Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Side (AD 254-268) AE 28 - Salonina1048 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE28 - 10 Assaria (19.42g). KOPNHLIA CALWNINA CEB, diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent; I (denomination mark) in right field / CIDHTWNANEWKORWN, three galley ships; NAVARX/IC.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 28 - Salonina271 viewsSalonina, 254-268 AD. AE28 (13.29g). 254 - 260 AD. ΚΟΡΝΗΛΙΑ (Star) CΑΛΩΝΙΝΑ CЄΒΑ, draped bust with stephane right, before countermark, Є / CΙΔΗΤΩΝ ΝЄΩΚΟΡΩΝ, Securitas Sidae holding scepter and pomegranate leaning left arm on column. Partial green patina, GVF.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 29 - Salonina396 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE29 - 11 Assaria (14.36g). Diademed and draped bust right, resting on a crescent; star above; IA before, but countermark applied: E / Athena standing right, holding spear and thunderbolt; shield at her feet. VF, olive patina with earthen highlights. Ex Burstein Collection.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 29 - Salonina451 viewsSalonina, 254-268 AD. AE29 - 10 Assaria (17.6g). KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNINA, diademed and draped bust right / CIΔHTΩN NEΩKOPΩN, harbour of Side, seen from above, two galleys with sails inside, two in front. VF.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 29 - Salonina291 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE29 - Decassarion (18.63g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; I (mark of value) before / Three quinqueremes. VF, desert green patina.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 29 - Salonina176 viewsSalonina, 254-268 AD. AE29 - 10 Assaria (18.8g). KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNINA CЄBA, diademed and draped bust right / CIΔHTΩN NЄΩKOPΩN, Athena standing left holding shield and spear. VF.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 30 - Salonina231 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE30 / 10 Assaria (21.71g, 6h). Diademed and draped bust right; I (mark of value) before / Gallienus standing left, holding phiale and scepter. VF, red and green patina, some roughness.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 30 - Salonina289 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE30 - 10 Assaria (19.72g, 7h). KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩ-NINA CЄB, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; I (mark of value) before / CIΔHTΩN A NЄΩKOPΩN NAVAPX/IC, three galleys. Good VF, green patina, very light roughness. From Group CEM.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 30 - Salonina215 viewsSalonina. Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE30 / 10 Assaria (27.28g, 1h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; I (mark of value) before / Galley sailing left under full sail. VF, dark brown, almost black, patina, minor roughness. Ex Shipp coll.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 30 - Salonina77 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE30 - 10 Assaria (20.48g, 8h). KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNINA CЄ / I, diademed and draped bust right / CIΔHTΩN NЄΩKO/PΩN, eagle, wreath in beak, standing facing in distyle temple with A in pediment; to left and right, two vexilla inscribed A and Є. A rare and interesting issue. Slightly rough and with some deposits, VF.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 31 - Salonina263 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE31 - 11 Assaria (16.29g, 1h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane; IA (mark of value) before / Tyche seated left on rocks; at feet, half-length figure of river-god Melas swimming right; all within tetrastyle shrine; pomegranate above, Δ–Є flanking roof of shrine. Near VF, rough green patina. Rare. Group CEM.

An interesting type which copies a very identifiable shrine found on the coinage of Antioch. The engraver even went so far as to copy the “Δ Є” found on the Antiochene types, which is generally thought to stand for the office of the emperor as tribune (Δημαρχικης Єξουςιας) or, more likely, for the four eparchies (Δ Єπαρχειων) which the Antiochene coinage would circulate in: Commagene, Coele-Syria, Syria, and Phoenicia.
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Side (AD 254-268) AE 31 - Salonina198 viewsSalonina, 254-268 AD. AE31 (20.54g, 6h). KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNINA CЄ, draped bust right; I to right / CIΔHTΩN NЄΩKORΩN, Tyche seated left on rock, holding poppy. Green patina, VF.
