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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B103528 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.6g, 11mm). Laureate head of Zeus right / Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, within linear frame. nEF. Carr coll.
It has been suggested that these are portraits of Philip II as Zeus and Alexander the Great as Herakles. Five examples of this coin type are recorded in Bodenstedt and nine further examples have appeared in auction.
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Eikonion (AD 138-161) AE 21 - Antoninus Pius528 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE21 (4.97g, 6h). IM-P C T A H ANTONINVS, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / COL ICO, Athena standing facing, head left, holding Nike presenting wreath, and spear; shield leaning against spear at her feet; in left field, serpent. Very rare. Sandy-black patina. Very fine.
Hans von Aulock knew of seven specimens of this type, all in museum collections. He notes the obverse legend ending ANTONINOC, but this seems unlikely given that the city was a Roman colony since the reign of Hadrian and thus should have been using Latin legends on its coinage. Unfortunately, the single specimen he illustrates is struck off center, the British Museum specimen has incomplete legends, and the rest of the examples he cites are not otherwise published, so the spelling cannot be confirmed. The specimen offered here, though, very clearly spells ANTONINVS, which suggests that Von Aulock's reading is in error.
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Antiocheia (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla527 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (23.07g). PIVS AVG ANTONINVS, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / GENIVS COL C ANTIOCH, Genius with wreath and cornucopiae. VF.
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Tarkondimotos (BC 39-31) AE 23527 viewsTarkondimotos, king of Eastern Cilicia, 39-31 BC. AE23 (10.00g). Diademed head right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΤΑΡΚΟÎΔΙΜΟΤΟΥ / [ΦΙΛΑÎΤΩÎΙΟΥ], Zeus in himation seated left on throne, holding scepter in left hand, Nike in outsretched right. Dark green patina, gVF/VF. Gutknecht coll.
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Tabai (AD 81-96) AE 18 - Domitia527 viewsDomitia, wife of Domitian. Augusta, 82-96 AD. AE18 (5,86g, 12h), ΔOMITIA - CЄBACTH, head right / OPΘΠI - O - [Y IЄ]PΩNOC / [T]ABH / NΩN, Nike advancing right, holding wreath in right and palm branch in left. Very rare. Very fine. Ex Hauck and Aufhäuser, Auc 17 (3/2003), Nr. 267. Ex Karl coll.
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Lystra (AD 161-180) AE 27 - Marcus Aurelius527 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE27 (8.40 g, 6h). Marcus Aurelius / Plowman and oxen.
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Amaseia (AD 161-180) AE 34 - Marcus Aurelius527 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE34 (19.60g), struck 164/5 AD. AVT KAIC M AVP A - NTΩNINOC CEB, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / AΔP AMAC NEΩK.K.MHT K.ΠPΩ ΠONT / ET PZE (year 165), Ares in military cloak and helmet, standing frontal, head right, holding spear in right hand and resting with left hand on shield set on ground; on the right side, nude Aphrodite standing left, covering pudenda with left hand and breasts with right hand. Rare, F+. Hoeft coll.
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Hierapolis (Auton. AD 100-300) AE 24527 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 2nd century AD. AE24 (7.34g). ΛAIP - BHNOC, draped and radiate bust of Apollo Lairbenos right / IEPAΠOΛEITΩN/NEΩKOPΩ/N, she-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; star above. About VF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll.
Lairbenos is a pre-Greek name of Apollo from Asia Minor. Some put it to 'labrys' = double axe, others to Hetitian 'labarnas' = master. But more possibly it is a toponymikon or ethnikon. There are several sanctuaries of Lairbenos in Phrygia with numerous votive inscriptions especially in Dionysopolis and Motela.
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Adada (AD 161-180) AE 19 - Marcus Aurelius527 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE19 (3.96g). AVT KAI ANTΩ C•ЄB•, laureate head right / AΔAΔЄΩN, bust of Serapis right. nEF.
