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Paphos (BC 51-30) AE - Cleopatra VII587 viewsCleopatra VII and Ptolemy XV Caesarion, ca 47 BC. AE (15.14g). Diademed bust of Cleopatra right, as Aphrodite, with Caesarion, as Eros, in her arms; scepter at far shoulder / ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ, two cornucopiae bound with fillet; ΚΥΠΡ ligate in field to right. Extremely rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. Minor corrosion on obverse, otherwise gVF. Ex Sternberg sale X, 1981, 221.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL 1/12 Stater - B-587 viewsca 530-522 BC. EL Hemihekte (1.25g, 9.4mm). Forepart of winged boar, right / Incuse head of man-headed bull / river god, left. Obverse struck from rusty die, otherwise gVF. Carr coll.
The cataloguer at CNG described this coin as “Unpublished. Unique, and this issue is unknown in any other denomination.†A fascinating and important coin, as it confirms that a fraction, in addition to Hekte, was issued by Mytilene. Bodenstedt suggested a series of fractional emissions could be attributed to Mytilene - these have a calf head facing right on the obverse and incuse square on the reverse. This attribution is disputed by many scholars (see Coin ID #12959). In this context, this new fraction is of significant interest.
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Teos (BC 450-400) Stater586 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Stater (11.75g). Griffin with curled wings seated right, left forepaw raised; forepart of Pegasos to right, within dotted circle / Quadripartite incuse square. Toned, VF. Rare symbol.
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(BC 351-344) Hidrieios - Trihemiobol586 viewsHidrieios, Satrap, 351-344 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 0.91g, 9h). Halikarnassos mint. Head of Apollo facing slightly right / 8-pointed star (4 thick rays and 4 thin) with pellet in center, ΙΔΡΙ between. VF. Karl Coll.
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(BC 351-344) Hidrieios - Tetradrachm586 viewsHidrieios, Satrap, 351-344 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.21g). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double axe (labrys) and lotus-tipped sceptre/ ΙΔΡΙΕΩΣ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and lotus-tipped sceptre, E to right. Some oxidation, aEF.
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Ephesos (AD 117-138) AE 28 - Hadrian586 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE28 (18.88g). AΔPIANOC KAI - CAP OLYMΠIOC, bust, laureate, right / APTEMIC EΦECIA, cult statue of the Ephesian Artemis standing facing with outstretched arms; 2 stags at her feet right and left. Rare obv. legend, about VF. Hoeft coll.
Hadrian achieved the title 'Olympios' AD 128/129 after attending the Eleusinic Mysteries.
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Magnesia (AD 138-161) AE 34 - Antoninus Pius586 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE34 (26.53g), struck under grammateus L. Dioskurides Gratos Metr. [T AI]ΛIOC KAICAP - ANTΩNEINO[C], laureate head right / EΠI ΔIOCKOVPIΔ[OV] ΓP - MAΓ - NHTΩN, Themistokles, nude to hips, sitting left on throne with lion's-feet, left hand at parazonium hanging at his left side, with right hand holding an oval shield inscribed with (?)EM/(?)AN/OC in three lines set on cippus; right behind him a horse standing right, head turned left. Very rare, F+. Hoeft coll.
This coin was very difficult to interpret because of the depiction of the male figure, nude, with parazonium, very tall upper part of the body, but it suggests Themistokles. There is another rare type of him sacrificing before an altar, where he is similarily depicted. Themistokles is the famous hero of Salamis who had to flee from Athens after an ostrakismos. His former enemy, the Persian king Artaxerxes I, accommodated him and made him satrap of Lampsakos and Magnesia ad Maeandrum due to his merits at Salamis.
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Methymna (BC 330) AE 10586 viewsafter 330 BC. AE10 (1.3g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Μ-Α/Θ-Y, 4-string lyre. aEF. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B16 var586 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g, 11h). Ram’s head, facing left; below, cock running right / Incuse lion’s head facing right. F.
