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Home > Aiolis Top rated - Aiolis Temnos (AD 238-244) AE 22 - Gordian III1646 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE22 (4.17g). A K M ANT – ΓOPΔIANOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / THMNE-I-TΩN, naked Hercules standing left holding kantharos, club and lion skin. Rare. Nice very fine. (29 votes) Temnos (AD 180-192) AE 28 - Crispina927 viewsCrispina, wife of Commodus, 180-192 AD. AE28 - 4 Assaria (14.94g, 6h). Draped bust of Crispina to right, her hair tied in a bun at the back of her head/ Apollo standing facing, head turned to left, holding lyre resting on low column with his left hand and uncertain object in his right; at his feet to left, thymiaterion (?). Apparently unpublished. Extremely rare, if not unique. With a good portrait of Crispina and an attractive dark green patina with earthen highlights. Good very fine. (6 votes) Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 15573 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, 2nd cent AD. AE15 (2.86g). Bust of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΕΛΑΙ-ΤΩΝ, kalathos with poppy caps. Dark brown patina, EF. (5 votes) Kyme (BC 400-350) Hemiobol854 views4th cent BC. AR Hemiobol (0.31g). Forepart horse right / Floral pattern, ΑΙΟΛΟΣ. Rare, good fine. Unpublished variant with ethnic? (7 votes) Kyme (AD 54-68) AE 15 - Nero & Diva Agrippina Jr897 viewsDiefied Nero and Agrippina Jr., ca 54-59 AD. AE15 (4.30g). ΘEON NEPΩNA KYMAIΩN, Young laureate head of Nero right / ΘЄAN AΓPIΠΠINAN, veiled head of Agrippina Jr. right. Good Fine, brown patina. (5 votes) Gryneion (BC 350-250) AE 171274 viewsca 4th-3rd cent BC. AE17 (3.69g) Laureate three-quarter facing head of Apollo / ΓΥΡΝΗΩΝ, mussel shell. Good VF, dark green patina, small flan split. (9 votes) Aigai (AD 222-235) AE 50 - Severus Alexander1098 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE50 - Medallion (49.60g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tetrastyle temple; cult statue within, Nike standing on apex. Unpublished. Nice VF, dark green and brown patina with a trace of red, some light smoothing in fields. Unique. Quite impressive and huge. (11 votes) Aigai (AD 41-54) AE 20 - Claudius851 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE20 (5.31g), ca 43-48 AD. TI KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP CEBACTOC, laureate head right / AIΓEΩN, εΠI AΠOΛΛOΔΩPOY ΠΟ YIOY XAΛεEOY TO B, Apollo standing right, holding taenia and laurel branch. Nice very fine. (6 votes) Elaia (BC 460-400) Hemiobol1369 viewsca 5th cent BC. AR Hemiobol (7-9mm, 0.43g, 11h). Head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet / ΕΛΑΙ (E retro), olive wreath around; all within incuse square. (36 votes) Elaia (AD 180-192) AE 24 - Commodus868 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE24 (7.31g). K. Scheinos Magistrate. Laureate head right/ CTR C - CЄI-NOV ЄΛA/ITWN, Amphora (ballot box) on stage in between two torches with snake coiled around. Unique (?). Dark green patina. Flan crack and adjustment marks. Very fine. (10 votes) Kyme (AD 54-68) AE - Nero1895 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE (5.67g, 11h). 54-59. ΘEΟΝ ΝEΡΩΝΑ CEΒΑCΤΟΝ; laureate head right / ΚΥΜΗ ΑΙΟΛΙC; Kyme as Amozone standing left, holding trident inleft and globe in right. Good very fine. (5 votes) Temnos (AD 79-91) AE 16 - Julia Titi852 viewsJulia Titi, 79-91 AD. AE16 (2.18g). Draped bust right / ΕΠΙ ΑΓΝΟΥ ΤΗΜΝΙΤ, Athena standing left, holding palladium and scepter, shield resting on ground. Near VF, dark green patina, small flan crack. Drewry Coll.; Ex CNG 51 (9/1999), lot 875; Burstein Coll. (5 votes) Myrina (BC 425-375) Obol1618 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.62g, 6h). Facing female head, hair in band with grain ears at sides / Head of goat right; M-V-P-I around; all within incuse square. Near EF, slightly granular, die break on reverse. Extremely rare. (7 votes) Boione (BC 300) AE 111292 