Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Myrina (AD 98-117) AE 16 - Trajan573 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE16 (3.65g). AVTO TPAI[…], laureate head right / MYPЄI[N-AI-ΩN], bust Apollo right; before, Lyre. VF. Antiocheia (AD 244-249) AE 23 - Philip I573 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE23 (8.34g, 2h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip II right, seen from behind / Bust of Mên right, wearing Phrygian cap decorated with stars. VF, brown patina, light roughness. Rare. Ex Righetti Coll. 8034.1 comments Samos (BC 520) 1/2 Siglos573 viewsca 520 BC. AR ½ Siglos (2.68g). Forepart of winged boar right / Head of ox right in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 8 (Fall 2003), no. 14. Chios (BC 412-334) Tetradrachm573 viewsca 420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.63g). Egestratos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; before, two-handled amphora, bunch of grapes above / ΕΓΕΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ across horizontal band of quadripartite incuse square with striated fields. Apparently unrecorded. Minor areas of corrosion, otherwise gVF. Herakleia Pontika (BC 350) Drachm573 viewsca mid-4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.87g, 14mm, 1h). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; club below / Head of Hera left, wearing ornamented stephanos; Θ to left; all within shallow incuse circle. Good VF, lightly toned, granular surfaces. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6573 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.52g, 11mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Kaisareia (AD 69-79) Didrachm - Vespasian573 viewsVespasian, with Titus as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AR Didrachm (7.16g, 23mm, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 77/8). Laureate head right / Titus, laureate and in military outfit, standing facing, holding spear and parazonium; ЄT Θ (date) in exergue. VF, toned. Rare. Bruce R. Brace Coll. Perperene (BC 400-300) AE 9573 views4th century BC. AE9 (0.68g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΠΕ-ΡΠ, grape bunch on vine. Rare. Klazomenai (AD 45-55) AE 16 - Britannicus573 viewsBritannicus, 41-55 AD. AE16 (3.91g, 12h). Struck ca 48 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Cult-statue of Cybele, veiled and wearing polos, standing facing. VF, blue-black patina. Extremely rare, only one specimen published (now in BM). Parry Coll. Kaisareia (AD 138-161) Drachm - Antoninus Pius573 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AR Drachm (2.67g). Cos 2 (139 AD). Laureate head right / Mount Argaios, with statue holding globus and scepter. Surfaces a little rough and porous. gVF. Dardanos (BC 500) Obol572 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.79g). Cock standing right / Quadripartite incuse square. Toned VF, slightly rough. Miletopolis (BC 300-100) AE 20572 views3rd-2nd century BC. AE20 (6.98g). Facing head of Athena / Owl standing left, head facing, ΜΙΛ-ΗΤΟ. Unpublished. Laodikeia (AD 70-81) AE 17 - time of Domitian as Caesar572 viewsTime of Domitian as Caesar, 70-81 AD. AE17 (3.66g, 17mm). Gaius Julius Kotys. ΛΑΟΔΙKHA, diademed bust Demos R / IOYΛIA KOTYC; altar with head-dress of Isis. Nice very fine. Tralleis (BC 200-0) AE 14572 views2nd-1st century BC. AE14 (3.17g). Laureate head of bearded Zeus right / ΤΡΑΛΛΙ-ΑΝΩΝ, bull walking left on ground line, head facing; monogram to left. Dark green patina, VF. (BC 470-440) Uvug? - Drachm572 viewsUvug (?), Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Drachm (5.85g, 17mm), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull left / Head of Aphrodite? left, within dotted incuse square. VF. Extremely rare. Ex Hess-Leu Auc. 36 (1968), lot 301. Aigeai (BC 130-83) AE 19572 viewsca 130-83 BC. AE19 (4.91g). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ / ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ - ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, goat lying left; monogram to right. Black patina, EF. Gutknecht coll. Tarsos (BC 379-374) Stater - Pharnabazos572 viewsPharnabazos, Persian military commander, ca 380-377 BC. AR Stater (10.31g, 23mm). Struck circa 378/7-374/3 BC. 'Baaltars' in Aramaic, Baaltars seated left, holding lotus tipped sceptre in right hand./ 'Pharnabazos' in Aramaic to left, 'Cilicia' in Aramaic to right, bearded male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Attic helmet. Minor porosity, hairline flan crack, good very fine. Nikaia (AD 217-218) AE 27 - Macrinus572 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE27 (12.63g). Laureate bust right / Herakles holding a small Eros and club reclines left on a lion walking right. Nearly VF. Alia (AD 138-161) AE 29 - Antoninus Pius572 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE29 (13.90g). Asinius Agreus. Laureate head right / ΑCΙΝ ΑΓΡEÎ¥C - ΑΡΧΙEΡΩ ΑΝEΘ ΑΛΙΗΝΟΙC, Mên in short chiton and chlamys wearing phrygian hat and holding double axe over shoulder on horseback. Very rare. Good style. Fine dark olive green patina. Light corrosion. Good very fine. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG, Auc. 380 (Basel, 1976), 8. Mylasa (BC 450-400) Hemiobol572 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.60g, 7h). Facing forepart of lion / Scorpion, tail to right. Good VF, toned. Alighieri Coll. Skepsis (BC 350-300) AE 7572 viewsca 4th century BC. AE7 (0.7g). Forepart of Pegasos right / Fir-tree with six branches; all within linear square. VF. Temnos (BC 300-250) Trihemiobol?572 views3rd-2nd century BC. AR Trihemiobol (?) (0.92g, 11mm). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / T-A, grape bunch on vine with leaves, ivy leaf to left. VF. Very rare. Halikarnassos (BC 420-350) Persic Hemiobol572 viewsLate 5th to mid 4th century BC. AR Persic Hemiobol (0.26g, 8mm). Head of ram right / Head of young male right, K to left. Toned, aEF. Very rare.1 comments Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - EL 1/24572 views600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g, 5mm). Bridled head of Pegasos left / Rough incuse square. EF. Carr coll. On almost all other examples that have come to auction, or appear in standard references, the wing of the Pegasos is not on the flan, giving the appearance of simply the head of a horse.1 comments Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 16571 viewsca 2nd cent AD. AE16 (1.63g). Armored bust of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Telesphoros standing facing, ΕΛΑΙ-ΤΩΝ. Very fine. Soloi (BC 385-350) Stater571 viewsca 385-350 BC. AR Stater (10.75g, 6h). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet adorned with griffin / ΣΟΛΕΩΝ, bunch of grapes on stalk with two tendrils and vine leaf; PE to left, AI to right. Beautifully toned, a superb piece. Extremely fine. Ex Sotheby (Zurich, 10/1993), lot 793; ex Numismatic Fine Arts 30 (12/1992), lot 110. Masikytes (BC 27-0) AE 22571 viewsLycian League, time of Augustus, late 1st cent BC. AE22 (7.37g). Diademed head of Apollo right, Λ-Î¥ / M-A, Apollo Patroos standing facing, holding filleted branch in right hand, bow in left. EF, dark brown patina. Very nice. Larisa (BC 400-300) AE 17571 views4th century BC. AE17 (6.09g, 4h). Female head right, hair in sphendone / Λ-Α/Ρ-Ι, amphora; grape bunch above, club to left, kerykeion (caduceus) to right. Green-brown patina, VF. Very rare. Aspendos (BC 300-200) AE 16571 viewsca 4th-3rd cent BC. AE16 (3.83g). Forepart of horse springing right / Δ-Îœ, sling. Olive-green patina, porosity, aVF. Joy coll. Attaleia (AD 253-268) AE 32 - Gallienus571 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE32 - 8 Assaria (17.17g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena Nikephoros standing left. VF, green patina under orange earthen encrustation, light roughness, obverse flan flaws near edge at 3 o’clock. Kyzikos (AD 170-190) AE 17571 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 170-190 AD. AE17 (4.13g). Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing grain wreath / KYZIK - KHNΩN, jar with two handles. Rare. About VF, good style. Hoeft coll. In Kyzikos Persephone was warshipped as Kore Soteira (= Saviour). Gergis (BC 350) AE 9571 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE9 (0.85g). Three-quarter facing head of Sibyl Herophile, turned slightly right, wearing laurel wreath and pendanted necklace / Sphinx seated right, looking up, Γ-Ε-Ρ around. Green patina, gVF/EF. Selge (BC 200-0) AE 13571 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE13 (2.78g). Laureate head of Herakles right, club over shoulder / Σ-Ε-Λ, thunderbolt, bow to right, amphora (?) above. VF, brown patina. Aizanis (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian571 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (6.83g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / River-god Rhyndakos reclining left, leaning on an overturned urn from which water flows, holding the infant Plautos and cornucopia. VF, dark green patina, light deposits. Autokane (BC 400-300) Hemiobol571 views4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemiobol (7-8mm; 0.37g). Bearded head of Zeus left / AVTOKANAΩN, rosette (?). VF. Extremely rare, if not unpublished. Ex Gorny & Mosch 229 (2015), 1323. Kition (BC 388-387) Stater - Demonikos570 viewsDemonikos, King of Kition, 388-387 BC. AR Stater (10.64g). Athena standing left with spear and shield / Herakles in fighting stance right, holding club and bow, monogram to right. Very scarce, VF. Kaisareia (AD 183-185) Didrachm - Commodus570 viewsCommodus, 183-185 AD. AR Didrachm (4.44g, 22mm, 10h). AVT M AVP KOMO ANTWNINOC CEB, laureate head right / VPATOC D (4th consulship = 183-5 AD) PAT PA, Mt. Argaeus surmounted by star. Reverse double-struck but clear. Smyrna (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian570 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.27g, 1h). Smyrna mint. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Cybele seated left on backless throne, holding patera and resting forearm on tympanum; at feet, lion left with paw raised. VF, spot of encrustation at base of neck. Ephesos (BC 295-288) AE 18570 viewsca 295-288 BC. AE18 (4.28g). Ε-Φ, bee in dotted circle / Stag standing right on ground line, quiver above, ΕΥΘΥΚΡΑΤΗΣ (magistrate) to right. Green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Magnesia (BC 330-300) AE 14570 viewsca 330-300 BC. AE14 (2.15g). Laureate head of Apollo left / Forepart of bull right, ΜΑΓ above, maeander pattern and ΚΥΔΙΑΣ (magistrate) to left. Dark green patina, gVF. Scarcer type. Gutknecht coll. Aspendos (BC 300-200) AE 15570 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE15 (5.13g). Forepart of horse springing right / Îœ-Φ, sling. Fine green patian, gVF. Gutknecht coll.; ex M. Laffaille coll. and Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, Auk. 76 (1991), lot 525. Parion (BC 200-0) AE 14570 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE14 (3.50g). Facing head of Medusa / Owls standing facing on palm. VF, green patina. Rare. David Herman Coll. Bubon (BC 200-0) AE 11570 views2nd-1st century BC. AE11 (1.40g). Bust of Artemis right, quiver behind shoulder / BOY, bow and quiver. Green patina, gVF. Very rare. Joy coll. Side (AD 253-268) AE 30 - Gallienus570 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE30 - 10 Assaria (17.68g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; c/m: E within circular incuse / Courtyard surrounded on three sides by three temples, the upper temple containing a statue of the emperor on horseback left. VF, green patina, a little porous. Wagner Coll. Laodikeia (AD 14-37) AE 18 - Pythes570 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE18 (4.75g). ΠYΘHΣ. Bare head of Magistrate Pythes right / ΔHMOΣ ΛAOΔIKEΩN, diademed head of Demos right. Extremely Fine. Antandros (BC 440-400) Hemidrachm570 views440-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.91g). Head of Artemis Astyrene right / Goat standing right, ANTA/N, in incuse square. VF. Scarce. Kebren (BC 520-480) Diobol570 views5th century BC. AR Diobol (1.10g). Ram's head left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, slight granularity. Temnos (BC 300-250) AE 18570 views3rd century BC. AE18. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / T-A, grape bunch on vine, H above. EF. Rare. Mylasa (BC 450-400) Hemiobol570 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.56g). Facing forepart of lion / Scorpion, tail to right. Good VF, lightly toned. Drewry Coll.; Ex CNG XXV (3/1993), lot 287. Tarsos (AD 166-177) AE 17 - Commodus & Annius Verus570 viewsCommodus and Annius Verus, Caesars, 166-169/70 and 166-177 AD. AE17 (3.47g, 1h). Bare-headed and draped busts of Commodus and Annius Verus, vis-à-vis; between, caduceus and club in saltire / Decastyle temple; eagle in pediment. VF, dark brownish-green patina. Aigai (AD 41-54) AE 18 - Claudius I570 viewsClaudius I, 41-54 AD. AE18 (5.28g). ΤΙ ΚΛ[ΑΥΔΙΟC ΚΑΙ]CΑΡ CΕΒΑCΤΟC, laureate bust right / ΕΠΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΡΟΥ ΠΟ ΥΙΟΥ XΑΛΕΕΟΥ ΤΟ Î’ / ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ, Apollo standing right with branch. Rare. Dark green patina, VF. Herakleia Pontika (BC 380-360) Stater570 viewsca 380-360 BC. AR Stater (6.84g). Head of Herakles facing, slightly inclined to right, wearing a lion’s skin headdress tied at his neck / Nike crouching to left on a club, raising her right hand to inscribe the legend [HP]AKΛEIA. Some light porosity, of wonderful classical style, toned, gVF and extremely rare. Prospero coll.; purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London (3/1987) US $10,000. Tyana (AD 117-138) AE 15 - Hadrian570 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE15 (4.23g). Dated RY 5 (120/121 AD). Laureate head right, in field Є-TE / ΤΥΑ−ΝЄΩΝ, Athena with Nike, spear and shieldstanding left. Dark patina, gVF. Syangela (BC 420-380) Drachm570 viewsEarly 4th century BC. AR Drachm (12.5mm, 4.24g, 7h). Head of Dionysos left, wearing ivy wreath / Kantharos; Σ­YA above; to left, inverted grape bunch on vine with leaf; all within incuse square with rounded corners. VF, toned, area of weak strike. Extremely rare, only the third drachm of Syangela published. Assos (BC 420-375) AE 6569 viewslate 5th-early 4th century BC. AE6 (0.45g). Head of lion right / Griffin right. Soloi (BC 333-323) Stater - Balakros569 viewsBalakros, Satrap, 333-323 BC. AR Stater (10.83g). Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped sceptre in right hand; Σ-Ο, grain-ear and grape-brunch to left, monogram beneath throne, B to right / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested helmet and necklace. Attractively toned, good VF. Ex von Aulock Coll., 5873; R.C. Lockett Coll. (Glendining's, 2/1961), lot 2524; Pozzi Coll. (Naville I, 3/1921), lot 2863. (BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater569 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-460 BC. AR Stater (9.38g). Forepart of boar right / Lion's head facing, within double-line incuse square. VF. Ex Marowsky Coll., Kuenker Auk. 54 (Osnabroeck 2000), lot 2032. Samos (BC 522-520) Trihemiobol569 viewslate 6th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.80g). Bull's head right / Head of a roaring lion right, within incuse square. Toned, good VF. Kragos (BC 42) Hemidrachm569 viewsLycian League, ca 42 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.87g). Λ-Î¥, laureate head of Apollo right / K-P/A, lyre, tripod to left. EF. Trebenna (AD 238-244) AE - Gordian III569 viewsGordian III, 238-244) AE (27.75g). Laureate bust right / ΤΡΕΒΕΝ-ΝΑΤΩΝ, naked Dionysos stadning facing, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at feet. Dark brown patina, VF. Very rare. Ex Th. O. Mabbott Collection, Schulman Gallery, (New York, 1969), lot 1949; A. G. van der Dussen 24 (Maastricht, 1995), lot 3038. Magnesia (BC 160-150) Tetradrachm569 viewsca 160-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.76g, 1h). Euphemos (son of) Pausanios, "magistrate." Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tripod; ΕΥΦΗΜΟΣ ΠΑΥΣΑΝΙΟΥ to left, ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ to right, maeander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. EF, toned, minor flan flaw on obverse. Well centered and struck. Magnesia ad Sipylos (AD 253-268) AE - Gallienus569 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE (6.21g). ΛΙΚΙΝ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ CΤΡΑ Α ΡΦ ΠΟΝΤΩΝΟC / ΜΑΓΝΗΤ/ΩΝ CΙ, crown with inscription ΕΝΜΟΝΙΔΕΑ. Dark green patina, good VF. Kotiaeion (AD 244-249) AE 27 - Philip I569 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE27 (15.91g). C. Julius Ponticus, archiereus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear forward and shield decorated with gorgoneion / Kybele seated left on cart being drawn by two lions. Fine, patina stripped. Ex Cooper Coll. (CNG E73), lot 75. Bithynia Uncertain (AD 69-79) AE 34 - Vespasian569 viewsKoinon of Bithynia, Vespasian, 69-79 AD. M. Salvidenus Asprenas, Proconsul. AE34 (24.66g), struck 71-79 AD. Laureate head right / Bithynia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae. VF, black and tan surfaces. Drewry Coll.; Ex CNG 53 (3/2000), lot 1075. Aspendos (BC 400-370) Stater569 viewsca 400-370 BC. AR Stater (10.93g, 24mm). Two wrestlers grappling / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right, on right, statue of Athena right, holding spear and shield on cylindrical base, around, EΣTFEΛIIVΣ. Very rare and interesting early issue, unpublished dies (?), three countermarks. Very fine. Dokimeion (AD 238-244) AE 29 – Gordian III569 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE29 (8.42g). M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, draped laureate right / ΔOKIMEΩN MAKEΔONΩN, Athena Alkidemos. Rare, VF. Nikomedeia (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Philip I569 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE28 (11.90g). M IOVΛIOC. ΦIΛIΠΠOC AVΓ, draped, cuirassed and radiate bust right / NIKOMHΔEΩN - ΔIC NEΩKOP, nude statue of Herakles standing facing on a small girlanded cippus, head right, holding lionskin in left arm and resting with right hand on his club. Rare. F+/about VF, green patina. Hoeft coll. The special feature of this rev. depiction is that Herakles is shown standing as a real statue on a base. You can see that the club has the function to stabilize the statue. Persian Kings (BC 375-340) Siglos569 viewsca 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (5.46g, 15mm). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, holding dagger and bow / Incuse punch. VF. Mytilene (BC 440-400) Obol569 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (0.64g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Calf's head right, M-YTI, within shallow incuse square. VF. Rare. Mueller Coll. Sala (AD 211-217) AE 28 – Caracalla569 viewsCaracalla, 211-217 AD. AE28 (12.43g, 6h). Val. Moloxos, archon α´. AV K M AV ANTONЄINOC (sic), laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ЄΠI OVAΛ MO ΛOΞ OV APX A CAΛH NΩN •, Hygieia, holding serpent and phiale, standing right, and Asclepius, leaning on serpent-entwined staff, standing left; between, small figure of Telesphorus. Good VF, dark green and red-brown patina. Very rare. On this coin the letter “o” in Caracalla’s official name, Antoninus, is a clearly engraved omicron, rather than the omega more regularly encountered. Under a lens, however, the additional line visible suggests that the celator may have attempted to correct his mistake; as it proceeds over the letter and partially into the field, this line, however, may be part of a serendipitous die break. Epikteteis (BC 200-0) AE 12569 views2nd-1st century BC. AE12mm (3.19g, 12h). Crested Macedonian helmet with cheek guards right / Sword or dagger in sheath; Δ to right. VF, dark green patina. Alighieri Coll. Adada (AD 98-117) AE 17 - Trajan569 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE17 (4.37g). ΑΥΤ Κ ΝЄΡΟΥΑ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ ΓЄΡ, laureate head right / ΑΔΑΔЄωΝ, the Dioskouroi, standing facing each other, holding spear in hand, two stars above. Green patina, gVF. Ephesos (BC 500-420) 1/24569 viewsca 500 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.15g, 6mm). Bee within dotted border / Head of eagle left, ΕΦ above. aEF. Holmoi (BC 4th cent) AE 12568 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE12 (1.42g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Laureate head of Apollo Sarpedonios right, ΟΛ to left. VF, patina stripped, now retoning to a dark brown. Ex von Aulock Collection, 5580. Salamis (BC 445-411) Obol568 viewsca 445-411 BC. AR Obol (0.71g). Young male head right / Blank. Toned, good VF. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol568 viewsca 465-440 BC. AR Obol (0.72g). Forepart of lion left / Eagle flying right, in incuse square. VF-EF. Ex Hirsch Nachf. 175 (1992), lot 419. Anazarbos (AD 98-117) AE - Trajan and Plotina568 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD, and Plotina. AE (23.04g) 113/114 AD. bust Trajan / bust Plotina. Black patina, very rare, very fine. Samos (BC 404-385) Tetradrachm568 viewsca 404-385 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.06g). Pythion, magistrate. Facing lion's scalp / Forepart of bull right; branch behind, ΠΥΘΙΩΝ above. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Stratonikeia (BC 166) Hemidrachm568 viewsafter 166 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.64g). Laureate, bearded head of Zeus right/ C-T, Eagle with spread wings standing right, DIO [...] (magistrate) above, within incuse square. Gold (!) toning, good VF. Ex Muenzzentrum 27 (1976), lot 38. Eumeneia (AD 54-68) AE 18 - Nero568 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. A18 (4.38g, 12h). Julius Cleon, archiereus of Asia, struck ca 54-55 AD. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; c/m: serpent coiled around labrys in incuse rectangle / [ΕΥ]ΜΕΝΕΩΜ (sic)/ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ to right, ΚΛΕ−ΩΝ/ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥΣ ΑΣΙΑΣ down left field, Apollo standing left, holding raven and labrys. For coin: Good VF, black patina under hard beige. Kos (BC 357-330) Tetradrachm568 viewsca 357-330 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.24g). Theodotos, magistrate. Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin headdress / Crab; club and ΘΕΟΔΟΤΟΣ below; within dotted shallow incuse square. EF, nicely centered, light scratch on reverse, choice flan. Tralleis (AD 253-260) AE 29 - Valerian I568 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE29 (10.80g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TYXH TP-A-ΛΛIANΩ-NΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopiae. VF, brown patina. Apparently unrecorded without a magistrates name and naming the goddess on the reverse. Parion (BC 100-0) AE 22568 viewsca 1st cent BC. AE22 (4.71g). Square burning altar (altar of Parion?), one corner lifted; bukranion on front plate, thyrsos below / ΠΑΡΙ in olive wreath. Oversruck on? (rev. head of Demeter left). Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Alexandreia (BC 250) AE 18568 viewsca 250 BC. AE18 (4.87g). Laureate head of Apollo facing / Α-ΛΕ-ΞΑ-Ν, Lyre, monogram below, within laurel wreath. VF, glossy dark green patina. Bergman Coll. Komama (BC 100-0) AE 14568 views1st cent BC. AE14 (2.29g, 12h). Laureate heads of two bearded men right / Lion springing right, KO in exergue. Dark green-brown patina, VF/aEF. Elaiousa-Sebaste (BC 100-0) AE 21568 viewsca 1st cent BC. AE21 (5.83g). Laureate head of Zeus right; AP behind / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; monogram to left. Superb EF, green patina. Ex CNG XVII (10/1991), lot 173. Laodikeia (AD 198-217) AE 43 – Caracalla568 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE43 - Medallion (45.9g, 43mm). 