This is a variant of Bodenstedt 16 in as much as the ram’s head faces left instead of right. Possibly unique as it is the only one to appear at auction and no other example appears in standard references.
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Rhodes (AD 54-68) AE 17 - Nero?585 viewsTime of Nero (?). AE 17 (3.01g). Jugate busts of Helios and Tyche / Nike on prow left. Attractive VF. Unique and unpublished.
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Eagle and trident on Kilikia, Nagidos585 viewsCalicia, Nagidos, 356-333 BC. AR Stater (10.22g) Aphrodite seated left holding phiale, Eros in front flies to crown her with wreath, mouse below seat / NAGIDEWN, Dionysus standing left, chlamys over shoulder and lower body, holding thyrsus and vine branch with grapes, H in field above, G (erased in the die), D below; countermark: eagle and trident (cf Lederer 42, gp II). Dark tone, test cut, almost extremely fine.
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Magnesia (BC 350-190) AE 20585 viewsca 350-190 BC. AE20 (3.42g, 20mm). Horseman holding spear right / Humped bull butting; MAΓΠabove; KYΔΡΟΚΛHΣ (magistrate) below. And corn-ear. Very fine.
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Mylasa (BC 6th cent) EL 1/48 Stater585 viewsMid 6th century BC. EL 1/48 Stater (5mm, 0.22g). Lion's head facing / Scorpion. VF.
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Limyra (AD 238-244) AE 30 - Tranquillina585 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, 238-244 AD. AE30 (15.67g, 12h), struck 241-244 AD. Draped bust right, wearing stephane; crescent behind / Zeus Nikephorus enthroned left. Near EF, dark green patina with lighter green overtones, minor roughness. Very rare.
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Antiocheia (AD 238-244) AE 32 - Gordian III585 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE32 (27.40g, 6h). IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL CAES ANTIOCH COL/ S R, She-wolf standing right below tree branch to left, head left, suckling twins. VF, dusty olive green patina.
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Chios (BC 412-334) Drachm585 viewsca 375-350 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.51g, 2h). Demophanes, magistrate. Spinx seated left; before, grapes above amphora / Cross formed of two overlapping bands, the horizontal with ΔHMOΦAN; granulated square in each quarter. Near VF, porous. Apparently unpublished.
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) Tridrachm - Gordian III585 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AR Tridrachm (9.09g, 23mm, 1h). Dated RY 4 (240/1 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mt. Argaeus surmounted by wreath; B NЄ across field, ЄTOVC Δ (date) in exergue. Good VF. Without the usual countermark.
Out of 43 tridrachms of Gordian III’s fourth year surveyed by Bland, 33 carried the Tyche countermark, always on the reverse. They seem to be linked to a Helios countermark applied to his bronze coinage, normally found in this case on the obverse. The variation in silver content and weight of Caesarean silver issues is quite astounding. Bland’s study of 105 silver coins of Gordian III have the following weight ranges: 6.72-11.17g for tridrachms, 4.02-6.20g for didrachms, and 2.08-4.13g for drachms. The fineness of the coins varies from 30% to 63%.
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Sardeis (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla585 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (9.89g, 6h). An(nius?) Rufus, archon. Radiate head right / Hercules advancing right, leading the Cretan Bull by the horns holding upraised club; EΠI POV ΦOV in legend. VF, brown surfaces.
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Ankyra (AD 54-68) AE 20 - Nero585 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE20 (4.83g). Vs.: ÎЄΡΩÎΑ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΚΑΙCΑΡΑ ΑΓΚΥΡΑÎΩÎ, bare head right / ЄΠΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΑΡΤЄΜΙΔΩΡΟΥ ΙЄΡЄΩC, Zeus standing left holding anchor and scepter. Dark patina, VF.
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Plakia (BC 350) AE585 views4th century BC. AE (1.58). Turreted head of Tyche right / Head of lion right; [ΠΛΑΚΙA to right].