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Kaisareia (AD 217-218) Tetradrachm - Diadumenian527 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AR Tetradrachm (8.48g, 25mm, 11h). Dated RY 1 of Macrinus (217 AD). MAPKOC OΠEΛIOC [....], bare headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [MH]TPOΠO KAICAPIA, Mt. Argaeus surmounted by statue; ЄT A (date) in exergue. Good VF, some porosity. Extremely rare.
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Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol527 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.30g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MYTI, female head right. Hornsilver, VF.
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Smyrna (AD 81-96) AE 23 - Domitian & Domitia527 viewsDomitian, with Domitia, 81-96 AD. AE23 (8.54g, 1h). Seius, strategus, and Demostratus, stephanophorus. Struck cira 90 AD. Laureate head of Domitian right, vis-Ã -vis draped bust of Domitia left / Hercules, with lion skin and club, standing left, holding cantharus. VF, attractive olive-green patina. Group CEM.
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Rhodes (BC 250-229) Didrachm527 viewsca 250-229 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.65g, 12h). Hagesidamos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; AΓHΣIΔAMOΣ above; to left, Artemis, holding torch, running left. Good VF, toned. Ex Elsen 69 (3/2002), lot 224.
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Parion (AD 253) AE 20 - Cornelia Supera527 viewsCornelia Supera, Augusta, 253 AD. AE20 (4.12g). Draped bust right / Asklepios seated right, examining the leg of a bull standing left before him. Extremely rare. gVF.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B13527 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 7h, 10mm). Head of roaring lion facing right / Incuse head of calf facing right; rectangular punch behind. VF.
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) AE 23 - Gordian III527 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE23 (7.05g, 1h). Dated RY 7 (243/244 AD). Laureate bust right, wearing paludamentum and cuirass / Six ears of corn tied together. Andersen Coll. VF.
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Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 36 - Gordian III526 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE36 (26.98g) TAPCOV MHTPOΠΟΛΕΩC A/M/K-Γ/Β
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Kaunos (BC 470) Hemiobol?526 viewsca 470 BC. AR Hemiobol? (0.49g). Nude winged male running left, caduceus (?) to left / Lion standing left on ground line, head turned back, paw raised, caduceus (?) at end of tail, in dotted circle, within circular incuse. aF/VF.
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Uncertain (BC 490) Drachm526 viewsafter 490 BC. AR Drachm (4.00g). Head of boar right / Irregular incuse punch. VF. Ex Hirsch 33 (Munchen 1913), lot 865.
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Bruzos (AD 238-244) AE 24 - Gordian III526 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE24 (10.56g). Laureate and draped bust right / [B]ΡΟΥΖΗÎΩ Hekate, in long chiton, standing to front, holding in either hand extended, a long torch.
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Aizanis (AD 81-96) AE 28 - Domitian526 viewsAezanis and Cadi in Alliance, Domitian. 81-96 AD. AE28 (19.54g). Laureate bust left, drapery on left shoulder, aegis / The Demi of Aezanis and Cadi standing, clasping hands, each holding a sceptre. VF, brown patina.
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Pompeiopolis (BC 66) AE 24526 viewsafter 66 BC. AE24 (10.44g, 12h). Bare head of Pompey right; star to right / Athena, helmeted, standing left, holding Nike and sceptre, shield on ground at right. VF, dark green patina with lighter highlights.
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Laodikeia (BC 27-AD 14) ) AE 14526 viewsTime of Augustus (?), 27 BC-14 AD. AE14 (3.12g). Griffin/ panther/ wolf with forepaw raised left, holding double-axe within wreath / ΛAOΔΙΚΕΩÎ, Laodike as Aphrodite (?) wearing long chiton and dove standing left. Good very fine.
