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Arrow, janiform head, eagle, helmeted head, ram on Pamphylia, Aspendos720 viewsPamphylia, Aspendos. ca 420-360 BC. AR Drachm (5.43g). Warrior on horseback to right, brandishing spear / Boar standing left; five countermarks: incuse arrow, janiform head, eagle, helmeted head, ram. VF, toned. Ex CNG 37 (3/1996), lot 568. 
(6 votes)
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm930 viewsAchaemenid Period, circa 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.07g, 12h), struck ca 341-334 BC in Caria? Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear; to left, bearded male head right. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Unpublished variety of an extremely rare type with symbol on reverse. Ex Gorny & Mosch 117 (10/2002), lot 335 (where it realized EUR 4200).
(7 votes)
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Persian Kings (BC 520-510) 1/12 Siglos1151 viewsTime of Darios I, ca 520/15-500/490 BC. AR 1/12 Siglos (0.86g, 9mm). Kroiseid type. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse punch. Very fine.
(6 votes)
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm 705 viewsCaria, Achaemenid Period, ca 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.21g, 6h). Struck circa 350-341 BC. Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Persian satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear held in his right hand, left hand on rein. Good VF, toned, a few traces of porosity. Both dies engraved in the finest style for the type, displaying unusual detail in the facial features and musculature.
(5 votes)
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Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm2119 viewsAchaemenid Period, ca 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.10g, 5h), struck ca 350-341 BC in Caria? Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear. VF, attractive dark iridescent toning, flat strike. Rare. Ex CNG 36 (12/1995), lot 2079; Spink America (5/1995), lot 230; Pixodarus Hoard, 23.
The archer-horseman tetradrachms are one of the most enigmatic Persian coinages struck in Asia Minor prior to the invasion of Alexander the Great. Though various symbols and letters occur in the fields, no inscription exists to help us identify the issuer, mint, or purpose of issue. Konuk, however, identified two series, with and without subsidiary symbols on the reverse. Also, analysis of the Pixodarus Hoard has allowed the coinage to be dated from the decade beginning circa 350 BC. Additionally, as only the earlier, non-symbol, type is represented, Meadows concluded that the date of deposit of the hoard, 341 BC, served as a tentative divider between the two series.
(9 votes)
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Uncertain (AD 14) AE 25 - Augustus826 viewsDivus Augustus, died 14 AD. AE25 (10.20g, 12h). Bare head right / ΘEON AYTOKP A [TOPA], capricorn right, holding globe, bearing cornucopia on back. VF, black-green patina. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Freeman & Sear 3 (12/1996), lot 724 .
While Grant in Essays Mattingly posited a mint in Cilicia for this coin’s origin, his hypothesis is far from conclusive. The similarity between this coin and RPC 5448 suggests they are part of the same issue, possibly struck shortly after the accession of Tiberius to the throne and the deification of Augustus, as evidenced by the legend, ΘEON AYTOKP A [TOPA].
(5 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 3 - Obol646 viewsLate 6th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.56g). Head of cow left / Incuse punch with rhombus and central pellet. VF, some encrustation.
(6 votes)
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Eagle and trident on Kilikia, Nagidos572 viewsCalicia, Nagidos, 356-333 BC. AR Stater (10.22g) Aphrodite seated left holding phiale, Eros in front flies to crown her with wreath, mouse below seat / NAGIDEWN, Dionysus standing left, chlamys over shoulder and lower body, holding thyrsus and vine branch with grapes, H in field above, G (erased in the die), D below; countermark: eagle and trident (cf Lederer 42, gp II). Dark tone, test cut, almost extremely fine.
(6 votes)
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Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/4 Siglos702 viewsca 375-340 BC. AR 1/4 Siglos (1.27g, 9mm). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Toned, very fine.
(8 votes)
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Kerykeion (caduceus) on Mysia, Kyzikos547 viewsMysia, Kyzikos, 300-200 BC. AE28 (14.51g). Caduceus countermark on reverse.
(5 votes)
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE 111178 viewsIonia/Lydia, uncertain mint, Autophradates, Persian satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC, and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AE11 (1.25g). Head of bearded Persian Satrap in tiara right / Fish hook-like symbol. Very fine, rare.
(18 votes)
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Persian Kings (BC 530) AV Stater1642 viewsStruck in Sardeis, ca 530 BC. Light AV Stater (8.04g). Confronted foreparts of lion (on left) and bull (on right), each with stretched foreleg / Two incuse squares of different sizes. Rare. Extremely fine. Struck under Achaemenid rule.
(5 votes)
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE507 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.
(5 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion557 views5th century BC. AR 6mm (0.16g). Uncertain design / Head lion left, four pellets above. Inspired by Kyzikos-“Boar & tunny / lion†issues. Unpublished (?). Good very fine.
(9 votes)
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Seleukid anchor on Pamphylia, Side1677 viewsPamphylia, Side, ca 200-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.44g). Head of Athena right, countermark: anchor / Nike advancing left, holding wreath. F.
(9 votes)
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??? on Pamhylia, Aspendos934 viewsPamhylia, Aspendos, ca 420-400. AR Stater (10.65g, 29mm). Nude wrestlers, M between / Slinger right, herm to right. Three round countermarks on rev: helmeted head of Athena right, facing radiate head(?), and slightly barbaric head of Athena with crested helmet right (?). Oval flan. Very fine.
(6 votes)
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol710 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.53g), struck in Adramytteion? Helmeted head of Athena left / OPON-T-A, forepart of Pegasos right. VF, light porosity. Very rare - Troxell was able to locate only 8 specimens in her study.
(6 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 3 - Tetartemorion579 views5th cent BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20g). Head of eagle right / Uncertain symbol or monogram.
