Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Most viewed - Alexandreia
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 23 - Severus Alexander306 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE23 (7.17g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL - ALE - AV / TRO, perspective view of the distyle temple of Apollo Smintheus with front-side to right. The long-side shows a brickwork, the roof is covered with square plates, clipeus in pediment. Within statue of the god right, holding bow and arrow, quiver on back, tripod at feet. Rare. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 260-268) AE 24 - Gallienus305 viewsGallienus, sole reign, 260-268 AD. AE24 (11.10g). IMP - LIC GAL, draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right / TROAS, draped and turreted bust of City-Goddess (Tyche) right; vexillum behind inscribed with AV/CO. About VF, attractive green patina. Hoeft coll.
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Alexandreia (BC 300-200) Obol300 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.8g). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΛΕ, horse grazing left. F.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 24 - Severus Alexander294 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE24 (6.92g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / Herdsman standing right behind horse grazing right, holding branch and touching horse on head; tree to left. Good Fine, brown and green patina, some roughness.

Possibly unrecorded with this combination of bust and reverse type.
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Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 25 - Maximus292 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235-238 AD. AE25 (9.96g). IVL MAXIMVS CAE, bare-headed bust right / TRO COL AVG, eagle standing right on forepart of bull right. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 15 - Caracalla291 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE15 (2.65g). MP C M AV ANTONIN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TRO, tripod. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 18 - Valerian I290 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE18 (3.95g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Horse grazing right; behind, herdsman standing right, holding pedum. VF, brown patina, small flan crack, compact flan.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 24 - Severus Alexander289 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE24 - As (7.30g). IM SE ALEXANDRV, laureate head right / COL AVG TRO, horse grazing right. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 26 - Severus Alexander288 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE26 (7.35g). IMP CEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / COL AVG TROA, drunken Herakles standing right, being supported by three satyrs. VF.
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Alexandreia (BC 65-48) AE 18284 viewsca 65-48 BC. AE18 (4.15g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo left / Apollo Smintheus standing right. VF, green patina.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 26 - Severus Alexander282 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE26 - As (8.47g). M AV S ALEXAND AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AL AV / TROA, Lupa Romana right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 244-249) AE 24 - Philip I280 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE24 (7.48g). IMP M IVLI PHILIPPVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVGO / TROA, she-wolf standing right, suckling Romulus and Remus. aEF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 29 - Volusian280 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AE29 (3.35g). IMP VIB TRIB GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Obverse incuse. Brockage, VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 24 - Volusian279 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE24 (6.79g). IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV, draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right / COL AVG - TROADE, nude statue of Marsysa, wearing boots, standing left on small base, holding wineskin over left shoulder and raising right hand in greeting. About VF. Hoeft coll.
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Alexandreia (AD 219-220) AE 23 - Julia Paula278 viewsJulia Paula, Augusta, 219-220 AD. AE23 (7.34g). IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right / COL ALEX / AVG, She-wolf standing right, suckling Romulus and Remus. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 200-300) AE 21272 viewsQuasi-autonomous, circa 198-268 AD. AE21 (6.02g). AV CO TRO, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right / COL ALE AVG TRO, Apollo Smintheus standing right, holding bow and phiale, quiver over shoulder. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 23 - Severus Alexander272 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE23 - As (6.26g). IM AVR ƧE LEXANDRV C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / TROA COL AVG, statue of Apollo Smintheus right on short column, with bow and patera; to right, Severus Alexander standing left, holding sceptre and sacrificing with patera over lighted tripod between them; above, eagle flying left on head and neck of bull left. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 138-268) AE 16268 viewsImperial Times, circa 138-268 AD. AE16 (2.3g). APOL ΖΜΙΝΤΗΕ, Apollo Smintheus standing on base, with quiver and bow, holding patera over tripod / COL AVC TROAD, tripod. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 20 - Gallienus267 viewsGallienus, 253-262 AD. AE20 (4.14g). IMP LICI - GALLIENV, laureate draped cuirassed bust right / COL AVG / TRO, horse grazing right. EF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 21 - Valerian I266 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE21 (4.46g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor on horseback left, saluting statue facing right. VF, brown surfaces, minor roughness.
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Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla266 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (6.13g). M AVREL ANTONINVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, the priest Chryses en face standing leaning on column on which a statue of Apollo Smyntheus is placed. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 178-182) AE 25 - Crispina265 viewsCrispina, Augusta, 178-182 AD. AE26 - As (10.02g). CRISPINA AVGSTA (sic), draped bust right / COL AVG TROAD, statue of Apollo Smintheus right, with bow and patera; to right, Alexander standing left, holding sceptre and sacrificing with patera over lighted altar between them; above, eagle flying right, holding bucranium. Very rare. gF.
