Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Perge (AD 254-268) AE 29 - Salonina266 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, 254-268 AD. AE29 (13.86g). KOPNHΛA CAΛΩNINA CЄB, diademed head on crescent right; I before / ΠΕΡ ΓΑΙ ΩΝ, three purses resting atop a money chest. Nice very fine.
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Perge (AD 254-268) AE 29 - Salonina249 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE29 / 10 Assaria (15.83g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; I (mark of value) before / Galley with six oarsmen right, guberntor between two signa at stern; Nike seated left on prow. VF, grayish-green patina, rough surfaecs. Ex. Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Coll.
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Perge (AD 254-268) AE 30 - Salonina207 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE30 - Decassarion (16.75g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; I (mark of value) before / Pan seated left on rocks, playing flute and holding lagobolon. VF, green patina, scrape across obverse. Group CEM. Ex Lanz 30 (11/1984), lot 797.
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Perge (AD 254-268) AE 31 - Salonina221 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE31 - Decassarion (16.39g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; I (mark of value) before / Cult image of Artemis Pergaia, flanked by star and crescent, within distyle temple with A in pediment. VF, green patina, light roughness. Group CEM.
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Perge (AD 254-268) AE 32 - Salonina298 viewsSalonina, 254-268 AD. AE32 (18.58g). KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNINA CЄBA, draped bust on crescent, I to right / ΠЄPΓAIAC APTЄMIΔOC ACVΛOV, Artemis hunting right. Dark green patina, VF.
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Perge (AD 254-268) AE 32 - Salonina223 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE32 - 10 Assaria (17.83g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; I (mark of value) before / Hephaestus seated right, holding hammer and shield set on knee. Near VF, brown patina with some reddish highlights, typical light roughness.
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Perge (AD 254-268) AE30 - Salonina430 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE30 - 10 Assaria (15.78g). Diademed and draped bust right, resting on a crescent; I before / ΠΕΡ-ΓΑ-IΩN, Hermes and Herakles standing left; Hermes holding purse, Herakles holding club and lion’s skin. VF, brown patina, usual roughness for this mint.
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Perge (AD 254-268) AE31 - Salonina258 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE31 - 10 Assaria (31mm, 16.62g). Diademed and draped bust right; I before / ΠΕΡΓΑ-IΩN, Zeus seated right, holding sceptre and patera. VF, dark green patina.
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Perge (AD 256-258) AE 30 - Valerian II308 viewsValerian II, 255-258 AD. AE30 (18.22g). ΠΟΥ ΛΙΚ ΚΟΡ ΟΥΑΛЄΡΙΑΝΟΝ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, I in right field / ΠЄΡΓΑΙΑΣ ΑΡΤЄΜΙ ΔΟΣ, distyle temple with cult statue of Artemis Pergaias inscribed ACYΛOY on pedestal. Rare. Red brown patina, very fine.
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Perge (AD 258-260) AE 31 - Saloninus282 viewsSaloninus, 258-260 AD. AE31 (19.94g). Laureate and draped bust r., eagle below bust, A before / Zeus Nikephoros seated left holding scepter, in right field right. About very fine.
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Perge (AD 270-275) AE 27 - Aurelian336 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE27 (13.77g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Cult-statue of Artemis Perga in distyle temple. Minot porosity, very fine.
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Perge (AD 270-275) AE 27 - Aurelian243 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE27 - 10 Assaria (14.06g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; I before / Cult statue of Artemis of Perga, flanked by star and crescent, within distyle temple; Δ in pediment. VF, dark grayish-green patina with some earthen highlights. Rare.

By the time of Aurelian, the minting of provincial bronzes had all but ceased outside of Alexandria, being limited to a handful of mints in Pisidia and Pamphylia. Under Aurelian's successor Tacitus, almost 300 years of the minting of provincial bronze coinages comes to an end with a final issue from Perga.
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Perge (AD 270-275) AE 28 - Aurelian161 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE28 (12.44g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Cult figure of Artemis Pergaia standing facing within distyle temple; in pediment, Δ. Brown tone. gVF.
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Perge (AD 275-276) AE 33 - Tacitus291 viewsTacitus, 275-276 AD. AE33 (22.61g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ Κ Λ ΤΑΚΙΤΟΝ, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΠЄΡΓΑΙΩΝ[...] Ν ΜΗΤΡΟ/ΠΟΛΗΤΩΝ, Tyche to left, Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia to right. Extremely rare. Good fine. Ex M&M Deutschland, 29 (2008), 2662.
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Perge (AD 275-276) AE 33 - Tacitus324 viewsTacitus, 275-276 AD. AE33 - 10 Assaria (24.17g, 12h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; I (denomination) before / Prize urn and two palm branches resting on a ledge. VF, earthen muddy brown patina.
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Perge (BC 170-100) Tetradrachm618 viewsca 170-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.48g, 12h). Wreathed head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Artemis standing left, holding wreath and sceptre; to left, I above forepart of stag standing left, head right. VF, toned around devices, a couple scratches, some flatness along edge.
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Perge (BC 200-100) AE 17372 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (5.55g). Head of Artemis right / Artemis standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, stag at her feet. Fine.
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Perge (BC 200-100) AE 17263 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE17 (5.39g). Jugate heads of Artemis and Apollo / Artemis with torch right. VF.
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Perge (BC 200-100) AE 18377 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE18 (5.89g). Head of Artemis right, hair rolled / Artemis standing left, wearing short armless chiton, holding wreath and leaning on scepter, stag at her feet, ΠΕΡΓ to left, ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔ to right.
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Perge (BC 200-100) AE 18362 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE18 (4.13g). Wreathed bust of Artemis left, bownad quiver over shoulder / ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΣ - ΠΕΡΓΑΙΑΣ, Artemis walking right, wearing long dress, holding bow and torch, E to left. Green patina, VF/gVF. Rare variant. Gutknecht coll.
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Perge (BC 200-100) Drachm397 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AR Drachm (3.83g). Head of Artemis right, quiver behind neck / Artemis standing left, holding wreath and scepter, stag at her feet. VF.
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Perge (BC 200-50) AE 16516 views2nd-1st century BC. AE16 (4.52g). Distyle Ionic temple, eagle in pediment, Pergaean Artemis within / Bow and quiver. VF.
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Perge (BC 220-189) AE 13502 views220-189 BC. AE13 (2.07g). Sphinx with polos seated right / ИANAΨAΣ/ ΠΡEIIAΣ, Artemis standing left, holding scepter. Very fine.
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Perge (BC 220-189) AE 151099 views220-189 BC. AE15 (1.80g). Sphinx with polos seated right / ИANAΨAΣ/ ΠΡEIIAΣ, Artemis standing left, holding scepter. Good very fine.
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Perge (BC 222-189) AE 19781 views220-189 BC. AE19 (4.52g). Sphinx with kalathos seated left / ИANAΨAΣ/ ΠΡEIIAΣ, Artemis standing left, wearing short chiton, holding scepter and wreath. Brown patina, aVF. Rare variant. Gutknecht coll.
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Perge (BC 255-240) Tetradrachm1554 viewsca 255-240 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.84g, 12h). Head of Artemis right; quiver over shoulder / Artemis standing left, holding wreath and sceptre; to left, forepart of stag left. VF, struck with worn obverse die. Good metal for issue.
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Perge (BC 255-240) Tetradrachm978 views3rd cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.54g). Laureate head of Artemis right; quiver over shoulder / ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΣ - ΠΕΡΓΑΙΑΣ, Artemis standing left, wearing short dress, holding wreath and scepter; to left, stag looking up.
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Perge (BC 260-230) Tetradrachm 659 viewsca 260-230 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.1g, 29mm). Wreathed head of Artemis right; quiver over shoulder / ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΣ - ΠΕΡΓΑΙΑΣ, Artemis standing left, wearing short dress, holding wreath and scepter; to left, forepart of stag standing left, looking up. VF.
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