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Patara (BC 167-100) Drachm585 viewsLykian League, ca 167-100 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.61g, 1h). Patara mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; bow and quiver over shoulder / Π-Α, kithara, within incuse square. Good VF. Attractive style, well centered strike.
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Pergamon (BC 450-400) Obol585 viewsca 420 BC. AR Obol (0.49g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Calf's head right, ΠΕΡΓ to left, within incuse square. gVF. Very rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater585 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Stater (17mm, 16.04g). Nude youth kneeling left, right hand holding tunny by its tail / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, lightly toned. Nicely centered.
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Magnesia (BC 350-190) AE 19585 viewsca 350-190 BC. AE19 (2.96g). Horseman holding spear right / Humped bull butting left, MAΓΠabove, KYΔΡΟΚΛHΣ (magistrate) and corn-ear below. Nice very fine.
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Amisos (AD 198-217) AE 36 - Caracalla585 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE36 - Medallion (27.38g, 5h). Dated CY 230 (198/9 AD). AVT K M AVP ANTΩ–NЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / A–MI–COV/ ЄΛЄVTЄPAC/ • ЄT • CΛ • (date), Nike, holding filleted palm frond in right hand, driving biga left. EF, green patina. An extremely rare and attractive piece. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA V (12/2008), lot 268.
Similar types were struck later in Caracalla’s reign (see RG 118; SNG Copenhagen 192).
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Phokaia (BC 521-478) seal - 1/4 Stater585 views6th century BC. AR Drachm (3.70g). Seal swimming right / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. Old cabinet tone and about extremely fine. Ex Lanz 72 (1995), 247.
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Smyrna (BC 190-50) AE 21584 views2nd-1st century BC. AE21 (8.58g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Homer seated left, holding roll, scepter behind, EYMHΛOΣ IΩΠYPOY (magistrate) to left and below. Good very fine.
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Elaia (AD 180-196) AE 19 - Commodus584 viewsCommodus, 180-196 AD. AE18 (4.14g). Draped, cuirassed and laureate head right, AY KAI KOMMOΔΟ / Bust Crispina as Demeter right, holding corn-ears in left, EΛAITΩÎ. Adjustment marks, extremely fine.
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Silandos (AD 81-96) AE 17 - Domitia584 viewsDomitia, 81-96 AD. AE 17 (2.50g). Draped bust of Domitia right, ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΑ / God Men standing left, holding pine-cone and staff, CΙΛΑÎΔΕΩÎ. Good very fine.
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Aigeai (BC 47-29 BC) AR Tetradrachm584 viewsca 47-29 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.16g). Dated year 16 (31/0 BC). Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right / Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on shield; spear to right and club to left, IC in exergue, all within wreath. Toned VF, some minor reverse encrustation. Very rare.
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(BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater584 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Stater (9.08g). Lion left, club in mouth / Head of bull left, within dotted incuse square. VF/EF. 3rd known example?
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Methymna (BC 330) AE584 viewsafter 330 BC. AE (0.73g). Head of Athena left / Μ-Α/Θ-Y, 4-string lyre. Black patina, VF. Very rare.
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Pitane (BC 350) AE 11584 viewsafter 350 BC. AE11 (1.11g). Horned head of Zeus Ammon right / Pentagram, pellet in center, Π-Ι-Τ-Α-N surrounding. Black patina, EF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
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Smyrna (BC 190-50) AE 22584 viewsca 125-115 BC. AE22 (7.16g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Z(retrograde)ΜΥΡÎΑΙΩΠ- ΚΡΩΚΙÎΗΣ (magistrate), Homer seated left, holding roll, scepter behind. Green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.; ex Sternberg Auc. VII (Zurich, 1977), lot 120.
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Prusa ad Olympum (AD 98-117) AE 33 - Trajan584 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE33 (23.54g). Laureate head right / Zeus enthroned right, holding Nike on globe and scepter. Good VF, rough green patina.
