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Home > Ionia Most viewed - Ionia Kolophon (BC 330-300) AE 18617 viewsca 4th-3rd cent BC. AE18 (5.88g). Head of Apollo right, wearing band in hair / Kithara, KO above, within linear square; ΑΛ-ΚΙ-ΔH-ΜΟΣ (magistrate) around. Good style, dark green patina, gVF. Very rare type. Joy coll. Kolophon (BC 480-450) Tetartemorion616 viewsca 480-470 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.24g). Facing head of Apollo Klarios with long-hanging hair / Mark of value or monogram? in incuse square. Rare. Finely toned, EF. Kolophon (BC 500-480) Hemiobol616 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g, 7mm). Head of Apollo right, hair tied / Quadripartite incuse square, with granular patterns, pellet in center. aVF. Miletos (BC 259-246) Drachm616 viewsca 259-246 BC. AR Drachm (5.19g). Leontiskos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, looking right; star above, monogram and E before, ΛΕΟΝΤΙΣΚΟ[Σ] in exergue. Good VF, minor porosity. Phokaia (BC 250-100) AE 17616 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE17 (4.73g). Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos / Griffin springing left, ΦΩΚΑΕΩΝ below. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.; ex Triton V (New York, 1/2002), lot 476. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater616 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (6mm, 0.65g). Head of seal left / Incuse square punch. EF. Lebedos (BC 330-294) Hemidrachm615 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.37g). Egias, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena left / Owl standing right, head facing; [ship’s prow] in right field. VF, a little off center and porous. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater614 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.66g). Head of seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Miletos (AD 177-192) AE 32 - Commodus613 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE32 (17.55g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Legend in five lines within laurel wreath. VF, dark green patina, light roughness. The reverse marks the Didymeia and Kommodeia festivals and games, honoring the shrine of Apollo at Didyma and the elevation of Commodus to Augustus in 177 AD. Wagner Coll. Magnesia (BC 350-190) Trihemiobol613 viewsca 350-190 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.91g, 9.5mm). Helmeted head of Athena left / M-A flanking trident within circular maeander pattern. EF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Ram - EL 1/48613 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.29g, 5mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of ram right / Incuse square punch. Cf. CNG 76, 731 (1/24 stater), otherwise unpublished. Good VF. Extremely rare. Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian612 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.56g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Fortuna Ephesia standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. VF, area of light porosity. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Ephesos (BC 375) AE 11612 viewsca 375 BC. AE11 (1.30g, 12h). Female head left, wearing stephane / Bee. VF, dark green patina. Whorton Coll.; ex Gorny & Mosch 176 (3/2009), lot 1311. Miletos (AD 117-138) AE 19 - Hadrian612 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE19 (4.30g, 12h). Reginus, magistrate. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / Apollo Didymus standing right, holding bow and recumbent stag. Good VF, green and brown patina. Very rare. Group CEM. Smyrna (BC 190-50) AE 22611 viewsca 110-100 BC. AE22 (9.87g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ZΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ - ΜΗΤΡΟΔΩΡΟΣ / ΠΑΣΙΚΡΑΤΟΥ (magistrate), Homer seated left, holding roll, scepter behind. Dark olive-green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Kolophon (AD 244-249) AE 35 - Philip I611 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE35 (18.55g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΕPCΤ ΑΥΡΙΑC ΧΡΙ ΟΝ C/ΟΓ ΚΟΛΟΦΩΝΙΩΝ, Apollo Klarias seated left, holding laurel branch and lyre. VF, porous brown surfaces. Drewry Coll.; Ex Burstein Coll., Peus 366, (10/2000), lot 639. Erythrai (BC 520-480) 1/96 Stater610 viewsca 550 BC. AR 1/96 Stater - Lydo-Milesian standard (0.12g). Rosette with 9 petals and central pellet / Four pellets around a central pellet within deep incuse. VF/EF. Very rare. Ex Auktion Aufhauser 10 (1993), lot 142. Samos (BC 350) AE 15610 viewsca 380-350 BC. AE15 (2.65g). Head of Hera right, wearing stephane and necklace / Facing lion's scalp, ΣΑ below. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll.; ex M&M AG, Basel - List 335 (1972), lot 288. Kolophon (BC 330-294) Hemidrachm609 viewsca 330-310 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.47g). Konnion, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Tripod. VF, nice metal. Kolophon (AD 98-117) AE 24 - Trajan609 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE24 (10.61g, 12h). Laureate head right / Cult statue of Artemis Klaria. Green patina, VF. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B102 - EL 1/6 Stater608 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm). Laureate female head (Sappho), hair in sakkos; below, small seal / Quadripartite incuse square. Lightly toned and unusually well centered, gVF. Carr coll. Bodenstedt notes 36 examples of this emission. Most examples omit the small seal due to the strike not being well centered. The obverse portrait is thought to be that of the female Greek poet Sappho, a native of Lesbos. A similar female portrait is to be found on a rare and unpublished Stater of Lampsakos [see CNG Auc. 100 lot 74]. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B13 - EL 1/24 Stater607 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.66g, 6mm). Roaring head of lion left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse square punch. gVF. Extremely rare. Klazomenai (BC 500-480) Diobol606 viewsca 499-494 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.01g). Forepart of winged boar right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, light porosity, nicely centered. Phokaia (AD 244-249) AE 37 - Philip I604 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE37 (25.73g). Skribonianus, magistrate. AV K M IOV ΦIΛIPΠΠOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠ CT KA CKPЄIBΩNIANOV ΦΩ/KAIЄΩN, Poseidon to the left, standing r, holding trident and dolphin, Athena standing left, holding spear and shield, olive tree at her feet. Extremely rare. Partly green patina, VF. Phygela (BC 350-300) AE 11604 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE11 (1.86g, 11h). Head of Artemis Munychia facing slightly left, wearing stephane decorated with palmettes / Bull butting left; palm before. Good VF, dark green patina. Chios (BC 431-412) Drachm603 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Drachm (3.48g). Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora; monogram to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, light porosity. Rare. Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/24603 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g, 8mm). Head of lion right / Incuse punch of mill-sail pattern. gVF. Magnesia (BC 190) AE 25602 viewsafter BC 190 BC. AE25 (11.52g). Draped bust of diademed Artemis right, bow and quiver behind shoulder / Stag standing right on top of maeander, ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ above, ΠΑΥΣΑΝΙΑΣ / ΜΗΤΡΟΔΩΡΟΣ below, monogram to left. Dark green patina, gVF. Scarcer type. Gutknecht coll. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater602 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.51g). Head of seal left / Incuse punch. Near VF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6602 viewsca 625­-600 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53g). Lydo-­Milesian standard. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Well centered. Priene (BC 290-250) Hemidrachm601 viewsca 290-270 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.68g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Trident within circular maeander pattern, ΠΡΙΗ to left, ΛΥΣΑΓ (magistrate) to right. EF. Magnesia (BC 459) Hemiobol601 viewsca 459 BC, probably an issue of Archepolis. AR Hemiobol (0.36g, 7h). Head of Athena right / M-A, head of eagle left, within dotted border in incuse square. Very rare. VF. Ephesos (BC 625-600) EL 1/24 Stater600 viewsPhanes, ca 625-600 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.57g). Forepart of stag left, head reverted; 3 dots to left / Incuse square punch with raised lines within. Triton VIII, 405; otherwise unpublished. Fine. Very rare. Smyrna (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian600 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.94g, 6h), struck after late 128 AD. Bare head right / Two Nemeses standing facing, vis-a-vis, each holding out fold of drapery; the left also holding a bridle, the right a rule. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype. Priene (BC 290-250) Hemidrachm600 viewsca 290-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.67g, 11h). Lysag(o)–, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena left / Ornamented trident head; ΛYΣAΓ to right; all within circular maeander pattern. Good VF, toned. Well centered. Very rare. Lebedos (BC 150) Tetradrachm600 viewsca 160-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.54g, 1h). Stephanephoric type. Apollodotos, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, on club between two cornucopias; ΑΠΟΛΛ-ΟΔΟΤΟΣ below; all within wreath. EF, beautifully toned, reverse a touch off center. Kolophon (BC 500-480) Hemiobol599 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32g). Head of Apollo right, hair tied / Quadripartite incuse square, pellet in center. VF. Smyrna (AD 95) AE 15 - Vespasian Jr.599 viewsVespasian Jr., ca 95 AD. AE 19 (2.56g). ΟΥЄCΠΑCΙΑΝΟC ΝЄΟΤЄΡΟC, head right / CΜΥΡΝΑΙΟΝ, Nike with wreath and palm branch advancing right. Very rare. Dark patina, VF. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B70 - EL 1/6 Stater599 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g, 10mm). Head of young male left, wearing Silenos mask on top of his head; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse. Toned, nEF. Ex Naughton Coll.; Ex Nomos, Winter-Spring (1/2004), item 28; Carr coll. The cataloguer notes: “This extraordinary obverse shows a young satyr who has just performed a satyr dance disguised as Silenus, an old satyr. He is clearly not a human dancer since he has an inner ear of his own. We know the dance has finished since he has raised his Silenus mask, which is of a bearded and bald satyr and placed on top of his head. (See SNR 52 pp.44-45 for additional information).” Teos (BC 470-449) Stater598 viewsca 470/65-449 BC. AR Stater (12.03g). Griffin with curled wings seated right, forepaw raised; owl to right / Quadripartite incuse square. EF, lightly toned, die break in obverse field, small split on edge. Well centered and attractive, finer than the four specimens cited by Balcer. Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) thunderbolt - EL 1/6 Stater598 viewsca 600­-550 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.36g). Lydo-­Milesian standard. Thunderbolt / Two incuse squares. VF. Extremely rare, apparently the second known. Samos (BC 360-340) Tetradrachm597 viewsca 360-340 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.12g). Lion’s mask facing / ΣA, Athena standing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield decorated with a gorgoneion; owl standing to left, olive- branch above; within an incuse square. gVF. Unique. Prospero coll. It has been suggested by Hurter that these Athenian types might coincide with the dominance of a pro-Athenian faction at Samos shortly before Athens began to lay siege to the island in 366 BC. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Griffin - EL 1/6597 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.31g, 11mm). Head of lion (or seal) left / Two incuse square punches. gVF.1 comments Ephesos (BC 550-500) 1/3595 viewsca 550 BC. AR Diobol (1.02g). Bee with straight wings / Incuse punch. Good VF, nicely centered. Miletos (BC 225-190 BC) Hemidrachm595 viewsca 225-190 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.44g, 14mm, 1h). Bion, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion standing right, head left; star above, civic monogram and an uncertain one to right, BIΩΝ in exergue. VF, toned. Ex Mueller Coll. Ephesos (BC 500-420) 1/12594 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.31g). Bee / Cock's head(?) right in incuse square. VF, a little porous. Unpublished. Ephesos (AD 128-137) AE 34 - Sabina594 viewsSabina, Augusta, 128-137 AD. AE34 (18.58g, 6h). CЄBACTH CABЄINA, diademed and draped bust right / APTЄMIC ЄΦЄCIA, cult-statue of Artemis facing; stag on either side. Near Extremely Fine. The sister of Apollo, Artemis was the virgin huntress worshipped by a cult at Ephesos. This was a wealthy following and her temple in the city was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Destroyed and rebuilt three times before its final destruction, the last incarnation survived into the reign of Gallienus before it was sacked by raiding Goths. The image of the goddess worshipped at Ephesos was distinctly archaic; she was depicted with many breasts, supposedly (and perhaps, incongruously) denoting her fertility. This attribute, along with the usual mural crown denoting the protection of the city walls and the stags which were sacred only to Artemis, can be seen on the reverse type. Ephesos (BC 500-420) Drachm593 viewsca 500-420 BC. AR Drachm (3.30g). Bee, ΕΦ-ΕΣΙ-Ο-Ν around / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, light porosity. Struck on a broad flan. Phygela (BC 294-281) AE 15593 viewsca 294-281 BC. AE15 (3.02g). Head of Artemis Munychia, wearing palm-decorated stephane, facing slightly left / Bull butting left against palm tree; ΦΥΓ above, ΣΩKΡATH[Σ] (magistrate) below. Near VF, dark green patina with red highlights. Magnesia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 17 – Augustus & Caius593 viewsAugustus, with Caius Caesar, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (5.68g, 11h). Bare head of Augustus right / Bare head of Caius right. Good VF, green patina. Very rare. Group CEM; ex Aufhäuser 3 (10/1986), lot 148. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B13 - EL 1/24 Stater593 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.66g, 7mm). Head of roaring lion left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse square punch. gVF. Ephesos (BC 48-27) AE 14592 viewsca 50-27 BC. AE14 (3.56g). Ε-Φ, bee within olive wreath / Stag standing right, head turned left; torch above, ΠΥΘΩΝ (magistrate) below. gVF. Scarcer type. Samos (BC 394-365) Trihemiobol591 viewsca 394-365 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.84g). Diademed head of Hera left, wearing earring / Lion' scalp facing, ΣΑ below. Toned, VF. Samos (BC 200-100) AE591 viewsca 200 BC. AE (0.99g). Prow of a Samian galley right in dotted circle / Prow of a Samian galley left. gF. Rare.1 comments Phokaia (BC 600-522) B06? - EL 1/96 Stater591 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/96 Stater (4mm, 0.13g). Head of a warrior left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Lee Coll. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B44 - EL 1/6 Stater590 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 11mm). Helmeted head of Ares left; seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Rare. Erythrai (BC 480-420) Drachm589 viewsca 5th cent BC. AR Drachm (4.34g). Naked youth (Hero Erythros?) walking left, restraining cantering horse, corn grain above / Floral pattern with 8 petals, Ε-Ρ-Î¥-Θ around, within incuse square. gVF. Ephesos (BC 258-202) Didrachm589 viewsca 258-202 BC. AR Didrachm (6.29g). Head of Artemis right, wearing stephane; at her shoulder, bow and quiver; shoulders draped / Forepart of kneeling stag right, head turned back, Ε - Φ; bee in field to right, ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΡ[ΑΤΗΣ] (magistrate) to left. Deeply toned, die-break on obv in Artemis' hair, extremely fine. Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm589 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.44g). Winged boar left / Lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. VF. Ephesos (BC 290-281) AE 17589 viewsca 287-281 BC, in the name of Arsinoe, wife of Lysimachos. AE17 (3.07g). Veiled head of Arsinoe II right / ΑΡ−ΣΙ, stag kneeling left, head turned right; ΦΙΛΟΦΡΩΝ (magistrate) to left, [astragalos to right]. Dark green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Ephesos (BC 245-202) Obol589 viewsca 245-202 BC. AR Obol (0.50g, 3h). Draped bust of Artemis right; bow and quiver over shoulder / Forepart of stag left. Unpublished. VF. Apparently unique. Smyrna (AD 241-244) AE - Tranquillina589 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE Diassarion (5.16g, 6h). Struck 241-244 AD. Draped bust right / Hercules standing left, with lion skin over forearm, holding cantharus and club. VF, red-brown patina. Ex Cain Coll.; ex Lindgren Coll. Miletos (BC 175-85) Drachm588 viewsca 170-150 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.86g, 12h). Pyrros, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion standing right, head reverted; star above, KPA monogram to right, ΠΥΡΡΟΣ in exergue. VF, porous. Leukai (BC 350) Obol588 viewsca 350 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.88g). Head of the Persian general Tachos (?) left, wearing Persian helmet / ΛEO, swan standing left with open wings, head right. Fine, porous. Very rare, only the second recorded example. Teos (BC 150) Hemidrachm587 viewsmid 2nd century BC. AR Triobol (1.69g, 12h). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath, thrysos behind shoulder / Lyre with four strings; monogram to left. Very rare. Extremely fine. Smyrna (AD 54-68) AE 18 - Nero587 viewsNero, with Poppaea, 54-68 AD. AE18 (3.04g, 12h). Struck circa AD 62-65. Laureate head right / Poppaea as Nike standing left, holding wreath and cornucopia. Good VF, attractive green patina, flan split. From Group CEM. Ex Sternberg XI (20 Nov 1981), lot 282. Magnesia (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion586 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Attic Tetartemorion (0.13g). Head of Apollo right / Grain of corn, MAΓ above, Maeander pattern below. Toned VF. Miletos (BC 360-325) Drachm586 viewsca 352-325 BC. AR Drachm (3.56g). Demainos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, looking right; star above, monogram before, ΔΗΜΑΙΝΟΣ below. EF, light obverse porosity. Samos (BC 520-500) Hemidrachm585 viewsafter 512 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.53g). Lion's scalp facing within dotted square / Head of bull left in dotted double-line incuse square. VF. Rare. Ephesos (AD 238-244) AE 22 - Gordian III584 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE22 (5.23g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Artemis subduing a stag, grasping it by its antlers, left knee on its back; star in exergue. VF, thick green and brown patina, light roughness. Wagner Coll. Samos (BC 453-439) Tetradrachm584 viewsca 453/2-440/39 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.01g, 6h). Lion scalp facing / Forepart of ox right; olive branch to left, ΣA above, E (date) below; all within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 19 (3/2006), lot 150; Giessener Münzhandlung 69 (11/1994), lot 361. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 1 - EL 1/12584 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte (1/12 Stater) (9mm, 1.01g). Roaring lion's head left / Ornamented incuse punch. Unpublished in the standard references, but see CNG 61 (9/2002), lot 710 for a previous example. VF. Teos (AD 54-68) AE 18 - Nero583 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE18 (4.66g, 12h). Draped bust of Octavia right / Bare head of Nero right within distyle temple; clipeus (?) in pediment. VF, green patina with traces of dusty earthen overtones. Very rare. Ex Wagner Coll. Chios (BC 412-334) Drachm583 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. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - AR 1/12583 viewsca 625-600 BC. AR 1/12 Stater or Diobol (9mm, 1.05g). Raised swastika pattern surrounded by pellets / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF.1 comments Smyrna (BC 190-50) AE 21581 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. Teos (BC 450-400) Stater581 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. Smyrna (BC 190-50) AE 22581 viewsca 125-115 BC. AE22 (7.16g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Z(retrograde)ΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ - ΚΡΩΚΙΝΗΣ (magistrate), Homer seated left, holding roll, scepter behind. Green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.; ex Sternberg Auc. VII (Zurich, 1977), lot 120. Ephesos (AD 117-138) AE 28 - Hadrian581 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. Kolophon (BC 375-350) Drachm581 viewsca 375-350 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.38g, 12h). Astya-, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lyre. VF, a little rough. Magnesia (AD 138-161) AE 34 - Antoninus Pius580 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. Teos (BC 520) Stater579 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. Kolophon (BC 330-280) AE 13578 viewsca 330-285 BC. AE13 (2.10g). Laureate head of Apollo right / AIΣXPI[ON] (magistrate), Forepart of bridled horse right; to left, ΚΟΛ below. Black patina, gVF. Chios (BC 190-84) AE577 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE (3.99g). Demetrios, magistrate. Sphinx seated right / Amphora; XIOΣ and grain-ear to left, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟ[Î¥] to right. VF, dark green patina. Ex Vecchi Auc. I (London, 1996), 304. Miletos (BC 360-325) Tetradrachm576 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. Magnesia (BC 350-190) AE 20576 viewsca 350-190 BC. AE20 (3.42g, 20mm). Horseman holding spear right / Humped bull butting; MAΓΝ above; KYΔΡΟΚΛHΣ (magistrate) below. And corn-ear. Very fine. Priene (BC 290-250) Hemidrachm576 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. Magnesia (BC 350-190) AE 19576 viewsca 350-190 BC. AE19 (2.96g). Horseman holding spear right / Humped bull butting left, MAΓΝ above, KYΔΡΟΚΛHΣ (magistrate) and corn-ear below. Nice very fine. Ephesos (BC 500-420) 1/24575 viewsca 500-420 BC. AR Milesian 1/64th or Persic 1/48 Stater (0.25g, 7mm). Bee / [E]Φ, eagle head right. aEF. Kolophon (BC 450-410) Tetartemorion574 viewsLate fifth century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.30g). Laureate head Apollo right / TE monogram, stork to left. Good VF. Ephesos (BC 405-390) AE 8573 viewsca 405-390 BC. AE8 (0.54g). Bee / Stag-head right. Good VF. Magnesia (BC 160-150) Tetradrachm573 viewsca 160-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.72g, 12h). Herognetos (son of) Zopyrionos, "magistrate." Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tripod; ΗΡΟΓΝΗΤΟΣ ZΩΠΥΡΙΩΝΟΣ to left, ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ to right, maeander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Superb EF, tiny die break from chin. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Figural - EL 1/96573 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/96 Stater (4mm, 0.13g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Raised oval within linear outline (resembling an eye) / Irregular incuse punch. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) seal - 1/4 Stater573 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. Phygela (BC 350-300) AE 13572 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE13 (1.91g). Head of Artemis Munychia 3/4 to left, wearing stephane decorated with palmettes / Bull butting left, palm before, ΦΥ above. VF, glossy dark green and brown patina. Kolophon (BC 330-300) AE 19572 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. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B77 - EL 1/6 Stater 572 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of young male left, with unruly hair; [small seal behind] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, dark iridescent toning on obverse. Extremely rare, only three specimens recorded by Bodenstedt. Ephesos (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla572 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (6.45g). Second neocorate. Laureate head right / ΕΦΕCΙΩ−Ν Î’ ΝΕΟ−ΚΟΡΩΝ, Artemis standing right, holding by the antlers stag kneeling right. VF, green patina, a little rough. Drewry Coll. Magnesia (BC 190) AE 20571 viewsAfter 190 BC. AE20 (11.69g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Rider with lance on horseback galloping right; magistrates ΕΥΚΛΗΣ, ΚΡΑΤΙΝΟΣ. VF, glossy dark green, almost black, patina. Freedman Coll. Miletos (BC 530-500) 1/8 Stater571 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. 1850 coins on 19 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19