Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Blaundos (AD 50-54) AE 16 - Nero560 viewsNero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AE16 (5.69g, 7h). Ti. Klau. Kalligenes, magistrate. Struck circa AD 55. Draped bust right / Apollo standing right, holding plectrum and lyre. VF, brown patina with earthen encrustation, a few scratches. Wagner Coll.
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Blaundos (AD 54-68) AE 16 - Nero261 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE16 (3.8g). Ti. Klau. Kalligenes, magistrate. Struck circa 55 AD. NEPΩN KAIΣAP, bare-headed and draped bust right / KAΛΛIΓENHΣ BΛAYNΔEΩN, four grain ears, tied together. VF.
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Blaundos (AD 69-79) AE 16 - Domitian202 viewsDomitian, as Caesar under Vespasian, 69-79 AD. AE16 (2.54g, 12h). Ti. Klau. Phoinix Italicus, procos. ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP, cuirassed bust right, bare head / BΛAOYNΔEΩN TI KΛAY ΦOINI, eagle standing left, head left. nVF, scarce. Tricarico coll.
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Blaundos (AD 69-79) AE 23 - Vespasian208 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE23 (9.23g, 6h). Ti. Klau. Phoinix Italicus, procos. OYECΠACIANOC KAICAP CEBACTOC, laureate head right / TI KΛAYΔIOC ΦOINIΞ EПI ITAΛIKOY BΛAOYNΔEΩN MAKEΔONΩN, Dyonisus standing front, leaning on column and holding up thyrsus. nVF, scarce. Tricarico coll.
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Blaundos (AD 69-81) AE 14 - Domitian133 viewsDomitian, as Caesar, 69-81 AD. AE14 (2.97g). Ti. Klaudios Phoinix, Italicus procos. ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / BΛAVNΔЄΩN TI KΛAV ΦOINI, eagle standing left, with wreath in beak; palm frond to left. Extremely rare. gVF.
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Blaundos (AD 100-200) AE 16174 viewsImperial Times, circa 2nd century. AE16 / Hemiassarion (2.87g, 1h). Draped bust of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy-wreath / BΛA/YNΔЄ/ΩN within laurel wreath. Very rare. VF.

Our coin probably precedes the BM coin, which is of less refined style and is dated to the time of Marcus Aurelius in RPC. It can not be earlier than the time of Trajan, however, which is when the mint changed the spelling of the ethnic from BΛAOYNΔЄΩN to BΛAYNΔЄΩN.
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Blaundos (AD 100-270) AE 19308 viewsImperial Times. 2nd-3rd century AD. AE19 (4.0g). Head of Zeus right / BΛAV N ΔЄΩN, Demeter standing left, in right hand corn ears, scepter in left. VF.
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Blaundos (AD 128-137) AE 18 - Sabina129 viewsSabina, Augusta, 128-136/7 AD. AE18 - Hemiassarion (4.24g, 6h). CABЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right, wearing stephane / BΛAYNΔЄΩN, Demeter, veiled, standing front, head to left, holding grain ears and poppy in her right hand and long scepter in her left. Somewhat smoothed and repatinated, EF.
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Blaundos (AD 128-137) AE 20 - Sabina170 viewsSabina (Augusta, 128-136/7 AD. AE20 (6.00g). CABЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / BΛAVNΔЄΩN, Demeter standing left, holding sceptre, grain ears and poppies. aVF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Blaundos (AD 138-161) AE 31 - Antoninus Pius121 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE31 - Tetrassarion (20.90g, 6h). ΑΥ ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟС, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΒΛΑΥΝΔЄΩΝ ΜΑΚЄΔΟΝΩΝ, Zeus Labraundos (?) riding on horseback to right, holding double-axe over his left shoulder. Of the highest rarity. Minor cleaning scratches, gVF.
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Blaundos (AD 138-192) AE 16145 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE16 (3.90g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BΛAVNΔЄΩN, Herakles standing facing, head left, holding lion skin and leaning upon club. gVF.
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Blaundos (AD 138-192) AE 18263 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE18 (3.53g). ΒΛΑVΝΔЄΩΝ, bare head of Hercules right / Apollo-Mên riding horse right, holding bipennis over shoulder. Extremely rare. gVF.
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Blaundos (AD 147-175) AE 20 - Faustina II265 viewsFaustina II, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE20 (4.29g, 6h). Draped bust right, hair tied in bun / Demeter, veiled and draped, holding grain ears and long torch. Good VF, dark brown patina. From Group CEM. Ex Münzen & Medaillen FPL 457 (Jul 1983), no. 31.