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Synnada (BC 27-AD 37) AE 15584 viewsAutonomous, time of Augustus or Tiberius, 27 BC-37 AD. Bronze of Kl. Valerianos. AE15 (4.83g). CÎ¥Î-ÎΑΔ-ΕΩÎ, eagle standing with open wings, head turned left / ΟΥΑΛΕ-ΡΙΑ-ÎΟΥ, owl standing on overturned amphora, head facing. Thick flan, VF.
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Teos (BC 520) Stater584 viewsca 520 BC. AR Stater (12.08g). Griffin squatting right, raising one paw / Four-part incuse square. Exceptionally beautiful, sharply struck image of griffin. One of the earliest coins struck at the city. Mint State.
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Kaisareia (AD 241-244) AE 24 - Tranquillina584 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE24 (6.11g, 22-24mm, 12h). 244 AD. CΑΒ ΤΡΑÎΚVΛΛΙÎΑ Α, diademed bust of Tranquillina to right / ΜΗΤΡ - ΚΑΙ B NЄ / ЄT - Z, six corn-ears tied together.
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Kolophon (BC 450-410) Tetartemorion583 viewsLate fifth century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.30g). Laureate head Apollo right / TE monogram, stork to left. Good VF.
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Rhodes (BC 40-AD 25) AE 18583 viewsca 40-25 BC. AE18 (3.49g). Radiate head of Helios right / ΡΟΔΙωÎ, open rose, seen from above; herm. EF, wonderful green patina.
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Stratonikeia (BC 88-55) Drachm583 viewsMithradatic War, ca 88-85 BC. AR Drachm (1.85g, 12h). Gaios, magistrate. Laureate head of Hekate right, crescent on forehead / Nike advancing right; ΓΑΙΟC above, serpent-staff to right; all in incuse square. Near EF, small flan crack.
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Apollonia Salbake (BC 100-0) AE 15583 views1st century BC. AE15. Head Apollo right / ΑΠΟΛΛΟ-ÎΙΑΤΩÎ, lyra with five strings. Rare, very fine.
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Apollonia ad Rhyndakon (AD 96-98) AE 18 – Nerva583 viewsNerva, 96-98 AD. AE18 (3.41g). Laureate head right / Apollo, nude, standing right, holding arrow and resting elbow on tall column before him. VF, green patina. Rare. Wagner Coll.
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Aphrodisias (AD 238-244) AE 37 - Gordian III583 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE37 - 3 Assaria (24.21g, 6h). AV K MAP AN ΓOPΔIANOC CЄ, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right / AΦPOΔЄIC-I/ЄΩN, Centaur advancing right with bow and arrow. Very fine. Ex Münzzentrum Köln, Auk 73 (4/1992), Nr. 132. Ex Karl coll.
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Phaselis (AD 241-244) AE 30 - Tranquillina583 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE30 (16.23g, 1h). Diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent / ΦACH-ΛЄI[T]ωN, Athena standing left, dropping pebble into urn and holding palm; shield propped against leg. Apparently unpublished. VF, dusty, dark green patina. Ex Drewry Coll.; Ex Harlan J. Berk 106 (1/1999), lot 718.
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Eikonion (AD 117-138) AE 18 - Hadrian583 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE18 (4.20g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis. VF, dark brown patina with some spots of red.
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Mytilene (BC 100-0) AE 583 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE (6.29g). Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon right / M-Y/T-I, herm of bearded Dionysos in himation standing facing on prow of ship; grape bunch to left, apluster to right. Brown patina, EF. Rare.
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Aizanis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 21 – Augustus583 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE21 (6.97g, 12h). Struck circa 25 BC. Bare head left / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram to left. VF, black patina, minor adjustment marks on reverse. Rare.
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(BC 333-322) Ariarathes I - AE 13583 viewsAriarathes I, 333-322 BC. AE13 (1.82g, 1h). Ariarathes standing right, shooting bow / Ibex standing right. VF, green patina. Very rare. Wagner Coll.