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Prymnessos (AD 193-220) - AE 25526 viewsAutonomous, Severan period, 193-220 AD. AE25 (8.73g). ΙΕΡΑ CÎ¥Î-ΚΛΗΤΟC, laureate, draped bust of young Senate right / ΠΡΥΜÎΗCCΕΩÎ, Cybele in long gown enthroned left, kalathos on head, right hand outstretched over a lion sitting to her right, left arm resting on a tympanon.
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Magnesia ad Sipylos (BC 200-0) AE 15526 views2nd-1st century BC. AE15 (2.81g). Diademed head of youthful Herakles right / ΜΑΓÎΗ/ ΣΙΠ, tripod; monogram to left. Very fine.
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Prymnessos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus526 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (4.74g). Nearchos Arta, magistrate. Laureate head right / Dikaiosyne advancing left, holding scales and grain ears. Near VF, black patina under some light earthen encrustation. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Pionia (AD 117-138) AE 16 - Hadrian 526 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE16 (1.17g). Laureate head right / ЄΠI NIKO ΠIONITΩN, Heracles facing; holding chlamys and leaning on club. Rare. Hairline flan crack, attractive very fine.
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Akmoneia (AD 54-69) AE 16526 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 54-69 AD. AE16 (2.80g), struck under archiereus Servinius Capito and his wife, archiera Julia Severa. ΘEAN POMHN - AKMONEIC, turreted bust of Roma right / CEPOVHNIOV KAΠITΩNOC KAI IOVΛIAC CEOVHPAC, Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm-branch. Good F. Hoeft coll.
This is a rare coin where both spouses are named in the legend. It is said to be typical for archierontes, high priests of Asia.
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Apameia (AD 100-200) AE 15526 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 2nd century AD. AE15 (2.80g). AΠAM - EIA, draped bust of the City-Tyche right, wearing mural crown / AΠA - MEIΩN, Hekate Triformis, three-figured, with 3 heads and 6 arms, each with double-chiton and wearing kalathos, holding torches. F+. Hoeft coll.
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(BC 480-440) Uncertain Dynast - Stater526 viewsca 500-440 BC. AR Stater (8.35g, 21mm). Forepart of boar left / Triskeles in dotted square incuse. VF. Rare.
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Kebren (BC 400-300) AE 19526 viewsca 400-387 BC. AE19 (8.50g, 6h). Ram’s head right; below, eagle standing right / Laureate head of Apollo right. VF, green and brown patina, light smoothing on reverse.
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Kyme (BC 400-350) Hemiobol526 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.32g). Forepart of horse right / Floral pattern, Î -Î -I-E-Y-I (?) around, within circular incuse. Good VF. Alighieri Coll.
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Kebren (BC 480-440) Obol526 viewsca late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.58g, 9mm). Ram’s head left; below, tunny fish right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned, some granularity.
The obverse type of a ram’s head left is very similar, stylistically, to the early coinage of Kebren. Although the type is not published with a tunny fish beneath the ram’s head, which is usually indicative of Kyzikos, there are other symbols, such as a bird, that do appear on the Kebren coinage beneath the ram.
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Laranda (AD 244-249) AE 23 - Otacilia Severa526 viewsOtacilia Severa. Augusta, 244-249 AD. AE23 (9.9g). M OTAKIΛIAN CЄOYHPAN CЄB, diademed and draped bust right / ΛΑΡΑÎΔЄΩΠMHTPO, Tyche seated left on rock, river-god swimming at her feet. Near EF; attractive patina.
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Kaisareia (AD 14-37) Drachm - Tiberius & Drusus 526 viewsTiberius, with Drusus Caesar, 14-37 AD. AR Drachm (3.49g, 17mm, 12h). Struck 32-33 AD. TI • CAES • AVG [• P • M] • (TR) • P XXXIV, laureate head of Tiberius right / DRVSVS • CAES • TI • AVG • F • COS • II • (TR) • P • IT, bare head of Drusus left. VF, toned, a few light marks and scratches under tone. Extremely rare with tribunician date XXXIV.
