 24 - Annia Faustina441 viewsAnnia Faustina, † 221 AD. AE24 (5.57g). ΑΝΝΙΑ ΦΑΥΣΤΕΙΝΑ, draped bust right / ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΝΕΩ/ [...Ο...], young God in Oriental clothing standing to left holding phiale and double axe in left. Unpublished (?). Red brown patina. Very fine.Dec 08, 2008 Ankyra (AD 244-249) AE 26 - Otacilia Severa 440 viewsOtacilia Severa, 244-249 AD. AE26 (9.08g). Μ ΩΤΑ ΣΕΒΗΡΑ, diademed and draped bust right / ΕΠ ΑΡ ZΩΙΛΟΥ ΑΡ Α ΤΟ Β ΑΝΚΥΡΑ(ΝΩΝ, Kybele enthroned to left wearing turreted headdress holding scepter and Tympanon. Brown patina, adjustment marks, good very fine.Dec 08, 2008 Prymnessos (AD 54-68) AE 20 - Nero375 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE20 (6.79g, 12h). Ti. Iulios Proklos, magistrate. Laureate head right / Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and grain ears. Near VF, brown patina, some minor scratches and roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.Nov 30, 2008 Prymnessos (AD 14-37) AE 17 - Tiberius535 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE17 (7.33g, 1h). Kaikilios Plokamos, magistrate. Laureate head right / Dikaiosyne advancing left, holding scales and grain ears. Near VF. Ex Wagner Coll.Nov 30, 2008 Akmoneia (AD 235-238) AE 28 - Maximus391 viewsMaximus, as Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE28 (12.80g, 6h). Homonoia with Eumeneia. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Tyche of Acmoneia standing right, holding cornucopia, clasping hands with Tyche of Eumeneia standing left, holding cornucopia. Near VF, dark green patina, a few deposits, scrape on edge. Ex Wagner Coll.Nov 30, 2008 Akmoneia (AD 37-41) AE 17 - Caligula775 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE17 (4.46g, 11h). Krates, magistrate. Bare head right / Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver; small stag to right. Near VF, dark brown patina, some deposits. Ex Wagner Coll. Ex Alex G. Malloy 6 (3/1976), lot 383. Perhaps a coin of Gaius Caesar, although the portrait appears a bit mature.Nov 30, 2008 Hadrianopolis (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III315 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (25.69g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, rough dark green-brown surfaces.Nov 30, 2008 Dokimeion (AD 193-217) AE 23 - Julia Domna364 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE23 (5.51g). Draped bust right / Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip, shield at feet right. Good VF, dark brown, almost black, patina, some light roughness. Ex Seeger Coll.Nov 30, 2008 Synnada (BC 27-AD 14) AE 18 - Augustus512 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE18 (5.86g, 12h). Crassus, magistrate. Bare head right / Zeus Nikephorus left. VF, earthen black-green patina. Ex Villemur Coll.Nov 26, 2008 Sebaste (BC 27-AD 14) AE 13 - Augustus342 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE13 (1.90g, 12h). Sosthenes, magistrate. Bare head right; [lituus to right] / Male figure standing facing, holding scepter. VF, earthen black-green patina. Very rare. Ex Villemur Coll.Nov 26, 2008 Hierapolis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 - Augustus703 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (7.38g, 12h). Bryon, son of Bryon, magistrate. Bare head right / Apollo standing right, holding plectrum and cithara. VF, black-green patina, areas of light roughness. Very rare. Ex Prideaux Coll.Nov 26, 2008 Akmoneia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus401 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (3.50g, 12h). Uncertain magistrate. Laureate head right / Artemis standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; to right, stag standing right. VF, black-green patina. Very rare. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex CNG XXXIII (3/1995), lot 1265.Nov 26, 2008 Akmoneia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus459 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (6.36g, 6h). Kordos, magistrate. Bare head left; lituus to left / Nike advancing right, holding palm and wreath. VF, black-green patina.Nov 26, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 54-68) AE 27 - Nero552 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE27 (11.50g, 12h). Laureate head right / Demoi of Laodicea and Smyrna standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands and holding scepters. VF, black patina, earthen deposits. Ex Wagner coll.Nov 26, 2008 Hierapolis (AD 54-68) AE 18 - Nero531 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE18 (6.53g). L. Helvius Optomus, magistrate. ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ, draped bust right / ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ [..]ΕΛΟΥΙΟΣ ΟΠΤΟΜΟΣ, filleted cornucopia, double axe to left. VF, black patina. light deposits. Ex Wagner coll.Nov 26, 2008 Amorion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus474 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (6.15g, 11h). Kallippos Alexandrou, magistrate. Bare head right; lituus to right / Eagle standing right; caduceus over left shoulder. VF, green-brown patina, light smoothing.Nov 26, 2008 Kibyra (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Marcellus1209 viewsTime of Nero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (4.66g, 6h). Marcellus, legate(?). MAP KEΛΛOC, bare head of Marcellus right / KIBY PATΩN, eagle standing left on altar, head right. VF, black-green patina with traces of olive encrustation. Very rare. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Malter XXXIV (12/1986), lot 371; ex Knobloch Coll. (Stack's, 6/1970), lot 376. Other than that his name was Marceullus, the identity of and office held by the individual depicted on this issue is uncertain. Certainly he held office worthy of this coinage, but during this period, no Marcellus is known to have served as a proconsul in Asia, nor is there any other reference to such an individual having served in any other important capacity. The only possibility that seems plausible is that he was a legate dispatched to attend to some important duty in Asia in the mid-1st century AD.Nov 26, 2008 Aizanis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 23 - Valerius Messala813 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE23 (9.12g). Potitus Valerius Messala, proconsul. Struck circa 25 BC. POTIT MESSALAS, bare head of Potitus Valerius Messala left / [E]ZEANITΩN, right hand holding scales suspended; monogram to right. Fine, dark green patina with lighter green overtones. Extremely rare. Ex Villemur Coll.; Ex Aufhauser 13 (10/1997), lot 292.Nov 26, 2008 Themisonion (AD 193-268) AE 20358 views3rd century AD. AE20 (4.75g, 12h). AVK CΩZΩN, radiate and draped bust of Sozon right / ΘЄMICΩNЄΩN, river-god Kazanes, holding reed, reclining left on overturned amphora; KAZANH/C in exergue. Good VF, glossy dark green patina, surfaces slightly rough. Ex Alighieri Coll.Nov 22, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 98-193) AE 21469 views2nd cent AD. AE21 (6.17g, 6h). Draped bust of youthful Dionysos right, wearing ivy-wreath / Serpent coiled around cista mystica surmounted by mask of Silenus; pair of cymbals and pedum to left. VF, rough green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll.Nov 22, 2008 Apameia (AD 100-268) AE 20423 views2nd-3rd century AD. AE20 (4.06g, 6h). Veiled and draped bust of Boule right / Bundle of grain ears. VF, green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll.Nov 22, 2008 Eumeneia (AD 139-161) AE 25 - Marcus Aurelius394 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE25 (7.91g, 6h). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Apollo standing facing, head left, leaning on tripod, holding laurel branch and labrys; on tripod, raven standing right. Near VF, brown patina, scuff above head on the obverse. Rare.Nov 22, 2008 Hadrianopolis (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian510 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (6.69g, 6h). Pom[...], magistrate. KΛICΛP ΛΔPI[...], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI ΠOM[..], large krater within distyle temple; ΛΔPIΛNO / ΠOΛITΩN in two lines in exergue. Apparently unpublished. Near VF, brown patina, light deposits. Ex. Wagner Coll.Nov 22, 2008 Aizanis (BC 50-0)637 viewslate 1st cent. BC. AE17 (3.72g). Laureate and bearded head of Heracles left / EZE-AN-I-TΩN, naked Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus. gVFNov 18, 2008 Akmoneia (AD 253-268) AE 27 - Gallienus381 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE27 (13.84g). AΥΤ Κ ΠΟΥ ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗ[ΝΟΣ], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AKM-O-NЄΩN, stehende Dioskuren. , Tyche standing left wearing kalathos and holding rudder and cornucopiae. Obverse flan flaw (pit), minor roughness, very fine.Oct 04, 2008 Aizanis (AD 177-192) AE 19 - Commodus435 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE19 (3.64g). AV KAI KOMOΔOC, laureate head right / AIZANЄ ITΩN, Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia in between crescent and star. Very fine.Oct 04, 2008 Bruzos (AD 235-238) AE 29 - Maximinus & Maximus1586 viewsMaximinus and Maximus Caesar, 235-238 AD. AE29 (10.95g). Laureate and draped busts of Maximinus and Maximus confronted / BPOYZ-HNΩN, Athena to left holding spear, sacrificing over burning altar, shield to right. Apparently unpublished. Fine.Oct 04, 2008 Peltai (AD 200-270) AE 17335 viewsImperial Times, 3rd century AD. AE17 (2.9g). Radiate and draped head of Helios right / ΠЄΛ-TH-NΩN with wreath. Very fine.Oct 04, 2008 Laodikeia (BC 25-1) AE 21 - Seitalkas520 viewsTime of Augustus, late 1st century BC. AE21 (7.07g, 1h). Seitalkas, magistrate. Head of male (Seitalkas?) right, wearing ivy wreath / Laureate bust of Demos right. VF, black patina, minor roughness. Wagner Coll.; ex Sternberg XI (11/1981), lot 317.Oct 04, 2008 Eukarpeia (AD 161-180) AE 16 369 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius, ca 161-180 AD. AE16 (2.72g, 5h). Phlakos, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Telesphoros standing facing. VF, black patina with some earthen highlights, flan cracks. Wagner Coll.Oct 04, 2008 Philomelion (AD 249-251) AE 24 - Trajan Decius383 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE24 (7.45g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / River-god Gallos reclining left, holding cornucopia and reed. VF, green and brown patina with some light deposits.Oct 04, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 81-96) AE 24 - Domitian406 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE24 (10.20g, 1h). Laureate head right / Zeus Laodiceus standing left. VF, scratches, patina stripped, revealing brassy surfaces. Rare. Wagner Coll.Oct 04, 2008 Hieropolis (AD 218-222) AE 28 - Elagabalus424 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE28 (9.44g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis / Persephone standing left, holding grain-ears, poppy(?) and torch. Near VF, brown surfaces, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008 Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla360 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 (26.26g, 6h). Kallikrates, archon. Laureate head right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia. Fine, brown and red patina, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008 Eukarpeia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus461 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (3.48g, 1h). Lykias Euxenou, magistrate. Laureate head right / Goddess standing facing, raising right arm. VF, brown surfaces. It is uncertain whether the portrait is that of Augustus or Tiberius. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008 Kolossai (AD 120-250) AE 32445 viewsImperial Times, 2nd-3rd cent AD. AE32 (16.07g, 7h). Bare head of Demos right / Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing between two stags. Fine, brown surfaces, slightly rough, edges smoothed. Rare. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008 Aizanis (AD 41-54) AE 18 - Claudius615 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE18 (4.22g, 12h). Claudius Hierax, magistrate. Laureate head right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter. VF, tan surfaces. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008 Peltai (AD 193-211) AE 22 - Septimius Severus369 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE22 (5.89 g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΠЄΛTHNωN M CT PATAΓIωNOC, Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux) standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Good VF, black-green patina, minor scratches on reverse. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 09, 2008 Hierapolis (AD 98-117) AE 32 - Trajan571 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE32 (17.46g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Athena, holding spear and shield, standing right, and Hermes, holding purse and caduceus, standing left. Good VF, violet and olive surfaces. Struck with dies of fine style. Rare.Jul 09, 2008 Hadrianopolis (AD 222-235) AE 32 – Severus Alexander378 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE32 (21.74g, 6h). Diophantos, son of Alexios, archon. A•V•K•M•AV • CЄV • AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / APX ΔIOΦANTOV AΛЄΞ, AΔPIANO/ΠOΛЄ[ΩC?] in two lines in exergue, emperor on horseback right, holding spear; C C B O across field. VF, olive patina with traces of brown and green. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 09, 2008 Apameia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 18 - Augustus416 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE18 (3.34g, 12h). Diodoros, magistrate. Bare head right / Marsyas advancing right, playing auloi. VF, black-green patina. Ex Prideaux Coll. of Augustus.Jul 09, 2008 Apameia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 - Augustus545 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (7.68g, 12h). Attalos, son of Diotrephos, magistrate. Bare head right / Two tied grain ears set on meander pattern. VF, black-green patina. Rare. Ex Prideaux Coll. of Augustus.Jul 09, 2008 Hierapolis (Auton. AD 100-300) AE450 views2nd-3rd century AD. AE (23.04g). IЄPA C-VNKΛHTOC, draped and diademed bust of Senate / IЄPAΠO-ΛЄITΩN, Tyche standing facing with ears of corn and rudder. Good very fine.Jul 09, 2008 Dionysopolis (AD 193-217) AE476 viewsSeveran Period, 193-217 AD. AE (5.94g). IЄPA BOVΛH, diademed and veiled bust of Boule right / ΔIONVCOΠ-ΛЄITΩN, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia. Brown patina. Very fine.Jul 09, 2008 Kotiaeion (AD 222-235) AE 30 - Severus Alexander830 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE30 (15.31g). M. Aur. Quintus Quintianus. Bust left with imperial mantle, holding scepter, raising right hand in greeting / Asklepios standing facing, head toward Hygieia, small Telesphoros between them; in exergue, KOTIAEΩN.1 commentsJul 05, 2008 Hadrianopolis (AD 180-193) AE 34 - Commodus398 viewsCommodus, 180-193 AD. AE34 (27.4g). M AVP KAICAP ANTΩNЄINOC KOMOΔOC laureate draped bust right / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Triptolemos driving biga of serpents left. Scratches on surface.Jul 04, 2008 Keretapa (AD 180-220) AE 15529 viewsend of 2nd cent, beginning of 3rd cent AD. AE15 (2.20g). Beardless head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Κ∈Ρ∈ΤΑΠ∈/Ω, bow case and lion skin draped over club. Rare. Green patina, VF. Jul 04, 2008 Philomelion (AD 41-54) AE 14 - Claudius494 viewsClaudius I, 41-54 AD. AE14 (5.70g). ΣABAΣTOΣ, bare head right / BPOKXOI ΦIΛOMHΛEΩN, Zeus seated left holding patera & scepter. Great strike in high relief. Good metal. Beautiful dark green patina. Choice EF.Jul 02, 2008 Apameia (AD 198-217) AE 26 - Caracalla338 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE26 (8.25g). AYT. K. M. AVP. ANTΩNЄINOC, His laureate and cuirassed bust right / ЄPI Λ. MA. CЄV. ΓPA. TO B. APAMЄ-ΩN, Athena standing left, holding a patera and a sceptre. Nice VF with an attractive contrast patina.Jul 02, 2008 Eumeneia (AD 138-192) AE 590 viewsAntonine period, 138-192 AD. AE (7.99g). Bare-headed and draped bust of Syncletos to right. Rev. Apollo, nude but for chlamys draped around his left arm, standing left, holding raven in his right hand and double-ax with his left. Extremely rare. Of splendid style and with an attractive dark patina. Some slight smoothing, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex Leu 65 (5/1996), lot 376. Jul 02, 2008 Midaion (AD 98-117) AE 16 - Trajan380 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE16 (2.94g, 8h). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Mên right, wearing Phrygian cap, set on crescent. Good VF, black-green patina with slight traces of earthen overtones.Jul 02, 2008 Kibyra (AD 235-238) AE 23 - Maximus380 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE23 (5.89g, 6h). Bare-headed and draped bust right / Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus. Good VF, hard black-green patina with light green overtones. Very rare. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Sebaste (AD 193-217) AE 31 - Julia Domna414 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE31 (16.20g, 6h). Lucillius, magistrate. Draped bust right / Hygieia, holding serpent and phiale, standing right, and Asclepius, leaning on serpent-entwined staff, standing left; between, small figure of Telesphorus; ΕΠΙ ΛΥΚΙΛΛΙΟΥ in legend. Good VF, black patina with dusty orange overtones. Rare.Jul 02, 2008 Temenothyrai (AD 253-268) AE 38 - Gallienus999 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE38 / Medallion (18.51g, 6h). Titianus, archiereus. AV • KA • ΠO • ΛIKI • GAΛΛIHNOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis / TITIANOC APXIE–PEVC, THMENOΘV •/PEVCIN • in two lines in exergue, monumental ornate conical cult-image on cart drawn left by yoke of oxen; before, guide standing right, steadying oxen and directing to three figures above, standing right, and two figures behind, each of whom holds a guide rope. EF, green and red patina with earthen overtones. Extremely rare. The pompa, or procession, was a prominent part of the religious festivals and games of the Greco-Roman world. Often opening the associated games or accompanying the sacrifices, monumental images of the deity would be publicly conveyed (Ovid, Trist. 4.2-3, 6). Such was the Roman pompa circensis which preceded the games in the circus and was part of the celebration of a triumph. Likewise, the inception of a new consulship occasioned celebrations which also would have included the display of such images. Some such event must have been the occasion for the pompa depicted on this medallion, though a more specific event is as yet unknown. The archierus mentioned may be the Junius Titianus who was consul with Philip I in AD 245 (Cod. Theod. 6.39.2).Jul 02, 2008 Tiberiopolis (AD 238-244) AE 32 - Gordian III423 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE32 (18.04g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Statue of Artemis-Ephesia within tetrastyle temple. VF, dark brown under some earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Prymnessos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus503 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (4.74g). Nearchos Arta, magistrate. Laureate head right / Dikaiosyne advancing left, holding scales and grain ears. Near VF, black patina under some light earthen encrustation. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Philomelion (AD 50-59) AE 25 - Agrippina Junior390 viewsAgrippina Junior, Augusta, 50-59 AD. AE25 (11.80g). Brocchoi, magistrate, struck 50-54 AD. Draped bust right / Tripod between vexillum and palm; star above. Fine, light brown patina, scratches under patina. Rare.Jul 02, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla401 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (15.89g). Homonoia with Smyrna, dated CY 88 (215/216 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Zeus Laodikenos standing right holding scepter, facing Nemesis of Smyrna standing left, holding scepter; wheel at feet of Nemesis. Fine, brown patina.Jul 02, 2008 Kibyra (AD 238-244) AE 22- Gordian III437 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE22 (7.92g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on caduceus, head left. VF, smooth brown patina.Jul 02, 2008 Ankyra (AD 138-161) AE 25 - Antoninus Pius372 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE25 (8.45g). Bare head right / Zeus standing left, holding anchor and scepter. VF, dark grayish-green patina, rough surfaces.Jul 02, 2008 Apameia (AD 251-253) AE 30 - Trebonianus Gallus674 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE30 (15.52g). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Galley sailing right. Near VF, dark green patina with some cleaning scratches. Perhaps unpublished. Ex Wagner Coll.1 commentsJul 02, 2008 Abbaitis (BC 200-0) AE 19760 views2nd-1st century BC. AE19 (4.76g, 1h). Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin / Lion skin draped over club; monogram to right; all within wreath. Near EF, dark green patina. Ex Popken Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Prymnessos (AD 240-260) AE 24601 viewsImperial Times, mid-3rd century AD. AE24 (7.30g, 7h). Draped bust of King Midas right, wearing Phrygian cap / Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and sceptre. Good VF, black-green patina with lighter green overtones, small hairline flan crack. A rare mythological type. Ex Drewry Coll. Midas, the mytho-historical king of Phrygia and Lydia, was granted the so-called "Golden Touch" by Dionysus because the king wished for unending wealth as a reward for his guest-friendship to Silenus. Everything Midas touched turned to gold, including food. Starving and pleading for relief, the king was instructed to bathe in the waters of the river Pactolus. The water removed Midas’ “gift” and turned the sand of the river-bed into grains of gold. It was the naturally-occuring ore of the Pactolus that became the source of the metal used in the first archaic electrum coinages of Asia Minor.Jul 02, 2008 Dokimeion (AD 217-218) AE 30 - Diadumenian 621 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE30 (13.00g, 1h). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / ΔOKIMEΩN MAKEΔONΩN, Cybele right on lion, holding sceptre and tympanum. Good VF, brown surfaces, attractive, well-centered strike. Extremely rare. Ex Drewry Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 105-117) AE 20 - Plotina403 viewsPlotina, wife of Trajan, Augusta, ca 105-117 AD. AE20 (5.16g, 12h). Draped bust right / LAO-ΔIKEΩN, Hera Argeia standing right. Near VF, black-green patina, light roughness. Very rare. Ex Drewry Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Apameia (AD 193-211) AE 34 - Septimius Severus388 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE34 (27.94g, 5h). M. Aelius Attalianus, magistrate. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ Μ ΜΑΙ Ω (W inverted) TAΛIA-NOV APAMEΩ-N, Zeus Nikephorus seated left. VF, dusty, black-green patina. Extremely rare, the second known specimen, the other is in the BM. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Berk 111 (10/1999), lot 550.Jul 02, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 198-217) AE 45 - Caracalla718 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE45 - Medallion (44.56g, 12h). Aelius Pigretus, magistrate. [AV]T KAI M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ЄΠI AIΛ ΠIΓP HTOC ACIAP, LAOΔIKЄΩN• NЄΩKOPO•N• in exergue, Caracalla, laureate and togate, in a chariot drawn by four lions left, holding Victory on globe in right hand, sceptre in left. VF, dark green patina, ancient mount removed from obverse, leaving smoothed surfaces and traces of silvering. Ex Drewry Coll.; ex Burstein Coll. - Peus 366 (10/2000), lot 799.Jul 02, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 138-161) AE 36362 viewsTime of Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE36 / Medallion (27.70g, 12h). P. Claudius Attalus, magistrate. ΔHMOC ΛAOΔIKЄΩN, diademed and draped bust of Demos right / P KL ATTAΛOC A NЄΘHKE ΛAOΔIKЄΩN, Cerapis seated left, holding sceptre in left hand, petting Cerberus seated left at his feet with right. VF, dark brown patina, flan flaws on reverse. Ex Drewry Coll.; Ex Sternberg XII (11/1982), lot 275.Jul 02, 2008 Kotiaeion (AD 198- 217) AE 31 – Caracalla543 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (13.97g, 8h). G. Julius Codratus, archon. AVT K M AVPH CЄVHPOC ANTWNЄINOC, laureate head right/ ЄΠI Γ IOVΛ KOΔPA TOV APX KOTIAЄΩN, nude Herakles standing right, holding club in right hand, lion skin and infant Dionysos in left arm. Good VF, green patina. Ex Drewry Coll; ex CNG 32 (3/1995), lot 1261.Jul 02, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 161-180) AE 33 - Marcus Aurelius399 viewsMarcus Aurelius. 161-180 AD. AE33 (29.42g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter. Good VF, dark brown patina on the obverse, reddish-brown on the reverse, minor smoothing in fields, artistic portrait. Apparently unpublished.Jul 02, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 14-37) AE 18 - Pythes553 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE18 (4.75g). ΠYΘHΣ. Bare head of Magistrate Pythes right / ΔHMOΣ ΛAOΔIKEΩN, diademed head of Demos right. Extremely Fine.Jul 02, 2008 Kotiaeion (AD 198-217) AE - Caracalla752 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE (20.11g). Ioulios Kodratos magistrate Draped, cuirassed and lauretate bust right / Kybele in biga drawn by lions left with tympanon. Very rare. Dark green patina, very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Eumeneia (AD 139-161) AE - Marcus Aurelius449 viewsMarcus Aurelius. Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE (9.51g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / Zeus Sabazios(?) on horseback right with double axe. Brown patina, very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Hierapolis (AD 177-192) AE 40 - Commodus588 viewsin Alliance mit Sardeis. Commodus, 177-192 AD. AE40 (30.74g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Apollo of Hierapolis standing right with Lyre; before Kore of Sardeis. Extremely rare. Green patina, small sractch, very fina. Ex. Auktion Giessener Münzhandlung 48, München 1990, Nr. 469.Jul 02, 2008 Iulia (AD 55) AE 20 - Nero593 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE20 (5.56g). Sergios Hephaistion, ca 55 AD. Draped bust right / ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ - ΣΕΡΓΙΟΣ ΗΦΑΙΣΤΙΩΝ, Mên on horseback right. Brown patina, very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Amorion (AD 37-41) AE 21 - Gaius Caligula649 viewsGaius Caligula, 37-41 AD. AE21 (5.73g). Silvaos und Ioustos Vipsanios. Head right / Eagle standing left. Rare. Brown patina, very fine. Jul 02, 2008 Eumeneia (AD 14-37) AE 16 - Livia570 viewsLivia, mother of Tiberius, 14-37 AD. AE16 (2.96g). Kastoris Soteira. Draped Bust right / Text in wreath. Rare. Green patina, very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Aizanis (AD 41-54) AE 17643 viewsTime of Claudius I, AD 41-54. AE17 (3.72g). Diademed and draped bust of Senate right / Draped bust of Artemis with quiver over shoulder. Rare. Dark patina, good very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Peltai (BC 200-0) AE 13358 viewsbefore 133 BC. AE13 (1.70g). Laureate head Zeus right / Lion’s skin over club.Jul 02, 2008 Laodikeia (AD 200-270) AE 18381 views3rd century AD. AE18 (3.40g). ΛAOΔIKЄIA; draped bust of Tyche right with turreted headdress / ΛAOΔI KЄΩN; clasped hands. Very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Sebaste (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus424 viewsAugustus. 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (4.28g). Sosthenes. [ΣEBAΣ]TOΣ, bare head right / ΣΩΣΘENHΣ AΓNOΣ ΣEBAΣTHNΩN; Zeus seated left with eagle and septer. Nice very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Kotiaeion (AD 14-37) AE 20 – Tiberius554 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE20 (7.97g). Marcus Lepidus, 26-28 AD. TIBEPIOΣ ΣEBAΣTOΣ; laureate head right / EΠI MAPKOY ΛEΠIΔOY KOTIAEΩN; Zeus seated right with scepter and thunderbolt. Good very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Hyrgaleis (AD 211-235) AE 20332 viewsTime of Caracalla to Severus Alexander, 211-235 AD. AE20 (3.42g). Draped bust of Serapis right / Isis standing, holding sistrum and situla; behind should crescent. Rare mint. Good fine.Jul 02, 2008 Kadoi (AD 41-54) AE 17 - Agrippina II397 viewsAgrippina II, wife of Claudius I, 41-54 AD. AE17 (3.07g). AΓPIΠΠINA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust of Agrippina right / KAΔOHNΩN, facing cult-statue of Artemis. Good very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Kotiaeion (AD 217-218) AE - Macrinus598 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE (9.52g). Archon (Publios Ailios) Demetrianos Keleros; Laureate head right / Zeus enthroned to left holding patera and scepter. Very rare. Dark brown patina, small flan crack and minor striking weakness, extremely fine.Jul 02, 2008 Kotiaeion (AD 41-54) AE 21 - Claudius643 viewsClaudius I, 41-54 AD. AE21 (3.34g). Varus, magistrate, 50-54 AD. Laureate head right / Zeus (?) standing left with extended right. Surfaces a bit rough, good very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Apameia (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus711 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 (22.76g). ΑΥΤ Κ Λ CЄΠΤ - CЄΟΥΗΡΟC ΠЄΡ-ΤΙ, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / ЄPI AGWNOQ-î-T-OU ARTî MA/Γ / APAMЄIΩN, Athena, wearing long chiton and peplos, seated left on rock, shield at her side, helmeted head turned right, playing double aulos and checking her image reflected in the water; she is watched by Marsyas, nude, hidden behind rock in upper left field. Very rare and interesting mythological representation. Dark, olive