(12 votes)
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Spithridates (BC 334) AE790 viewsSpithridates, Satrap in Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AE (1.71g). Head of satrap right, wearing Persian headdress / Protome of horse right; monogram in upper left field, ΣΠΙ below. Dark green patina, EF. Rare.
Spithridates fell 344 BC at the Battle of Granikos in the duel against Alexander of Macedonia.
(5 votes)
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Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol625 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.53g, 14mm), struck in Adramytteion? Head of Athena right, wearing helmet with large crest / ORONTA, forepart of Pegasss right, in incuse square. Unpublished variety of a very rare issue. VF/gVF.
(5 votes)
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Caracalla on Karia, Stratonikaia623 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE38 (26.98g). Laureate head right; c/m: laureate bust of Caracalla right / Emperor on horseback right, holding sceptre. Fine, brown patina. From the Ian Roper Collection.
(5 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 490) Drachm521 viewsafter 490 BC. AR Drachm (4.00g). Head of boar right / Irregular incuse punch. VF. Ex Hirsch 33 (Munchen 1913), lot 865.
(8 votes)
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Uncertain (AD 69-79) AE 16 - Vespasian, Titus and Domitian602 viewsVespasian, with Titus and Domitian, Caesars, 69-79 AD. AE16 (3.96g). Laureate head of Vespasian right / Confronted busts of Titus and Domitian; star between. Fine, green patina. Rare.
(10 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 3 - Tetartemorion717 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.19g, 5mm) Head of eagle right / circular symbol (wreath or diadem?) or monogram within incuse square.
(9 votes)
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Bow case on Pamphylia, Side643 viewsPamphylia, Side. ca 200-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.18g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; countermark: bow in bowcase with TOP to left / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate above DEI (magistrate) to left. Fine, bold countermark. The TOP counterstamp was applied by an unidentified authority.
(7 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 510) Drachm2492 viewsca 510 BC. AR Drachm (3.95g). Head of Gorgon facing / Incuse square divided into four compartments, three containing a pellet and one a crescent. Extremely rare. Nicely toned. Very fine.
(21 votes)
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Sphinx on Pamphylia, Perge780 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AE18 (3.96g). Statue of Artemis of Perga within distyle temple; countermark: sphinx seated right / Bow and quiver. Good Fine, glossy brown patina, bold countermark.
(6 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 470-440) Tetartemorion608 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.16g). Head of lion (of fine style) right / Quadripartite incuse square with 4 pellets in center of each quarter.
(6 votes)
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) AE1065 viewsIonia/Lydia, uncertain mint, Autophradates, Persian satrap in Lydia ca. 392-388 BC and in Ionia and Lydia ca. 380-355 BC. AE (1.19g). Head of bearded Persian Satrap in tiara right / OA and symbol. Black patina, VF, very rare.
(5 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Hemiobol555 viewsThrako-Makedonian? 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (ca 0.20g). Head of ram left / Kantharos in deep incuse square.
(5 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 480-470) Hemiobol686 viewsPantikapaion (?). ca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.61g). Head of panther facing / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.
(5 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 530-480) Trihemiobol1189 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.18g). Tunny fish right / Irregular incuse. Ex Rosen Coll.
(24 votes)
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Rose on Kilikia, Soloi1314 viewsCilicia, Soloi, 3rd-2nd cent BC. AE23 (7.78). Rose countermark on obv. Head of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver / Athena advancing right, brandishing thunderbolt and shield, monograms behind. VF.
(9 votes)
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Orontes (BC 357-352) AE 12599 viewsOrontes, Satrap of Mysia, 357-352 BC. AE12 (1.45g), struck in Adramytteion. Laureate head of Zeus right / OPO-N-T-A, forepart of Pegasos right. Light brown patina, VF. Gutknecht coll.
(5 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 1 - Diobol803 viewsafter 500 BC. AR Diobol? (1.49g). Head of bull left / Incuse punch with crossing lines. VF.
(18 votes)
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Bee on Pamphylia, Side Drachm679 viewsPamphylia, Side AR Drachm (3.66g, 18.38mm). Porosity, coin F, countermark good very fine.
(6 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 470-440) Tetartemorion678 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion? (0.17g). Scorpion viewed from above, tail curling left / Quadripartite incuse square with pellet in each quarter. Apparently unpublished. Fine, extremely rare. The scorpion type is well established for Caria, but only as a reverse.
(6 votes)
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Gamerses (400-380) AE 13745 viewsGamerses, Satrap of Lydia, early 4th cent BC. AE13 (1.52g). Youthful head with short hair (with a braided strand in back) right (Eunuch Gamerses?), wearing earring and necklace / Zeus standing right, holding sceptre in right hand, eagle in left; star to left, ΓΑΜΕΡΣΟΥ to right. EF, dark green patina.
(9 votes)
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Gamerses (400-380) AE 13932 viewsGamerses, Satrap of Lydia, early 4th cent BC. AE13 (1.69g). Youthful head with short hair (with a braided strand in back) right (Eunuch Gamerses?), wearing earring and necklace / Zeus standing right, holding sceptre in right hand, eagle in left; star to left, ΓΑΜΕΡΣΟΥ to right. EF, dark green patina. Gutknecht Coll., ex Bank Leu AG, Zurich, 1992.
(7 votes)
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 2 - Diobol1710 viewsca 500 BC. AR Diobol (1.24g). Head of bull left / Incuse punch. Good VF. Unpublished.
(21 votes)
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Seleukid anchor on Tarkondimotos637 viewsTarkondimotos, king of Eastern Cilicia, 39-31 BC. Hieropolis-Castabala. AE21. Diademed head right, countermark: Seleukid anchor / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter. VF.
(6 votes)
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