Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Tetradrachm988 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, 392-377 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.63g), struck in Mylasa. Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double-axe over shoulder and scepter / Lion standing right on ground line, about to jump, EKAT[OMNΩ] above. VF. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater988 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (8mm, 1.41g). Bearded male head left (Perseus?), wearing griffin helmet; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Very rare denomination for type. Ephesos (BC 202-150) Drachm986 viewsca 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.76g, 11h). Satyros, magistrate. Bee / Stag standing right; palm tree in background. VF, iridescent tone, flan crack. Pitane (BC 400-350) Hemiobol986 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (7mm, 0.39g, 5h). Head of Zeus-Ammon right / Pentagram within shallow incuse square. VF, toned, minor porosity. Extremely rare. Telmessos (BC 425-400) Stater - Kherei985 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.50g). Telmessos mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with four olive leaves and spiral / Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress, within incuse square. EF, exceptional portrait of Herakles, finely detailed. (BC 128-94) Nikomedes III - Tetradrachm985 viewsNikomedes III, 128-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.14g, 32mm). Dated CY 203 (95/94 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus standing left, holding wreath and sceptre; eagle on thunderbolt above monogram and date to left. Nice VF, small flan flaw behind head. Ephesos (BC 625-600) EL 1/48 Stater985 viewsPhanes, ca 625-600 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.29g). Head of stag right; three pellets to left / Incuse square punch with raised lines within. Unpublished variety with pellets, for type without see: VF, well centered strike. Unique. Tralleis (BC 300-200) AE 18985 viewsas Seleukeia, 3rd century BC. AE18 (3.75g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Bull standing left, head facing; ΣΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ above, ΠΥΡΡΟΣ in exergue; all within circular maeander pattern. Rare issue. Fine green patina, EF. Gutknecht coll. Kolone (BC 400-300) AE 16985 views4th century BC. AE16 (4.17g, 9h). Laureate helmeted head of Athena right / 9-ray star, ΚΟΛΟΝΑEΩΝ between rays. VF, green patina. Rare. Alighieri Coll. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater985 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.67g). Facing gorgoneion; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B92 - EL 1/6 Stater985 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Female head left, hair in sakkos, wearing single-pendant earring; seal behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF. Rare, only 12 specimens recorded by Bodenstedt. Abydos (BC 350-300) AE 10984 viewslate 4th cent. BC. AE10 (1.30g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing right; ΑΒΥ above, bow & arrow to right. (BC 228-183) Prusias I - AE 23983 viewsPrusias I, 228-183 BC. AE23 (9.92g). Diademed head of Zeus right / Thunderbolt, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ above and below, within wreath. Good VF, glossy dark brown patina with some green encrustation. (BC 228-183) Prusias I - AE 27983 viewsPrusias I Cholos, 228-183 BC. AE27 (10.50g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo left / Athena Nike standing left; monogram to inner left. Good VF, dark green patina, adjustment marks on reverse. Drewry Coll. Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE 32 - Severus Alexander983 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE32 (23.13g), dated 228 (228/9 AD). ΑΥΤ Κ ΣΕΟΥΗΡΟΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΑΔΡ ΣΕΥ ΑΛΕ ΑΜΑΣΙΑΣ ΜΗ ΝΕ ΠΡ / ΠΟΝ ΕΤ ΣΚ/Η] view of city with walls and two temples. Red brown patina. VF. Smyrna (BC 301-288) AE 14983 views3rd century BC. AE14 (2.82g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΣΜΥΡ-ΝΑ, tripod, crayfish below. gVF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B14 - EL 1/6 Stater983 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.66g). Head of boar with beaded truncation left; seal