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Blaundos (AD 161-180) AE 17447 viewsPseudo-autonomous issue, time of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE17 (3.88g, 12h). Head of Herakles right / Eagle standing facing, head left, on two animal bones. Good VF, dark green patina.
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Blaundos (AD 161-180) AE 24461 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE24 (9.52g). Bust of Demos right / River-god Hippourios reclining left, cornucopia in left hand, reed in right. Green patina, gVF. Rare. Franke coll.
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Blaundos (AD 161-180) AE 26159 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE26 / Diassarion (10.43g, 6h). ΔΗΜΟϹ ΒΛΑΥΝΔЄΩΝ, laureate bust of Demos to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ΒΛΑΥΝΔЄΩΝ MAKЄΔON, Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopia in her left. Beautiful earthen highlights, VF.
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Blaundos (AD 161-180) AE 29264 viewsTime of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE29 (13.8g). Claudius Valerianus, strategos. ΔЄMOC BΛAVNΔЄΩN, bare head of Demos right / CTP KΛ BAΛЄPIANOY, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Almost EF.
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Blaundos (AD 161-180) AE 30 - Marcus Aurelius163 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE30 (17.89g). Kl. Valerianos, strategos. AV KAI M AV ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / CTP KΛ BAΛЄPIANOV BΛAVNΔЄΩN, Apollo-Mên riding horse right, holding patera and bipennis. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Blaundos (AD 193-215) AE 22402 viewsSeveran Period, 193-215 AD. AE22 (5.73g). IЄPACVN – KΛHTO; young male bust of Senate right / BΛAVNΔЄΩN [MAKЄΔON]; Dionysos in himation standing left, holding kantharos and resting with left on thyrsos; panther to left. Very fine.
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Blaundos (AD 193-217) AE 21 - Julia Domna369 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE21 (4.66g, 1h). IOΛIA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / BΛ AVN ΔЄΩN, Demeter standing left, holding poppy with grain-ears and long torch. VF, dark grey-green patina, minor roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Blaundos (AD 195-215) AE 23406 viewsunder Roman protection, autonomous, Severan era 195-215 AD. AE23 (7.01g). ΙEΡΑ CΥ-ΝΚΛΗΟC, Draped bust of young Senate right / ΒΛΑ-ΥΝ- ΔEΩΝ ΜΑ, naked Zeus standing frontal, head left, scepter in left hand, patera in right, burning altar in field to left. Some light smoothing, aVF. Righetti coll.
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Blaundos (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla278 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (16.75g, 6h). Tiberius Claudius Alexandros, magistrate. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate and slight drapery on far shoulder / Hercules right, pinning Nemean Lion which he is about to strike with club. VF, brown patina. From Group CEM. Ex Münzen & Medaillen Basel 41 (18 Jun) lot 1970 (as Elagabalus).
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Blaundos (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla140 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (16.90g). Tiberios Klaudios Alexandros, first archon for the second time. AV K M AV ANTΩNЄINO, laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate and slight drapery on far shoulder / BΛAVNΔЄΩN MAK / ЄΠI TI KΛ AΛЄΞANΔPOV AP A TO B, the First Labor of Herakles: Herakles right, pinning Nemean Lion which he is about to strike with club. aVF.
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Blaundos (AD 200-270) AE 24243 viewsImperial Times, 3rd century AD. AE24 (7.76g). Bust of Demos right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Dark green patina, gVF. Franke coll.
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Blaundos (AD 209-211) AE 41 - Caracalla & Geta637 viewsCaracalla and Geta, as Augusti, 209-211 AD. AE41 (38.52g). ΑΥ Κ ΜΑ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΣ ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΠΟ ΣΕΠ ΓΕΤΑΣ, confronting bust of Caracalla and Geta both laureate, draped and cuirassed bust / ΕΠΙ ΤΙ ΚΛ[...] ΑΛΕΞΑΝ-ΔΡΟΥ ΑΡΧ Α ΤΟ Β / ΒΛΑΥΝΔΕΩΝ / ΜΑΚΕ, tetrastyle Ionian temple with cult statue of Apollon Kitharoidos decorated with shield on roof three vegetabile Akrotere. Dark brown patina, good very fine.
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Blaundos (AD 244-249) AE 25389 viewsca 244-249 AD, under Okratios. AE25 (9.50g). ΔΗ-ΜΟ-C ΒΛΑΥΝΔEΩΝ, laureate head of young Demos right / ΟΚΡΑΤΙΟΥ Α-Ρ / ΙΠΠΟΥΡΙ, River-god Hippourios in Himation, cornucopia in left hand, reed in right. Light pitting, VF. Rare with official name. Righetti coll.
