Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Tarsos (AD 14-37) AE 211649 viewsTime of Tiberius(?),14-37 AD. AE21 (14.97g, 12h). OPTYΓOΘHPA, Tyche seated right on throne decorated with animal leg, holding poppy; at feet, half-length figure of the river-god Kydnos swimming right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left on throne with prominent ‘bells’ on legs; MAΞIMOY/ NIKO/ΛAOY in three lines to left; below throne, eagle standing facing, head left. Good VF, dark green patina. From Group CEM. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Athena1649 viewsca 400-370 BC. AV Stater (8.40g). Three-quarter facing head of Athena, wearing crested Attic helmet with cheek pieces turned up and necklace / Forepart of Pegasos to right. About EF. Gargara (BC 500-475) Obol1646 viewsca 500-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.54g) Female head left, hair bound in sakkos, ΓΑΡ behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, slight flan bend. Apparently unpublished. The location of this issue is based on the ethnic, but the style places it a at least a half century before the accepted date for the earliest coinage of Gargara. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-550) Geometric - EL 1/241646 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.55g) Geometric designs. Eresos (BC 250-200) AE 181644 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AE18 (6.24g). Wreathed head of Demeter right / ΕΡΕΣΙ within wreath of grain. Good VF, dark brown patina, reverse a touch rough. (BC 36-AD 17) Archelaus - AE 231641 viewsArchelaus, 36 BC-17 AD. AE23 (8.51g). Head of Herakles right / ΕΥΣΕ-ΒΕΙΑΣ, tetrastyle temple with three figures on pediment; date KE (=Year 25 = 12/11 BC) in exergue. Very fine. Archelaus was elevated to the Cappadocian throne by Marc Antony, where he reigned for over half a century. Amblada (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Otacilia Severa1641 viewsOtacilia Severa, wife of Philip I, 244-249 AD. AE28 (14.97g). Diademed and draped bust right, resting on a crescent / ΑΜΒΛΑΔΕΩΝ ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟ/ΝΙΩΝ, goddess seated left, holding grain ears and cornucopiae; animal at her feet. VF, brown surfaces, pitting on obverse. Rare city. Drewry Coll.; Ex Burstein Coll. Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater1638 viewsca 460-400 BC. EL Stater (16.07g). Bull, head lowered, standing right on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Choice VF. Kaisareia (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Severus Alexander1637 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE22 (5.70g), dated RY 3 (224 AD). Laureate head right / Emperor wearing chlamys on horse galloping right, brandishing javelin in right. ET Γ. Very fine. Myrina (BC 425-375) Obol1637 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.62g, 6h). Facing female head, hair in band with grain ears at sides / Head of goat right; M-V-P-I around; all within incuse square. Near EF, slightly granular, die break on reverse. Extremely rare. Erythrai (BC 520-480) EL Hekte1633 viewsLate 6th to mid-5th century BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Archaic head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin headdress / Quadripartite incuse square with irregular surfaces. EF. Rare early issue of Erythrai, with plain incuse punch. Airai (BC 350-250) AE 141633 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE14 (1.82g). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΙΡΑΙΩΝ, owl standing right, head facing. Tlos (BC 470-430) Stater1632 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-470 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.21g, 8h). Lion seated right, left forepaw raised; floral pattern to right / Forepart of Pegasos right, within dotted incuse circle. Good VF, lightly toned, struck with worn reverse die, light porosity. Rare. Drewry Coll.; ex CNG 39 (9/1996), lot 613; Berry Coll., 1174. Soloi (BC 200-0) AE 211629 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE21 (11.38g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing facing, slightly right. Good VF, green patina with earthen highlights, pit on obverse. Kos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater1629 viewsMid-late 6th century BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.55g). Crab / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare. Aspendos (BC 420-410) Stater1627 viewsca 420-410 BC. AR Stater (10.91g, 6h). Two wrestlers grappling / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right. Good VF. Rare early issue. Olba (AD 193-211) AE 28 - Septimius Severus1627 