patina. Athena was believed to have invented the aulos (double pipe). Hera and Aphrodite laughed when Athena played her pipes because her puffed cheeks distorted her face. Suspicious Athena decided to see for herself by observing her reflection in a river as she played. Upon seeing the unflattering result, she discarded the pipes, which were then picked up by Marsyas; Marsyas later challenged Apollo to a contest, matching his pipes with Apollo's lyre. Apollo won and flayed Marsyas as his punishment.Jul 02, 2008 Kibyra (AD 217-218) AE 32 - Diadumenian663 viewsDiadumenian, Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE32 (16.95g). M OΠЄΛ ANTΩ-NINOC ΔIA K Draped, cuirassed bust r., head bare / KIBV-PATΩN Zeus, nude to waist, seated l. on throne with high back-rest, holding sceptre in his l. hand, thunderbolt in his r. hand, at his feet, eagle with open wings standing l., head turned r. Nice dark brown patina. Light scratches.Good very fine. Ex Rhousopoulos, Th. Prowe and J.-P. Righetti collections; and ex J. Hirsch, Munich 13 (1905), 4111; Brüder Egger, Vienna 46 (1914), 1669 and Münzen und Medaillen GmbH, Weil am Rhein 16 (Stuttgart 2005), 531.Jul 02, 2008 Trajanopolis (AD 100-200) AE 20455 viewsImperial Times, 2nd century AD. AE20 (3.62g). Draped bust of Demos right / Kybele seated l. with patera and tympanon. Green patina, good very fine.Jul 02, 2008 Prymnessos (AD 253-268) AE 33 - Gallienus401 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE33 (14.67g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; eagle at his feet. VF, green patina with some red, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Apameia (AD 200-300) AE 24334 viewsImperial Times, 3rd century AD. AE24 (7.49g, 6h). Diademed and draped bust of Demos right / Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. VF, dusty green patina, earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Apameia (AD 202-205) AE 19 - Plautilla369 viewsPlautilla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AE19 (3.72g, 11h). Draped bust right / Marsyas seated left, holding cornucopia. VF, brown patina with earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Hieropolis (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla394 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (7.87g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΙEΡΟΠΟΛEΙΤΩΝ, Cybele in long dress and kalathos, in between two lions seated left, holding patera in extended right, resting left arm on tympanon. Dark olive green patina. Minor corrosion. Good very fine.Aug 17, 2007 Hieropolis (AD 200-300) AE 23343 views3rd cent AD. AE23 (6.30g). ΔΗΜΟC, draped and bearded bust right / ΙEΡΟΠΟΛEΙΤΩΝ, naked Poseidon standing facing, head right, holding trident and patera. Very rare. Very fine.Aug 17, 2007 Hieropolis (AD 160-180) AE 16538 viewsAutonomous, 160-180 AD. AE16 (3.35g). ΙEΡΟΠΟΛEΙΤΩΝ; Head Heracles in lion skin right / EΠΙ Μ ΚΛ Π-ΩΛΛΙΟΝΟΧ; crescent; above two stars; below, bukranion. Rare. Good style. Dark green patina. Extremely fine.Aug 17, 2007 Ankyra (AD 200-220) AE 23762 viewsPseudo-autonomous, ca 200-220 AD. AE23 (7.30g). ΙΕPΑ-CVΝ ΚΛΗΤΟΝ, bare-headed, draped bust of young Senate right / ΑΝ/ΚΥΡΑ/ΝΩΝ in three lines within laurel wreath. EF.Aug 10, 2007 Prymnessos (AD 54-69) AE 18 - Nero445 viewsNero, 54-69 AD. AE18 (3.06g), struck by Claudius Mithridates, 63-68 AD. ΝΕΡΩΝΑ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ - ΠΡΥΜΝΗΣΣΕΙΣ, laureate head right / ΕΠΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΜΙΘΡΙΔΑΤΟΥ, scales.Aug 03, 2007 Prymnessos (AD 193-220) - AE 25506 viewsAutonomous, Severan period, 193-220 AD. AE25 (8.73g). ΙΕΡΑ CΥΝ-ΚΛΗΤΟC, laureate, draped bust of young Senate right / ΠΡΥΜΝΗCCΕΩΝ, Cybele in long gown enthroned left, kalathos on head, right hand outstretched over a lion sitting to her right, left arm resting on a tympanon.Aug 03, 2007 Nakoleia (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III400 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (16.06g). M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC AVΓ, radiate, draped bust right / ΝΑΚΟ-ΛΕΩΝ, nymph in long robe, seated left on diphros, right hand to head, looking right towards an infant on a cornucopiae.Aug 03, 2007 1161 coins on 12 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12