Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 13693 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (3.26g). Head of bull right in dotted circle / KY/ZI surrounding monogram, within oak wreath. VF, black patina, under some light earthen encrustation. Elaia (BC 340-300) AE 16693 viewsca 340-300 BC. AE16 (3.81g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / E-Λ, corn grain in olive wreath, AP monogram below. Dark olive-green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Dardanos (BC 349-300) AE 693 viewslater 4th century BC. AE (1.95g). Philokra..., magistrate. Horseman riding right, wearing petasos and cape, holding spear; ΦΙΛΟΚΡ (magistrate) below / Rooster standing right, head left, ΔΑΡ above. Good VF. Rare. Eriza (AD 177-192) AE 30 - Commodus693 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE30 (15.04g). AV Λ AVP KOMOΔOC - KAICAP ANTONЄIN, laureate and draped bust right / ΓPA TI KLA[VΔIOV] – ΠAPΔALA, in ex. EPIZANΩN, Heros riding right, holding double axe. Extremely rare. Holed in antiquity. EF. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Obol693 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.85g). Forepart of boar left; tunny upward behind / Head of roaring lion left within incuse square. Superb EF, choice flan, bold strike. Karia Uncertain (BC 520-490) Tetartemorion693 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.17g). Roaring lion head right / Incuse square punch. VF, darkly toned. Extremely rare. Kaisareia (AD 241-244) Drachm - Tranquillina693 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III. Augusta, 241-244 AD. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.14g). Year 4 (241 AD). Diademed and draped bust right / Mt. Argaeus. Rare. Toned, GVF. Ilion (AD 253-268) AE 39 - Gallienus692 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE39 (24.25g). AY K GAL - LIHNOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right / -ΤΩ-Ρ / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ, helmeted naked hero Hector, holding spear and shield, driving biga to left. Dark brown-green patina, VF/EF. Very rare. Kyzikos (AD 268-270) AE 33 - Claudius II Gothicus692 viewsClaudius II, Gothicus, 268-270 AD. AE33 (23.30g, 5h). Laureate bust right / Preparations for an evening event in the theatre or amphitheatre - slaves are erecting and lighting giant palm-torches, which are held in urn-like containers. An extremely rare and interesting reverse type, known for Severus Alexander (BMC 264), Faustina II (Berlin) and Caracalla (Mionnet). though not until now for Gothicus. Kelenderis (BC 5th cent) Gorgon - Obol692 views5th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.64g). Gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding / Incuse punch. VF, find patina, light porosity. Alighieri Coll. The attribution to Cilicia is uncertain and based on the similarity of types to certain obols of Kelenderis (SNG France 79). (AD 38-64) Polemo II - Drachm RY19692 viewsPolemo II, 38-64 AD. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.15g, 3h). Dated RY 19 (56/7 AD). BACIΛEWC ΠOΛEMWNOC, diademed head of Polemo right / ΕΤΟΥC ΙΘ, laureate head of Nero right. gVF. Knidos (BC 400-390) Tetradrachm691 viewsca 400-390 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.45g). Head of Aphrodite left, prow behind / Forepart of roaring lion left, ΣΤΑΣΥΛΛΕΟΣ (magistrate) below, within incuse square. Very rare. Good VF. Laranda (BC 324-323) Obol691 viewsca 324-323 BC, time of satrapal campaign of Balacros and Perdiccas against Laranda. AR Obol (0.58g). Jugate diademed and bearded male heads right / Forepart of wolf right; ΛΑΡ[ΑΝ] above, monogram to left, star to right. Well struck, very fine, very rare. Amisos (AD 193-211) AE 33 - Septimius Severus691 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE33 (19.51g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; c/m: capricorn right / Athena standing right, holding spear and presenting Nike to Hygeia standing left, holding grain-ears and sceptre. Fine, brown patina. Roper Coll. Prokonnesos (BC 350-250) AE 12691 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE12 (1.58g). Laureate female head right Aphrodite?), wearing sakkos, within linear circle / ΠΡΟ-ΚΟΝ, Oinochoe. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Hierokaisareia (AD 0-100) AE 15691 viewsca 1st century AD. AE15 (3.20g). Draped bust of Artemis right, quiver over shoulder, bow and arrow pointing forwards / ΙΕΡΟΚΑΙCΑΡΕΩΝ, forepart of stag right. Choice VF, black patina with some light earthen encrustation. Hieropolis-Kastabala (BC 200-30) AE 22691 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE22 (7.50g, 12h). Draped, turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right / Goddess seated left, holding phiale(?); to right, pine tree. VF, dark-green patina with red patches. Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios691 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361-334 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.86g). Baaltars seated left, head facing, holding grapes, grain ear and eagle in right hand, scepter in left / Lion bringing down bull to the left. Good VF, toned, obverse off-center, some scattered porosity on the obverse. Hardy Coll. Antiocheia (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III691 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (23.19g). Laureate bust right. / Emperor seated on platform, attendant behind. Liberitas in front pouring money out of "money shaker", citizen below holding out for money. Very rare. VF. An interesting type of Gordian III visit to the East. It belongs with the other large coins commemorating his visit to the region. Lystra (AD 79-81) AE 18 - Titus691 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE18 (4.30g, 10h). Titus / Athena or Mars? 1 comments Lamponeia (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm691 views4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.90g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Facing bucranium, Λ-Α-Îœ around, within incuse square. VF, light porosity. Rare. (BC 241-197) Attalos I - Tetdradrachm691 viewsAttalos I, 241-197 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.00g, 12h). Struck ca 241-235 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name with wreath; spear in background, bee to outer left, monogram to inner left, bow to right. Near EF, lightly toned, a few small marks. Rare. Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Miletos690 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.51g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΜΙΛΗ-ΤΟΣ (magistrate) above and below. Nice VF. Leukai (BC 350-300) AE 11690 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE11 (1.01g) Laureate head Apollo left / Swan standing left with open wings, head down; tripod to left. Unpublished? Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 14690 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, 2nd cent AD. AE14 (2.86g). Bust of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΕΛΑ-ΙΤΩΝ, Telesphoros standing facing. Dark brown patina, EF. Tlos (BC 470-430) Stater690 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 480-460 BC. AR Stater (9.40g, 2h). Lion seated right, head facing and left foreleg raised / Forepart of Pegasos with curled wing right, within dotted circular incuse. Very rare. About EF. Ex Sotheby's (Zurich, 10/1993), lot 746; Numismatic Fine Arts XXX (12/1992), lot 108; from the collection of N.B. Hunt, IV, Sotheby's (New York, 6/1991), lot 415; Numismatic Fine Arts IV (3/1977), lot 329. Kaisareia (AD 177-192) Didrachm - Commodus690 viewsCommodus, 177-192. AR Didrachm (4.22g, 12h) undated. Cos III. Laureate head right / Berg Argeus with statue. Very fine. Sardeis (AD 37-41) AE 21 - Caligula690 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE21 (6.40g). Laureate head right / Confronted busts of Agrippina I right and bare head of Germanicus left. Sardeis (AD 19) AE 16 - Germanicus690 viewsGermanicus, father of Gaius (Caligula), brother of Claudius, died 19 AD. AE16 (3.34g, 1h). Mnaseas, magistrate. Bare head left / Athena standing left, holding phiale; ΜΝΑ−ΣΕΑΣ down left field. VF, red-brown patina. Amisos (AD 253-268) AE 21 - Gallienus690 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE21 (9.45g). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Ares standing left, holding shield set on ground and spear. VF, dark brown patina. Magnesia (BC 459) Tetartemorion - Archepolis690 viewsArchepolis, son of Themistokles. ca 459 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20g). Diademed head of Archepolis right / AP monogram, eagle flying left diagonally, all within incuse square. Very rare. Thyateira (AD 81-96) AE 16 - Domitia690 viewsDomitia, 81-96 AD. AE16 (2.97g). ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ CЄΒΑCΤΗ, draped bust right / ΘΥΑ/ΤΙΡΗ/ΝΩΝ within wreath. Dark green patina, almost extremely fine.1 comments Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Bull - EL 1/24690 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g, 6mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of bull right / Incuse square punch. VF. Extremely rare, SNG Kayhan notes the type in this denomination is otherwise unpublished. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6690 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (9mm, 2.50g). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Abydos (BC 480-450) Drachm 690 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Drachm (5.16g, 9h). ΑΒΥΔ-ΗΝΟΝ (Ns retrograde), eagle standing left / Facing gorgoneion; A-B above; all within incuse square. Good VF, dark iridescent toning. Very rare type, second known of variety with A-B on reverse. Herman Coll.; ex Lanz 36 (4/1986), lot 333, and Gorny Auc. 122 (3/2003), lot 1382. Tabai (BC 27-AD 14) Drachm - Augustus690 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (3.64g, 19mm, 12h). Laureate head right / Togate emperor seated left, with feet on footstool, holding Nike and scepter; NKP monogram to left. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, only four examples cited in RPC. From Group CEM. Ex Leu 18 (5/1977), lot 201. Kebren (BC 460-420) Hemiobol690 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.39g, 7mm). Forepart of ram right, [KE]BPH / "Wind-mill" quadripartite incuse square. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B34690 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.52g, 3h). Bearded head of Silenos facing slightly right / Incuse head of roaring lion left. EF, toned. Exceptional. Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Cock - EL 1/24690 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.62g, 7mm). Bird (cock?) standing left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare. Ephesos (AD 0-100) AE 20690 views2nd century AD. AE20 - Tessera (5.25g). E - Φ / CKWΠΙ, stag crouching left, head right / ΠPOC ΠAΛYPIN KHPIΛIC WΔE, bee. gVF. Myrina (BC 165) Tetradrachm689 viewsAfter 165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.22g). Laureate head of Apollo right, three loose braids / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; omphalos and amphora at feet; ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ and monogram to left. EF. Teos (BC 530-500) Hemidrachm689 viewsca 510 BC. AR Hemidrachm (3.50g). Protome of a winged griffin right, forelegs extended with talons outstretched / Irregular incuse square. Extremely rare. Toned, EF. From the collections of H.S. von Aulock and R. Jameson. This is a most enigmatic coin, possibly even unpublished. While it was attributed to Teos in von Aulock, Jameson pointed out that griffin protomes were not used there (but cf. coin #557); Balcer excluded it from his corpus (without comment). It could have been minted in Phokaia, as Babelon pointed out in his commentary on a very similar drachm (Traite'), especially since griffin protomes were used on later issues at Phokaia. Rhodes (BC 230-205) Tetradrachm689 viewsca 230-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.53g, 1h). Eukrates, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; thunderbolt to left, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΗΣ below. Superb EF. Exceptional strike with fresh dies. Elaiousa-Sebaste (BC 93-84) Tetradrachm689 viewsca 93-84 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.82g, 1h). Turreted and veiled head of Tyche right / Female (Aphrodite?) standing left, holding tiller; monogram and aplustre to outer left, ZH to inner left. Near EF, toned, areas of slight roughness. Extremely rare. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Triton VI (1/2003), lot 441; Tkalec and Rauch (11/1987), lot 141. Seven tetradrachms of Elaiussa are apparently known: Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale; Washington, Smithsonian (broken); London, British Museum; SNG Levante Supp. 221; CNG 36, lot 2037; CNG 45, lot 475; and the present specimen. According to Houghton and Bendall, the present piece appeared in 1986 in a hoard which also included seven Aegeae tetradrachms. The issue is to be dated after c. 95-94 BC, when Seleukos VI struck coins at Elaiussa, but before 83 BC, when Tigranes extinguished the city's independent existence. Elaiussa was an island in antiquity but is now joined to the mainland. Tenedos (BC 480-450) Obol689 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Obol (0.47g). Janiform head, female on left, male on right (Hera and Zeus) / Double-axe, T-E, within incuse. Dark patina, gVF. Rare. Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian689 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.55g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COM BIT, S P Q P (sic) across fields, octastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, POM AVG (sic) across frieze, pellet in pediment. VF. Attractive portrait. Miletos (BC 259-246) Drachm689 viewsca 260-250 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 5.06g). Persic standard. Leontiskos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion standing left, head turned to right; star above, monogram and T in left field; ΛΕΟΝΤΙΣΚΟ[Σ] in exergue. Good VF, surfaces rough and granular. Persian Kings (BC 375-340) Siglos689 viewsca 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (5.55g, 14mm). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, holding dagger and bow; countermark / test-punch: face / Incuse punch. aVF. Ephesos (AD 54-68) AE 27 - Nero689 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE27 (11.74g, 1h). Marcus Acilius Aviola, proconsul; Aechmocles, magistrate. Struck AD 65-66. Laureate head right / Three-quarter view of temple. VF, green patina. Rare and attractive. Group CEM. Kyme (BC 460-400) Hemiobol689 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.51g). KYM, head of eagle left / Granulated "mill-sail" incuse square. VF, light porosity, well centered. Alighieri Coll. (BC 263-241) Eumenes I - Tetradrachm689 viewsEumenes I, 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.20g, 1h). Struck ca 263-255/50 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, resting elbow on small sphinx, holding shield and transverse spear; ivy leaf to inner left, monogram on throne, bow to outer right. EF, toned, light bag marks. Lamponeia (BC 400) Drachm689 viewsLate 5th - ­early 4th century BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.06g, 12h). Bearded head right / Boukranion within incuse square. VF, toned, some porosity, light marks, edge splits. Very rare as drachm. Tavion (AD 50) AE 27688 viewsMid-1st cent AD. AE27 (13.20g). ΤPΟ-ΚΜΩΝ, Zeus seated facing, holding scepter in R hand / [CΕΒΑCΤΗ]ΝΩΝ (retrograde), bull standing L. VF, dark brown patina, typical oval flan. Rare. Tavion was the capital of the Trokmoi (the principal tribe of eastern Galatia), named as the issuers of this coinage in the obverse legend. Autophradates (BC 380-355) Trihemiobol688 viewsAutophradates, Persian Satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.03g). Head of Satrap left, wearing Persian tiara / OATA, horse's head in profile facing slightly left. Toned, rev. weak strike, VF, very rare. Olba (AD 10-15) AE 22 - Ajax688 viewsAjax, High Priest and Toparch, 10-15 AD. AE22 (6.66g), struck 10/11 AD. ΑΙΑΝΤΟΣ ΤΕΥΚΡΟΥ, bust of Ajax as Hermes wearing pilos right, kerykeion (caduceus) over breast / AΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΣ / ΤΟΠΑΡΧΟΥ - ΚΕΝ/ΝΑΤΩΝ / ΛΑΛΑΣΣ, triskeles, in field A (date = year 1). Dark green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll. Sigeion (BC 350) AE 20688 viewsca 355-334 BC. AE20 (8.31g). Three-quarter facing head of Athena, wearing triple crested helmet and necklace, head turned slightly right / Double-bodied owl standing facing; crescent right. Good VF, thick, dark green patina, some scattered roughness, reverse double struck. David Herman Coll. Paphos (BC 425) 1/3 Stater - Pnytos II688 viewsPnytos II, King of Paphos, ca 425 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (15mm, 3.31g, 12h). Bull standing left, winged solar disk (Ahura-Mazda) flying above, ankh symbol to left, within dotted circle / Eagle sitting left, olive sprig to right, within dotted incuse square. Toned, VF. Extremely rare, possibly the only known, unpublished? Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 9688 views3rd century BC. AE9 (1.06g). Bull standing right, head turned left / A-N, club. Unique? Joy coll. Patara (AD 238-244) AE 29 - Gordian III688 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE29 (21.89g, 12h). AVT KAI M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CEB, laureate and draped bust right / ΠATA P E ω И, Bellerophon left on Pegasus, thrusting spear in raised left hand at the Chimaera below, standing left. VF, black-green patina with areas of red on obverse. Extremely rare. Ex Cain Coll. Alexandreia (BC 261-227) AE 15688 viewsca 261-227 BC. AE15 (4.31g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse grazing right; ΑΛΕΞΑ[N] above, palm before, monogram below, grain ear between horse’s hind legs. Good VF, dark green patina. Methymna (BC 400-360) Silenos - Obol688 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.37g). Facing head of bearded Silenos / Land turtle in circle incuse. Dark toning, VF. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B44688 viewsca 430 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Bull's head left; M above; all within quadratum incusum. Extremely rare, probably the 8th specimen known. Large flan. About extremely fine. Gergis (BC 350-241) AE 11687 viewsca 350 BC. AE11 (1.72g) Laureate head of Sibyl Herophile 3/4 to right / Sphinx seated right, ΓΕΡ to right. Methymna (BC 360-330) Obol687 viewsca 360-330 BC. AR Obol (0.51g) Helmeted head of Athena right / Kantharos, Îœ-Θ-Α, within linear incuse circle. Erythrai (BC 500-480) Didrachm687 viewsca 480 BC. AR Didrachm (6.80g). Naked rider (Hero Erythros?) right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 17687 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (4.50g). Head of Dionysos right / Forepart of lion right; ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ above, monogram to left. Dark green patina, aEF. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol687 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Diobol (1.12g, 12h). Mylasa mint. Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Forepart of bull left; E on shoulder. Good Fine, light porosity. Very rare. Antandros (BC 400-350) Tetrobol?687 viewsafter 400 BC. AR Tetrobol? (2.56g, 12h). Head of Artemis Astyrne right, thin band in hair, earring / Goat standing right, left leg raised, ANT/A/N around, palm or fir tree to right; all within shallow incuse square. Very rare. Lightly toned, VF. Myrina (BC 155-145) Tetradrachm687 viewsca 155-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.94 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; monogram to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Good VF, lightly toned, a few light cleaning marks, a couple spots of deposits. Extremely rare issue, only one example recorded by Sacks. Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 9687 views4th century BC. AE9 (1.30g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ-ΩΝ, bull standing right on ground line. Rare. Amastris (BC 85-65) AE 21687 viewsTime of Mithradates VI Eupator, ca 85-65 BC. AE21 (7.51g). Aegis / Nike advancing right, holding palm, monograms flanking. gVF. Adana (BC 175-164) AE686 viewsca 175-164 BC. AE (3.63g) Veiled head Demeter right / Horse left. Very fine. Pergamon (AD 180-192) AE 45 - Commodus686 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD, Homonoia with Ephesos. AE45 - Medal of Paepius (41.59g). Draped cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ CΤΡ ΠΑΙ - ΠΙΟΥ - ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ - ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ / ΚΑΙ ΕΦΕCΙΩ, cult statue of Artemis Aphesia standing facing and Asklepios in Himation standing facing, head to left, holding snake-staff in right hand. Dark, olive-green patina, VF. Extremely rare, only 2 prior known exemplars. Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, Lagerliste 48 (Zurich, 1986), lot 82. Pergamon (AD 180-192) AE 34 - Commodus686 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD, Homonoia with Ephesos. AE34 - Medal of Paepius (20.48g). Draped cuirassed bust right; countermarks: wreath (Howgego 480), head of Caracalla (howgego 70) and ? / ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΕΡ - ΓΑΜ - ΗΝΩΝ - ΚΑΙ ΕΦΕC - ΕΠΙ CΤΡ ΠΑΙ/ΠΙΟΥ, Asklepios in Himation standing facing, head to right, holding snake-staff in right hand, omphalos at feet and cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing, hands outstretched. Brown patina, F. Alexandreia (BC 200-0) AE 15686 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE15 (1.71g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΛ-ΕΞ in two lines, monogram below, within wreath. Tralleis (BC 15) AE 23 - Vedius Pollio686 viewsVedius Pollio, friend of Augustus, died 15 BC. Bronze of Menandros Parrhasios, ca 29-28. AE23 (10.44g). ΠΩΛΛΙΩΝ − ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ, beardless bust of Vedius Pollio right / ΜΕ ΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ - ΠΑΡΡΑΣ - ΙΟΥ, eight-column temple of Zeus, quadriga facing on top; caduceus in field. Dark patina, gVF. Rare and interesting coin. Ephesos (BC 48-27) AE 15686 viewsca 48-27 BC. AE15 (3.43g). Ε-Φ, bee within olive wreath / Stag standing right, head turned left; torch above, ΠΥΘΩΝ (magistrate) below. Light green patina, thick flan, VF. Scarcer type. Gutknecht coll. Mallos (AD 54-68) AE 24 - Nero686 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE24 (13.17g). CEBACTOC KAICAP, head left; before, lituus / MAΛΛΩTΩN, Tyche standing left, holding branch; below, to left and right two river gods. Extremely rare (only one cited by RPC Suppl.). Very fine. Hermokapeleia (AD 150-250) AE 18686 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 150-250 AD. AE18 (3.12g). IEPA CVN - KΛHTOC, draped bust of Roman Senate right / ΘEA PΩ EPM - OKAΠH[ΛITΩ], draped and turreted bust of Roma right; under chin, monogram B. VF, blackgreen patina. Hoeft coll. Magnesia (BC 350-325) Hemidrachm686 viewsca 350-325 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.61g, 12h). Rhodian standard. Diopeithes, magistrate. Warrior, holding lance, on horse rearing right / Bull butting left on maeander pattern; grain ear behind, [Δ]IOΠEIΘH[Σ] in exergue. EF, toned. Alighieri Coll. Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 36 - Maximinus I686 viewsMaximinus I Thrax, 235-238 AD. AE36 (28.51g). ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜЄΙΝΟC, radiate and draped bust right in between, Π − Π / ΤΑΡCΟΥ / ΜΗΤΡΟΠ/Ο / ΑΜΚ / ΓΒ, Paris seated left on rock, wearing Phrygian cap and holding apple in right hand and lagobolon in left, facing Aphrodite, nude, standing left, drawing drapery from shoulder, Hera enthroned left, and Athena standing left, resting shield on ground before her and holding spear in left hand. Dark green patina, very fine. The Judgment of Paris Gargara (BC 500-475) Obol686 viewsca 475-450 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.65g). Female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap; ΓAP behind neck / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned, porous. Very rare. Aspendos (BC 420-400) Drachm685 viewsca 420-400 BC. AR Drachm (5.37g). Hero Mopsos with spear on horse right, within dotted circle / Boar right on ground line, EST below, within dotted circle. VF. Ex M&M Basel Auc. 41 (1970), lot 260. Thyateira (AD 0-200) AE 18685 views1st-2nd cent AD. AE18 (3.57g). Bust of Athena right / Ornate prize crown with two palms.1 comments Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/24685 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/24th Stater (0.73g). Euboic standard. Geometric type. Three-sided square with central projection, surrounded by radiate lines / Rough incuse square punch. Good VF. Extremely rare. Struck from the same obverse die as the previous lot, as well as Rosen 363 and CNG 67, 709, both EL twelfth staters. Issos (BC 388-380) Tiribazos - Stater685 views388-380 BC. Tiribazos, Satrap of Western Asia. Second reign, AR Stater (20mm, 10.52g). Baal standing half-left, holding eagle and sceptre / Ahura-Mazda, body terminated by solar disk, holding wreath and lotus blossom. VF, usual weak strike. Pergamon (BC 133-27) AE 22685 viewsca 133-27 BC. AE22 (8.76g, 12h). Laureate head of Askelpios right, ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ below / ΠΕΡΓΑ-ΜΗΝΩΝ above and below eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head turned right; Γ-Α in fields. VF, dark brown, almost black, patina with earthen highlights. Mueller Coll. Ephesos (AD 117-138) AE 36 - Hadrian 685 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE36 - Medallion (33.62g, 12h). Struck 129 AD(?). ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC ΚΑ-ICΑΡ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟC, laureate and cuirassed bust right wearing aegis / Cult statue of Diana of Ephesus within ornate octostyle temple. Near VF, dark green surfaces, minor roughness. The emperor Hadrian was granted many honorific titles by the Greeks, including "Savior," "Founder," "New Dionysus," "New Heracles," "Panhellenius," and "Savior of the World," but the epithet "Olympius" is perhaps the most presumptuous. During Hadrian’s visits to Athens early in AD 129, he visited the massive Temple of Zeus Olympius (also known as the Olympeion). The Historia Augusta reports that at this time Hadrian dedicated an altar to himself, by virtue of which he seems to have elected himself a god and to have invested himself with the powers of the Olympian Zeus. This issue was possibly struck on the occasion of Hadrian’s visit to Ephesos later the same year. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-685 viewsca 378-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 10mm). Female head (Leda?) right, hair rolled behind / Head of Nike right, hair bound with a taenia, [N]-I/K-A, all within linear square. VF. Carr coll. Ex Münzen and Medaillen Deutschland, Auc. 22 (2008), lot 928 (Schulte coll.); ex Karl coll.; ex Münzen and Medaillen Deutschland, Auc. 9 (2001), lot 254. Only 3 examples known of this type. Obverse of all examples is die match with Bodenstedt 82 that he described as head of Leda. The obverse die for Bodenstedt 82 has a reverse of a swan and is only known by 2 specimens. The reverse of this coin is Nike. The inscription is not complete on any of the 3 examples known, but it is clear that the letters are N-I/K-A. Silvia Hurter, in her article on this specific example, notes that the inscription makes it clear that the reverse is Nike and it can be inferred that this coin was struck to commemorate a victory, but which is uncertain (see Die Nike von Mytilene: Eine anonyme Siegespragung, SM 202, June 2001, pp. 21-22). Oinoanda (BC 200) Didrachm - Series 1684 viewsca 200 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right; lotus-tipped sceptre over shoulder, A behind / OI-NO/AN, eagle standing right on winged thunderbolt, wings closed. EF. Parion (BC 350-300) AE 19684 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE19 (6.20g). Bull butting right, grapes above / Π-Α/Ρ-Ι, altar of Parion; amphora standing in front. Amisos (AD 198-209) AE 34 - Geta684 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE34 (21.74g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; c/m: capricorn right / Athena standing right, holding spear and presenting Nike to Hygeia standing left, holding grain-ears and sceptre. Near VF, brown patina. Roper Coll. Priene (BC 240-170) AE 16684 viewsca 240-170 BC. AE16 (2.80g). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΠΡΙΗΝΕ / ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔ within circular maeander pattern. Brown patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.; ex Lanz, Graz X (1979), lot 174. Hadrianopolis (AD 251-253) AE - Trebonianus Gallus684 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE (24.38g). Klearchos Magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche holding cornucopiae and rudder. Oliv green patina. Unpublished variant. Nakrasa (AD 98-138) AE 15684 viewsTime of Trajan and Hadrian, 98-138 AD. AE15 (2.44g). Mar. Iunianos Strategos. EΠΙ CΤΡΑ - ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΝΙΑΝΟΥ; bearded head of Herakles right. / NAKRA-CITΩN; snake encircling omphalos. Good very fine. Kalchedon (AD 238-244) AE 26 - Tranquillina 684 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE26 (8.30g, 12h). Diademed and draped bsut right / Apollo reclining right, resting hand on head, holding lyre, on back of swan flying left. VF, green patina, a few deposits. Ex Wagner Coll. Kaisareia (AD 69-79) AE 21 - Titus684 viewsTitus, as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AE21 (7.78g, 12h). Dated RY 10 of Vespasian (77/8 AD). Laureate head right / Legend in five lines within wreath. VF, dark brown patina. Ex J.S. Wagner Coll. Erythrai (BC 330-300) Tetradrachm684 viewsca 325-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 15.05g, 3h). Askelpiades and Demados, magistrates. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Club and bow case; to left, owl standing right, head facing. VF, toned, a bit rough. Rare. Alighieri Coll. Dardanos (BC 420-380) Diobol684 viewsca late 5th century BC. AR Diobol (1.13g). Horseman riding left / Two roosters facing each other, ΔA to right, P (?) to left; all within incuse square. Unpublished? Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B53.2684 viewsca 370 BC EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm, 6h). Facing gorgoneion / Incuse head of lynx facing. EF 2 known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 4th additional example offered at auction. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 - 149