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Home > Asia Minor General Most viewed - Asia Minor General Uncertain (AD 96-98) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Nerva529 viewsNerva, 96-98 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.07g, 7h). Uncertain Asia Minor (or Rome) mint. Struck 97 AD. Laureate head right / Distyle temple set on four-tiered base; within, cult statue of Augustus standing facing, holding spear, being crowned with wreath by female figure holding cornucopiae; ROMA ET AVG across entablature. VF. While no decisive evidence exists for the location of the mint of the cistophori during the reigns of Vespasian through Trajan, the style, legends, and, in particular, the consistent die axis point to Rome, suggesting that these coins were minted in the capital and then sent to Asia for local use. Uncertain (BC 440-390) Wheel - Hemiobol528 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.28g, 6.5mm). Eagle standing left / Four-spoked wheel. Extremely rare. Nice very fine. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian524 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.42g, 6h). Mint A. Struck after 128 AD. LVCVSTVS HLDPILNVS P P (sic), bare head right / COS III, six grain ears tied in a bundle. VF, minor slip strike on obverse. areas of minor porosity. Unique and unknown to Metcalf. This reverse type, with COS III across the lower field and multiple leaves on the stalks, was previously known from a single specimen in Vienna, which Metcalf assigned to an uncertain Mint A. The bust type and unusual legend, though, are unrecorded for this mint. Memnon (BC 350-334) AE523 viewsMemnon of Rhodes?, ca 350-334 BC. AE (1.41g). Persian King running/kneeling right, holding bow and spear / Persian fire altar (?). Fine dark green patina, flan break, EF. Rare. Mueller coll. Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 9520 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE9, struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headdress (Bashlyk) / Forepart of winged boar right, ΚΙΣ above. Some surface deposit, EF. Very rare. Uncertain (BC 490) Drachm518 viewsafter 490 BC. AR Drachm (4.00g). Head of boar right / Irregular incuse punch. VF. Ex Hirsch 33 (Munchen 1913), lot 865. Owl on Mysia, Pergamon AE20512 viewsMysia, Pergamon, ca 200-100 BC. AE20 (6.40g, 6h). Bearded head of Zeus right / Snake around omphalos; countermark: owl. Spithridates (BC 334) Diobol510 viewsSpithridates, Satrap of Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AR Diobol (?) (1.23g). Head of satrap left, wearing Persian tiara (bashlyk) / Forepart of horse right, ΣΠΙΘ below. VF. Very rare. bull on Pamphylia, Aspendos508 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. Banker's marks on Persian Siglos507 viewsAchaemenid Empire, time of Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. ca 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.48g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger and bow / Incuse punch. Good VF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse. Spithradates (BC 334) AE 11506 viewsSpithridates, Satrap in Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AE11 (1.41g). Head of satrap right, wearing Persian leather headdress (kidaris) / Protome of horse right; monogram in upper left field, [ΣΠΙ] below. Dark green patina, EF. Rare. H.H. Gutknecht Coll.; ex Bank Leu AG, Zurich, 1983. Orontes (BC 357-352) AE505 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE (0.97g), struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headdres (Bashlyk) / Forepart of winged boar right, [ORO-NT-A (?)] around. Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 3 - Tetartemorion504 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.23g). Eagle with spread wings and legs / Schematic wreath in incuse square.1 comments Uncertain (AD 96-98) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Nerva503 viewsNerva, 96-98 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.03g, 7h). Uncertain Asia Minor (or Rome) mint. Struck 97 AD. Laureate head right / Temple of Diana Perga: distyle temple set on three-tiered base; cult statue of Diana standing facing within; DIANA PERG across entablature. VF. Rare. Orontes (BC 357-352) Diobol500 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.32g, 6h), struck in Kisthene. Head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet / Forepart of winged boar left, OPONTA around. Unique. EF. Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 11499 viewsAutophradates, Satrap of Lydia (392-388 BC), and Ionia and Lydia (380-355 BC). AE11 (1.02g). Head right, wearing satrapal headdress / OΛ, grain ear and monoskelis. gVF. Banker's marks on Persian Siglos498 viewsAchaemenid Empire, time of Artaxerxes I to Xerxes II. ca 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.35g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger and bow / Incuse punch. VF, areas of flat strike, bankers’ marks on reverse. Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol496 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.73g), struck at Kisthene. Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready / Forepart of winged boar right, OPO-NT-A around. VF, porous surfaces. Rare. Persian Kings (BC 505-480) 1/6 Siglos495 views5th century BC. AR 1/6 Siglos (0.96g). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Toned, aVF. Rare. Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/4 Siglos491 views5th-4th century BC. AR 1/4 Siglos (1.32g). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Toned, VF. Bull on Kilikia, Kelenderis488 viewsCilicia, Kelenderis, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.21g). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from rearing horse right, monogram below / Goat kneeling right, head reverted, ΚΕΛΕΝ above, countermark: bull walking right. VF/EF. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian484 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.33g, 5h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / COS III, Apollo seated left, holding laurel branch over tripod, and lyre. Near EF, minor porosity. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1489. Persian Kings (BC 420-375) Daric483 viewsXerxes I to Artaxerxes II, ca 420-375 BC. AV Daric (12.5mm, 8.31g). Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardeis mint. Persian king wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling running stance right, holding spear in right hand and bow in left / Incuse punch. Good VF, well centered and unusually well struck. Carr coll.1 comments Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon482 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.01g). Head of Helios left, surrounded by solar crown / Rose, two buds on either side, N-I. Toned VF, light porosity. Very rare. Bulls, eagle, etc on Pamphylia, Aspendos Drachm481 viewsca 420-360 BC. AR Drachm (5.41g, 22mm). Horseman (Mopsos) galloping right, brandishing a spear / boar running left; c/m's: facing bull's head, eagle standing left with trident behind, bull standing right, winged man-headed animal walking right, janiform male heads. For coin: VF, interesting countermarks. Uncertain Satrap (BC 500-450) Hemitetartemorion480 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemitartemorion (0.05g). Head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headress / Blank (incuse?). Good VF, original find patina. Uncertain (BC 350-300) AE - Memnon478 viewsca 360-340 BC. AE (0.64g). Head of Helios with nimbus right / Rosebud, M-E. Dark green patina, VF. Rare. R. Mueller coll.; ex Popken coll.; Aufhauser Auc. 10 (München, 1993), lot 203; Kuenker Auc. 133 (Osnabrück, 2007), lot 7613. Ashton, in his study, suggests a localization in the vicinity of the Dardanelles and links this issue to the two Rhodian brothers Memnon and Mentor, who served ca 360-330 as satrap and commander of mercenaries in the service of Persian kings. Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol478 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, Circa 357-352 BC. AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol (13mm, 2.75g, 12h). Struck in Kisthene. Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready / Forepart of winged boar right. VF, bright surfaces, porous. Very rare. Orontes (BC 357-352) AE477 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE (1.06g), struck at Kisthene. Bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian headdres (Bashlyk), K below / Forepart of winged boar right, ORO-NT-A around. Dark green patina, VF. Ex Aufhauser 6 (1989), lot 105. Uncertain (BC 550-520) 1/6477 viewsca 550-520 BC. AR Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.53g). Stylized head of griffin right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned. Lee Coll. Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon476 viewsca 333-304 BC. AR Tetrobol (3.24g). Head of Helios with nimbus left / Rosebud, M-E. Good VF. Rare. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian474 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.09g, 5h), struck after 128 AD. Mint A. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COS III P P, Hadrian standing facing, head left, holding grain ears and reverted sceptre. VF, light scratches in obverse field. Unpublished reverse type. Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol471 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.65g), struck in Adramytteion. Helmeted head of Athena left / Forepart of Pegasos right. VF, toned. Rare, Troxell was able to locate only 8 specimens in her study. Ex Triton IV (12/2000), lot 233. Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol A464 views425-375 BC. AR 1/12 Stater (6mm, 1.15g, 8h). Forepart of boar right; scorpion to left / Lion's head right; below, scorpion right. Good VF. Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol463 viewslate 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.24g, 7mm). Corinthian helmet / Amphora within dotted square (no ethnic). VF. Unpublished denomination with this reverse. Very rare. Uncertain (BC 450-400) Hemiobol460 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (5mm, 0.27g, 12h). Kantharos / Amphora within dotted square border within incuse square. VF, porous. Alighieri Coll.1 comments Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/32 Siglos459 views5th century BC. AR 1/32 Siglos (0.15g, 5mm). Persian hero-king right, in running-kneeling position, holding bow / Oblong incuse. Rare. aEF. Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/32 Siglos458 views5th century BC. AR 1/32 Siglos (0.16g, 5mm). Persian hero-king right, in running-kneeling position, holding bow and dagger / Oblong incuse. Rare. Almost extremely fine. Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol450 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol or Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.17g, 2h). Helmet left / Amphora within linear square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned. Very rare. Varieties of this type have appeared at auction recently, and have been tentatively attributed to Neandria in Troas, where an early fraction featured a helmet on the obverse. While an attribution to a mint in that region is reasonable, Neandria is probably not correct, as its early fractions consistently feature a ram or barley grain on the reverse, which were emblematic of the city. At the same time, the nearby city of Larissa consistently featured an amphora on the reverse of nearly all of its coinage, which would make it a more likely candidate.1 comments Orontes (BC 357-352) AE449 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia. AE (0.70g), struck in Adramytteion. Head of Satrap, wearking Persian headdress (bashlyk) / [OPO]NTA, forepart of Pegasos. Black patina, VF. Uncertain (BC 450-400) turtle - Hemiobol449 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.26g). Bee alighting