viewsca 300 BC. AE11. Head of female left, wearing earing and necklace / Bull standing right, ΒΟΙΩΝΙΤ above / IΚΟΝ (retrograde) below. (7 votes) Aigai (BC 300-200) AE775 views3rd century BC. AE (3.91g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of goat right, ΑΙΓΑ-Ε. Perfectly centered, green patina, VF. (8 votes) Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 14690 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, 2nd cent AD. AE14 (2.86g). Bust of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΕΛΑ-ΙΤΩΝ, Telesphoros standing facing. Dark brown patina, EF. (8 votes) Kyme (AD 250-270) AE 16783 viewsImperial Times. 250-270 AD. AE16 (1.92g). Draped bust of Serapis with kalathos right/ KYMA-IΩN, eagle right. Rare. Dark brown patina. Good very fine. (9 votes) Elaia (BC 340-300) AE 19914 viewsmid 4th-3rd cent BC. AE19 (6.19g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Grain-seed within olive-wreath. Good VF, dark green, almost black, patina, light cleaning scratches. (5 votes) Tisna (BC 350-300) AE 17818 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE17 (3.94g, 5h). Head of young horned Tisnaios / One-handled vase, ΤΙΣ−ΝΑΙΟΝ. Brown-green patina, VF. (6 votes) Kyme (BC 100) AE 20948 viewsAfter 190 BC. AE 16 (4.10g). Artemis standing right, clasping hands with Kyme (?) standing left / Two figures in quadriga right, one holds spear. Nice VF, green-brown patina. Freedman Coll. (7 votes) Kyme (BC 400-350) Obol925 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.78g). Head of goat right / Floral pattern, KY. Rare. (8 votes) Kyme (BC 460-400) Hemiobol980 views5th cent BC. AR Hemiobol (0.47g). Head of eagle left, K below beak / Quadripartite incuse square ("mill-sail" pattern). Very fine. (9 votes) Kyme (BC 520-470) Obol1008 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.67g) Forepart of bridled horse left / Incuse square. (12 votes) Gryneion (BC 350-250) AE 12916 viewsBefore 306 BC. AE12 (1.51g). Laureate head of Apollo 3/4 facing left / mussel-shell. VF, porous, brown patina. Rare. (9 votes) Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 16639 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, 2nd cent AD. AE16 (2.58g). Bust of young Dionysos (?) right, thyrsos behind / ΕΛ-ΑΙΤ-ΩΝ, poppy caps between grain ears. Dark golden toning, VF. (6 votes) Tisna (BC 350-300) AE 11921 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE11 (1.34g). Young male head left, hair short / Sword in sheath; ΤΙΣΝΑ-ΙΟΝ. EF. (5 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) AE 21933 viewsca 250-190 BC. AE21 (8.38g, 12h). Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia and earring / Horse prancing right, one-handled cup below; KY above, A between legs, ΛΑΟΝΙΚΟ[Σ] (magistrate) in exergue. (5 votes) Kyme (BC 320-250) AE 171232 viewsca 320-250 BC. AE17 (4.24g). Forepart of horse right, KY above, ZΩΠΥΡΙΩΝ (magistrate) below / One-handled vase, monogram to left. Olive-black patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. (10 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) AE 201156 viewsca 250-190 BC. AE20 (8.91g). Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia and earring / [Κ]ΥΜΑΙ−ΩΝ, horse prancing right, one-handled cup below; magistrate ΠΥΘΑΣ. Near EF, dark brown patina with some red encrustation. (10 votes) Neonteichos (BC 300-150) AE 111067 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE11 (1.47g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; NE monogram below. VF, dark green patina. (9 votes) Kyme (BC 400-350) Hemiobol1120 viewsca 350 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g, 7mm) Forepart of prancing horse right / Rosette. (18 votes) Kyme (BC 320-250) AE 17959 viewsca 320-250 BC. AE17 (3.99g). Forepart of horse right, KY above, ΔΙΟΝΥCΙΟC (magistrate) below / One-handled vase, monogram to left. Dark green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. (8 votes) Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 11893 