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Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla264 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (7.23g, 7h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Caracalla on horseback left, raising right hand; statue of Apollo Smintheus holding bow and patera to left. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 218-222) AE 24 - Elagabalus260 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE24 (7.64g)….ANT-ONINVS…, laureate cuirassed bust right / C-OL A-LEX AVG, Apollo standing left holding branch, right foot on altar, leaning forward. GF.
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Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 19 - Salonina252 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE19.23 (4.07g). AVR CORN SAL[ONINA], draped bust right, wearing stephane / COL A / TRO, horse grazing right, tree behind. EF and very rare. See CNG Auc. 319, lot 219 (same obverse die).
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Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 25 - Maximus252 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE25 - As (8.98g). IMP MAXIMVS CAE, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / TRO COL, tetrastyle triumphal arch, surmounted by facing Nike holding globe and between two trophies. Very rare. gF.
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Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 23 - Maximus244 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE23 – As (9.40g). IVL MAXIMVƧ CAEƧA, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL A / TROA, tetrastyle temple in perspective right, containing statue of Apollo Smintheus right on short column, with bow and patera. Very rare. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251- 253) AE 21 - Trebonianus Gallus243 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE21 - As (6.25g). IMP VIB TREB GALLVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG / TROAD, priest Krinis and Apollo, holding arrows, seated facing one another; between them, herdsman Orodes facing, head right and holding pedum, behind tripod. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus241 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE22 (6.40g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus right / Incuse of obverse. Brown patina. A couple of spots of minor porosity. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 24 - Severus Alexander233 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE24 - As (6.83g). IMP SE ALEXANDRV, laureate head right / COL AV / TROA, statue of Apollo Smintheus right on short column, with bow and patera; to right, Severus Alexander on horse rearing left, raising hand. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 23 - Volusian228 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE23 (6.85g). IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, Herakles and Antaios wrestling. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 22 - Valerian I221 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE22 (6.69g). IMP LIC VALERIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AV / TRO, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. EF.
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Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 20 - Salonina220 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE20 (5.11g, 7h). Diademed and draped bust right / Horse grazing right. aEF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Volusian219 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE22 (7.22g). IMP VIBI AFI VOLVSSIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG / TROA, horse grazing right. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 20 - Gallienus218 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE20 (5.40g). IMP GALLIENVS A, laureate head right / COL AVG TRO, horse grazing right. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 20 - Salonina216 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE20 (4.71g, 5h). Diademed and draped bust right / Marsyas standing right on low base, right hand raised, holding wine skin over shoulder. aEF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Trebonianus Gallus207 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE22 (6.79g). IMP C VIBI TRIBO GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, Marsyas standing right, raising hand and holding wine skin over shoulder. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Trebonianus Gallus207 viewsTrebonianus Gallus. 251-253 AD. AE13 - Quadrans (1.50g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tripod. Good VF, green patina. Very rare.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 25 - Commodus206 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE25 - 'As' (7.43g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMOD AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL AVG / TROAD, horse grazing right. Green patina. Partially filled reverse die, aEF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 23 - Volusian205 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE23 (7.11g). IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVGO TROA, male figure standing left, holding palm frond; to right, statue of Apollo Smintheus left on short column, with patera and bow; lighted altar between. Very rare. aEF.
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Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 25 - Maximinus I202 viewsMaximinus, 235-238 AD. AE25 (7.91g). IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROA, Nike advancing left on globe, holding shield above head. aVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander 201 viewsSeverus Alexander. 222-235 AD. AE25 - As (7.88g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Severus Alexander standing left, sacrificing with patera over lighted altar to left; to left, statue of Apollo Smintheus right; between, eagle flying right with head of bull right. Near VF, green-brown surfaces, some roughness.
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Alexandreia (AD 214-217) AE 24 - Caracalla200 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (8.48g). M AVRE-ANTONINVS-IOV, cuirassed and laureate bust right / COL-ALEXAND-AVG, eagle flying right with bull's head and neck in talons. Nice F. Hoeft coll.

This obv. legend ending in IOV is apparently an unpublished mint error.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 23 - Commodus197 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE23 - 'As' (7.02g, 1h). COMMODVS ANTONINVS A, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL AVG TROAD, horse grazing right; behind, herdsman standing right, holding pedum and looking down; to left, tree. EF.