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Kyme (BC 460-400) Trihemiobol526 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.33g, 10mm). Head of eagle left, KY to left / Granulated "mill-sail" incuse square. aEF. Apparently unpublished.
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Nagidos (BC 410-360) Tetartemorion525 viewsbefore 360 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.23g). Head of Aphrodite right, hair bound in sphendone / Torso with phallus, Ν−ΑΓ−Ι. Lightly toned, good VF. Very rare.
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Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 15525 viewsca 2nd cent AD. AE15 (1.41g). Armored bust of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Telesphoros standing facing, ΕΛΑΙ-ΤΩÎ. Dark golden toning, EF.
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Nagidos (BC 400-380) Obol525 viewsca 488-380 BC. AR Obol (0.60g). Head of Aphrodite facing slightly to right, hair in sphendone / Head of youthful Dionysos facing slightly left, wearing ivy-leaf wreath, N to left. EF.
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Anazarbos (AD 54-68) AE - Nero525 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE (3.93g). Head right / Boule with votingtable enthroned before voting-urn. Green-brown patina, very fine, extremely fine.
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Owl on Mysia, Pergamon AE20525 viewsMysia, Pergamon, ca 200-100 BC. AE20 (6.40g, 6h). Bearded head of Zeus right / Snake around omphalos; countermark: owl.
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Stektorion (AD 161-180) AE 15525 viewsCivic issue, time of Marcus Aurelius (ca 161-180 AD). AE15 (2.36g). FL-LIK-INNIANOU, draped bust of Serapis right, wearing modius / CTEKTO-PHNWN, bucranium surmounted by crescent; two stars above. EF, dark green-brown patina. Very rare city.
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Side (AD 253-268) AE 31 - Salonina525 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, 254-268 AD. AE31 (21.66g). Diademed and draped bust right, resting on wings of eagle below; c/m: E / Turreted. veiled and draped bust of Tyche right. Near VF, brown patina. From the Ian Roper Collection.
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Iasos (BC 250-190) AE 24525 views2nd century BC. AE24 (5.76g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Dolphin swimming right, pulling naked Hermias, who holds fin with left hand, ΙΑΣΕΩΠbelow. Good style, broad flan, olive-green patina, minimal corrosion on rev, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
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Side (AD 255-258) AE 29 - Valerian II525 viewsValerian II, Caesar, 255-258 AD. AE29 - 11 Assaria (14.89g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right resting on an eagle’s wings; IA before / CIΔHTΩN N-EΩKOPΩN, Apollo standing facing, head left, holding patera and scepter. VF, thin green patina. Drewry Coll.
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Temnos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 17 - Asinius Gallus525 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE17 (2.72g). Asinius Gallus, Procos. Struck ca 5 BC. ΑCΙÎΙΟC ΓΑΛΛΟC ΑΓÎΟC; bare head of Asinius Gallus right / ΑΠΟΛΛΑC ΦΑΙÎΙΟΥ ΤΑΜÎΙΤΑÎ; head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. Rare. aVF.
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Eikonion (AD 238-244) AE 27 - Gordian III525 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE27 (10.45g). IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ICONI ENSI COLO/ S R, Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiae and rudder. Nice very fine.
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Kindya (BC 510-480) Obol525 viewsca 510-480 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.52g). Head of ketos left; horizontal Λ below “beard†/ Eight-rayed star within incuse square. VF, minor porosity. Alighieri Coll.
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Temnos (BC 300-250) AE 11525 views3rd century BC. AE11 (1.27g, 12h). Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Grape bunch on vine. Good VF, green patina.
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Halikarnassos (BC 150-50) Drachm525 viewsca 150-50 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.78g, 12h). [...]mon, magistrate. Facing head of Helios / Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right; magistrate incomplete. Near EF, lightly toned. Ex CNG Elec. Auc. 141, lot 71; Gorny & Mosch 200 (10/2001), lot 1866.