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Side (AD 255-258) AE 29 - Valerian II387 viewsValerian II, Caesar, 255-258 AD. AE29 - 11 Assaria (14.89g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right resting on an eagle’s wings; IA before / CIΔHTΩN N-EΩKOPΩN, Apollo standing facing, head left, holding patera and scepter. VF, thin green patina. Drewry Coll.
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Side (AD 255-258) AE 29 - Valerian II224 viewsValerianus II, 255-258 AD. AE29 (16.32g). ΠOV ΛIK OVAΛЄPIANOC KAI CЄB, draped bust on eagle right; countermark Є / CIΔHTΩN NЄΩKOPΩN, Athena standing left, holding spear, shield and small temple. VF.
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Side (AD 256-258) AE 30 - Valerian II361 viewsValerian II, 256-258 AD, Caesar, son of Gallienus. AE30 (18.04g). ΠOV ΛIK KOP OVAΛEPIANON KAI CEB, draped, cuirassed, bare-headed bust right; beneath, eagle standing right with opened wings and head right; countermark: E in circular incus (Howgego 805) / CIΔHTΩN - NEΩKOPΩN, Athena (Sidetes), helmeted and wearing narrow peplos, stg. facing, head left; holding palmbranch over left shoulder and dropping voting pebble with right hand into amphora with two handles at her left side; to right, branch with a pomegranate. F/about VF, rough obv., rev. with slight strike weakness and distinct circular traces of the ancient smoothing process. Unpublished? Hoeft coll.

The E of the c/m should probably devaluate the coin from 10 units to 5 units. Coins from Side often show pomegranates because 'side' in Pamphylian means 'pomegranate'.
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Side (AD 270-275) AE 28 - Aurelian167 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE28 - 11 Assaria (13.30g). AVT K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CЄB / IA, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIΔHTΩN Γ NЄΩKOPΩN, hekate standing facing, head right; serpent rising to left. Very rare. VF.
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Side (AD 81-96) AE 21 - Domitian185 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE21 (7.53g). ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟC ΓЄΡΜΑΝΙΚΟC, laureate head right / CIΔHTΩN, Apollo Sidetes standing facing, holding patera, pomegranate and scepter. Extremely rare, perhaps third known. gVF.
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Side (BC 100-0) AE 12527 viewsca 1st cent BC. AE12 (1.27g, 12h). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Pomegranate. Green-brown patina, VF/aEF.
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Side (BC 100-0) AE 18540 views1st cent BC. AE18 (3.45g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Pomegranate; caduceus to left. Good VF. Ex Gutknecht coll., M&M Auk. 17 (10/2005), lot 938.
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Side (BC 200-0) AE 16339 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE16 (3.48g). Three-quarter facing head of Athena wearing triple crested helmet, head turned slightly left / Athena walking right, holding thunderbolt and shield; pomegranate before. Near VF, brown and green patina, some light roughness. David Herman Coll.
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Side (BC 200-0) AE 17446 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (4.02g). Helmeted head of Athena right; countermark: pomegranate / ΣΙ-ΔΗΤΩΝ, Nike in long dress left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand; pomegranate to left. Grey-green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.
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Side (BC 200-0) AE 20348 views2nd-1st century BC. AE18 (4.14g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΣIΔH - TΩN, Athena, in peplos, wearing Corinthian helmet, advancing left, holding spear and shield with aegis; behind, snake coiling left. VF, nice green patina. Hoeft coll.
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Side (BC 200-0) Tetradrachm704 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.74g). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Nike left, holding wreath; pomegranate to left, ΑΦ below. EF.
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Side (BC 200-0) Tetradrachm589 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.30g). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Nike left, holding wreath; pomegranate to left, ΚΛΕ−ΥΧ. EF.
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Side (BC 200-0) Tetradrachm548 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.17g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate in left field, magistrate KΛE YX (magistrate). Good VF.
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Side (BC 205-100) Tetradrachm437 viewsca 205-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.26g, 31mm). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate, winged thunderbolt and AR monogram (magistrate) in left field. Area of flat strike, Good VF.
