Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Kyzikos (BC 410-400) Hemiobol622 viewsca 410-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.30g, 11h). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian cap; tunny below / Bull’s head facing slightly right. VF, toned, porous. Magnesia ad Sipylos (BC 200-0) AE 21622 views2nd-1st century BC. AE21 (10.06g, 12h). Turreted head of Tyche right / Zeus Lydios standing left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram before. VF, dark green, almost black, patina, earthen highlights. A quality example of this scarce issue. Sardeis (AD 198-217) AE 46 - Caracalla 622 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE46 - Medallion (41.86g, 6h). Circa 198-209 AD. AY KAI M AV - ANTONЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CAPΔIANON [Δ]IC / NEOKOPON MH / TPOΠOΛЄOC / ACIAC (in ex.), ЄΠI CTPA KOP OYЄTTHNIANOY ACIAPX, two hexastyle temples facing each other at 3/4 perspective angle; above, two wreaths. Very rare. Green patina with minor deposits. aEF.1 comments Adramytteion (BC 200-100) AE 17622 views4th century BC. AE17 (5.39g, 11h). Laureate head of Zeus left / Rider on galloping horse right. VF, dark green, almost black, patina. Alighieri Coll. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B21622 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 4h, 10mm). Head of ram left; below, cock right / Incuse head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, rectangular punch behind. VF. Bodenstedt records eight examples of this type. A further eleven examples have appeared in auction. Assos (BC 300-241) AE621 viewsca 300-241 BC. AE (1.25g). Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet / Griffin sitting left, ΑΣΣΙ above. Black patina, VF. Laranda (BC 400-330) Obol621 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Obol (0.50g). Bearded head right (Baaltars?) / Forepart of wolf right, crescent or Λ above. Very fine. Miletos (BC 259-246) Drachm621 viewsca 259-246 BC. AR Drachm (5.19g). Leontiskos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, looking right; star above, monogram and E before, ΛΕΟΝΤΙΣΚΟ[Σ] in exergue. Good VF, minor porosity. Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian621 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.56g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Fortuna Ephesia standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. VF, area of light porosity. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Aigeai (AD 117-138) Tetradrachm - Hadrian621 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Tetradrachm (13.16g, 6h), dated Caesarean Era 180 (133/4 AD). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ ΕΤΟVΣ ΠΡ, eagle standing facing on harpe, head right; goat kneeling right in exergue. Attractive very fine. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 16621 viewsafter 164 BC. AE16 (2.13g, 1h). Club tied with fillets, within oak wreath / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. Near EF, light green patina. (BC 386-377) Hekatomnos - 1/3 Stater621 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, 392-377 BC. AR 1/3 Stater - Drachm (16mm, 3.91g, 1h), struck in Miletos after 386 BC. Forepart of roaring lion left, EKA above / Stellate pattern in incuse square. Toned aEF. Karl Coll. Laranda (AD 161-180) AE 24 - Marcus Aurelius621 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE24 (11.52g, 12h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / Herakles seated left on pile of rocks, holding club and lion’s skin. VF, dusty green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll. Mallos (BC 390-385) Stater621 viewsca 390-385 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.97g, 6h). Beardless winged male advancing left, holding solar disk / Swan standing left; bee above. Near VF, toned, some light scuffs. Rare. Adana (BC 164-27) AE 18621 views2nd-1st century BC. AE18 (3.74g). ΑΔΑΝΕWΝ, draped, laureate bust of Apollo right; branch in front / Artemis in short chiton standing right, holding bow in her outstretched left hand, pulling arrow with right hand from quiver on her back; stag at her side. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Rare. Righetti coll.; ex Levante coll.1 comments Paphos (AD 19-23) AE 19 - Drusus621 viewsPaphos(?). Drusus, Caesar, 19-23 AD. AE19 (6.75g, 12h). Struck AD 22/3. Bare head right / Zeus Salaminios standing left before temple of Paphian Aphrodite. VF, black patina. Very rare. Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Trihemiobol621 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.15g). Protome of a lion with open jaws to left, and with both forelegs visible; behind, tunny fish swimming downwards / Ram's head to left; all within incuse square. Extremely rare. Toned. Minor die break on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B84621 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Head of nymph facing right. The hair above the forehead in a sphendone. Front of the ear, a spiral curl / Amphora with volute handles. EF. One known to Bodenstedt, one further example has been sold at auction – this coin. Samos (BC 522-520) Didrachm620 viewsca 520 BC. AR Didrachm (6.87g). Forepart of bull right / Head of roaring lion right, within incuse square. Toned EF, exceptional flan. Very rare, only 5 recorded specimens. Lindos (BC 480) Stater620 viewsca 480 BC. AR Stater (13.93g, 6h). Head of lion with open jaws to R / Incuse square formed of two sunken rectangles with irregular surfaces divided by a broad horizontal band. Very rare. Nicely toned. EF. Ex Giessener Muenzhandlung 36 (4/1987), lot 243. Soloi (BC 200-0) AE 20620 views2nd century BC-Imperial Times. AE20 (6.65g, 12h). Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right / Caps of the Dioscuri, star above each. VF, brown patina. Amastris (AD 198-209) AE 25 - Geta620 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE25 (8.45g). Laureate head right / AMA-C-TPIANΩN, ram standing left; eagle on tall column behind. VF, reddish-brown patina, light roughness. Ex Drewry Coll. Tion (AD 81-96) AE 22 - Domitian620 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE22 (7.45g). AVT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAIΣAP CEBA ΓEPM, laureate head right / ZEVΣ ΣVPΓAΣTHΣ - TEIANΩN, Zeus Syrgastes in himation, standing left, holding phiale in extended right hand and knotted scepter in raised left hand; eagle (?) to left before him. Extremely rare, VF, red-brown patina. Hoeft coll. Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol620 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.51g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Turtle in incuse dotted square. Good VF, light porosity. Very rare, and unpublished in the standard refrences. Aigai (BC 425-330) Hemiobol620 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.4g, 8mm). Α...ON, forepart of goat right, head reverted / Head and neck of bull left. gVF. Apparently unrecorded type. (BC 450-420) Vekhssere - 1/3 Stater619 viewsVekhssere, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (2.64g), uncertain mint. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Triskeles; Lycian letters 'vekh', diskeles in field, within dotted incuse square. Good EF. Very rare. Silandos (AD 198-209) AE 35 - Geta619 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE35 (29.37g, 6h). Helenus Apollon, first archon for the second time. Λ CΕΠΤΙ ΓΕΤΑC ΚΑΙ−CΑP, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΕΠΙ ΕΛΕΝΟV ΑΠΟΛ ΑP Α ΤΟ Β , [CΙ]ΛΑΝΔΕ/ΩΝ in two lines in exergue, octastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, pellet in pediment. VF, olive patina, attractive strike. Apparently unique.1 comments (BC 386-377) Hekatomnos - Stater619 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, 392-377 BC. AR Stater (12.59g), struck in Miletos after 386 BC. Forepart of roaring lion left; EKA above / Stellate pattern in circular incuse. VF, area of flat strike, minor overall porosity. Very rare, only 20 specimens recorded, many of which are fourre, listed by Konuk. Halikarnassos (BC 420-350) Persic Hemiobol - running king619 viewsUncertain Satrap, ca 420-350 BC. AR Persic Hemiobol (0.36g). Persian King kneeling/running right, holding bow and knife / Young male head right, Carian letters on either side. Unpublished. Tlos (BC 27-23) AE 18619 viewsLykian League, Tlos-Kragos, ca 27-23 BC. AE18 (4.64g, 12h). Head of Artemis right / Stag standing right. VF, dark green patina, rough surfaces. Alighieri Coll. Kaunos (BC 410-390) Stater619 viewsca 410-390 BC. AR Stater (11.74g). Iris, wearing belted chiton, running left, head turned back, holding caduceus in right hand and wreath in left / Conical baetyl, upside down triangle symbol on left and Γ on right; all within incuse square. Head of Iris flatly struck, otherwise EF. Philopator (BC 20-AD 17) AE 24619 viewsPhilopator, King of Cilicia, ca 20 BC-17 AD. AE24 (8.45g). Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right; A on veil / Athena standing left, holding Nike and shield; monogram to right. EF, attractive dark olive green patina, some flatness of strike on the reverse. Freedman Coll. Komana (BC 85-65) AE 22619 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.0g). Gorgoneion surrounded by aegis / ΚΟΜΑ-ΝΩΝ, Nike carrying palm leaf over shoulder; two monograms flanking. VF. Myrina (AD 98-117) AE 17 - Trajan618 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE17 (1.80g). Laureate bust right; AVTOKRAT]ORA TRAIANON / Roma right; ROMIN [MYRI]. Ex Rudnik. Nysa (AD 138-161) AE 18618 viewsAutonomous, ca 138-161 AD. AE18 (3.06g). Draped bust of Eirene right / NYCA-EΩN, Hades driving galloping quadriga right, carrying off struggling Persephone. VF, dark greenish-brown patina, light stress crack. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Tritartemorion618 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Tritartemorion (9mm, 0.74g). Winged female figure running right / Griffin standing left within incuse square. VF, porous. Scarce. Kos (BC 285-258) Tetradrachm618 viewsca 285-258 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.22g, 12h). Xanthippos, magistrate. Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Κ-ΩΙΟ-Ν, Crab, ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΣ and bow-in-bowcase below; all within dotted square. Near EF, ligthly toned. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (5/2005), lot 209. Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 23 - Antoninus Pius618 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE23 (8.38g). Bare head right / Athena standing left, holding owl and spear. VF, brown surfaces, a little rough. Wagner Coll. Elaiousa-Sebaste (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III618 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35 (23.78g). AVT K M ANTΩ ΓOPΔIANOC, draped bust right / CЄBACT IЄP-A-C AVT NAVAP, Zeus enthroned left, holding thunderbolt and staff; XIC in left field. Rare. Dark green patina, gVF. Synnada (AD 100-180) AE 14618 views2nd century AD. AE14 (2.49g, 7h). Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis / Owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora. VF, green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll.; ex Klein Coll. Dardanos (BC 200-50) AE 16618 views2nd-1st centuries BC. AE16 (4.00g, 12h). Diademed and bearded male head (Zeus?) right / Horseman galloping right. VF, dark green patina, a few deposits. Wagner Coll. Magnesia (BC 350-190) Trihemiobol618 viewsca 350-190 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.91g, 9.5mm). Helmeted head of Athena left / M-A flanking trident within circular maeander pattern. EF. Amisos (AD 139-161) AE 23 - Marcus Aurelius618 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE23 (8.54g, 6h). Bare head of Marcus right / Head of a young Dionysos left. VF, dark green and brown patina. Ex Righetti Coll. 9304;. Ex M&M 13 (10/2003), lot 246. Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/24 Stater618 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (7mm, 0.63g). Head of tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare denomination. Ex Künker 133 (10/2007), lot 8126. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater618 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (6mm, 0.65g). Head of seal left / Incuse square punch. EF. Kaisareia (AD 41-54) AE 16618 viewsTime of Claudius, 41-54 AD. AE16 (3.60g). KAICAPЄNΩN, bust of Apollo with quiver right / ЄTOVC Γ, tripod. Nice VF. Kaisareia (AD 218-222) AE 35 - Elagabalus618 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE35 / Tetrassarion (28.05g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (222 AD). ΑΥ Κ Îœ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟC ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right / ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙCΑΡΙ / ΝЄΩΚΟΡΟΥ / ЄΤ Є, Apollo seated left on pile of boulders, holding branch in his right hand and resting his left on a globe; to left and right, elaborate ornamental column; above, Mt. Argaeus. Very rare; an intriguing coin with an idealized portrait of Elagabalus and a golden brown patina with green highlights. Nearly EF. European coll. It has been suggested that this rare and heavy coin formed part of a celebratory issue (with Julia Maesa and Severus Alexander) struck in honor of Alexander’s appointment as Caesar. Uncertain Satrap (BC 4th cent) - Hermes617 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.22g). Persian king right, in kneeling-running stance, holding dagger and bow / Youthful male head left, wearing kausia. EF. Parion (BC 200-0) AE 23617 viewsca 2nd-1st cent. BC. AE23 (7.28g). Facing head of gorgon (Medusa?), countermark: monogram in