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Philadelphia (AD 161-169) AE 31 - Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus525 viewsMarcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE31 (29.55g, 6h). Lad... Severus, archon (?). AVT K M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC K AVP OVHPOC, confronted busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus / Statue of Helios, radiate, advancing right, holding extended torch and whip, within distyle shrine, [ЄΠΙ] ΛΑΔ... CЄΒΗΡΟV [ΑΡΧ(?)] around, [Φ]ΙΛΑΔЄΛ[ΦΕΩÎ] in exergue. gVF.
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Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 26 - Alexander Severus524 viewsAlexander Severus, 222-235 AD. AE25.77 (6.57g, 12h). M AVP AΛΕΞΑÎΔPOC P, draped bust right / ΘYATEIPHNΩÎ, Artemis advancing right with bow, drawing arrow out of quiver. Very fine. Unpublished?
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Hadrianopolis (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III524 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (24.32g). S. Kaikinon, magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠC KAIKINON B AΔRIANOΠO around, C-EB across field, Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. Near VF, even brown surfaces, obverse lightly double-struck. Ex Sternberg XI (11/1981), lot 313.
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Mylasa (BC 520-490) 1/12 Stater524 viewsbefore 500 BC. AR 1/12 Stater (0.82g). Forepart of lion left / Irregular incuse square. VF.
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Selge (BC 200-0) AE 13524 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (1.86g). Draped bust of bearded Herakles facing, club behind shoulder / ΣΕ-Λ, forepart of stag right, head left. Dark green patina, aEF. Gutknecht coll.
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Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 24524 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE24 (5.76g). Turreted head of Tyche right, ΔΙ behind / ΤΑΡΣΕΩÎ, Zeus in himation seated left on throne, holding eagle-tipped sceptre; ΠΑ and ΔΙ monograms to right. Green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
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Aspendos (AD 222-235) AE 33 - Julia Mamaea524 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE33 (22.72g). Diademed and draped bust right / ACΠENΔI/ΩN in two lines in exergue, Serapis seated left on throne, holding sceptre, Cerberus at his feet; before him, Isis standing right, raising sistrum; behind, Demeter standing left, holding torch. VF, green patina, a little rough. Drewry Coll.; Ex Kovacs 6 (11/1985), 243.
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Maionia (AD 147-176) AE 22 - Faustina II524 viewsFaustina II, 147-176 AD. AE22 (6.01g). ΦAVCTЄINA – NЄA CЄBACT, draped bust of Faustina right / MAIONΩN ЄΠI KO VCINIOV APX A, Demeter standing left holding crops and scepter. Very fine.
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Perge (AD 247-249) AE 27 - Philip II524 viewsPhilip II, 247-249 AD. AE27 (8.42g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cult statue of Artemis Pergaea, star and crescent flanking; all within distyle temple; in pediment, eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed. Good VF, brown surfaces. Ex Alexandre de Barros Coll.
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Kios (AD 209-212) AE 24524 viewsGeta (as Augustus), 209-212 AD. AE24 (7.42g). AVT.KΠ.CE - ΓETAC AV, cuirassed, laureate bust right / K-IA-NΩ-N, Youthful Hylas, waving clothes around hips, advancing right, drinking from a jug which he holds in his right hand. Very rare, F+, deep brown patina. Hoeft coll.
Hylas was a beautiful young boy, the 'catamite' of Herakles, abducted by Nymphs near Kios.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol524 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.61g). Tunny left, lotus (?) flower below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, light porosity.
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Sinope (AD 41-55) AE 22 - Britannicus & Nero524 viewsBritannicus, with Nero as Caesar, 41-55 AD. AE22 (7.43g, 2h). Dated CY 100 (54/5 AD). Laureate head of Britannicus left / Laureate head of Nero left; date in legend. VF, dark green patina, minor roughness. Extremely rare.
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Ilistra (AD 164-182) AE 22 - Lucilla524 viewsLucilla, wife of Lucius Verus, 164-182 AD. AE22 (9.30g). Draped and diademed bust right / Athena standing left, holding cup and spear, shield at feet. VF.
