Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Kremna (AD 117-138) AE 13 - Hadrian535 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE13 (2.34g). Laureate and draped bust right / Marsyas standing left, holding wine-skin over shoulder. VF, attractive green patina under some earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Kremna (AD 117-138) AE 20 - Hadrian180 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE20 (4.92g). ADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate and draped bust right / GENIO COL CRE, Genius standing left, holding patera and vexillum. VF.
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Kremna (AD 117-138) AE 29 - Hadrian267 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE29 (19.79g). HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / COL CR EMNENS, three military standards. Very rare. VF.
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Kremna (AD 117-138) AE 32 - Hadrian388 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE32 (26.84g). HADRIANUS AVGUVSTVS; laureate head right / [AVG] COL CRE; Augustus as colonist plowing right. Very rare. Very fine.
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Kremna (AD 141-160) AE 27 - Antoninus Pius1584 viewsAntoninus Pius, 141-160 AD. AE27 (13.66g). Draped, laureate bust right / DEANAE - C-OL CREM, Diana in long dress standing right, head left; spear and bow in left hand, patera in right, stag standing at her feet, looking up. Good style, dark brown-green patina, aEF. Very rare, Von Aulock counts 2 other examples. Righetti coll.
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Kremna (AD 161-180) AE 24 - Marcus Aurelius290 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE24 (8.09g). IMP C M AVR, laureate; draped and cuirassed bust right / DIAMAE C REM, Diane Artemis standing to left with phiale, stag at feet. A bit rough, almost very fine. Ex Karbach coll.
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Kremna (AD 193-211) AE 16 - Septimius Severus267 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE16 (4.73g). IMP C SEVER [PERTIN A]VG, laureate head bust right / MIDAE DEAE COL, Mide enthroned to left holding phiale. Very fine.
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Kremna (AD 193-211) AE 19 - Septimius Severus119 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE19 (3.84g). IMP C L SEVER PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / GENO COL CRE, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. gF.
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Kremna (AD 193-211) AE 37 - Septimius Severus246 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE37 (38.79g). IMP C L SEP SEVER - PERTIN AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from front / APOLLINI PROPVL - AEO COL CREM, Apollo advancing right, shooting bow and arrow, chlamys over right shoulder, quiver on back, hair tied; crescent and star in fields left and right respectively. aVF. MFA inventory #61.1132.
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Kremna (AD 193-217) AE 37 - Julia Domna322 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE37 (21.08g, 12h). IVLIAE - AVGVSTA, draped bust right / MATRI DEOR - COL - IVL AVG, Cybele seated left in distyle temple, holding patera; on left, Julia Domna (?) holding patera; on right, lion; in ex. FEL CREM. Traces of silvering on obverse. aEF.
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Kremna (AD 197-217) AE 26 - Caracalla298 viewsCaracalla, 197-217 AD. AE26 (10.58g). IMP M AVR A NT PF AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / GEN CO-L CREM, Apollo standing left, holding branch, leaning on tripod; lyre to left. VF.
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Kremna (AD 198-209) AE 17 - Geta284 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE17 (3.75g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Apollo standing right, wearing chlamys, shooting arrow. Good VF, green patina.
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Kremna (AD 198-209) AE 18 - Geta275 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE18 (3.63g, 7h). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nemesis standing right, head left, holding scepter; at feet to left, griffin seated left, paw on wheel. VF, green patina. Ex Righetti Coll. 6275.
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Kremna (AD 198-209) AE 20 - Geta264 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE20 (5.44g, 6h). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Mida seated left, holding phiale. VF, grayish-brown patina, rough surfaces. Ex Righetti Coll. 8044.
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Kremna (AD 198-209) AE 20 - Geta211 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE20 (4.39 g, 12h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Mida seated left, holding phiale. Good Fine, green and brown patina. Ex B.F. Bennett Coll.
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Kremna (AD 198-209) AE 21 - Geta237 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE21 (6.26g). P SEP GET-A FOR CAES, draped and cuirassed bust right / M-ERC - COC CR, Hermes with purse and caduceus seated on basket left. Rare. Minor cleaning scratches. gVF.
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Kremna (AD 198-217) AE 17 - Caracalla378 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE17 (4.0g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PROP COL CR, Apollo Propylaios advancing right, holding bow. Good VF, green patina. Wagner Coll.
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Kremna (AD 198-217) AE 19 - Caracalla 333 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE19 (4.97g). IMP C M AV R ANT P F AV, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL. CREM. MID. DEAE, Mida seated left, in Cybele-form, holding phiale. Good Very Fine. Hoeft coll.

Mida, the Greek goddess of oaths, was principally worshipped in Phrygia. She was often equated with the earth and mother goddess Cybele - whose form she takes on this coin. Evidence of her worship, in fact, has caused one of the great archeological misconceptions of the modern era: the discovery of what was believed to be the tomb of King Midas at the site of Midas Sehr in the 19th Century was, in fact something less remarkable: a shrine dedicated to Midas as the equivalent of Cybele.
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Kremna (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla281 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (7.94g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Genius standing facing, holding patera over altar and cornucopia. Near VF, brownish-green patina with some earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Kremna (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla213 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (9.03g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Aquila between two signa surmounted by wreaths. Good VF, gray-brown patina, some roughness. Spradling Coll.
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Kremna (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla304 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (15.10g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Apollo Propylaeus standing right drawing bow.
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Kremna (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Julia Mamaea130 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235. AE21 (4.97g). Draped bust right / Venus standing left, head right, at feet left figure (Eros?). Rare. gVF.