below / Irregular incuse square. Very rare. EF. Kolone (BC 400-300) AE 11982 views4th century BC. AE11 (1.40g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / 9-ray star, ΚΟΛΟΝΑΩΝ between rays. Rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B60 - EL 1/6 Stater982 viewsca 430-350 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.53g). Chalkidian helmet to left, with seal symbol swimming left on helmet / Four-part incuse square. Extremely rare type. The example in Bodenstedt is not better than this. VF. Tenedos (BC 188-70) Tetradrachm982 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.76g). Janiform male and female heads, the male laureate and facing left, the female diademed and facing right / ΤΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ, double axe; cornucopiae to left, grape bunch to right; all within laurel wreath. Nice VF, well centered. Apparently an unrecorded variety with grape bunch to the right and cornucopiae symbol. Ephesos (BC 550-500) 1/6981 viewsca 550 BC. AR Obol (0.51g). Bee / Quadripartite incuse. Good VF, typical light porosity. Ilion (BC 188-133) Tetradrachm981 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.85g, 11h, 35mm). Euboulidos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing laureate and triple-crested Attic helmet / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos and chiton, holding distaff in left hand, filleted spear over right shoulder, owl standing right at feet; monogram above caduceus in inner left field, ΕΥΒΟΥΛΙΔΟΥ in exergue. Good aEF/VF. Very rare. Gergis (BC 320-270) AE 12981 viewsca 320-270 BC. AE12 (1.52g). Three-quarter facing head of Sibyl Herophile, turned slightly right, wearing laurel wreath and pendanted necklace / Sphinx seated right, ΓΕΡ to right. Dark green patina, EF. Rare. (BC 282-133) AE 11981 viewsPhiletairos, 282-263 BC. AE11 (1.55g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΦΙΛΕ-ΤΑΙΡΟΥ, ivy leaf. VF, dark green patina, faint cleaning scratches on obverse. Apameia (BC 100-48) AE 35980 viewsca 133-48 BC. Medallic AE35 (20.74g). Bust of Athena right, wearing high-crested Corinthian helmet and aegis; set within an incuse beaded circle surrounded by a raised circle with two raised borders / ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ, eagle alighting on basis with meander pattern, flanked by caps of the Dioskouroi, star above; magistrate ΚΩΚΟΥ. Good VF, brown patina with some rub on the high points, several patches of hard red encrustation. Very rare and quite spectacular. For other 'Medallic' issues see BMC Phrygia pl. x, 2-3 and SNG von Aulock 3469. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater979 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.15g). Lion's head right / Punch with four pellets connected to central pellet. VF. (BC 116-101) Ariarathes VII - Drachm979 viewsAriarathes VII Philometor, ca 112/0-100 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.24g), dated RY 8 (108/7 BC). Diademed head right / Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on shield set on ground, spear leaning against arm; O/M monogram - Λ across field, H (date) in exergue. VF, toned, light scratches. Strickhausen Coll.; Ex CNG 37 (3/1996), lot 598; Ambassador Eric von Post Collection. Gambrion (BC 350-250) AE 16976 views4th cent BC. AE16 (3.99g) Laureate head of Apollo right / Large star, pellet in center, Γ−[Α−Μ] between rays. Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 10976 viewsca 4th century BC. AE10 (0.94g). Two ram's heads back to back, facing outwards, floral ornament between / KE monogram. Nice VF, gray-black patina. Freedman Coll. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-550) Geometric - EL 1/12976 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/12th Stater or Hemihekte (1.15g). Geometric designs. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-550) Geometric - EL 1/12976 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.17g, 8.2mm). Geometric pattern / incuse geometric pattern with central pellet. EF. Dia (BC 120-63) AE 21976 viewsca 120-63 BC. AE21 (8.49g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing on thunderbolt left, head right; monogram to left, ΔΙΑΣ below. Brown patina, gVF. Rare city. Gutknecht coll. Kabeira (BC 120-100) AE 22976 viewsca 120-100 BC. AE22 (7.67g). Three-quarter facing head of gorgoneion, head turned slightly right, on an aegis / Nike walking right, holding palm. Near VF, glossy brown patina. Scarce. David Herman Coll. Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol976 viewsca 600-525 BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (1.12g, 9mm). Head of tunny right, superimposed on head of bull right / Incuse square. Good VF, toned. Kebren (BC 400-300) AE 9976 viewsca 387-310 BC. AE9 (1.05g, 6h). Ram's head right; K below / Laureate head of Apollo right. Near EF, black patina, very minor patch of roughness on cheek of Apollo. Well centered. Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater976 viewsca 460-400 BC. EL Stater (16.02g). Hermes kneeling right, right hand reaching into one-handled vase standing before him, and holding caduceus upwards in left hand / Quadripartite incuse square. Exceedingly rare, very few specimens known. A very interesting representation of superb style, EF. Gargara (BC 440-400) Obol975 viewsca 420-400 BC. AR Obol (0.63g) Male head (Apollo?) right / Ram's head right, ΓΑΡ above, within incuse square. VF, light porosity. Scarce. Kios (BC 350-300) Drachm - Proxenos975 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.07g). Laureate head of Apollo right, KIA below / Prow of galley left, ΠΡΟΞ-ΕΝΟΣ (magistrate) above and below. EF, attractive style, light porosity. A rare denomination and apparently unrecorded for this magistrate. Aizanis (BC 200-0) AE 20975 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE20 (8.26g). Helmeted and draped male bust right / Free horse walking right. Nice VF, black patina shadowed by orange. Philomelion (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 22975 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE22 (8.12g). Winged bust of Nike right, draped and with palm branch behind shoulder / Two cornucopiae crossed; between them, thunderbolt surmounted by star and crescent; ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛ[Ε] above, MEN-EMA below. gVF. Rare. Kyzikos (AD 100-200) AE 18975 viewsca 2nd cent AD. AE18 (4.35g, 9h). Draped bust of Kore Soteira right, wearing taenia; all within wreath / Triton right, holding rudder and fish. Good VF, black-green patina. Rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol974 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (ca 0.4g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Carian letter behind. About extremely fine. Kyme (BC 165-140) Tetradrachm974 viewsca 165-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.59g, 12h). Euktemon, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below; ΕΥΚΤΗΜΩΝ in exergue; all within wreath. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B59 - EL 1/6 Stater974 viewsca 480-450 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.57g). Ram standing right, turning head backwards and scraping his nose; beneath, seal swimming left / Four-part incuse square. Quite rare. Exceptionally interesting presentation of the subject. VF. Kos (BC 480-470) Triple Siglos974 viewsca 480-475 BC. Triple Siglos (16.58g). KΩΣ, naked Diskobolos about to hurl a discus, standing facing with his weight on right leg, left leg crossing behind, while he turns his upper body to his right, preparing to launch the discus which he holds above his head; tripod behind / Irregular incuse square with diagonal lines, traces of crab below. Prospero Coll. Abydos (AD 222-235) AE 37 - Severus Alexander974 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE37 - Medallion (25.34g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Hero Abydos (?) before cow with (?) calf, in the background tree and prora. A bit tooled. VF. Larisa (BC 400-300) Triobol973 viewsca early 4th century BC. AR Triobol (1.97g). Head of nymph right / ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ, amphora, within incuse square. Toned VF, heavy encrustation. Unpublished, probably unique. Until recently, the coins of Larisa Troas were believed to be from Larisa Phrikonis in Aiolis. Silver coins from this city are extremely rare, with only four published specimens, all of which are diobols (Winterthur 2767; Traite' II 2064; Imhoof-Blumer, "Antike Griechishe Muenzen," SNR 19 (1913), 87; and Wroth, "Greek Coins acquired by the British Museum in 1901," NumChron 1902, 26). Thus, this apparently unique specimen is the largest silver coin known for Larisa. Kyme (BC 320-250) AE 17973 viewsca 320-250 BC. AE17 (3.99g). Forepart of horse right, KY above, ΔΙΟΝΥCΙΟC (magistrate) below / One-handled vase, monogram to left. Dark green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Rhodes (AD 0-100) AE 16973 viewsca 1st century AD. AE16 (2.59g). Draped bust of Helios right / ΡΟ-ΔΙ-ΟΝ, Nike in long dress standing left on prow; palm branch in left hand, wreath in outstretched right hand. Rev. slightly decentered, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Ophryneion (BC 350-300) AE 11973 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE11 (1.28g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Warrior, wearing crested helmet, crouching left, holding shield and spear; ΟΦΡΥ to right. gVF, nice patina. Very rare. Kalchedon (BC 387-340) Drachm972 viewsmid 4th cent BC. AR Drachm (3.81g). Bull standing left above grain ear, ΚΑΛΧ above, caduceus and B to left, A below belly / Quadripartite, granulated incuse square. EF. Drewry Coll.; Ex Christie's (6/1993), lot 39. Nagidos (BC 360-333) Stater972 viewsca 360-333 BC. AR Stater (10.07g). Aphrodite seated left, holding phiale in right hand; Eros flying before crowning her, mouse under throne / Dionysos standing left, holding grape cluster in Rright hand, thyrsos in left; monogram and lion's head in upper left field, ΑΠ in lower left field, ΝΑΓΙΔΙΚΟΝ to right. Attractively toned, good VF, well centered on a nice flan. Gergis (BC 350-241) AE 972 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE (3.55g). Three-quarter facing head of Sibyl Herophile, turned slightly right, wearing laurel wreath and pendanted necklace / Sphinx seated right, monogram to left, ΓΕΡ to right, caduceus in exergue. EF, green patina. Salamis (BC 411-373) AV 1/10 Stater - Evagoras I971 viewsEvagoras I, King of Salamis, 411-374 BC. AV 1/10th Stater (8mm, 0.70g). Bearded head of Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / Forepart of goat kneeling right. VF. Rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B104970 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Young male head with Horn of Ammon (Karneios?) right / Eagle standing right, head reverted, within linear square. aEF. Kolone (BC 400-300) AE 18970 views4th century BC. AE18 (7.62g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / 8-ray star, ΚΟΛΟΝΑΩΝ between rays, corn grain. Green patina, good VF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B01 - EL 1/24 Stater970 viewsca 625/00 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.62g, 7mm). Head of griffin right / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF. Well centered. Very rare. This issue is possibly from the earliest coinage at Teos; see: M. Matzke, JNG 50, p. 43, "Serie 0" Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B73969 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Artemis-Kybele right, wearing stephane, within linear incuse square. Good VF, sharp strike. Paphos (BC 450) Stater - Stasandros969 viewsStasandros, King of Paphos, ca 450 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.09g, 12h). Bull standing left, winged solar disk (Ahura-Mazda) flying above, ankh symbol to left / Eagle sitting left; jug to left, Cypriot letters around, within dotted incuse square. Very rare. Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 21969 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE21 (5.50g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, trophy of arms, EΦ to lower right. Apameia (AD 253-268) AE 24 - Gallienus968 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE24 (8.48g). Radiate bust right / COL IVL C - O - N - C AVG [APAM] / D - D, Sarapis in Chiton and Himation standing facing, head with kalathos to left, holding scepter in left hand, right hand raised in greeting, burning altar to left. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Kerasos (AD 225/226) AE 29 - Severus Alexander968 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE29 (10.93g), struck 225/226 AD. Laureate draped bust right / KERACOU- NTIwN, helmeted Roma sitting left, spear in left hand, cornucopiae and Nike with wreath in right; date ET RXB (= Year 162 of Local era) below. VF. Very rare. Righetti Coll. Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) thunderbolt - EL 1/6 Stater968 viewsca 600 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.38g). Milesian Standard. Thunderbolt / Double incuse square punch. Good VF. (BC 182-149) Prusias II - AE 18968 viewsPrusias II, 182-149 BC. AE18 (3.56g). Head of Prusias right, wearing winged diadem / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, naked Herakles standing left, lion skin under arm, holding club; monogram to right. Dark patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Gentinos (BC 350-300) AE 13968 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE13 (2.05g). Head of Artemis, hair rolled up / Bee, [Γ]-Ε/Ν, palm tree to left. Dark green patina, EF/gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll., ex Sternberg Auc. XV (Zurich, 1985), lot 120. Kyme (BC 250-190) AE 16968 viewsca 250-200 BC. AE16 (2.85g). Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing diadem and chignon / Forepart of horse right, KY above, one-handled cup to left, ΛΕΣΒΙΟΣ (magistrate) below. Dark green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B01 - EL 1/6 Stater968 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.60g). Forepart of seal right; behind, small seal right; circle below / Incuse punch. EF. Unique. Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 18968 viewsafter 36 BC. AE18 (5.4g). Turreted head of Tyche right / ΕΥΣΕ-ΒΕΙΑΣ, cornucopiae, winged kerykeion to left. VF. Rare. Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL Stater968 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Stater (16.30g). Head of tunny fish left, jaws closed, backbone protruding from truncation at right. Below, tail of tunny fish / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished denomination with this type. VF. The tuna was the sole type on the earliest electrum coinage of Cyzicus, but the relationship between type variety and denomination was inconsistent. In some series a whole tuna indicated a stater and just part of the fish indicated a smaller denomination, but our coin is a stater and shows just the head and the tail of a tuna. In any case all staters of this early period are very rare, and this type seems to be unpublished. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-968 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 10mm). Female head right, hair bound with ribbons / Panathenaic amphora, palm branch to left; all within linear square. gVF/EF. Carr coll. The reverse depicts an amphora, described as “Panathenaic,” as amphoras of this shape, containing olive oil, were given to winners at the Panathenaic Games in Athens. The palm alongside the amphora is also suggestive of a victory. It has been suggested that in the circumstances of “victory,” the obverse might be a depiction of Nike – the goddess of victory. This coin type is unknown to Bodenstedt, but three examples have appeared in auction. The first and third examples are from the same dies. This current example is the second known and is from different dies. 1 comments Lydia Uncertain (BC 5th cent) Tetartemorion968 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.18g, 9h). Head of ram right; decorative lines below; above, 'FALFAK' in Lydian / Helmeted head of Athena right; to lower right, TK in Lydian. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 600-560) EL 1/6 Stater - B -968 viewsca 600-560 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm). Head of female left with a narrow hair band, long flowing hair, and an annular earing; behind, seal swimming downwards / Irregular incuse square. EF. Carr coll. Unknown to Bodenstedt, this is the 5th example to appear at auction. Same dies as Numismatica Ars Classica 92 part 1, 23 May 2016, Lot 216 and ‘Prospero’, The new York Sale XXVI, 4 January 2012, Lot 520. Others known are: Nomos 15, 22 October 2017, Lot 153; CNG 108, 16 May 2018, Lot 196. Herakleia ad Latmon (BC 165) Tetradrachm967 viewsafter 165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.57g). Head of Athena right, wearing ornately decorated helmet, Pegasos above raised ear flap, five horses on visor, star on ear flap / Club, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΩΝ above, two monograms and Nike holding wreath below, all within oak wreath. EF, elegant style, some peripheral weakness as usual. Philadelphia (BC 100-0) AE 15967 views1st century BC. AE14.94 (3.77g) Macedonian shield / Thunderbolt; ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ, monogram to right. Good very fine. Ilion (BC 85-84) Tetradrachm967 viewsca 85-84 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.72g, 12h). Period of the First Mithradatic War. Menephronostos, son of Menephron, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing a laureate, crested helmet / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ Ι−ΛΙΑΔΟΣ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos and chiton, distaff in left hand, filleted spear over right shoulder, Pegasos at feet right; monogram behind, ΜΕΝΕΦΡΟΝΟΣΤΟΥ ΜΕΝΕΦΡΟΝΤΟΣ in exergue. Good VF, lightly toned, broad flan, well centered. Rare. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater967 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.66g). Triton left, holding wreath in left hand; tunny left below / Mill sail pattern quadripartite incuse square. Rare. Reddish tone and good very fine. Abydos (BC 320-280) Drachm967 viewsca 411-387 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.68g, 12h). Kephalos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left; thymiaterion in wreath to left, [KE]ΦAΛOY to right. VF, toned, slight die shift and spots of encrustation on reverse. Rare. Phokaia (BC 521-478) 1/12 Stater966 viewsca 521-478 BC. AR 1/12 Stater (1.15g). Head of archaic nymph (Artemis?) left, earring in the form of Θ on cheek / Quadripartite incuse square. Fine dark toning, VF. Interesting variant. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B107 - EL 1/6 Stater966 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Omphale left, wearing lion skin headdress; club behind, [small seal below] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Well struck and centered. Seleukeia (BC 200-100) AE 19966 views2nd cent BC. AE19 (4.13g). Laureate head Apollo right, EY to left / Forepart horse right, ΔΙ above; HPA below. Extremely fine. Pontos Uncertain (BC 130-100) AE 11966 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE11 (1.48g). Head of horse right, with star on neck / Comet. gVF. Aigeai (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 18965 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE18 (3.45g). Diademed head of Alexander the Great (?) right / ΑΙΓΕ/ΑΙΩΝ, Nike walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left; ET and ΔI to right, NEI to left. EF, dark green patina. Ex Frank Sternberg Auktion XIII (11/1983), lot 225. Kibyra (AD 147-175) AE 35 - Faustina Jr.965 viewsFaustina Jr., wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE35 (22.56g, 6h). Homonoia with Hierapolis. Claudius Philocles, magistrate. FAVCTEI NA CEBACTH, draped bust R, hair tied back in chignon / KIBVPATWN K IERAPOLITWN EPI KL FILOKLEOC OMONOIA, female figure, draped and veiled, holding two children, standing R before Zeus, enthroned L, who holds Pegasus in outstretched R hand and sceptre in L. EF, dark brown patina, flan flaws on reverse and edge. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex CNG 63 (5/2003), lot 1015. The identity of the female on rev is uncertain in references; Franke & Nolle describe her as Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis; BMC simple calls her a goddess. Neither describe Pegasus being held by Zeus, and this may be the clue to her identity and the relevance of the scene. Pegasus, born of Medusa and tamed by Bellerophon, later throws off his mortal master and ascends to heaven, where he becomes the horse of Zeus and symbol of immortality, associated with the apotheosis of semi-divine mortals. The veiled female figure may be Faustina herself, presenting to Zeus her twin children, Aelius Aurelius and Aurelius Antoninus, who died shortly after their birth in 149. Lampsakos (BC 350-250) AE 20965 views4th-3rd cent BC. AE20 (7.72g). ΛΑΜ, laureate female head right, wearing earring / ΨΑ, forepart of Pegasos right, uncertain symbol below. Dark green glossy patina, aEF. Rare. Good style. Gutknecht coll.; ex Freedman coll. and CNG Triton V (New York, 2002), lot 437. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater965 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Boar standing left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse punch. EF. Boldly struck in high relief. Kition (BC 392-361) Stater - Melekiathon964 viewsMelekiathon, King of Kition, 392-361 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 9.88g), struck ca 370 BC. Herakles advancing right, wearing full lion skin on shoulders, club in raised right hand, bow in outstretched left hend; within dotted circlular border / Lion walking right on ground line, head facing. Very rare - 4th known. aEF. Apameia (BC 100-48) AE 21964 viewsca 100-50 BC. AE21 (7.48g). Antiphon and Meneklios, magistrates. Bust of Athena right, wearing high-crested Corinthian helmet / Eagle alighting on basis with meander pattern, flanked by caps of the Dioskori; magistrates ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ and ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕΟΣ. Good VF, brown patina with some green encrustation. Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/6964 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.67g). Phokaian standard. Lion standing right, turning head backwards, roaring. In left field, unknown object / Punch mark with irregular shape and surface. Rather unusual type. Extremely rare. Struck with worn dies. Good VF. Ephesos (AD 41-54) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Claudius & Agrippina II964 viewsClaudius and Agrippina Junior, 41-51 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.28g). 51 AD. TI CLAVD CAES AVG AGRIPP AVGVSTA, jugate heads of Claudius and Agrippina right / DIANA EPHESIA, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia. Rare. Toned, reverse small scratches, EF. Fritz Steinmetz coll. Birytis (BC 350-250) AE 18962 viewsca 4th century BC. AE18 (5.70g). Head of beardless Kabeiros left, wearing pilos, flanked by stars / B-I/P-Y and club, all within laurel wreath. Good VF, dark green, almost black, patina, some scattered roughness. Kyme (BC 100) AE 20962 viewsAfter 190 BC. AE 16 (4.10g). Artemis standing right, clasping hands with Kyme (?) standing left / Two figures in quadriga right, one holds spear. Nice VF, green-brown patina. Freedman Coll. Myriandros (BC 337-333) Hemiobol962 viewsca 337-333 BC? AR Hemiobol (0.36g). Bearded head of male left, wearing pointed cap (Artaxerxes III Ochos?) / Beardless head of male left, wearing pointed cap (Dareios III Kodomannos?). Toned, EF. Extremely rare.1 comments Lampsakos (BC 45) AE 16962 viewsTime of Julius Caesar, circa 45 BC. AE16 (4.28g). C G I L head of Janus / Q∙ LVCRET L ∙PONT∙ IIVIR [C]OL∙ DED∙ PR∙, prow. Very rare. Good very fine. Julius Caesar was the probably the founder of a colony at Lampsacus for veterans; maybe a twin foundation with Parium. The colony seems to have disappeared after its occupation by Sextus Pompey. Types made during this short period are traditional Republican. M. Turius was probably a legate of one of the Caesarian proconsuls of Asia. Erythrai (AD 69-79) AE 962 viewsDomitian and Titus, Caesars, 69-79 AD. AE (8.59g). Laureate head of Titus right vis-a-vis laureate head of Domitian left / EΡΥΘΡAIΩN, nude Herakles standing right, holding spear and club. Green patina, VF. Rare. (BC 182-149) Prusias II - AE961 viewsPrusias II, 182-149 BC. AE (13.60g), struck in Nikomedeia. Bust of Athena left / Nike walking right. Dark brown patina, VF. Rare. Kelenderis (AD 38-72) AE 19 - Antiochos IV961 viewsAntiochos IV of Commagene, 38-72 AD. AE19 (4.22g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Apollo standing facing, head left, holding branch and resting left elbow on column surmounted by a tripod. VF, green patina, areas of soft strike. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B87961 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Ivy-wreathed head of youthful Dionysos right / Head of horned Satyr right, within linear frame. EF. (BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE960 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. Ankyra? AE (7.16g). Head of bearded Herakles right, club over shoulder / Lion walking right on ground line; B above, monogram in exergue. Dark green patina, EF. Rare. Klazomenai (BC 375-340) AE960 viewsca 4th century BC. AE (4.90g). Head of Athena facing slightly to right, wearing Attic helmet / Ram walking right, ΚΛΑZΟΜΕ/ΝΙΩΝ above, thunderbolt to right. Light brown patina, VF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Stag - EL 1/6960 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.61g). Phokaian standard. Figural type. Forepart of stag running right / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. VF. Apparently unique. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 - 149