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.14g) Horned facing female head, turned slightly right, wearing necklace / ΛΑ, bull's head right. Near EF, black patina, some light encrustation. Rare. (13 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) Tetradrachm963 viewsca 165-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.59g, 12h). Euktemon, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below; ΕΥΚΤΗΜΩΝ in exergue; all within wreath. Good VF. (6 votes) Kyme (BC 480-450) Hemiobol1335 views5th cent BC. AR Hemiobol (0.53g). Head of eagle left, K-Y to left / Rough incuse square. Good very fine. (10 votes) Aigai (BC 400-300) AE 10899 views4th century BC. AE10 (0.94g). Laureate head of Apollo right, hair long / Head of goat right. Dark green patina, VF. Rare. Joy coll. (5 votes) Aigai (AD 41-48) AE 17 - Messalina1120 viewsMessalina, wife of Claudius. Augusta, 41-48 AD. AE17 (3.06g) Draped bust of Messalina right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Good VF, dark green patina with earthen encrustation. Rare portrait issue of Messalina in her own name. (9 votes) Temnos (BC 350) AE 101360 views4th cent BC. AE10 (0.95g). Bearded laureate head of Dionysos left / Bunch of grapes with leaves, T-A. Rare. Dark green patina, EF. (9 votes) Temnos (BC 200-100) AE 13825 views2nd cent BC. AE13 (1.88g). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / T-A, warrior in military dress standing right, holding shield and spear (Athena?), Φ-Z in fields. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare issue. Gutknecht coll.; ex Kricheldorf Auc., Freiburg XXIV (Stuttgart 1971), lot 70. (6 votes) Elaia (AD 180-196) AE 19 - Commodus576 viewsCommodus, 180-196 AD. AE18 (4.14g). Draped, cuirassed and laureate head right, AY KAI KOMMOΔΟ / Bust Crispina as Demeter right, holding corn-ears in left, EΛAITΩΝ. Adjustment marks, extremely fine. (6 votes) Aigai (BC 200-0) AE 121072 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE12 (1.99g) Bust of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Forepart of goat right, ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ below, monograms above and to right. VF, dark green-brown patina. (6 votes) Kyme (BC 520-470) Tetartemorion795 viewsca early 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (?) (0.25g). Head of horse left / Incuse square. VF. Rare. (8 votes) Elaia (BC 340-300) AE 11766 viewsca 350-320 BC. AE11 (1.48g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / E-Λ, corn grain within olive wreath. Very fine. (8 votes) Elaia (BC 450-400) Diobol1722 viewsca 460-400 BC. AR Diobol (1.18g). Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet / Olive wreath, ELAI, within incuse square. VF. (8 votes) Kyme (AD 200-270) AE 17908 views3rd century AD. AE17 (3.12g) Bust of Amazon Kyme right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. (10 votes) Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 10675 viewsca 4th century BC. AE10 (1.31g) Horned female head right, wearing necklace / ΛΑ, bull's head right. VF, black patina, some minor encrustation. Very rare. (12 votes) Gryneion (BC 350-250) AE 161572 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AE16 (3.42g). Three-quarter facing head of Apollo, turned slightly left, wearing laurel wreath / ΓΥΡΝΗΩΝ, mussel shell. Near EF, dark brown patina. (9 votes) Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 141349 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, 2nd cent AD. AE14 (1.76g). Bust of Athena right, aegis / ΕΛΑΙ-ΤΩΝ, kalathos with poppy caps. Dark golden toning, EF. (9 votes) Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 11898 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.20g). Horned (?), three-quarter facing female head, turned slightly right, wearing necklace / Λ-Α, head of laureate male (Apollo?) right. EF, green patina. Rare. (6 votes) Aigai (BC 300-200) AE 10784 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE10 (0.98g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of