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Kyme (BC 350-250) Trihemiobol583 views4th century BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 0.93g). Forepart of horse right / K-Y, one-handled vase. VF. Very rare, unpublished.
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Antandros (BC 440-400) Drachm583 viewsLate 5th century BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.91g, 9h). Head of female (Artemis Astyrene?) right / Goat standing right within incuse square. Good VF, toned, slight roughness. Very rare.
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Paphos (BC 310-306) AE 20 - Ptolemy I582 viewsPtolemy I, 323-283 BC. AE20 - Hemiobol (8.18g). Paphos mint, struck 310-306 BC. Head of Aphrodite right, wearing ornamented stephane and earring / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wreath to left. Green patina, VF.
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Uncertain (BC 4th cent) Persian King 3 - Obol582 viewsca 350-338 BC. Tarsos or Myriandros? AR Obol (0.67g). Bearded head of Great King left, wearing crown (Artaxerxes III Ochos?) / Head of bearded man facing, beard composed of facing lion head. VF. Extremely rare.
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Aizanis (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitia Longina582 viewsDomitia Longina, wife of Domitian, Augusta, 81-96 AD. AE26 (12.41g, 6h). Diademed and draped bust right / AIZ (Z retrograde) AN-EITwN, Cybele seated left on throne. VF, black-green patina, minor pitting. Extremely rare, one of four extant specimens, and the only one with a diadem. Drewry Coll. Ex CNG 36 (12/1995), lot 2376.
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Tralleis (AD 198-217) AE 36 - Caracalla582 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE36 (26.48g, 6h). Po. Cl. Pankratides, grammateus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pair of hexastyle temple façades facing; in left one, emperor standing left, holding globe and scepter; in right, Zeus Nikephorus enthroned left; pellets in pediments. VF, black patina, scratches in right field of obverse. Rare. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Kotiaeion (AD 217-218) AE 19 - Diadumenian582 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE19 (2.94g). Bare-headed bust right, drapery over left shoulder / ΚΟΤΙ/ΑЄΩN, within wreath. Very rare. Dark green patina, VF. Ex. M&M Deutschland (Stuttgart 2006), 217.
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Kolossai (AD 117-138) AE 24582 viewsTime of Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE24 (8.30g, 6h). Demos / Tyche.
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Etenna (AD 161-180) AE 23 - Marcus Aurelius582 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE23 (10.50g, 6h). Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / Demeter standing left, holding two torches pointed downwards. Near VF, dark greenish-brown patina with some areas of red, irregular flan. Ex J.P. Righetti Coll. 10874.
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Maionia (AD 193-211) AE 19582 viewsTime of Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE19 (4.35g, 6h). Damas, magistrate. Bearded head of Hercules left / Omphale advancing right, wearing Hercules’ lion skin and carrying his club. VF, earthen green patina. Group CEM.
In expiation for his murder of Iphitos at Tiryns, Hercules was compelled by the Delphic oracle to serve Omphale, Queen of Lydia, for one year. During this time, he performed a number of labors, similar to those which he undertook while serving Eurystheus, including the capture of the Kerkopes, the killing of the Syleus, and the conquest of the city of the Itones. At the same time, he was forced to wear women’s clothing and spin wool and, according to the poet Ovid (Fasti 2.305), Omphale even wore Hercules’ lion skin and carried his club while ordering him about. However, these actions seemed to have little ill-effect on the hero; after his year’s service was completed, Hercules married Omphale.
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Kaisareia (AD 117-138) Hemidrachm - Hadrian582 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. Hemidrachm (AR; 13-14mm; 1.58g; 11h) AD 121-122. ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑÎ[ΟC CЄΒΑCΤ], laureate, draped and cuirassed right / ЄΤ Є (year 5) Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; left in field, star. A.K. coll.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B47 582 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g, 10mm, 9h). Bearded head of Silenos right / Head of lion (or wolf?) facing within incuse square. gVF.
This is only the fourth known example of this emission, two of which are noted in Bodenstedt. The reverse is a die match with a reverse die used for an emission of B48 (CNG 85, 411).