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Akmoneia (AD 251-253) AE 30 - Trebonianus Gallus524 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE30 (12.08g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nymph advancing right, with billowing veil, holding the infant Zeus; three Kuretes around, each in armor and holding sword and shield. VF, green patina, a bit rough. Rare.
The Kuretes share some of the attributes of the Korybantes, dancing divinities associated with the worship of Kybele, but their specific role in Greek mythology was to serve as the protectors of the infant Zeus while he was hidden away on Crete, safe from his jealous father Kronos. Their militant dancing, accompanied by the clashing of swords on shields, drowned out the cries of the infant. The nursing of Zeus, according to certain traditions, was left to the sister nymphs Adrasteia and Ida, who fed Zeus with the the milk of the she-goat Amaltheia (in other traditions Amaltheia is a third nymph).
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Pergamon (BC 200-30) AE 16524 views2nd-1st century BC. AE16 (2.98g). Draped bust of Athena wearing Korinthian helmet right / Owl standing facing on monogram, wings closed; all within olive wreath. Very fine.
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Smyrna (BC 88-85) AE 24524 viewsca 85-75 BC. AE23 (14.33g, 11h). Mithradatic Wars issue. Hermogenes and Phrixos, magistrates. Diademed head of Mithradates VI of Pontos right / Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm frond; EPMOΓENHΣ/ΦPIΞOΣ in two lines to left. Near EF, green-brown patina.
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Abydos (BC 500-475) Tetartemorion524 views480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.3g). Eagle standing left, Y (?) to right / Quadripartite incuse square ("wind-mill" type). VF.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B62524 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte. Female head, three quarters facing right / Confronting and overlapping female heads within incuse square. One known to Bodenstedt. A further example has yet to appear at auction.
The obverse appears to have a die match with that of B61 and the reverse appears to have a die match with that of B55. The die matches are not conclusive due to the different relative wear of the respective examples. However, the obverse and reverse are firmly related to earlier emissions.
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Magnesia ad Sipylos (AD 17-37) AE 18 - Livia524 viewsLivia, after 17 AD. AE18 (2.66g). Draped bust of Senate right / Draped bust of Livia right. Nice Very Fine. Ex Jacquier 35, lot 307.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B14524 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Head of roaring lion right, ΛE to left (facing outward, E retrograde) / Incuse head of calf right with collar, incuse rectangular punch behind. One of the finest known to capture all elements of the type, gVF. Carr coll.
Thirteen examples known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the tenth example offered at electronic auction or sale. The obverse is one of the five coin types noted by Bodenstedt (B14, B20, B23, B28 and B35) that bear the initial letters of the name of the island - Lesbos.
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Kyzikos (AD 200-270) AE 18524 views3rd century AD. AE18 (4.25g). Anepigraphic, head of Kore right, wearing grain ear wreath / KVZI KHNΩN, ibis. Dark green patina, EF. Franke coll.
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B79524 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11mm). Female head right, with hair in sakkos / Kithara within linear border. gVF.
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Myrina (AD 253-268) AE 17523 viewsunder Roman control, semi-autonomous, 253-268 AD. AE17 (2.54g). MVPE-INA, draped, turreted bust of Tyche left / ÎœVΡEΙÎΑΩÎ, Tyche in long garb with fullhorn standing left. Dark green patina, VF.
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Lampsakos (BC 190-85) AE 15523 viewsca 190-85 BC. AE15 (2.75g). Head of Demeter right, wearing corn wreath / Thunderbolt, ΛΑΜ above, forepart of Pegasos right below. Dark green patina, VF.
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Iasos (BC 250-190) AE 15523 viewsca 250-190 BC. AE15 (3.29g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / The youth Hermias swimming right, arm draped over a dolphin, ΙΑΣΕΩΠabove.