215/216 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right / Tyche Pantheia wears modius and holds corncucopia standing to left facing Palladium on stand, griffin to her right beneath Shrine of Asklepios, all on a festooned platform. Elaia (AD 183) AE 17 - Lucilla568 viewsLucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius, died 183 AD. AE17 (2.76g). ΛOYKIΛΛA CEB, draped bust left / EΛATΩN, two poppies in between corn ears. Good very fine. Methymna (BC 440-400) Obol568 viewsca 420-377 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.48g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Kantharos; M above, two ivy leaves at sides. VF, a little porous. Kebren (BC 520-480) Hemiobol568 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.27g). Head of ram left / Quadripartite incuse square. Toned, good VF. Very rare. Mueller Coll. (BC 410-380) Ddenevele - Obol568 viewsDdenewele, Dynast, ca 420/10-400 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.60g, 9h). Head of Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / Helemeted head of Athena right, within incuse circle. Good VF, light porosity. Kos (BC 167-88) Tetrobol568 viewsca 167-88 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.30g, 14mm, 12h). Nikome- and Theuphami-, magistrates. Laureate head of Asklepios right / Coiled serpent; ΝΙΚΟΜH to left, ΘΕΥΦΑΜΙ to right; all in incuse square, [Δ in exergue]. Good VF, toned. Aspendos (BC 465-430) Stater568 viewsca 465-430 BC. AR Stater (10.86g, 15mm). Warrior advancing right, holding shield and sword / Triskeles with central four spoke wheel; within one section, head and wings of eagle; all within incuse square. VF, granular surfaces. Kyme (AD 100-200) AE 17568 viewsImperial Times. 2nd century AD. AE17 (2.28g). Draped and helmeted bust of Athena right / KYMA-I, eagle right. GVF. Thyateira (AD 80-100) AE 16568 viewsLate 1st century (?) AD. AE16 (2.82g, 12h). (ΘЄA)N PΩMHN, Turreted head of Roma right / ΘYAT(ЄI)PHNΩN, lyre. VF, Dark patina. Tricarico coll.1 comments Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45568 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.55g, 2h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Confronted boars’ heads within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Methymna (BC 330-280) Tetrobol - Koinon of Lesbos568 viewsKoinon of Lesbos, ca 330-280 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.6g, 15mm), minted in Methymna. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent / Thunderbolt, ΑΙΟΛΕ above, bunch of grapes below. VF. Tabai (BC 100-0) AE 16568 viewsca 1st century BC. AE16 (4.45g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Caps of Dioskouri, stars above, ΤΑΒHNΩΝ below; ΦIM (magistrate) above. Black glossy patina, gVF. Adana (AD 198-217) AE 38 - Caracalla568 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE38 (25.20g, 6h). AVT • KAI[C • M •] AVP ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB •, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [AΔ]P [CЄ]V ANTΩNIN[I]A–NΩN AΔANЄΩN, Zeus Nicephorus seated left; at feet, eagle standing left, head right. Good VF, green patina, minor roughness, scratches on forehead and before bust. Levante Coll.; ex La Galerie Numismatique IX (1/2007), lot 539. An interesting coin struck late in Caracalla’s reign. This appears to be the earliest coin of Adana to name the city as “Severan” and “Antonine”. All earlier coins of the imperial era in Levante’s catalog bear either the honorific title “AΔPIANΩN" or a similar, shortened form. Kibyra (AD 222-235) AE 35 - Severus Alexander567 viewsIn alliance with Ephesus. Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE35 (29.01g). Draped and cuirassed bust right, viewed from behind / Hekate as civic goddess of Kibyra, at left standing right, holding basket of Kibyra upon her head and clasping the hand of Artemis Ephesia, at right standing facing, supported by two stags; OMONOIA in exergue. VF, tan patina with muted brown highlights, glossy on obverse and slightly granular on reverse. Quite attractive. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 - 149