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Miletopolis (BC 200-0) AE 20581 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AE20 (5.07g) Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / Double-bodied owl, head facing, ΜΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΠaround.
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Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 15581 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, 2nd cent AD. AE15 (2.86g). Bust of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΕΛΑΙ-ΤΩÎ, kalathos with poppy caps. Dark brown patina, EF.
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Miletos (BC 360-325) Tetradrachm581 viewsca 352-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.34g). Simos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, looking right; star above, monogram before, ΣΙΜΟΣ below. Good VF, slightly double struck, somewhat flat on the lion. Magistrate not recorded for this denomination.
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Silandos (AD 177-192) AE 40 - Commodus581 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE44 - Medallion (45.10g, 6h). Tatianus, archierus and archon. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Commodus, holding sceptre, driving biga left; above, Nike, flying right, crowning him with wreath; Ε[ΠΙ] ΑPXΙΕ[ΠΕ]ΩC in legend, ΤΑΤΙΑÎΟV / [C]ΙΛΑÎΔΕΩΠ/ Κ ΑPX in three lines in exergue. VF, black, olive and brick-red patina. Extremely rare.
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Akmoneia (AD 161-180) AE 20 - Marcus Aurelius581 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE20 (4.00g). Tundianos, magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠI TVN-ΔIANOV around, AKMONE/ΩN in two lines in exergue, emperor on horseback galloping right. VF, natural brown surfaces, a little rough.
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Kolophon (BC 330-300) AE 19581 viewsca 330-280 BC. AE19 (4.67g). Head of Apollo right, wearing band in hair / Kithara, ΚΟ below, ΑΚΑΣΤΟΣ (magistrate) to right. Light green patina, thick flan, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.; ex Auctiones AG, Basel Auc. 11 (1980), 154.
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Bithynion-Hadriana (AD 219-220) AE 27 - Julia Paula581 viewsJulia Paula, 219-220 AD. AE27 (9.79g). IOV KOP ΠAUΛA CEB, draped bust left / BIΘVNIEΩN AΔPIANΩN, Aphrodite riding Hippocampus left, flanked by two winged Erotes, holding velum. Rare. Black patina. F.
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Kebren (BC 460-420) Triobol581 views5th century BC. AR Triobol (1.57g). Forepart of ram right, [KE]BPH / "Wind-mill" quadripartite incuse square. VF, light porosity. Very rare.
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Sardeis (AD 198-217) AE 35 - Caracalla581 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE35 (20.45g). AVT KAI M AVP - CE ANTΩÎΕΙÎΟ - C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EÎ I Γ KΛ MI - ΘPOV APX A around, [C]APΔIANΩN B NEΩKOPΩN in exergue, Caracalla, laureate and in military dress, standing left, holding spear under left arm, and raising wreath in right hand above cult statue of Kore, extended toward him by city-goddess with her right hand; city-goddess stands right, towered and veiled, and holds transverse scepter in left hand. Apparently the second known specimen. Smooth green patina, VF.
The type appears to commemorate some honor granted to the cult of Kore at Smyrna by Caracalla during his sole reign. No coins of Smyrna naming the archon Mithros were known to Head in BMC Lydia, p. civ, but there are two coins of Julia Domna naming this magistrate in SNG von Aulock, 3156 and 8256.
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Ilion (AD 177-192) AE 35 - Commodus581 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE35 (23.76g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Îœ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΙΛΙЄΩÎ, above: ЄΚΤΩΡ, Hektor in Quadriga to the right, holding Nike. Rare. F.
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Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol581 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 1.26g, 9h). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion left within incuse square. EF.
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Iasos (BC 300-250) Hemidrachm580 views300-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.03g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Hermias swimming with dolphin right, ΙΑΣΕΩΠbelow. Very rare, VF.
