Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Most viewed - Lystra
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Lystra (BC 27-AD 14) AE 28 - Augustus 990 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE28 (11.84g, 9h), struck ca 25-6 BC. IMPE AVGVSTI (S retrograde), laureate head left; all within pelleted border / COL IVL/FEL CEM in upper left field, LVSTRA in exergue, priest standing left, plowing pomerium with yoke of oxen left and holding ornate staff in left hand. Good VF, green patina with olive overtones on reverse, light smoothing in fields of obverse. The cornucopia was erased from the die, but a trace is still visible. Ex Villemur Coll.
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Lystra (BC 27-AD 14) AE 26 - Augustus819 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE26 (13.04g). Head left, cornucopiae behind / COL IVL / FEI CEM/ LVSTRA Founder plowing left. Black patina. Very fine/ good very fine. Righetti coll.; ex Auktion Muenzhandlung Schulten + Co. GmbH, Koln (10/19880, 599.
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Lystra (AD 79-81) AE 18 - Titus688 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE18 (4.30g, 10h). Titus / Athena or Mars? 1 comments
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Lystra (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 – Augustus610 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (4.78g). IMP AVG, laureate head right / CERERIC, Ceres enthroned to left with cornucopiae and ears of corn, altar to the left. Green patina. Very fine.
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Lystra (AD 138-161) AE 23 - Antoninus Pius547 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE23 (ca 8.00g, 12h). Laureate bust right / Minerva standing left, holding patera over altar.
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Lystra (AD 161-180) AE 27 - Marcus Aurelius506 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE27 (8.40 g, 6h). Marcus Aurelius / Plowman and oxen.
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Lystra (AD 79-81) AE 20 - Titus452 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE20 (5.33g, 6h). Laureate head of Titus left / Helmeted and cuirassed male bust left, seen from behind. Near VF, grayish-green patina, a few very faint cleaning scratches. Very rare. The only Flavian issue from Lystra.
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Lystra (AD 161-180) AE 16 - Marcus Aurelius419 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE16 (4.4g). CAESAR AVRELIVS, laureate head right / COLONIAE LVSTRA, she-wolf nursing twins.

This rare coin was sold on ebay by Numismatic Lanz Nov. 2014. I never received this coin - it was lost or stolen in the mail. If you see this coin for sale, please contact Asia Minor Coins or Numismatic Lanz.
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Lystra (AD 147-175) AE 22 - Faustina II313 viewsFaustina II, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE22 (4.8g). Draped bust right / Tyche-Fortuna sitting on rock.
     
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