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Alexandreia (AD 254-268) AE 20 - Salonina194 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE20 (4.08g, 7h). Diademed and draped bust right / Statue of Apollo Smintheus right, with bow and patera. tripod to right. aEF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 19 - Gallienus191 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE19 – As (4.92g). IMP LICIN GALLIENV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL A / TRO, horse grazing right; behind, draped bust of herdsman right, with goad over shoulder. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander191 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 - As (6.37g). IM AR ƧE AΛEXANDROS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AV / TROA, drunken Herakles right, being supported by three satyrs around. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 23 - Commodus182 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE23 - 'As' (5.04g, 12h). IMP CAI M AVR - COMOD AVG, laureate head right / [COL AVG] - TRO / AD, horse grazing right; behind, shepherd standing right, holding pedum and looking down; to left, tree. Rare, F+, brown patina. Hoeft coll.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 22 - Commodus175 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE22 - 'As' (5.25g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMODVS, laureate head right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder / GEN•COL•AVG•TROAD, Genius standing front, head to left, holding cult statue of Apollo Smintheus in his right hand and cornucopiae in his left. An apparently unpublished variety. Somewhat smoothed, gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 26 - Commodus172 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE26 - 'As' (9.24g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMOD AVG, laureate head right / COL AVG TROAD, Apollo, nude, standing left and leaning forward, his right elbow resting on his knee and with his right foot set on a garlanded cippus, placing his left hand on his hip and holding a laurel branch over a raven with his right. Struck on a broad flan. Minor corrosion on the reverse, aEF.
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Alexandreia (BC 300-200) AE 12169 viewsca 241-228 BC. AE12 - 1/2 Unit (3.10g). Laureate head of Apollo left / AΛEXA, horse grazing left; thunderbolt below. aVF, sand patina. Hoeft coll.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 25 - Commodus169 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE25 - 'As' (8.35g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMODVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL AVG TROAD, Marsyas standing left on base, raising his right hand and holding wine-skin over his left shoulder. Minor smoothing, gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 23 - Commodus168 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE23 - 'As' (8.21g, 1h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMOD AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / COL AVG / TROA, on the left, cult-statue of Apollo Smintheus standing right on a low column, holding patera and bow and with quiver over his shoulder; on the right, Alexander 'the Great' on horseback left, raising his right arm in salute. Green patina. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla162 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 - As (7.89g). M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AV / TROAD, horse grazing right; behind, herdsman Orodes right, holding pedum over shoulder; overhanging tree to left. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 20 - Valerian I159 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE20 - As (6.10g). IMP LICIN VALERI AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVGO TRO, Tyche standing left, holding sceptre and statue of Apollo. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 193-235) AE 13158 viewsTime of the Severans, 193-235 AD. AE13 - 'Quadrans' (1.31g, 3h), Raven standing to right on altar; to right, branch / COL A(VG?) TRO Tripod with raven atop. Very rare. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-260) AE 20 - Valerian I149 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE20 - As (5.33g). IMP LIC VALERIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROA, eagle, with head left and wings spread, standing facing on head and neck of bull left. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 23 - Maximinus I138 viewsMaximinus I Thrax, 235-238 AD. AE23 - As (8.19g). IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG / TRO, three-quarter view of the Smintheum left, containing statue of Apollo Smintheus left, with patera and bow. Rare. aVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Volusian136 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE22 - As (5.78g). IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVGO / TRO, Alexander standing left, holding sceptre and sacrificing with patera over tripod to inner left; to left, statue of Apollo Smintheus right, with patera and bow; above, eagle flying right, holding head and neck of bull in its talons. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 200-300) AE 22131 viewsPseudo-autonomous, ca 138-268 AD. AE22 (4.84g). [COL]-ALEX TRO, draped and turreted bust of City-Goddess (Tyche) right, vexillum behind / COL AVG / TROA, horse grazing right, plant before. VF. Hoeft coll.
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Alexandreia (AD 177-192) AE 25 - Commodus130 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE25 - 'As' (7.19g, 7h). IMP CAI (sic!) M AVR COMMODVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / GEN COL AVG TROA, Genius standing front, head to left, holding cult statue of Apollo Smintheus in his right hand and cornucopiae in his left. EF.
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Alexandreia (AD 238-244) AE 19 - Gordian III122 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE19 - As (4.78g). IMP M ANT GORDIANVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, statue of Apollo Smintheus right, with patera and bow. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 251-253) AE 22 - Volusian116 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE22 - As (6.00g). IMP VIBI AFI VOLVSSIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, the Farnese Hercules: statue of Herakles right, with hand upon hip and leaning upon club draped with lion skin. gVF.
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Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 27105 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE27 (8.92g). IMP MAXIMI - MVS PIA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / A-V, horse grazing right, plant before, tree behind, TROAC below. Very rare. F, some encrustations. Hoeft coll.
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