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Kolophon (BC 480-450) Hemiobol580 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g, 12h). Facing laureate head of Apollo Klarios / Mark of value or monogram? in incuse square. Rare. About EF.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Tetrobol580 viewsKuprilli (Kybernis), Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (3.05g, 10h), uncertain mint. Winged goat flying left; triskeles before / Triskeles; Lycian letters 'ko-pr-lle' around, within dotted incuse square. Unpublished in the major references. Choice EF, wonderfully centered and struck with fresh dies. Extremely rare, the second known.
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(BC 470-440) Uvug - Tetrobol580 viewsUvug, Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.83g), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull right / Head of Aphrodite? right, OFOY (='uvug' in Lycian language) to left, within dotted incuse square. Toned, VF. Ex Muenzzentrum 53 (1984), lot 1772.
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Neokaisareia (AD 253-260) AE 30 - Valerian I580 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE30 (12.44g), dated year 192 (255/6 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. / Prize crown inscribed AKTIOC set on low platform, inscription E[.]ΕPOCOIKOY (?) on platform; date in exergue. Corrosion, very fine.
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Themisonion (AD 235-238) AE 35 - Maximinus I580 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE35 (21.55g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Q-EMICO, NEQN in exergue, Hercules standing right, leaning on club; flanked by Sozon, radiate, standing left, head right, holding horse by bridle, and Hermes standing right, head left. VF, even brown surfaces, light porosity. Very rare. Drewry Coll.
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Miletos (BC 530-500) 1/8 Stater580 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR 1/8 Stater (1.58g). Facing lion's head / Incuse square with segmented border, floral pattern in center. VF, light porosity. Rare.
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Apollonia Mordiaion (AD 161-180) AE 33 - Marcus Aurelius580 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE33 (26.76g, 7h). Laureate head right / ΑΠΟΛΛΩÎΙΑΤ-ΩΠΛVΚΙΩΠΘΡΑ ΚΟΛΩÎΩÎ, octastyle temple set on three-tiered base, eagle in pediment; within, Aurelius standing left, holding phiale and sceptre. VF, dark brown patina, orichalcum highlights, light smoothing in obverse field, natural flan pit in reverse. Rare. Ex Drewry Coll.; ex von Aulock Coll., 4991.
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(BC 480-460) Zaga? - Stater580 viewsZaga or Zagaba?, Dynast, ca 480-460 BC. AR Stater (9.85g, 4h). Two dolphins leaping to left above ground line, Lycian letters 'GA'? above / Triskeles, Lycian letters 'ZA,' within incuse dotted square. Rare. Nicely toned, VF. Ex von Aulock coll.; ex M&M; FPL 198 (3/1960), 16.
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Sardeis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 - Augustus580 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (5.27g, 12h). Homonoia with Pergamum. Mousaios, magistrate. Bare head right / Tyche of Sardis standing right and Demos of Pergamum standing left, clasping hands; each holds scepter. Good VF, black-green patina with traces of lighter green and red on reverse. Very rare. Ex Prideaux Coll.
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Ephesos (BC 500-420) 1/24580 viewsca 500-420 BC. AR Milesian 1/64th or Persic 1/48 Stater (0.25g, 7mm). Bee / [E]Φ, eagle head right. aEF.
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Akmoneia (AD 251-253) AE 27 - Volusian580 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE27 (10.89g, 6h). AVT K OVIB AΦ ΓAΛΛOC OYOΛOYCIANOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AKMO/ NЄΩN, Horseman, holding whip, on galloping horse right; below horse, river-god Sindros reclining left; to right, two females (deities, or personifications of nature) standing left on rocky outcropping. VF, black-green patina with earthen overtones. Ex Alighieri Coll.
The main figure of the horseman, in association with the presonifications of the river-god and the presence of the female figures (whether themselves personifications of the surrounding countryside, or actual individuals), may represent an otherwise unknown foundation myth for Acmoneia.
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Methymna (BC 200-30) AE 15580 views2nd-1st century BC. (15mm, 4.29g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Μ-Α/Θ-Y, kantharos; grape bunch to left. VF, dark green patina, light earthen deposits.