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Side (BC 205-100) Tetradrachm587 viewsrca 205-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.75g, 12h). Pa-, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; to left, pomegranate above ΠA monogram. Near EF, toned, hairline flan crack, slight die shift on reverse. Very rare with this magistrate.
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Side (BC 250-150) Obol630 viewsca 3rd-2nd cent BC. AR Obol (0.64g). Head of lion left, traces of Pamphylian inscription above / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. EF.
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Side (BC 250-150) Obol465 viewsca 3rd-2nd cent BC. AR Obol (0.84g). Head of lion left / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. VF. Ex Slg. J. Desneux, Auktion Helbing (1927), 1793; Auktion Hess-Leu 49 (1971), 237; Auctiones 15 (1985), 170.
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Side (BC 250-150) Obol335 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AR Obol (0.73g, 10mm, 12h). Lion’s head left / Helmeted head of Athena right. VF, toned.
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Side (BC 360-333) Stater543 viewsca 360-333 BC. AR Stater (10.61g, 22mm). Athena Parthenos standing left; to left, Nike flying right, pomegranate below / Apollo standing left, patera in right hand, staff in left, altar to left, Pamphylian ethnic to right. VF.
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Side (BC 360-333) Stater454 viewsca 360-333 BC. AR Stater (10.50g). Athena Parthenos standing left; to left, Nike flying right, pomegranate below / Apollo standing left, patera in right hand, staff in left, altar to left, Pamphylian ethnic to right. Light patina, VF.
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Side (BC 360-333) Stater476 viewsca 360-333 BC. AR Stater (10.45g, 21mm, 11h). Athena Parthenos standing left, holding Nike, shield, and spear; pomegranate to left, Pamphylian psi to right / Apollo standing left, holding branch and sacrificing out of phiale over altar to left; Pamphylian psi between phiale and altar. VF, toned, a few marks, some porosity. Very rare with these control letters.
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Side (BC 370-360) Stater482 viewsca 370-360 BC. AR Stater (10.70g). Athena standing left, holding Nike, shield, and spear; pomegranate to left, letters to right / Apollo standing left, quiver over shoulder, holding patera and laurel scepter; altar to left. Good VF, excellent metal.
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Side (BC 400-380) Stater611 viewsca 400-380 BC. Stater (10.64g). Athena standing left, draped, wearing crested helmet, holding owl on outstretched right arm, shield and spear behind, pomegranate in front / Naked Apollo standing left, drapery over shoulders, holding bow and laurel branch, bird at his feet to right, Pamphylian legend, within shallow incuse square. Toned, very fine.
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Side (BC 425-400) Stater542 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.82g). Pomegranate / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, olive sprig to right, within incuse square. Rare. EF.
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Side (BC 425-400) Stater335 viewsca 430-400 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.61g, 9h). Pomegranate / Helmeted head of Athnea right; olive spray with berries before; all within incuse square. Good VF, toned, irregular flan. Ex Gorny & Mosch 203 (3/2012), lot 243.
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Side (BC 445-425) Stater466 viewsca 445-425 BC. AR Stater (10.76g). Pomegranate in ornamental circular border / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, in incuse square. Rare. Toned, VF/EF.
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Side (BC 445-425) Stater1746 viewsca 445-425 BC. AR Stater (10.85g). Pomegranate, forepart of lion to right, within ornamental circular border / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, in incuse square. Rare. EF.
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Side (BC 445-425) Stater834 viewsca 445-425 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.84g). Pomegranate / Helmeted head of Athena right, within incuse square. VF, lightly toned, some obverse roughness.
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Side (BC 445-425) Stater149 viewsca 460-430 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 10.66g). Pomegranate / Helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square.
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Side (BC 460-430) Stater978 viewsCA 460-430 BC. AR Stater (10.60g). Pomegranate, dolphin below / Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet, in incuse square. VF.
   
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