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Blaundos (AD 250-255) AE 21388 viewsa 250-255 AD, under Papius. AE21 (3.28g). ΔΗ-ΜΟ-C ΒΛΑΥΝΔEΩΝ, laureate head of young Demos right / CΤΡ ΑΥ ΠΑΠΙΑ - EΠ / ΙΠΠΟΥΡΙΟC, River-god Hippourios in Himation, cornucopia in left hand, reed in right. Dark green patina with light porosity, VF. Righetti coll.
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Blaundos (AD 251-253) AE 32 – Volusian457 viewsVolusian, 251-253 AD. AE32 (16.63g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Horseman right, with double axe. Holed, with ancient suspension loop. Very Fine and rare.
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Blaundos (AD 251-253) AE 36 - Trebonianus Gallus612 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD, under Aur. Papius. AE36 (22.89g). Draped cuirassed bust right / EΠΙ ΑΡ Α ΑΥ ΠΑΠΙΟΥ / ΒΛΑΥΝΔEΩΝ, God in long Chiton and Chlamys riding right on stepping horse, holding double-axe in left hand; naked Hermes standing left, Chlamys in hand, Petasos on head, kerykeion (caduceus) in left hand, holding horse's reigns with right. Reddish-brown smoothed patina, VF. Rare. Righetti coll.; ex Prowe coll. and Egger Auc. 46 (Vienna, 1914), lot 1445.
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Blaundos (AD 251-253) AE 36 - Trebonianus Gallus366 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE36 (18.98g). A∙ K∙ Γ∙ O∙ TP ΓAΛΛOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΒΛΑΥΝ/ ΔEΩΝ, MAKЄ/ΔO, APX∙A∙AV∙Π/ AΠIOV, Herakles standing left, raising club overhead, left knee on the back of a lion he holds by its mane. VF, brown patina, holed. Rare and interesting.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 14537 views2nd-1st century BC. AE14 (3.4g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MΛAVNΔΕ-ΩN, quiver and strung bow. gVF. Rare.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 14452 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE14 (3.4g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing facing, head turned to right; MΛAYNΔΕΩN above, caduceus to left, corn-earn to right, AΠΟΛΛ below. VF.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 14227 views2nd-1st century BC. AE14 (2.49g). Apoll..., magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / MΛΑΥΝ ΑΠΟΛΛ, crossed bow and palm branch behind quiver. VF.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 14136 viewsca 200 BC. AE14 (4.48g). Theotimis, magistrate. Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / MΛAYNΔEΩ ΘEOTIMIΔO, filleted thyrsos.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 15136 views2nd-1st century BC. AE15 (3.82g). Laureate head of Zeus right / MΛAVNΔ, Homonoia standing left, holding cornucopia and feeding serpent to left from patera; two monograms to left. Rare. VF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 15143 views2nd-1st century BC. AE15 (4.53g). Laureate head of Zeus right / MΛAYN / ΔЄωN, Homonoia standing left, holding cornucopia and feeding serpent to left from patera. aVF. Plankenhorn coll.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 17174 views2nd-1st century BC. AE17 (6.50g). Laureate head of Zeus right / MΛAYNΔEωN, Hermes standing left, holding purse and kerykeion; monogram to left; all within wreath. VF.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 18441 views2nd-1st century BC. AE18 (3.42g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Quiver and bow; two monograms to right. Near VF, black patina with some earthen highlights.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 18142 viewsca 200-0 BC. AE18 (4.15g). Apolloni-, son of Theogen-, magistrate. Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / MΛAYNΔE AΠOΛΛΩNI ΘEOΓEN, filleted thyrsos.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 20169 views2nd-1st century BC. AE20 - Tetrachalkon (5.78g, 12h). Theotimidos, magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus to right / BΛAYNΔΕΩ[N] ΘEOTIMIΔO, eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread; to left, kerykeion; to right, grain ear.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 21585 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE21 (8.86g, 6h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing facing, head turned to right; MΛAYNΔΕΩN above, caduceus to left, AΠΟΛΛΟΝ-ΘΕΟΓΕΝ below. VF.
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Blaundos (BC 200-0) AE 22664 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE22 (8.79g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Hermes in short Chiton and Chlamys standing left, wearing Petasos on head, holding kerykeion (caduceus) in left hand, money purse (?) in right hand; ΒΛΑΥΝΔΕωΝ to right; monogram to left, all within laurel wreath. Brown-green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
   
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