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Priene (BC 290-250) Hemidrachm580 viewsca 290-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.58g, 12h). Lysago-, magistrate. Head of Athena left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Ornamented trident head; ΠPIH to left, ΛYΣAΓO to right; all within circular maeander pattern. EF, toned. Fine style for issue. Very rare.
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Chios (BC 190-84) AE580 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE (3.99g). Demetrios, magistrate. Sphinx seated right / Amphora; XIOΣ and grain-ear to left, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟ[Υ] to right. VF, dark green patina. Ex Vecchi Auc. I (London, 1996), 304.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater 580 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 16.05g). Half-length figure of winged female (harpy?) left; to left, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned. Very rare.
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Adada (BC 100-0) AE579 views1st cent BC. AE (3.92g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Nike crowining trophy.
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Aigeai (AD 193/94) AE 33 - Septimus Severus579 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE33 (24.49g). Dated civic year 240 (193/194 AD). AVT KAI L CEPT CE[VHPON], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ADRIANWN AIGEAIWN ETVC MC, diademed bust of Asklepios right, serpent at shoulder. VF, glossy black patina. Ex Apostolo Zeno Collection (Dorotheum, 3/1957), lot 4083 (part of).
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Side (BC 250-150) Obol579 viewsca 3rd-2nd cent BC. AR Obol (0.84g). Head of lion left / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. VF. Ex Slg. J. Desneux, Auktion Helbing (1927), 1793; Auktion Hess-Leu 49 (1971), 237; Auctiones 15 (1985), 170.
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Halikarnassos (BC 150-50) Drachm579 views2nd-1st cent BC. AR Drachm (4.31g). Facing head of Helios / Helmeted bust of Athena right; magistrate XAPMYLOS. Nice EF, usual small flan crack.
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Magnesia (BC 190) AE 20579 viewsAfter 190 BC. AE20 (11.69g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Rider with lance on horseback galloping right; magistrates ΕΥΚΛΗΣ, ΚΡΑΤΙÎΟΣ. VF, glossy dark green, almost black, patina. Freedman Coll.
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Phaselis (BC 530-480) Stater579 viewsca 530-480 BC. AR Stater (11.01g). Proow of galley in the form of boar's head left / Incuse punch. VF. Ex Auktion Lanz 14 (Munchen, 1978), lot 116.
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Sardeis (AD 105-117) AE 22 - Plotina579 viewsPlotina, wife of Trajan, Augusta, ca 105-117 AD. AE22 (4.21g, 12h). Draped bust right / Pelops on horseback right, holding whip. VF, black-green patina.
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Thyateira (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Nero and Poppaea579 viewsNero and Poppaea, 54-68 AD. AE19 (3.58g). Struck circa 62 AD. Laureate head of Nero right / ΠOΠΠAIAN CEBACTHN ΘYATIPHNOI, draped bust of Poppaea right. Near VF, black patina.
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Apameia (AD 54-68) AE 18 - Nero579 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. M. Vettios Nigros. 54-59 AD. AE18 (6.76g). NEPΩN ΣEBAΣTOΣ, bare head right / EΠI M OYETTIOY NIΓPOY ΦPYΓIAΣ. Marsyas, standing right, playing flute. Slightly rough in places, nice very fine.
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Mallos (AD 222-235) AE 27 - Julia Mamaea579 viewsJulia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE27 (14.80g). Draped bust right / MALLO – COLONIA / FELIX /S-C; Tyche standing to left holding cornucopiae being crowned by Amphilochos; in between them, Marsyas; in field to right, boar. Rare, very fine.
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Aizanis (AD 253-268) AE 31579 viewsTime of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE31 (16.52g). Bare head of the Demos of Aizanis / Zeus stands left with eagle.
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Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE - Commodus579 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 173-177 AD. AE - 2 Assaria (11.78 g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / Triptolemos biga drawn by snakes r. Unpublished. Brown patina. Very fine.
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