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE28 (15.43g). Septimius, radiate, on horseback right, right hand raised; c/m: thunderbolt on throne / Serapis standing right, holding sceptre, right hand raised. Near VF, dark green patina with some smoothed red encrustation. Kaisareia (AD 33-38) Drachm - Divus Augustus and Germanicus1626 viewsDivus Augustus and Germanicus, died 14 and 19 AD respectively. AR Drachm (3.63g, 1h), struck 33/4 or 37/8 AD. DIVVS AVGVS-T(?), radiate head of Augustus left / GERMANICVS C-ES TI AVGV COS II P[M(?)], bare head of Germanicus right, wearing beard. VF, light iridescent toning, good metal. The date of this issue remains uncertain. RPC places it late in Tiberius' reign, circa 33/4 AD, while the traditional dating, adopted by RIC and Sydenham, is in the first year of Caligula's reign, 37/8 AD. Pergamon (BC 27) Denarius - Augustus1624 viewsAugustus. 27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius (3.80g). Pergamum mint, struck 27 BC. Bare head right / Bull standing right. Good VF, some small scratches on obverse. Rare without flan crack. From the Tony Hardy Collection. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B42 - EL 1/6 Stater1624 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.7g, 10mm). Forepart of griffin left; to right, seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Rare type. Aigai (AD 43-55) AE 16 - Britannicus1623 viewsBritannicus, son of Claudius and Messalina. Circa 43-55 AD. AE16 (2.90 gm). Chaleos, magistrate. Bare head of Britannicus right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare; only four specimens cited in RPC. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B401622 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Male head right, wearing taenia / Corinthian helmet right; M before; all within linear square. VF. Rare. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B281621 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 9h). Head of lion right / Incuse head of bull right. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, Bodenstedt recorded only 4 examples. Kremna (AD 141-160) AE 27 - Antoninus Pius1620 viewsAntoninus Pius, 141-160 AD. AE27 (13.66g). Draped, laureate bust right / DEANAE - C-OL CREM, Diana in long dress standing right, head left; spear and bow in left hand, patera in right, stag standing at her feet, looking up. Good style, dark brown-green patina, aEF. Very rare, Von Aulock counts 2 other examples. Righetti coll. Ilion (AD 37-41) AE 25 - Caligula1619 viewsCaligula and Divus Augustus, 37-41 AD. AE25 (10.86g). GAIOC KAICAP QEOC AYTOKPATWP / CEBACTOC, heads of Caligula and Divus Augustus / [QEA PWMH] - IEPA CYNKLHTOC / ILI, draped bust of Roma and Senate, in the middle Athena standing facing, with spear and shield. Brown-green patina, VF. Very rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B67 - EL 1/6 Stater1618 viewsca 470-450 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.52g). Head of Silenos facing, wearing ivy-wreath; at left, seal swimming upwards / Four-part incuse square. EF. Kibyra (AD 217-218) AE 45 - Macrinus and Diadumenianus1612 views217-218 AD. AE45 (61.32g). AVTO KAI M OPeL. eB. MAKPeINOC K M OPEL ANTOWNINOC KAICAP, laureate and curassed bust of Macrinus right and Diadumenianus left / KAICAPEWN KIBVPATWN - GRO, Amazon standing facing, wearing turreted crown, holding double-axe and patera, bowl with sphynx on top at feet to left. Brown patina, EF. Very rare. Apameia (AD 0-100) AE 161608 viewsImperial Times, 1st cent AD. AE16 (2.22g). Head Hermes in winged petasos / C I - C A / D - D, winged kerykeion. Rare. Dark brown green patina. Extremely fine. Anazarbos (AD 41-54) AE - Claudius1607 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE (25.80g), year 67 (=48/49 AD). Laureate head right / Athena standing left with Nike spear and shield before altar. Almost very fine. Ephesos (AD 41-54) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Claudius1606 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.30g, 6h), struck ca 41-42 AD. Bare head left / Temple of Diana Ephesia: cult statue of Diana of Ephesus within tetrastyle temple, pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. Good VF, toned. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B45 - EL 1/6 Stater1605 viewsca 480-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.59g, 11mm). Two confronted boars' heads; above, seal swimming left / Four-part incuse square. EF. Very rare. Pergamon (AD 40-60) AE 171604 viewsClaudian era, under the Romans. Anonymous 1st century AD. AE (2.36g). Laureate bust Senate right / Bust of Roma right, star to right. Very fine. Bruzos (AD 235-238) AE 29 - Maximinus & Maximus1604 viewsMaximinus and Maximus Caesar, 235-238 AD. AE29 (10.95g). Laureate and draped busts of Maximinus and Maximus confronted / BPOYZ-HNΩN, Athena to left holding spear, sacrificing over burning altar, shield to right. Apparently unpublished. Fine. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B631602 viewsca 430-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Forepart of winged lion left, roaring and threatening / Winged sphinx with the head of a male youth sitting right within thin square frame, the whole in incuse square. This coin is extremely interesting in that it has a man-headed sphinx on the reverse. The obverse image is borrowed from the coins of Klazomenai. Good VF. (BC 160-156) Orophernes - Tetradrachm1602 viewsOrophernes, ca 160-156 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.82g). Diademed head of Orophernes right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΟΡΟΦΕΡΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, Nike standing left, crowning royal name with right hand and holding palm branch in left, in inner left field owl standing three-quarters left on altar above ΜΗΧΡ monogram. Among the greatest rarities of the Hellenistic portraiture. Slight "ghosting" on obverse, lightly toned, aEF. Kebren (BC 450) Drachm1601 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Drachm (3.47g, 13mm, 12h). Archaic female head left / Head of ram left in incuse square. Good VF, toned. Very rare. Apameia (BC 49) Cistophoric Tetradrachm1599 viewsC. Fannius, Propraetor, 49 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.16g). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / C. FAN PONT PRO, two serpents on either side of tetrastyle temple with a draped standing figure holding a patera and sceptre; ΜΑΝΤΙΘΕΟΣ ΜΑΝΤΙΘΕΟΥ below, two flutes right. Toned VF. Rare. Kolbasa (AD 193-211) AE 31 - Septimius Severus1598 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE31 (23.78g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Dionysus standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at feet left. Near VF, green and brown patina, nice surfaces. Wagner Coll; ex von Aulock Coll., 5060. Paphos (BC 325-309) Distater - Nikokles1597 viewsNikokles, ca 325-309 BC. AR Distater (26mm, 21.29g, 12h). Persic standard, struck ca late 320s BC or ca 310 BC. Head of Aphrodite left, wearing elaborate tiara composed of mural crown with four towers enclosing a polos ornamented with palmettes and annulets, disc earring with a triple pendant and a pearl necklace; Π-ΒΑ behind / ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ / ΠΑΦΙΟΝ, Apollo, wearing laurel wreath and nude but for cloak over shoulders, seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow; laurel branch to left. Extremely rare. EF. Only 4 genuine examples are known, including this piece. That only 2 obverse and 2 reverse dies are known makes it clear that it was meant to be a special issue (or perhaps an originally large issue cut short). It must have been struck after the Alexander-type tetradrachms (Price 3118-3123), which were minted in the late 320s, and it is possible that these distaters were produced shortly after. However, a date in the years shortly before Nikokles’ suicide might fit the evidence better. 1 comments Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Caracalla1592 viewsCaracalla, 198-217. AE21 (5.09g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche to left holding rudder and cornucopiae. Nice very fine. Apollonis (AD 161-180) AE 19 - Faustina II1592 viewsFaustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, died 175 AD. AE19 (5.12g). ΦA-VCTEINA- CEBACT; draped bust right / AΠOΛΛWNITEΩN; Demeter standing; holding in right hand poppy-heads and corn-ears; left hand resting on long torch. Very fine. Germe (AD 166-177) AE 32 - Commodus1590 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE32 (19.66g). Hermolaos, archon. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ ΕΡΜΟΛΑΟΥ ΑΡC ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ, Commodus on horseback charging right. VF, pale green patina, scratches in reverse field. Extremely rare - possibly only the third known specimen. Drewry Coll.; Ex Berk 108 (5/1999), lot 765. Parlais (AD 193-217) AE 21 - Julia Domna1589 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, 193-217 AD. AE21 (5.41g). IVLIA DOMNA, Draped bust right / IVL AVG COL PARLAIS, Mên standing right, left foot on bucranium, holding spear and pine-cone. Very fine. Sardeis (AD 14-37) AE 17 - Tiberius1588 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE17 (5.28g) Togate figure of Emperor raising kneeling figure of Tyche of Sardis / Livia seated right with scepter and ears of corn. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B29 - EL 1/6 Stater1587 viewsca 520-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Three seals swimming in circle to left around a central pellet within dotted circle / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Gryneion (BC 350-250) AE 161586 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AE16 (3.42g). Three-quarter facing head of Apollo, turned slightly left, wearing laurel wreath / ΓΥΡΝΗΩΝ, mussel shell. Near EF, dark brown patina. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 221580 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.24g). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Cista mystica, panther skin, diadem and thyrsos; monogram to left, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. Good style. Brown patina, EF. Augusta (AD 117-138) AE 25 – Hadrian1579 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE25, dated 123/124 AD. Laureate head right / Bust of Dionysos with Thyrsos; grapes and Kantharos in field. Very fine. Phokaia (BC 600-522) EL 1/6 Stater 1579 viewsca 600-560 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.60g). Female head facing left, the hair interwoven by a (invisible) taenia, wearing earring; behind, seal swimming downwards / Irregular incuse square. Apparently unpublished. Several contact marks on cheek, otherwise good EF. This coin surely belongs to the earliest issues of Phokaia. The early stage is proven by both the irregular form of the incuse (without a clear quadripartite structure) and the style of the obverse image. The nearest stylistic parallel might be a stater of Aeginetic weight, once attributed to Knidos (cf. Cahn, Knidos p. 75 pl. 19, 1 with earlier literature). Bithynion-Hadriana (AD 130) AE 38 - Antinoüs1577 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE38 - Medallion (45.49g, 6h). ANTINOON ΘEΩN H ΠATRIC, bare-headed and draped bust right / BEIΘYNEIΩN AΔPIANΩN, Antinoüs, as Hermes Nomios, standing facing right, wearing short chiton, chlamys, and winged sandals, holding pedum in left hand, the right raised protectively over the forepart of a grazing cow standing left beside a tree; star above. Good VF, matte dark brown patina. One of the finest unaltered Antinoüs bronzes known. Ex Dowdy Coll. Ex Leu 30 (4/1982), lot 367; Sternberg 7 (11/1977), lot 644. In Egypt, the cult of Antinoüs saw him as an avatar of Hermes-Thoth, a messenger between mortals and the gods. Elsewhere, he was seen in another guise, as Hermes Nomios, or the "Herdsman." As defender of the herd or flock, Hermes brought forth fecundity and prosperity, just as Antinoüs would bring good fortune to those who did him honor. Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Cock - EL 1/241572 viewsca 6th century BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.61g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Cock's head right / Incuse square punch. VF, well-centered. Peltai (AD 193-211) AE 22 - Septimius Severus1571 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE22 (5.06g), struck ca 202-205 AD. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, dark brown patina. The same magistrate is recorded on a coin of Plautilla, so he must have served between 202 and 205 AD. Apameia (BC 48/47) AE1569 viewsca 48/47 BC, in name of Proconsul C. Vibius Pansa. AE (7.78g). Head of Apollo right / Lyre. VF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B33 - EL 1/6 Stater1569 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Archaic head of Artemis(?) left, wearing stephane and circular earring; small seal behind / Rough quadripartite incuse square. EF, a few scuffs. Ex von Aulock Collection, 7942. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Zeus1567 viewsca 394-350 BC. AV Stater (8.56g, 4h). Laureate head of Zeus left; lotus flower behind / Forepart of Pegasos right in shallow incuse. Good VF. Rare. Amastris (BC 300-288) Didrachm - Queen Amastris1566 viewsca 300-288 BC. AR Didrachm (9.76g), in the name of Queen Amastris. Head of Amastris right, wearing Persian headdress with wreath; bow in bowcase behind / ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΑΜΑΣΤΡΙΟΣ, Aphrodite seated left, holding Eros, who crowns her; sceptre leaning against throne. VF, toned. Amastris, a niece of Darios III of Persia, became a pawn in the complex dynastic quarrels that followed the death of Alexander. She had been given as wife to Alexander's general Krateros, but was dismissed when Krateros arranged a marriage for himself with the daughter of Antipater. Amastris then married Dionysos, tyrant of Herakleia, by whom she had three children before his death in 306 BC. In 302 BC she married Lysimachos of Thrace, who soon acquired a more profitable alliance by wedding Arsinoe, the daughter of Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt. Amastris then retired to the territory of Herakleia, where she founded a new city named after herself. She was not destined to find peace, however; in 288 BC her two covetous sons had her drowned and seized her city for themselves. Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 151566 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE15 (4.19g). Laureate head of bearded Asklepios right / ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, snake coiled around staff. Dark green patina, EF. Flaviopolis (AD 222-235) AE 33 - Severus Alexander1566 viewsSeverus Alexander. 222-235 AD. AE33 (20.00g, 6h). Dated year 153 (225/6 AD). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Laureate and draped bust of Zeus (or Kronos) right, wearing necklace; ΓPN (date) in reverse fields. Good VF, two-toned brown patina, some scratches. Nikaia (AD 41-48) AE 32 - Messalina1566 viewsMessalina, Augusta, 41-48 AD. AE32 (22.71g, 12h). C. Cadius Rufus, proconsul. Struck ca 47-48 AD. Draped bust left, hair in long plait / Façade of basilica: a two story tetrastyle central bay with two story wings flanking; inscribed entablature above. Fine, green and brown patina, rough. Extremely rare. (BC 333-322) Ariarathes I - Drachm1565 viewsAriarathes I, 333-322 BC. AR Drachm (5.19g). Pontos, Gaziura mint. Baal of Gaziura seated left, holding eagle, grain ear and grape cluster in right hand, scepter in left; 'Baal-Gazur' in Aramaic behind / Griffin attacking a kneeling stag left, 'Ariorath' in Aramaic (mostly off flan) below. VF. Rare. Bruzos (AD 193-211) AE 25 - Septimius Severus1564 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE25 (7.93g). Caecilius Rufinus magistrate. AVT KAI Λ CЄΠ CЄOVHP OC, laureate head right / KAIK POVΦINO C BPOVZHNΩN / ANЄΘH KЄN, Hygieia standing right, feeding snake from patera. Rare. aVF. Samos (BC 600-570) EL Hekte1563 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.87g). Facing head of lion within wreath(?) / Incuse square. EF. Very rare. Laranda (BC 330-320) Obol1562 viewsca 330-320 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.57g). Facing bearded male head (Herakles?) / Forepart of wolf right; monogram above, star before. Good VF. Apparently unpublished, see CNG 33 (3/1995), lot 343 (same reverse die). Tenedos (BC 188-70) Drachm1560 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Drachm (3.83g). Janiform male and female heads / Double-axe, TΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ above; monogram and grapes to left, tripod to right; all within laurel wreath. Toned, good VF, minor porosity. Very rare variety, only one specimen cited by De Callatay with this monogram-symbol combination. Bruzos (AD 197-211) AE 26 - Geta 1560 viewsGeta, 197-211 AD. AE26 (9.08g). ΠЄ CЄΠ ΓЄΤΑC ΚΑ, cuirassed and draped bust right / ΒΡΟΥZΗΝΩΝ, Tyche holding cornucopiae and rudder. Rare. VF. Pergamon (BC 310-282) Diobol1558 viewsca 310-284 BC. AR Diobol (1.39g, 11mm). Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Palladion facing, ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗ to left. Toned, EF. Gutknecht coll. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE1557 viewsca 85-65 BC, time of Mithradates VI. AE (12.34g). Head of Perseus right, wearing Persian tiara / Pegasos grazing left on ground line, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ and mongram below. Dark brown patina, good VF. (BC 600-550) Alyattes II - EL 1/96 Stater1557 viewsAlyattes II, King Of Lydia, ca 600-550 BC. EL 1/96th Stater (4mm, 0.15g). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse square punch. VF, very pale. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Hera1557 viewsca 394-350 BC. AV Stater (8.36g, 12h). Head of Hera right, wearing stephane; bow and quiver to left / Forepart of Pegasos right in incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, a few tick marks on obverse. Extremely rare, the finest of two known (see Numismatica Ars Classica 18, lot 200, for the other). Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (3/2002), lot 1244. Kaisareia (AD 37-41) Drachm - Gaius (Galigula)1556 viewsGaius (Galigula), 37-41 AD. AR Drachm (3.63g, 1h). Bare head right / IMPERATOR P M A[VGV]R TR POT, simpulum and lituus. VF, light iridescent toning, good metal. Very rare. Amisos (BC 109-89) AE 321554 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE32 (18.08g). Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet / Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and Medusa's head; Medusa's body at his feet, monograms flanking him. Brown patina, VF. Hieropolis-Kastabala (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla1552 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (14.52g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing left, holding grain ears, rudder and cornucopia. VF, dark brown patina under earthen encrustations, some light cleaning scratches. (BC 200-169) Pharnakes III - Tetradrachm1552 viewsPharnakes III, ca 185-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.38g, 11h). Diademed head right / Ma(?) standing facing, holding caduceus and cornucopiae, feeding branch to doe standing right below. VF, toned, cleaning scratches under tone. Exceptional Hellenistic portrait. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B421551 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Forepart of goat right, head left / Owl standing facing, wings spread, within incuse square. VF. Rare. Selge (AD 249-251) AE 32 - Trajanus Decius1551 viewsHomonoia with Sparta. Trajanus Decius, 249-251 AD. AE32 (14.71g). AV KAI ΓA ME KV TPA ΔEKION EVC CE; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CEΛΓEΩN ΛAKEΔAIMONIΩN OMONOIA; Helmeted Athena left, holding shield and spear; to the right, Heracles holding club and chlamys. Rare and interesting. Rough, very fine. Pompeiopolis (AD 161-175) AE 27 - Faustina II1550 viewsFaustina II, 161-175 AD. AE27 (9.25g). Draped and diademed bust right / MH-TRO POM-P-HIOPOLIC, Demeter standing left. Dark brown patina, VF. Rare. Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater1548 viewsca 460-420 BC. EL Stater (16.01g). Silenus, with horse’s ear and tail, kneeling right, holding kantharos in his outstretched right hand into which he is pouring wine from amphora balanced on left leg and steadied by left arm and head / Quadripartite incuse square. Very rare and in exceptional state of preservation. Perfectly struck on full flan and of superb style. Reddish tone and extremely fine. Phaselis (AD 238-244) AE 32 - Gordian III1545 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE32 (21.21g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Galley under sail left; ΦΑΣΗ above, ΛΕΙΤωΝ (magistrate) below. Fine/VF, gray and green patina. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 1 - EL 1/61544 viewsca 600 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.42g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of roaring lion right on striated background / Double incuse square punches. Unpublished. Good VF. Apparently unique. A few very rare issues of electrum have a lion forepart on a horizontally-striated field (cf. CNG 69, lots 444 and 447), but this is apparently the first appearance of lion’s head on a vertically-striated field. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Hekate1540 viewsca 394-350 BC. AV Stater (8.38g, 17mm). Laureate head of Hekate left, wearing earring, korumbos in hair / Forepart of Pegasos flying right. Rare. Double strike on obv., aEF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B411540 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Forepart of boar right / Head of roaring lion right within linear square. EF, nicely centered. Pessinos (BC 100-0) AE 241540 views1st century BC. AE24 (15.69g, 12h). Jugate draped busts right of Attis, wearing Phrygian cap, and Kybele Agditis, wearing turreted crown; crescent to lower right / Lion seated left, right paw placed on tympanon; caps of the Dioskouroi flanking, uncertain object to right. Near VF, brown patina with earthen highlights. Very rare. Pappa-Tiberiupolis (AD 138-161) AE 21 - Antoninus Pius1540 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE21 (4.96g). Laureate head left / ΤΙΒEΡΙEωΝ - ΠΑΠΠΗΝωΝ, Men standing right in long chiton, wearing Phrygian hat, crescent on shoulder, foot on bukranion, holding scepter in right, pine-apple in extended left. Rare. Green patina. Very fine. Righetti Coll. Kebren (BC 530-480) EL Hekte 1540 viewsLate 6th-early 5th century BC. EL Hekte (2.47g, 10mm). Head of ram right / Incuse punch. VF. Carr coll. Second known hekte of this type. The first example was sold by CNG and described as unique and unpublished: “Although there are a few electrum Phokaic standard hektai known with a ram’s head (particularly from Mytilene and Phokaia, and an uncertain mint [Weidauer 50]), all are distinctly different in style from this coin. At the same time, the style of the ram’s head here is a perfect match to the type found on the early silver issues at Kebren (cf. SNG Ashmolean 1076–7). See SNG Kayhan 1565 and CNG 90 (5/2012), lot 577 for myshemihektes of the same style and standard, but with head left.” CNG have since sold a hemihekte of the same style and standard [see CNG 105 (5/2017) lot 225]. The reverse of this example is very different from the CNG examples.1 comments Kelenderis (AD 238-244) AE 30 - Gordian III1539 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE30 (11.60g). Laureate bust of Gordian right / Poseidon holding dolphin and resting on trident. Good fine. Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - EL 1/121539 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.14g). Milesian standard. Head of bridled horse left / Incuse square. Exceptionally well centered. EF. (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater1537 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Stater (8.99g). Highly stylized head of a boar to right / Incuse square diagonally divided into twelve wedge-shaped compartments. Very rare. About extremely fine. Ex Star coll.; ex Sotheby´s 5 (7/1995), 78; ex Rosen Coll., Monnaies et Médailes 72 (10/1987), 339; ex Bank Leu 25 (4/1980), 169; ex Bank Leu 18 (5/1977), 217. Uncertain (BC 27-AD 41) AE 121537 viewsAE12 (1.82g). CAESAR […], bare head right / star and crescent. Very fine. Kabeira (BC 120-100) AE 221535 viewsca 120-100 BC. AE22 (8.60g). Gorgoneion facing, turned slightly right, Aegis around / ΚΑΒΗ-ΡΩΝ, Nike walking right, palm branch over shoulder, monogram to right. Varied toning, VF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 521-478) 1/18? Stater1534 viewsca 500-490 BC. AR 1/24 Stater (0.81g). Female head right, wearing cap / Quadripartite incuse punch. VF, nice Archaic-style head. Unlisted denomination? Klazomenai (BC 480-400) Drachm1532 views5th century BC. AR Drachm (3.56g). Forepart of winged boar flying right, ΚΛΑ above / Head of ram right, in shallow incuse square. Toned, EF. Parlais (AD 177-192) AE 23 - Commodus1532 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE23 (5.36g). IMP L AVR COMMODVS, draped bust right / IVL AVG HA COL PARLA, Mên standing right, holding scepter and fir-cone. Nice very fine. (BC 560-546) Kroisos - AV 1/24 Stater1532 viewsca 560-546 BC. AV 1/24 Stater (5mm, 0.44g). Heavy standard. Sardeis mint. Struck circa 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Incuse square punch. VF. Very rare. Mallos (BC 386-380) Stater - Tiribazos1531 viewsTiribazos, Satrap of Lydia. 393-392 and 388-380 BC. AR Stater (10.46g), struck 386-380 BC. Baal standing left, holding eagle in right hand, sceptre in left, ΜΑΛ to left, 'TRIBZW' in Aramaic to right / Ahura-Mazda, body terminated by solar disk, holding wreath and lotus blossom, AMI in left field (erased from die but still visible). Toned, good VF. Lampsakos (BC 390-330) Trihemiobol1530 viewsca 390-330 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.16g). Female double-head, wearing earring / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, ΛΑΜΨΑ. VF. (BC 96-63) Ariobarzanes I - Drachm1529 viewsAriobarzanes I, Philoromaios, 96-63 BC. AR Drachm (4.05g, 12h), dated year 2 (95/94 BC). Diadememed head right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡZΑΝΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΡΩΜΑΙΟΥ, Athena standing left, holding Nike, shield and spear, Θ - Ε flanking her, Î’ (date) in exergue. High relief, lightly toned, EF. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auc. 33 (5/1983, Zurich), lot 408. Amaseia (BC 100-85) AE 171529 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE17 (4.06g). Winged bust of Perseus right / Cornucopiae between pilei. Good VF, black patina. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B62 - EL 1/6 Stater1528 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.54g). Head of nymph left, hair in sphendone; seal to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Superb EF. The second known from these dies, and the finest. Ex Tkalec Auc. 2005 (5/2005), lot 79. Kalchedon (BC 250) Tetradrachm1527 viewsmid 3rd cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.71g, 1h). Imitating Lysimachos-type tetradrachms. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / KALΧA-ΔΟΝΙΩΝ, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind; monogram to inner left, spiral ornament on throne, grain ear in exergue. Good VF, toned, light porosity, die break in field on obverse. Extremely rare. Weimer Coll. Ephesos (BC 625-600) EL 1/12 Stater1525 viewsPhanes, ca 625-600 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.15g). Forepart of stag right, head reverted / Incuse square punch with raised lines within. VF, well centered and struck. Very rare. 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