incuse circle / Eagle standing right, monogram before. Good VF, dark green patina. Philadelphia (AD 81-96) AE 21 - Domitia617 viewsDomitia, wife of Domitian, Augusta, 81-96 AD (perhaps with Praxeas). AE21 (5.77g). Draped bust of Domitia right / Text in four lines in laurel-wreath. Rare. Nice VF. Skamandreia (BC 350-300) AE 9617 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE9 (1.02g). Head of mountain-nymph Ide right / Pine-cone, Σ-Κ/Α. VF/Fine, dark green patina, darker on high points. Rare. Apameia (BC 133-48) AE 20617 viewsca 133-48 BC. AE20 - Tetrachalkon (5.69g). Laureate head of Zeus right / AΠAM[E], cult statue of Artemis Anaitis facing; magistrates HPAKΛE[I] and EΓΛΟ. Very fine. Kolophon (AD 244-249) AE 35 - Philip I617 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE35 (18.55g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΕPCΤ ΑΥΡΙΑC ΧΡΙ ΟΝ C/ΟΓ ΚΟΛΟΦΩΝΙΩΝ, Apollo Klarias seated left, holding laurel branch and lyre. VF, porous brown surfaces. Drewry Coll.; Ex Burstein Coll., Peus 366, (10/2000), lot 639. Methymna (BC 330-280) AE 16 - Koinon of Lesbos617 viewsKoinon of Lesbos, 330-280 BC. AE16 (3.40g). Female head right, wearing stephane, earring and necklace (Hera?) / ΑΙΟΛΕ, thunderbolt, bunch of grapes below. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare. Joy coll. Tarsos (AD 193-217) Didrachme - Julia Domna617 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. BI Didrachm (?) (5.21g, 1h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / ΠΑΛΛΑС ΑΘΗ ΝΗ ΤΑΡСЄωΝ, Pallas Athena standing right, holding reverted spear and Nike; at feet to right, altar. VF, porous. An apparently unique and unpublished reverse type for this city and this empress. Selge (BC 300-190) Stater617 viewsca 300-190 BC. AR Stater (6.90g). Two wrestlers grappling, K between legs / Slinger standing right, O between legs; triskeles, club and cornucopiae in right field. Rare type. Amisos (AD 249-251) AE 25 - Trajan Decius617 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE25 (7.31g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm. VF, dark green patina, minor roughness. Tenedos (BC 450-387) Obol617 viewsca 450-387 BC. AR Obol (0.58g). Janiform head, female on left, male on right (Hera and Zeus) / Double-axe, T-E, within incuse square. Good VF. Rare. Ex Auk. Aufhäuser 8 (München, 1991), 118. Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Bakheus617 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.53g, 3h). Laureate head of Apollo right, K[IA] below / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΒΑΚ-ΧΕΥΣ (magistrate) above and below. Good VF. Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater 617 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.34g). Head of tunny left, holding in its mouth a small tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Very rare. Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater 617 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.33g). Tunny right; above, tail of tunny left; below, head of tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare. Kolophon (BC 330-294) Hemidrachm617 viewsca 330-310 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.47g). Konnion, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Tripod. VF, nice metal. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Ram - EL 1/48617 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.29g, 5mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of ram right / Incuse square punch. Cf. CNG 76, 731 (1/24 stater), otherwise unpublished. Good VF. Extremely rare. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater617 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.66g). Head of seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Ephesos (BC 375) AE 11617 viewsca 375 BC. AE11 (1.30g, 12h). Female head left, wearing stephane / Bee. VF, dark green patina. Whorton Coll.; ex Gorny & Mosch 176 (3/2009), lot 1311. Tarsos (BC 333-323) Obol - Balakros616 viewsBalakros, Satrap of Tarsos, 333-323 BC. AR Obol (0.63g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet, in dotted circle / Shield in dotted circle. VF. Aigeai (AD 177-192) AE 37 - Commodus616 viewsCommodus 177-192 AD. AE37 Medallion (28.77g, 6h). Dated CY 234 (187/8 AD). AVT KAI M AV KOMMODOC AN, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / KOMODIANWN ADPIANWN AIGEAIWN, diademed and draped bust of Asclepius right, serpent at shoulder; DLC (date) below. VF, brown patina, minor roughness on obverse. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. (BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE 18616 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. AE18 (2.70g). Bust of Hermes right, wearing petasos, caduceus over shoulder / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ, winged cadueceus. VF. Nagidos (BC 380-360) Obol616 viewsca 380-360 BC. AR Obol (0.84g). Zeus sitting on throne left, holding scepter in right hand / Bust of turreted Tyche or Aphrodite left, N-A. VF. Very rare. Erythrai (BC 520-480) 1/96 Stater616 viewsca 550 BC. AR 1/96 Stater - Lydo-Milesian standard (0.12g). Rosette with 9 petals and central pellet / Four pellets around a central pellet within deep incuse. VF/EF. Very rare. Ex Auktion Aufhauser 10 (1993), lot 142. Rhodes (BC 100) Hemidrachm616 viewsafter 100 BC. AR Hemidrachm - Triobol (1.14g). Radiate head of Helios 3/4 right / Rose with two buds, star to right, ΜΗΝΟΣ (?) (magistrate) above. EF. Anemurion (AD 38-72) AE - Antiochos IV616 viewsAntiochos IV, 38-72 AD. AE Oktachalkon (13.01g). Diademed head right / Artemis with arrow and bow; dear to right. Olive green patina, VF. Very rare. Pergamon (AD 193-211) AE 19 - Septimus Severus616 viewsSeptimus Severus, 193-211 AD. AE19 (3.90g). Laureate head right / ΠΕΡΓΑ − ΜΗΝΩΝ Β, Asklepios in Himation standing facing, head to left, holding snake-staff in right hand. Dark grey-green patina, small pit, VF. Nagidos (BC 360-333) Stater616 viewsca 360-333 BC. AR Stater (10.12g, 6h). Aphrodite seated left, holding phiale; to left, Nike flying right, crowning her; mouse below chair / Dionysos standing left, holding grape bunch and thyrsos; monograms to left. Good VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die. Antandros (BC 400-350) AE 8616 viewsca 350 BC. AE8 (0.45g). Head of Artemis Astyrne right, thin band in hair / Head of lion right, ANTAN to right. Scarce mini-jewel with light green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Dardanos (BC 350) AE 20616 views4th cent BC. AE20 (7.75g). Horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys / Cock standing right, facing right; in field to right, Athena Promachos with shield and spear standing right. Dark green patina, thick flan, VF/gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Smyrna (BC 190-50) AE 22616 viewsca 110-100 BC. AE22 (9.87g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ZΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ - ΜΗΤΡΟΔΩΡΟΣ / ΠΑΣΙΚΡΑΤΟΥ (magistrate), Homer seated left, holding roll, scepter behind. Dark olive-green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Kaunos (BC 470-450) Stater616 viewsca 470-450 BC. AR Stater (11.20g, 20mm). Winged female figure running right, head left, holding caduceus and wreath / Baetyl(?) in incuse square, small horn-like projection (handles?) on apex of baetyl. Toned VF. Ex Kricheldorf Auction 11 (1962), lot 200. Korykos (BC 100-30) AE 23616 viewsca 1st cent BC. AE23 (4.73g). Turreted head of Tyche right; AK to left / ΚΩΡΥΚΙΩΤΩΝ, naked Hermes standing left, wearing petasos, holding korykeion (caduceus) and chlamys under left arm, patera in outstretched left hand; ΕP/ΠO/ΕΡ to left. Dark brown-olive patina, VF/gVF. Gutknecht coll. Lamponeia (BC 400) Obol616 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.51g). Bearded head of Dionysos right / Facing bull's head, Λ-Α-Îœ around, in incuse square. VF, light porosity. Miletos (AD 177-192) AE 32 - Commodus616 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE32 (17.55g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Legend in five lines within laurel wreath. VF, dark green patina, light roughness. The reverse marks the Didymeia and Kommodeia festivals and games, honoring the shrine of Apollo at Didyma and the elevation of Commodus to Augustus in 177 AD. Wagner Coll. Amblada (AD 193-211) AE - Septimius Severus616 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE (20.18g). Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right / Two Tyche clasping hands. Beautiful portrait, dark patina. Very rare. Nearly extremely fine. Abydos (BC 350-300) AE 11616 viewslate 4th century BC. AE11 (1.34g, 9h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing right, ABY above, amphora to right. VF, green patina. Alighieri Coll. Ilion (BC 188-133) Tetradrachm616 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.00g). Kleonos Ioilos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing a laureate, crested helmet / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos and chiton, holding distaff and filleted spear; owl at her feet right, winged caduceus behind; ΚΛΕ-ΩΝΟΣ across field, ΙΩΙΛΟΥ in exergue. Surface