to right / Turtle in incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, light porosity. The bee would seem to point to an attribution to Ephesos, but there is really nothing like it in that series. Silver fractions with turtles have been attributed to various locations from Lesbos to Lycia, and provide no help in identifying this unrecorded type. Persian Kings (BC 375-340) Siglos447 viewsArtaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III, ca 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.53g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running right, holding dagger and bow; kerykeion to left / Incuse punch. Good VF, flan flaw on obverse, obverse a bit off center. Extremely rare with subsidiary symbol. Uncertain (BC 450-400) Hemiobol445 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (6mm, 0.25g, 6h). Kantharos / Grape-bunch within dotted square border within incuse square. VF, porous. Alighieri Coll.1 comments Uncertain (BC 550-520) Tetrobol445 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetrobol (11mm, 2.86g). Stylized facing lion’s head wearing five-spiked crown / Incuse square punch with intersecting lines and pellet. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, only the second known tetrobol for the series. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian444 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.72g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Minerva standing left, holding patera, spear, and shield. VF, light scratches in fields. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian441 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.64g, 7h). Mint B. Struck after 128 AD. AVGVSTVS HADRIANVS [P] P P, bare head right / MON AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and sceptre. VF, slight scratch in obverse field. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus, Sutherland Group VI. Unique. It appears that the engraver of the obverse die originally placed the first P in P P before Hadrian's neck, but then erased it in the die and engraved both letters below the bust. Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-350) AE 10441 viewsUncertain Satrap, Troas or Mysia. 4th century BC. AE10 (1.1g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Ivy leaf, monogram below. VF. Very rare. Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 3437 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.26g). Head Athena in Corinthian helmet right / Star of four rays, four pellets between rays. Very rare. Good very fine. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian436 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.46g, 6h), struck after 128 AD. Laureate head right / Distyle temple on podium of three steps; within, Minerva standing facing, head left, holding patera and shield set on ground; spear upright to her left. VF, light graffiti in obverse field. Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/8 Siglos436 viewsca 480-350 BC. AR 1/8th Siglos (0.69g, 6mm). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Very rare denomination. Slight granularity, nice very fine. Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 13435 viewsMemnon of Rhodes?, Ephesos?, ca 350-340 BC. AE13 (1.88g). Persian king kneeling right, holding bow and spear, BA behind; countermark: star / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Possibly overstruck. Glossy brown-black patina, VF. Uncertain (BC 470) Hemidrachm?435 viewsafter 470 BC. AR Hemidrachm? (2.56g). Archaic head of man (African?) right / Winged boar right, within deep incuse square. aVF. Uncertain (BC 500-450) cow - Hemistater?434 views5th century BC. AR (6.05g). Cow standing left, head reverted, calf suckling right / Incuse head of African man left. Gemini sale 4, 2008, 195 (these dies). Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second known. Lightly toned, EF. A mint in Caria or Lycia in the 5th century BC has been suggested, and its weight of 6.05 grams suggests it was intended as a half-stater of the Aeginetan or Samian standard. The most likely influence might have been the electrum sixths of Phocaea attributed by Bodenstedt (Ph24 and Ph54) to before 522 BC and to the period 477-388 BC. This might be especially relevant since the Phocaean sister-coinage of Mytilene of ca 521-455 BC uses for its reverses the heads of animals and the head of Heracles, all of which are rendered incuse. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian430 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.59g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Winged Nemesis standing left, wheel at feet, drawing out fold of drapery and holding bridle. Good VF, slight shift strike in reverse legend. Uncertain (BC 500-450) Diobol?430 views5th century BC. AR Diobol(?) (9.5mm, 1.07g). Archaic bearded male head left / Quadripartite square. Unpublished in the standard references. Near EF, toned. Uncertain (BC 480-470) Tetartemorion427 viewsSamos (?), 6th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29g, 5mm). Lion's head facing / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Rare. Uncertain (BC 440-390) Wheel - Hemiobol427 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (5mm, 0.28g). Eagle in flight / Wheel. Apparently unpublished. Fine, porous.1 comments Uncertain (BC 480-450) Tetrobol425 views5th century BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.57g). Forepart of Pegasos right / Bearded head right within dotted linear square; all within incuse square. VF.1 comments Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon424 viewsca 333-304 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.80g). Head of Helios with nimbus left / Rosebud, M-E. VF. Rare. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian424 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.61 g, 6h). Mint C. Struck after 128 AD. Laureate head right / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia; stags at sides. VF. Unpublished with laureate obverse type. Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol422 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29g). Crested Corinthian helmet left, spiral on side / Amphora, T on front, within dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/32 Siglos420 views5th century BC. AR 1/32 Siglos (0.18g, 5mm). Persian hero-king right, in running-kneeling position, with quiver and bow / Oblong incuse. Rare. EF. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian417 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.9g). HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bare head right / COS III, Hadrian on horseback galloping right, brandishing javelin. VF. Spithridates (BC 334) Tetrobol416 viewsSpithridates, Satrap of Ionia and Lydia, ca 334 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.76g, 14mm, 11h). Head left, wearing satrapal headdress / Forepart of horse right; ΣΠIΘPI below. VF, toned, slight roughness, a few light marks. Extremely rare. Persian Kings (BC 375-340) Siglos412 viewsca 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (5.51g, 15mm). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, holding dagger and bow / Incuse punch. Many test marks, aVF. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian410 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.90g, 5h). Mint A. Struck after 128 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / Minerva standing left, shield at feet, holding thunderbolt and reverted spear. VF, obverse struck with slightly rusty dies. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Mark Antony and Octavia (cf. RSC 3). Unique and unknown to Metcalf. Metcalf assigned the reverse type, known from a single specimen (SNG von Aulock 6613), to an uncertain Mint D, while the obverse die he placed at uncertain Mint A, where it is struck with both a bundle of grain ears and Tyche Soterios as reverses. Minerva is unrecorded at Mint A. Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 2409 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Obol (0.55g). Head right, wearing helmet (?) / 8-ray star. Toned, VF. Extremely rare, unpublished? Possibly belonging in Troas, Kolone? Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol409 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.27g). Corinthian helmet right / Tall, narrow amphora within wreath. Apparently unpublished. Good VF, some porosity. Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 9406 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, circa 357-352 BC. AE9 (0.65g, 10h), struck in Adramytteion (?). Female head (Io?) right / Forepart of Pegasos left; OPON in exergue. VF, dark brown patina. Apparently unique. Skamandreia (BC 362) AE 9405 viewsSkamandreia, Satrap of Ionia and Mysia, ca 362 BC. AE9 (1.02g). Head of Satrap right / Forepart of horse right, [Σ]ΚΑ above. Dark patina, very fine, rare. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian404 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.98g, 6h), struck after 128 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Minerva standing left, holding patera, spear, and shield. VF, toned. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol404 views5th-4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.23g, 7h). Crested Corinthian helmet left / Amphora and caduceus in linear square. VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian402 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.17g, 6h). Mint D. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at feet, panther pouncing left. VF, area of minor porosity on reverse. Uncertain (AD 54-68) AE 15 - Nero400 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE15 (2.06g). NEPΩN, bare head right / CIEPOΓE[..], eagle facing, head right. Very rare. Very fine. Memnon (BC 350-334) AE 13399 viewsMemnon of Rhodes?, ca 350-334 BC. AE13 (1.97g, 12h). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running right, holding spear and bow / Two concentric squares, a line projecting out from one side of outer square. VF, dark brown patina. From at least the early 1900s, this type has been traditionally assigned to Memnon of Rhodes, but there is no evidence to substantiate such a specific attribution. The style of the obverse links it to the “map” issues of the Achaemenid satraps in Ionia, which have been dated to circa 350-333 BC. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian398 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.53g, 7h). Mint D. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right, slight drapery on left shoulder; c/m: IMP (ligate) VES AV(AV ligate) G in incuse / Roma seated left on cuirass and shield, holding Victory and spear. VF, light scratch in reverse field. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus which bore the IMP VES AV countermark. Persian Kings (BC 350-333) Tetradrachm397 viewsArtaxerxes III to Darios III, ca 350-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 15.13g, 8h). Chian standard. Halikarnassos mint(?). Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Prow of galley right, with hornlike akrostolion, fighting platform decorated with labrys, proembolon (upper battering ram) decorated with dolphin and an embolom (principal three pronged battering ram); wave pattern below; to right, small dolphin diagonally downward right. Unpublished and unique. Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol394 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.22g, 11h). Head of Pan right / Kylix. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Fine style. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references. This type has been attributed to various locations in past catalogs, but none are particularly convincing. Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 11394 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AE11 (1.60g, 12h), struck at Adramytteion. Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of Pegasos right. VF, attractive dark green patina. Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 1391 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.4g, 6mm). Head right, with short hair, wearing Corinthian helmet / Star of four rays, four pellets between rays, all within incuse square. Extremely rare, gVF. Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 2391 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.40g). Head right, with short hair, wearing Corinthian helmet / Star of eight long rays in incuse square. VF, minor porosity. Extremely rare. In the Gorny sale, the head on the obverse is identified as Athena, but the clearly short hair makes such a determination unlikely. Nevertheless, the style and fabric of this coin suggests a mint in northwest Asia Minor, perhaps Ionia. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian390 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.93g, 7h). Mint D. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Roma seated left on cuirass and shield, holding Victory and spear. VF, light scratch in reverse field. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Orontes (BC 357-352) Obol388 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Obol (0.52g), struck in Adramytteion (?). Helmeted head of Athena right / Forepart of Pegasos left, OPONTA below. VF. Very rare. R. Mueller coll. Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon388 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (3.19g). Head of Helios with nimbus left / Rosebud, M-E. EF. Rare. Ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser 11 (München, 1995), lot 111. Since variants with EY and NI exist (instead of ME), Ashton suggests a localization in the vicinity of the Dardanelles and links this issue to the two Rhodian brothers Memnon and Mentor. Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 3 - Tetartemorion384 viewsearly-mid 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.19g, 5mm, 6h). Head of eagle right / Wreath(?) in incuse square. Near EF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare.1 comments Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 14382 viewsAchaemenid Period, Uncertain Satrap, ca 350-334 BC. AE14 (2.4g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow; countermark: eight-rayed star / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos. VF. Persian Kings (BC 485-420) Siglos382 viewsDarios I to Xerxes II, ca 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (12mm, 5.52g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. EF, toned. Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 10381 viewsAutophradates, Persian satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC, and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AE10 (1.38g), uncertain mint. Head of bearded Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / OA, fish hook, corn grain to left. VF. Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/32 Siglos 380 views5th century BC. AR 1/32 Siglos (0.17g, 5mm). Persian hero-king right, in running-kneeling position, holding bow and dagger / Oblong incuse. Extremely rare with king left. Very fine. Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol B1380 viewslate 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.00g, 10h). Forepart of boar right / Head of roaring lion right. CNG 73, lot 420 (second coin illustrated); otherwise unpublished. VF, rough surfaces. Uncertain (AD 76) Denarius - Domitian380 viewsDomitian, as Caesar, struck 76 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.37g, 12h). CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right, small 'o' below neck truncation / FIDES PVBL, Hand clasped over caduceus, two poppies and two corn ears. VF. Very rare. Tricarico coll. Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol379 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.3g, 7mm). Crested Corinthian helmet left / Amphora, T on front, within dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 11374 viewsAutophradates, Persian Satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC, and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AE11 (1.47g). Head of bearded Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / OA, monoskeles, corn-ear to left. VF. Rare. Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/64 Siglos373 views5th century BC. AR 1/64 Siglos (0.07g, 4mm). Persian hero-king right, in running-kneeling position, with quiver and bow / Oblong incuse. Rare. VF. Uncertain Satrap (BC 400-350) AE 9373 viewsUncertain Satrap, Troas or Mysia. 4th century BC. AE9 (1.3g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Ivy Leaf, monogram below. VF. Very rare. Uncertain (BC 480-460) Obol370 viewsMylasa(?). 6th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.63g). Head of griffin right / Scorpion curled up within incuse punch. Good VF, dark find patina. Gamerses (400-380) AE 13370 viewsGamerses, Satrap of Lydia, early 4th century BC. AE13 (1.61g). Youthful head with short hair (with a braided strand in back) right (Eunuch Gamerses?), wearing earring and necklace / Zeus standing right, holding scepter and eagle; star to left, ΓΑΜΕΡΣΟΥ to right. Dark green patina, aEF. Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 3368 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.3g, 7mm). Helmeted head of Athena right / Star of four rays, four pellets between rays. Extremely rare, gVF. Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian366 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.96g, 5h). Mint D. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at feet, panther standing left with raised paw. VF, minor trace of light porosity. Orontes (BC 357-352) Diobol366 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.33g, 12h), struck in Adramytteion (?). Helmeted head of Athena right / Forepart of Pegasos left, OPONTA above. VF. Very rare. 461 coins on 5 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5