goat right. VF, dark green patina. (6 votes) Kyme (BC 190) AE827 viewsAfter 190 BC. AE (4.05g). Bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver to left / Vase with one handle, Z-Ω-I-Λ-Ο-Σ (magistrate). Dark green patina, good VF. (6 votes) Kyme (BC 350-250) Hemidrachm7748 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.81g). Eagle standing right, head reverted / Forepart of horse right. Lightly toned, good VF, some light scrapes on edge. (25 votes) Myrina (AD 20) AE 18 - Ti Claudius Drusus (?), son of Claudius I and Urguanilla1383 viewsTi Claudius Drusus (?), son of Claudius I and Urguanilla, ca 20 AD. AE18 (3.77g). TI KΛAVΔIOC ΔPOYCOC, bare head right / MYPINAIΩN, laureate draped bust of Apollo right. Extremely rare; only two more known, one in Ashmolean, one in Bibliotheque Nationale. Minor roughness, reverse off center, about very fine. This is the only issue carrying these names in existence. Excluding Claudius Drusus, the father of Claudius I (his praenomen was Decimus not Tiberius), and Claudius the emperor (he actually had this name, but only until 4 AD), the only remaining Claudius Drusus left is the son of Claudius I and Urguanilla. He was to marry the daughter of Sejanes, but died young in about 20 AD. This and possibly an issue from Clazomenae (RPC I, 2500 ΔPOYCOC HPWC) would be only ones known for this person. The Apollo reverse was tradional at Myrina, coins from this mint are extremely rare for the Julian-Claudian period (totally 3 cited in RPC from 2 issues). (5 votes) Kyme (BC 320-250) AE 17776 viewsca 320-250 BC. AE17 (3.89g). Eagle standing right, ΔAMACOC (magistrate) / K-Y, one-handled vase. Dark green patina, some corrosion on obv, gVF. Gutknecht coll. (5 votes) Tisna (BC 350-300) AE 18?723 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE (3.64g). Head of young, horned Tisnaios left / Kotyle, ΤΙΣ−ΝΑΙΟΝ. Black patina, VF. Rare. (5 votes) Aigai (BC 160-150) Tetradrachm1219 viewsAfter 165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.69g). Laureate head of Apollo right; quiver and bow at neck / ΑΙΓΑΙΕΩΝ, Zeus standing half-left, holding eagle and sceptre; monogram before; all within oak-wreath. Toned, good VF. Rare. (5 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) Tetradrachm833 viewsca 165-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.80g). Straton, magistrate. Head of Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia / Horse standing right, raising foreleg; one handled cup below, ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝ in exergue. VF, cleaned. (6 votes) Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 11911 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.36g, 6h). Horned facing female head, turned slightly right, wearing necklace / ΛΑ, bull's head right. Near EF, black patina. Rare. (6 votes) Elaia (BC 200-0) AE 16870 views2nd-1st century BC. AE16 (3.60g, 12h). Head of Demeter right, grain wreath in hair / Long torch, ΕΛ-ΑΙ/Τ-ΩΝ, within grain wreath. Reddish-brown patina, VF. Ex Righetti coll., 6126. (6 votes) Kyme (BC 400-350) Obol1335 views4th cent BC. AR Obol (0.60g, 9mm). Head of goat right / 8-petalled floral pattern, [K]-Y. VF. Very rare. Ex Hauck & Aufhauser Auc. 18 (Munchen, 2004), lot 167.1 comments (15 votes) Aigai (AD 43-55) AE 16 - Britannicus1607 viewsBritannicus, son of Claudius and Messalina. Circa 43-55 AD. AE16 (2.90 gm). Chaleos, magistrate. Bare head of Britannicus right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare; only four specimens cited in RPC. (9 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) AE 201152 viewsca 160-140 BC. AE20 (10.72g). Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing diadem and chignon / Horse prancing right; ΚΥΜΑΙ-ΩΝ above, one-handled vase in front, ΠΥΘΑΣ (magistrate) in exergue. Olive-green patina, thick flan, gVF. Gutknecht coll. (10 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) Tetradrachm870 viewsca 165-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.83g). Metrophanes, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia. / Horse standing right; one handled cup below, ΜΗΤΡΟΦΑΝΗΣ in exergue; all within wreath. Good very fine. (7 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) Tetradrachm761 viewsca 165-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.72g, 12h). Seuthes, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below; ΣΕΥΘΗΣ in exergue; all within wreath. Good VF. Although the obverse die of this coin is not recorded by Oakley, both of its dies are very similar to Oakley's dies 62/a. (7 votes) Kyme (BC 190) AE808 viewsAfter 190 BC. AE (4.87g). Bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver to left / Vase with one handle, Z-Ω-I-Λ-Ο-Σ (magistrate). Green patina, VF. (7 votes) Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 16562 viewsca 2nd cent AD. AE16 (1.63g). Armored bust of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Telesphoros standing facing, ΕΛΑΙ-ΤΩΝ. Very fine. (8 votes) Kyme (BC 520-470) Obol1949 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.84g). Forepart of horse right / Quadripartite incuse square. Very rare. Good VF. (9 votes) Neonteichos (BC 300-150) AE 181002 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE18 (3.98g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with griffin / Owl standing right on NE monogram. Good style, brown patina, light porosity, gVF. Gutknecht coll. (5 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) Tetradrachm734 viewsca 165-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.80g, 12h). Amphiktion, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below raised foreleg; ΑΜΦΙΚΤΥΩΝ in exergue; all within wreath. Good VF, dark patina, a few flan flaws. From the John F. Sullivan Collection. (5 votes) Elaia (AD 100-200) AE 15643 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, 2nd cent AD. AE15 (1.73g). Bust of Athena right, aegis / ΕΛΑΙ-ΤΩΝ, kalathos with poppy caps. Dark brown patina, EF. (6 votes) Kyme (BC 165-140) Tetradrachm993 viewsafter 190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.53g). Kallias, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia / ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ, horse prancing right; one-handled cup below; ΚΑΛΛΙΑΣ in exergue; all within wreath. (9 votes) Elaia (BC 340-300) AE 10683 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE10 (1.25g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Seed in olive wreath. Good VF. Apparently unpublished without ethnic on reverse. (9 votes) Elaia (BC 340-300) AE 101155 viewsAfter 340 BC. AE10 (1.27g) Head of Athena left in Corinthian helmet / grain-seed within olive-wreath. Good VF, black patina. (9 votes) Kyme (BC 250-190) AE 16951 viewsca 250-200 BC. AE16 (2.85g). Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing diadem and chignon / Forepart of horse right, KY above, one-handled cup to left, ΛΕΣΒΙΟΣ (magistrate) below. Dark green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll. (8 votes) Aigai (BC 300-200) AE 10855 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE10 (1.25g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of goat right. Nice VF, dark green patina. (8 votes) Elaia (AD 117-138) AE 15 - Hadrian617 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE15 (2.81g). Laureate bust Hadrian right / EΛAITΩΝ, calathos containing poppy-heads and corn-ears. Nice very fine. (6 votes) Aigai (AD 41-48) AE 17 - Messalina1203 viewsMessalina, wife of Claudius. Augusta, 41-48 AD. AE17 (1.89g) Draped bust of Messalina right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter. Good VF, dark green patina. Rare portrait issue of Messalina in her own name. (6 votes) Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 111030 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.32g, 11h). Head of female left, hair in sakkos / [ΛΑΡ]Ι[Σ/Α], bull standing right on ground line. Fine style, black patina, aEF/VF. Very rare. (5 votes)     78 coins on 1 page(s)