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Anazarbos (AD 249-251) AE 28 - Herennia Etruscilla523 viewsHerennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius, Augusta, 249-251 AD. AE28 (13.63g), dated year 269 (250/251 AD). Diademed and draped bust right, crescent at shoulders / Dionysos, holding thyrsos, reclining left on back of panther crouching right with head reverted. Very fine.
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Philadelphia (AD 105-122) AE 18 - Plotina523 viewsPlotina, wife of Trajan, Augusta, 105-122 AD. AE18 (5.06g). Draped bust right / ΦI/ΛAΔE/ΛΦE/ΩN, legend in four lines within laurel-wreath. VF, attractive green patina, some roughness.
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Stratonikeia (AD 193-211) AE 38 - Septimius Severus523 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE38 (32.97g, 6h). L CЄP CЄ - BHROC Π[ЄPTINAX], laureate head right; countermark, laureate head of Caracalla right / ЄΠI KΛ [API]CTЄ - OV CTPATONЄIKЄ[Ω - N], Hekate standing facing, head left, holding torch in left and patera in right; at her feet to left, dog with head turned standing left. Very fine. Ex Hirsch Nachf., Auc 202 (11/1998), Nr. 469. Ex Karl coll.
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Hadrianopolis (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian523 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (6.69g, 6h). Pom[...], magistrate. KΛICΛP ΛΔPI[...], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI ΠOM[..], large krater within distyle temple; ΛΔPIΛNO / ΠOΛITΩN in two lines in exergue. Apparently unpublished. Near VF, brown patina, light deposits. Ex. Wagner Coll.
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Aizanis (AD 200-270) AE 15523 views2nd century AD. AE15 (1.99g). Draped bust of Hermes right, kerykeion over shoulder / ΑΙΖΑÎ-ЄΙΤΩÎ, eagle facing with open wings, head left, wreath in beak. F.
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Myra (AD 238-244) AE 29 - Gordian III523 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE29 (17.47g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Îœ ΑΠΓΟΡΔΙΑÎΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΜΥΡЄΩÎ, Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux) standing left. Nice dark green patina, adjustment marks. Good VF.
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Synnada (AD 253-268) AE 25523 viewsTime of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE25 (7.91g, 5h). CYN NAΔЄΩN, bare head of Hercules or Thynnaros / ΔOPIЄΩN IΩNΩN, Baetyl within distyle temple; star in pediment. Near VF, green-brown patina, surfaces a little rough.
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bull on Pamphylia, Aspendos523 viewsca 370-330 BC. AR Stater (10.94g). Two wrestlers grappling, ΔΡ between, dotted circular border / [Ε]ΣΤFΕΔ[ΙΙVΣ], slinger, wearing short belted chiton, attacking right; triskeles to right, countermark: bull standing right, Aramaic letters 'bal' above. Areas of flat striking, otherwise EF. Keshet Coll.
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Phokaia (BC 250-200) AE 12523 views2nd century BC. AE12 (1.64g, 12h). Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos / Monogram of Phokaia (composed of “Φ†and “ωâ€) in form of caduceus, A - Λ(?) below. VF, green patina. Alighieri Coll.; Ex Dieter Klein Coll.
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Kyzikos (AD 177-192) AE 25 - Commodus523 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE25 (7.02g). Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΓΕΡΜ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Commodus right within dotted border; circular countermark with woman's bust right / ΚΥΖΙΧΗΠ- ÎΕΟΚΟΡ, Demeter with torch driving biga composed of snakes within dotted border.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol523 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.65g, 3h). Forepart of a roaring lion right / Eagle flying right within incuse square. VF, toned.
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Sinope (BC 362-353) Drachm - Sysinas523 viewsca 362-353 BC, in name of Satrap Sysinas (son of Datames). AR Drachm (5.49g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front / Sea-eagle attacking dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('abd ssn'). About very fine.
