Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Kolybrassos (AD 218-222) AE 25 - Elagabalus110 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE25 (8.27g). AV KAI M AV CЄ ANTΩNЄINO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KOΛVBPACCЄΩN, Asklepios standing facing, head left, leaning upon serpent-entwined staff. Extremely rare. aVF. Kolybrassos (AD 222-235) AE 17 - Severus Alexander110 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE17 (3.22g). AV CЄ AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KOΛVBPACCЄΩN, Athena standing left, holding spear and resting hand upon shield. Vogl Coll.; ex auction Bankhaus Aufhäuser 4, lot 387 (10/1987). Extremely rare. VF. Euromos (BC 400) Hemiobol110 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.47g, 8mm). Forepart of boar right / Laureate head of Zeus Lepsynos right, ΛEY to left. VF. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla109 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (8.22g). ANTΩNINOC AVΓOVCTOC, laureate head left / NIKAIEΩN, Athena standing left, holding patera and sceptre. VF. Uncertain (BC 480-460) Tetartemorion109 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.14g). Head of griffin right / Head and neck of bull left within incuse square. VF. Extremely rare, apparently unpublished. Kyzikos (BC 530-480) Obol109 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.88g, 8mm). Two tunny fish crossed in saltire; pellet (or lotus flower) in each angle / Incuse square punch. Very rare, apparently unpublished. Nikopolis (AD 161-180) AE 22 - Marcus Aurelius109 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE22 (8.15g, 12h). Dated CY 91 (162/3 AD). Laureate head right / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter. Good Fine, brown surfaces. Very rare. This issue is often given to Nicopolis-Emmaus in Judaea. RPC Online (temp. no. 6367) assigns the type to Nicopolis ad Lycum and notes that von Aulock acquired his specimen in the vicinity of the ancient town. Apollonia Mordiaion (AD 79-81) AE 22 - Titus109 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE22 (5.97g, 12h). TITON AYTOKPATOPA KAICAPA, laureate head right / ΛΠΟΛΛωNIATωN ΛYKIωN, Apollo standing facing, holding wreath over quiver, left arm on tripod. Near Very Fine, dark brown patina. Extremely rare - perhaps the third known of this type. Tricarico Coll. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla108 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (16.92g). ANTΩNЄINOC AVΓOVCTOC, laureate head right / NIKAIЄΩN, Caracalla standing left, holding patera and parazonium; to right, Sarapis standing facing, head left, holding wreath and sceptre. gVF. Hypaipa (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla108 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 - Tetrassarion (14.34g, 6h). AYT K M AYP ANTΩΝЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; to right, countermark of facing cult statue of Artemis Anaïtis within oval incuse / YΠAIΠH-NΩN, statue of Tyche, wearing kalathos and standing front, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left, within tetrastyle temple. Rare and with an attractive reverse type. VF. Bruzos (AD 235-238) AE 23 - Maximus108 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE23 (6.37g). Γ IOV OVH MASIMOC K, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / BPOVSHNΩN, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in arms. gVF. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Severus Alexander107 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE21 / Diassarion (5.40g, 7h). M AVP CEVH AΛEΞANΔPOC AVΓ, laureate head right / NIK A IEΩN, Cista mystica with serpent. gVF, dark green surfaces, some light smoothing. Pednelissos (AD 138-161) AE 19 - Antoninus Pius107 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161. AE19 - Assarion (5.68g, 6h). ΑYΤΟ ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟС, laureate head right / ΠЄΔΝΗΛΙССЄ/ИΩ (sic!), Zeus seated left, holding eagle in his right hand and scepter in his left. Very rare/ aVF. Euromos (BC 100-0) AE 19107 views1st century BC. AE19 (4.47g). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / EVPΩMEΩN, facing statue of Zeus, with labrys and spear; piloi of the Dioskouroi to left and right. VF. Ankyra (AD 98-117) AE 27 - Trajan107 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE27 (10.0g). Loukios Krassos, archon. ΑV ΚΑΙ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС СЄΒ ΓЄΡ ΔΑΚΙΚΟС, laureate head right / ЄΠΙ ΛΟVΚΙΟV ΚΡΑС ΑΡΧ ΤΟ Î’ ΑΝΚVΡΑΝΩΝ, Zeus standing left, holding anchor and sceptre. Extremely rare. VF. Thyateira (AD 254-268) AE 26 - Salonina106 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE26 (10.13g). Octavius Artemidorus, strategos. KOP CAΛΩNЄINA CЄB, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ЄΠI C OKT APTЄMIΔΩPOV ΘVATЄIPHNΩN, Apollo, holding serpent, standing right, with foot on bucranium and resting elbow upon column to right. aVF. Ephesos (AD 254-268) AE 28 - Salonina106 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE28 (6.84g). CAΛΩN XPVCOΓONHC C, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ЄΦЄCIΩN A ACIAC, Artemis advancing right, drawing bow; to right, hound springing right. Very rare. VF. Mastaura (AD 161-180) AE 24 - Marcus Aurelius106 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE24 (7.24g). AV KAI ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MACTAVPЄITΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Very rare. VF. Sardeis (AD 244-249) AE 24 - Philip I106 viewsPhilip I the Arab, 244-249 AD. AE24 (5.88g). Uncertain magistrate. AVT K M IOVH ΦΙΛIΠΠOC [...], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI Φ[...] CAPΔIANΩN B NЄΩKOPΩN. the Temple of Aphrodite Paphia: Cult xoanon of Aphrodite Paphia within central hexastyle tower; dove above on each side; the entire structure set on low basis; semicircular fencing below. Extremely rare. gF. Kolybrassos (AD 161-180) AE 17 - Marcus Aurelius106 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE17 (4.59g). AVT KAIO (sic) ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KOΛVBPACCЄωN, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in arms. Vogl Coll.; ex Jacquier list 8 (1988). Rare. gVF. Kolybrassos (AD 244-249) AE 21 - Philip I106 viewsPhilip I the Arab, 244-249 AD. AE21 (5.28g). AVT [...] ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΝ C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KOΛVBPACCЄΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Vogl Coll. Extremely rare. VF. Hypaipa (AD 193-211) AE 32 - Septimius Severus106 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE32 - Tetrassarion (15.20g, 6h), T. Flavius Herodes Papion, strategos. AYT K Λ C Π CЄOYHPOC ΠЄ C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; to right, countermark of facing cult statue of Artemis Anaïtis within oval incuse / ЄΠI CTPA T ΦΛ ΠAΠΙΩN HPΩΔ - YΠAIΠH/NΩN, Septimius on horseback to right, preparing to hurl spear at bound captive to lower right; below horse, two shields. Apparently unpublished and unique. Some old scratches and cleaning marks, VF. Anazarbos (AD 222-235) AE 26 - Julia Mamaea105 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE26 - Triassarion (10.99g). Dated CY 248 (229/30 AD). IOV MAMЄA CЄB, draped bust right / ANAS ЄNΔOΞ MHTP ЄΠI OΛVMΠIA / B Γ / ЄT HMC, athlete seated right on base, holding palm frond and crowning himself with wreath. Vogl Coll. aVF. Anazarbos (AD 244-249) AE 33 - Otacilia Severa105 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE33 - Hexassarion (21.83g). Dated CY 263 (244/5 AD). ΩTAKЄIΛIA CЄOVHPA CЄB, draped bust right, wearing stephane and set upon crescent / ANAZAPBOV MHTPOΠO / ЄT - ΓΞC, Eirene seated left on throne, holding sceptre and branch; helmet, cuirass, shield, greaves and spear in exergue. Vogl Coll.; ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser (1/1991). Struck on a broad flan, VF. Kolybrassos (AD 161-180) AE 26 - Marcus Aurelius105 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE26 (10.40g). ΑVΤ ΚΑΙС ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟС, laureate and cuirassed bust left / KOΛYBPACCЄωN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Vogl