porosity. Very Fine. Very rare. From the Estate of C. Vermeule; ex CNG 66 (5/2004), lot 429. Sillyon (BC 300-100) AE 19616 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AE19 (5.44g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, ΣΕΛΥΝΙΥΣ to right. VF, brown patina. Sardeis (BC 200-1) AE 15616 views2nd-1st century BC. AE15 (3.24g). Head of Heracles right / Kantharos. Very fine. Kolophon (AD 98-117) AE 24 - Trajan616 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE24 (10.61g, 12h). Laureate head right / Cult statue of Artemis Klaria. Green patina, VF. Bithynia Uncertain (BC 27-AD 14) AE 31 – Augustus & Livia616 viewsAugustus, with Julia Augusta (Livia), 27 BC-14 AD. AE31 (17.22g, 12h). M. Granius Marcellus, proconsul of Bithynia. Struck circa July or August 14 AD. Conjoined draped busts of Augustus and Julia Augusta (Livia) left / Julia Augusta (Livia) seated right, holding two cornucopias. VF, dark green patina. Excellent portrait coin. Extremely rare and possibly the finest known. Ex Group CEM. Elaia (AD 177-192) AE 41 - Commodus616 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE Medallion (39.23g, 12h). L. Castrischinus, strategos for the second time. AV KAI M AV–PH KOMMOΔO/C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CTPA Λ KACTPI–CXЄINOV/ EΛAITΩN/ TO B, emperor on horseback right, raising right hand in salutation; to left, Victory advancing right, crowning Commodus; to right, bound captive seated at base of trophy. Superb EF, green patina. Rare. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA V (12/2008), lot 254; Tkalec (2/2002), lot 177. Sigeion (BC 350) AE 20615 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE20 (7.23g). Three quarter facing head of Athena, turned slightly right / Double-bodied owl standing facing; crescent to right, ΣΙΓΕ below. VF, glossy black patina, light earthen encrustation. Pergamon (AD 255-259) AE 21 - Salonius615 viewsSalonius, Caesar under Valerian I and Gallienus, 255-259 AD. AE21 (5.73g). Draped cuirassed bust right / ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝ - ΩΝ. Γ. ΝΕΩ/ΚΟ - ΡΩΝ, Homonoia in long dress standing facing, head in kalathos to left, holding cornucopiae in left hand, patera in right. Dark green patina, EF. Rare. Rhodes (BC 305-275) Didrachm615 viewsca 305-275 BC. AR Didrachm (6.43g, 12h). Radiate head of Helios right / Rose with two buds flanking; A to left, caduceus to right. Good VF, toned, minor porosity, light scratch on obverse. Rare. Ashton suggests that this issue of profile-head didrachms from 305-275 BC was produced to finance the construction of the Colossus, and that because the head is strikingly different from the usual portrait of Helios, it may actually portray the head of the Colossus. Masikytes (BC 27-AD 14) Drachm - Augustus615 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (3.36g). Bust right, Λ−Υ / Corn ear between two lyres, ΜΑ below. Toned, EF. Masikytes (BC 48-23) 1/4 Drachm615 viewsLycian League, ca 48-23 BC. AR 1/4 Drachm (0.86g). Head of Artemis right / Λ−Υ/M-A, quiver, torch to left. VF. Mytilene (BC 400-350) AE 9615 viewsca 400-350 BC. AE9 (0.63g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of bull right, MY above, kerykeion (caduceus) to left. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Samos (BC 350) AE 15615 viewsca 380-350 BC. AE15 (2.65g). Head of Hera right, wearing stephane and necklace / Facing lion's scalp, ΣΑ below. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll.; ex M&M AG, Basel - List 335 (1972), lot 288. Sagalassos (AD 117-138) AE 20 - Hadrian615 viewsHadrian, 117-138 D. AE20 (5.8g). ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC, Laureate and draped bust right / CΑΓΑΛΑCCΕWΝ, Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae. Nice very fine. Sala (AD 91-96) AE 18 - Domitia615 viewsDomitia, 91-96 AD. AE18 (3.01g.). ΔOMITIA CEBACTH, draped bust right / CAΛHNΩN, bunch of grapes. Rare. Nice dark green patina. Extremely fine. (BC 380-360) Perikle - Tetrobol615 viewsPerikle, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.49g, 15mm). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles; dynast's name around. Obverse a bit off center, Good VF. Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater615 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.70g). Forepart of dog (or roaring lion?) left, head right; tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, apparently the second known. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica L (5/2001), lot 1332. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 - 149