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Antiocheia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 14 - Augustus523 viewsAugustus, 17 BC-14 AD. AE14 (3.2g). CEBACTOC, bare head of Augustus right / ΠΑΙΩÎΟΥ ΣΥÎΑΡΧΙΑ ΑÎΤΙΟΧΕΩÎ, Athena standing left holding spear and shield. VF.
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Koinon of Cyprus (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla523 viewsCaracalla, AD 198-217. AE32 (16.15g, 5h). Laureate heroic bust of Caracalla right / Temple of Paphian Aphrodite within which cone, crescent and star on top of temple, roofed wing on each side within which candelabrum stands, dove on roof of each wing, paved semicircular court before temple. aVF. Apparently Unique.
Palea Paphos was one of the most important pilgrimage centres in the Greek world due to its famous Sanctuary of Aphrodite; the goddess herself was born of the sea near Paphos, and floated in on a scallop shell. When she arose, she was hailed as 'Cyprian'. The Sanctuary of Aphrodite continued to flourish well into the Roman era. Several Roman emperors honoured the shrine, and it was visited by Titus in 69 AD when the future emperor was on his way to Egypt. He consulted the oracle of Aphrodite, and was told that he had a great future. The sanctuary was rebuilt by the Romans after the earthquake of 76/77 AD, in a design that preserved the layout of the original. The cult of Aphrodite survived at Palea Paphos until the 4th century AD, when Emperor Theodosius outlawed paganism. Today, virtually nothing remains of the Sanctuary save the holy ground itself.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B27523 viewsca 478Â-455 BC. EL Hekte (10.5mm, 2.52g, 5h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left / Incuse head of bull right. Good VF, lightly toned. Unusual centering, allowing full view of cock.
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Kilikia Uncertain (BC 4th cent) Aphrodite/Herakles522 viewsca 400-360 BC. AR Obol (0.72g). Head of Aphrodite (?) facing with long curts / Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin around neck. EF. Rare.
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Isaura (AD 198-209) AE 21 - Geta522 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE21 (5.02g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, aegis on cuirass / Hercules standing right, holding club and lion's skin. Good VF, green-brown patina. Scarce city.
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Kos (BC 345-330) Didrachm522 viewsca 345-330 BC. AR Didrachm (6.74g). Biton, magistrate. Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Veiled female head left; ΒΙΤΩΝ behind. VF, toned, minor corrosion. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions IV (9/1988), lot 108; Ariadne Galleries 4 (12/1983), lot 124.
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Masikytes (BC 35-30) Hemidrachm522 viewsLycian League, ca 35-30 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.83g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΛΥΚΙΩÎ, Îœ-Α/Σ-Ι, lyre, within incuse square. EF.
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Tetartemorion522 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20g, 9mm). Foreparts of two confonted bulls, horns crossed / Forepart of bull left within incuse square.
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Termessos Minor (BC 100-0) AE 13522 viewsca 1st century BC. AE13 (1.71g, 12h). Draped bust of Hermes right, wearing petasos, bee behind / ΤΕΡΜΗΣ-ΣΕΩÎ, eagle standing right, wings closed. Green-brown patina, VF. Very rare.
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Ariassos (BC 100-0) AE 15522 views1st century BC. AE15 (3.45g). Laureate head of bearded Zeus right / Humped bull butting left on ground line, APIA in exergue. Green patina, gVF. Righetti coll.
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Syangela (BC 350-320) AE 9522 viewsca 350-320 BC. AE9 (0.82g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / S-Y, spear point within laurel wreath. EF. Very rare. Karl coll.; ex Hauck and Aufhäuser, Auk. 18 (10/2004), 266.
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Trapezopolis (AD 100-200) AE 16522 views2nd century AD. AE16 (2.47g). TPAΠEZOΠOΛITΩN, bust of Athena right / ΔΙAΠOΛI AΔPACTOY, humped bull advancing right. Very rare mint. VF.
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III522 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE25 (9.46g, 12h), dated RY 4 (241/2 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Legend in four lines within wreath; date in legend. VF, green patina, minor roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.
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