Coll.; ex auction Numismatik Lanz 44, lot 553 (5/1988). Extremely rare. gVF. Philadelphia (AD 244-249) AE 30 - Otacilia Severa105 viewsOtacilia Severa, Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE30 - Tetrassarion (10.78g, 6h). Aurelios Maximos Ioulianos, archon. MAP ΩTA CЄYHPA CЄB, diademed and draped bust right / ЄΠI AYP MAΞIMOY IOYΛI APX A ΦΛ ΦIΛAΔЄΛ-ΦЄΩN / NЄ[ΩKO]-PΩ, horse prancing right surmounted by serpent coiled right. Apparently unpublished and apparently the first known coin of Otacilia Severa from Philadelphia. Somewhat rough, aVF. Smyrna (AD 193-217) AE 26 - Julia Domna105 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE26 (8.1g). IOVΛIA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / Γ NЄΩKOPΩN ИΩIAИ / CMVP, tetrastyle temple, with pellet in pediment and containing Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF. Briula (AD 81-96) AE 18104 viewsPossibly time of Domitian, 81-96 AD. AE18 (3.20g). HΛIOC, radiate and draped bust of Helios right / BPIOYΛEITΩN, Apollo standing left, holding bow and branch. gVF. Plankenhorn coll. Mysomakedones (AD 14-37) AE 19 - Tiberius104 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE19 (4.87g). Laureate head right; countermark: star above capricorn right within incuse oval / MVCOMAKЄΔONΩN, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Extremely rare. aVF. Plankenhorn coll. Antiocheia (BC 100-0) AE 18103 views1st century BC. AE18 (4.5g). Eagle on thunderbolt left, star in front / ANTIO/AS-KLH/XEWN, six-rayed star. VF. Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 2 - Hemiobol101 viewsca 500-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (5mm, 0.48g). Head of ram (or eagle?) right / Uncertain inscription around monogram. VF. Kolossai (AD 193-211) AE 37 - Septimius Severus101 viewsSeptimius Severus. 193-211 AD. AE37 (23.97g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / NIΓPOC Γ CTЄΦANHΦOPΩN ANЄΘHKЄN KOΛOCCHNΩN, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Rare. gF. Uncertain (BC 520-470) Hemiobol101 viewsMacedon, Akanthos. ca 480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.37g, 7mm). Head of calf right / Quadripartite incuse square. aVF. Briula (AD 14-37) AE 21 - Tiberius100 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE21 (5.24g). ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head right / BPIOVΛEITΩN / NO - MH, Kybele standing facing; lion to left and right. Extremely rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll. Kame (AD 117-138) AE 17 - Hadrian100 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE17 (3.68g). Iou. Tryphon, strategos. AΔPIANOC KAICAP, laureate head right / ϹΤΡ ΤΡΥΦωΝΟС ΚΑΜΗΝωΝ, facing herm. gF. Philadelphia (AD 138-192) AE 19100 viewsTime of the Antonines. 138-192 AD. AE19 (4.33g). ΔΗΜΟС, laureate head of the Demos (youthful) right / ΦΙΛΑΔƐΛΦƐΩΝ (retrograde), Dionysus (youthful) standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus. Rare. VF. Nikaia (AD 235-238) AE 27 - Maximinus I98 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE27 / Diassarion (6.30g, 12h). Γ IOV OVH MAΞIMEINOC AV, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / NI KAI EΩN, Demeter seated left, holding grain ears and torch. VF, dark green patina, flan crack. Interesting flip-over double strike. Uncertain (BC 500) Bull - Hemiobol98 viewsca 530-480 BC. AR Hemiobol or Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.30g). Head of bull or calf right / Quadripartite incuse square. Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 2 - Hemiobol96 viewsca 500-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.45g). Head of ram right / Large wreath-like symbol, pseudo-legend around, within incuse circle. Temenothyrai (AD 256-258) AE 28 - Valerian II96 viewsValerian II, Caesar, 256-258 AD. AE28 (7.31g). Kleoboulos, magistrate. K ΠO KOΠ BAΛЄPIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KΛЄOBOVΛOC THMЄNOΘVPЄVC / N, Herakles standing facing, head left, holding lion skin and leaning upon club. VF. Mysomakedones (AD 14-29) AE 1695 viewsJulia Augusta (Livia), Augusta, 14-29 AD. AE16 (4.27g). CЄBACTH, female figure (Livia?) seated left on throne, holding sceptre and branch / MVCOMAKЄΔON / Ω – N, facing statue of Artemis Ephesia. Extremely rare. aVF. Ex Auhäuser 11 (1995), lot 207. Plankenhorn coll. Kame (AD 177-192) AE 1495 viewsTime of Commodus, 177-192 AD. AE14 (1.73g). Demetrios Artemonos, strategos. ΚΑΜΗΝΩΝ, draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus / ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟV, ithyphallic herm left. Extremely rare. aVF. Germe (AD 244-247) AE 25 - Philip II95 viewsPhilip II, as Caesar, 244-247 AD. AE25 (6.1g). Perperos, magistrate. M IOVΛ ΦΙΛIΠΠOC K, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI ΠЄPΠЄPOV ΓЄPMHNΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Rare. aVF. Sardeis (AD 253-268) AE 37 - Gallienus93 viewsGallienus, 253-268. AE37 - Hexassarion (?) (24.57g, 1h). Domitianos Roufos, asiarch, son of a twice-asiarch and the most powerful first archon, circa 253-254/260 AD. AYT K Π ΛIK ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟC AY, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ЄΠΙ ΔΟΜ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΑCIAPX Κ Î¥IOY B ACIAPX K KPAT APX A, three agonistic urns, each containing palm, on table; below table, amphora and inscription CAP-ΔI/AN-ΩN / ΔIC / NЄΩKOPΩN. Very rare. Somewhat smoothed and slightly rough, otherwise, VF. Uncertain (BC 550-500) Hemiobol92 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.36g, 5-7mm). Head of Bull left / Incuse square. gVF. Rare. Uncertain (BC 460-400) Hemiobol92 viewsca 480-430 BC. Uncertain mint, uncertain Lykian Dynast. AR Hemiobol (5mm, 0.23g). Forepart of boar right / Forepart of hound right within incuse square. VF. Gordion (BC 300-189) Obol92 viewsca 3rd century-189 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.65g, 6h). Laureate and draped jugate busts of Apollo and Artemis right, quiver over shoulder of Artemis / [Γ]OPΔI-ANΩN, bow and quiver. Extremely rare. Nicely toned, VF. Nikomedeia (AD 235-238) AE 24 - Maximus90 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE24 - Diassarion (7.19g, 1h). Γ OPY OYH MAΞIMOC KAI, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / NIKOMHΔЄΩ/N ΔIC NЄΩKOP/ΩN, Demeter seated to left on modius (?), holding grain ears in her right hand and long scepter with her left. An apparently unpublished variety. Green patina. VF. Temenothyrai (AD 244-249) AE 2089 viewsTime of Philip I Arabs, 244-249 AD. AE20 - Assarion (4.20g, 7h). Nikomachos, archon. Bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis and holding spear over her right shoulder / NЄIKOMAXOC APX / ΘЄMЄNO-ΘY/PЄYCI, lion walking right. VF. Nikaia (AD 202-205) AE 21 - Plautilla88 viewsPlautilla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AE21 (5.98g). ΠΛAVTIΛΛA CEBACTH, draped bust right / NIKAIEΩN, Nemesis standing left, holding bridle and drawing veil; wheel behind to left. Very rare. VF. Apollonia Mordiaion (AD 139-161) AE 24 - Marcus Aurelius87 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE24 - Diassarion (10.00g, 12h). Circa 147-161 AD. ΑΥΡΗΛ ΚΑΙ, bare head left / ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑ ΛΥΚΙΩ, Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. Very rare. VF. Thyateira (AD 222) AE 19 - Severus Alexander84 viewsSeverus Alexander, as Caesar, 222 AD. AE19 - Hemiassarion (3.58g, 6h). AΛЄΞANΔPOC, bare head right / ΘYATЄIPHNΩN, Athena standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and spear and shield with her left. Very rare. Minor scrape above the eye, VF. Briula (AD 139-161) AE 21 - Marcus Aurelius59 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE21 - Assarion (5.75g, 6h). Circa 139-144 AD. •M•AYPHΛI OYHPOC KAI, bare-headed and draped bust left, seen from behind / BPIOYΛITΩN, Dionysos standing front, head to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and thyrsos in his left; at feet to left, panther reclining left, looking up. An extremely rare issue from a very rare mint, apparently the second known example. VF.       14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149