Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Nikomedeia (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III390 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (20.27g, 6h). M • ANT • ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / NIKO(MH ligate)ΔN AI C NЄΩKOPΩ N (sic), Tyche of Nicomedia enthroned left, holding hexastyle temple façade in each hand. Good VF, black-green patina, some smoothing in reverse fields. From Group CEM. Ex Virgil Brand Coll. (Part 7, Sotheby’s, 10/1984), lot 355.
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Nikomedeia (AD 244-249) AE 27 - Philip I178 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE27 (10.68g). Radiate, draped bust right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm. VF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Philip I553 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE28 (11.90g). M IOVΛIOC. ΦIΛIΠΠOC AVΓ, draped, cuirassed and radiate bust right / NIKOMHΔEΩN - ΔIC NEΩKOP, nude statue of Herakles standing facing on a small girlanded cippus, head right, holding lionskin in left arm and resting with right hand on his club. Rare. F+/about VF, green patina. Hoeft coll.

The special feature of this rev. depiction is that Herakles is shown standing as a real statue on a base. You can see that the club has the function to stabilize the statue.
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Nikomedeia (AD 249-251) AE 22 - Trajan Decius114 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE22 (6.04g). AVT KA TPAIAN ΔEKIOC AV CEB, radiate and draped right / NIKOMEΔEΩN ΔIC NEΩKOPΩN, Athena standing left holding galley and shield. Chocolate brown patina. ex Münz Zentrum Auc. 53 (11/1983), lot 1657, and Auc. 57, lot 1356.
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Nikomedeia (AD 249-251) AE 23 - Herennia Etruscilla174 viewsHerennia Etruscilla, Augusta, 249-251 AD. AE23 (6.15g). Diademed and draped bust right / Zeus standing left, raising right hand and holding sceptre. VF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 249-251) AE 23 - Trajan Decius196 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE23 (5.75g). Radiate and draped bust right / Tyche of Nikomedeia enthroned left; holding hexastyle temple façade in each hand; behind, temple. VF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 251-253) AE 21 - Trebonianus Gallus 188 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE21 (5.38g). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia and rudder. VF/aVF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 251-253) AE 23 - Trebonianus Gallus503 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE23 (6.34g). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / Gallus on horseback right, holding lance. VF, dark brown patina with some green.
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Nikomedeia (AD 251-253) AE 23 - Trebonianus Gallus202 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE23 (6.50g). Radiate and draped bust right / Emperor on horseback right. VF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-260) AE 24 - Valerian I295 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE24 (7.56g). ΠO ΛIK OVAΛEPIANOC AVΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; countermark, H / NIKOMHΔEΩN TPIC NEΩKOPΩN, three temples with statues. Very fine.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-260) AE 25 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II458 viewsValerian I, Gallienus and Valerian II, 253-260 AD. AE25 (9.79g). ΑΥΤ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟC / ΓΑΛΗΝΟC (sic) ΟΥΑ/ΛΕΡΙΑΝΟC / ΚΑΙCΑΡ / CΕ ΒΒΒ, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, seen from behind, and radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, seen from behind, vis-à-vis; between, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right, seen from behind / ΝΕΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ / ΤΡΙC ΝΕΩΚ / ΟΡΩΝ / Ν, three price crowns with palm branches. Dark green patina, VF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-260) AE 25 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II404 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE25 - Tetrassarion(?) (10.76g, 2h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, vis-à-vis radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left; between, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right / Three neocorate temples situated around central altar with serpent. Good VF, slightly rough brown patina.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-260) AE 25 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II332 viewsValerian I, Gallienus and Valerian II, 253-260 AD. AE25 (9.74g). AYT OΥAΛEΡIANOC ΓAΛΛIENOC OΥAΛEΡIANOC / KAICA, confronted busts of laureate, draped and cuirassed Valerian I left, and laureate and draped Gallienus right; between them, draped Valerian II right / NIKOM - HΔEΩN, sacrifical altar with victim at side; three temples around; in exergue, TΡIC NEOKOPΩN. Very Rare. gVF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-260) AE 26 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II1009 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE26 (10.16g), struck 256-258 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, seen from behind, and radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, seen from behind, vis-à-vis; between, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right, seen from behind / Three neocorate temples situated around central altar with serpent. Good VF, hard bright green patina. Ex Triton VII (1/2004), lot 747.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-260) AE 28 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II422 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE28 (12.50g, 12h). Struck 256 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, facing radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left; between, smaller bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right / Three agonistic urns set on ground line, the outer two each containing a single palm frond, the central containing two. VF, earthen dark green patina.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-268) AE - Gallienus907 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE (9.53g). Radiate and draped bust right/ Three Temples; on top of them, statues of Nikai. Brown patina. Good very fine.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-268) AE 25 - Gallienus183 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE25 (8.14g). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Emperor on horsback galloping right; holding spear. VF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-268) AE 26 - Gallienus185 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 (8.96g). Radiate and draped bust right / The Emperor on horse advancing right, raising right hand and holding spear. VF.
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Nikomedeia (AD 254-268) AE 21 - Salonina234 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE21 (6.87g). Diademed and draped bust right / Demeter standing left holding ears of corn and torch. Olive green patina, VF. Franke coll.
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Nikomedeia (BC 27- AD 14) Augustus - AE 25924 viewsAugustus. 27 BC-14 AD. AE25 (7.93g, 11h). Thoriius Flaccus, proconsul, ca 25 BC. Bare head right / Eirene standing left, holding caduceus; monogram in inner right field, monogram or letter in outer right field. VF, green patina, patina flaking along edge. Very rare. Ex Villemur Coll.
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Nikomedeia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 26 - Augustus523 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE26 (6.48g, 11h). Thoriius Flaccus, proconsul. Circa 25 BC. Bare head right / Eirene standing left, holding kerykeion; monogram to inner right, monogram or letter to outer right. Near VF, olive-green patina. Righetti Coll., 6801; Ex Hirsch 95 (12/1975), lot 224.
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Nikomedeia (BC 62-59) AE 252927 viewsC. Papirius Carbo, Proconsul, 62-59 BC. AE25 (8.62g, 12h). Dated year 224 (59 BC). NIKOMHDEWN, laureate head of Zeus right / EPI GAIO[U] PAPIRIOU KARBWN[OS], RWMH in exergue, Roma seated left on pile of shields, holding Nike in right hand, spear in left; monogram in inner left field, DKS (date) below shields. EF, dark green, almost black patina. Ex Freedman Coll. (Triton V, 1/2002), lot 421; Numismatic Fine Arts V (2/1978), lot 313.
   
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