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Kremna (AD 235-238) AE 30 - Maximinus I321 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE30 (16.81g, 1h). • IMP • CAE • C IVL • VER MAXIMINO Λ-VG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MARON • COL • CRE, Marsyas standing facing, head left, raising right hand and holding wine skin over left shoulder. Good VF, green patina. Only three cited by von Aulock, all in museum collections (ANS, Boston MFA, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin). From Group CEM. Ex Sternberg XI (11/1981), lot 340.
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Kremna (AD 238-244) AE 20 - Gordian III316 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE20 (4.37g). IM CA M ANTO GRDIANO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right./ FORTVNAE COL CREM, Fortuna standing facing holding cornucopia and rudder. Nice very fine.
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Kremna (AD 238-244) AE 20 - Gordian III182 viewsGordian III, 244-249 AD. AE20 (4.74g). IM CA M ANTO GRDIANO (sic), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL CRЄMNA, Harpokrates standing left, holding cornucopia in left hand and raising his right to mouth; at feet, flower. Rare. VF.
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Kremna (AD 238-244) AE 21 – Tranquillina338 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, 238-244 AD. AE21 (5.58g). Draped bust on crescent right / Naked Bacchus (or Dionysos) standing left holding kantharos and branch; at his feet, panther. Adjustment marks on both sides, weak strike and some encrustration, very fine or better for wear.
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Kremna (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III287 viewsGordian III. 238-244 AD. AE25 (9.66g). IM CAES M ANTO GORDIANO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL IVL AVG FE CREMNEΓI, Isis standing facing, head left, holding patera and situla. Adjustment marks on obverse, nice very fine.
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Kremna (AD 241-244) AE 32 - Tranquillina373 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, 238-244 AD. AE32 (16.63g). SAB TRANQVILLNAM AVGVSTAM, draped bust right wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders / COL IVL AVG FELICIS CREMNENSIVM, Roma seated left, holding globe and cornucopia.
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Kremna (AD 244-249) AE 33 - Philip I271 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE33 (26.21g, 12h). • IMP • CAE • IVL • PHILIPPV M • P : F • AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / HERCVL COL CRE, Hercules standing right, holding apples of the Hesperides behind back in right hand and leaning on club draped with lion skin and set on bucranium. EF, dark green patina.
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Kremna (AD 244-249) AE 35 - Philip I385 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE35 (22.27g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pontiff driving yoke of oxen right, plowing pomerium; aquila between two signa behind. Good VF, green patina with some earthen deposits. Rare. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Kremna (AD 249-251) AE 32 - Herennia Etruscilla683 viewsHerennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius, Augusta, 249-251 AD. AE32 (17.70g, 12h). EREN ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent / COL IVL AVG FEL CREMNA, eagle standing right, wings displayed, supporting three busts of (left to right): Hostilian, Trajan Decius, and Herennius Etruscus. Good VF, green and brown patina, slight encrustation. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Dr. Martin J. Price Collection.
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Kremna (AD 249-251) AE 34 - Trajan Decius371 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE34 (20.47g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL IVL AVG around, [CREM] in exergue, She-wolf standing right, suckling twins. VF, green patina, light smoothing. Drewry Coll.; Ex CNG XXVII (9/1993), lot 1230.
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Kremna (AD 249-251) AE25 - Herennia Etruscilla394 viewsHerennia Etruscilla (wife of Trajan Decius), 249-251 AD. AE24.6 (8.26g). EPE ETRVSCILLA, diademed and draped bust right / GEN COL CREM, Genius with kalathos holding cornucopia and patera, to the left, burning altar. Rare. Very fine.
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Kremna (AD 253-260) AE 17 - Valerian I205 viewsValerian, 253-260 AD. AE17 (2.94g). IM C VALERIANUS, laureate and draped bust right / PROP COL CR, Apollo Propylaeus advancing right with bow and arrow. Dark green patina, VF.
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Kremna (AD 253-260) AE 33 - Valerian I534 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE33 (17.57g). Bust right, IMP CAES P LICINI VALERIANO P F OS / Apollo Propylaeus standing right with bow and arrow, POLLINI PROPVL COL IVL AVG CREM.
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Kremna (AD 253-268) AE 23 - Gallienus226 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE23 (6.43g). IMP C PV LI GALLIENVM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL IVL AVG CREM, Apollon Propylaeus with bow and arrow advancing right. Dark patina, GVF.
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Kremna (AD 270-275) AE 25 - Aurelian184 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE25 (6.61g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Marsyas standing left, carrying wine skin over shoulder. VF, brown patina, minor roughness, flan split. Spradling Coll.
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Kremna (AD 270-275) AE 30 - Aurelian303 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE30 (11.89g). IMP CS L DOM AVRЄLIANO; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL IL F C-RЄMNЄ, cult-statue of Dianas Ephesia in between two stags. Crude, very fine.
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Kremna (AD 270-275) AE 30 - Aurelian332 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE30 (12.07g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hygieia, holding serpent and phiale, standing right, and Asclepius, leaning on serpent-entwined staff, standing left. Good VF, black olive patina, minor roughness.
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Kremna (AD 270-275) AE 30 - Aurelian318 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE30 (13.81g). IMP C S L DO M AVRELIANO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL IVLI AV CREMN, Hades enthroned to left with Kerberos. Brown green patina, very fine.
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Kremna (AD 270-275) AE 30 - Aurelian339 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE30 (11.17g). IMP C S L DO M AVRELIANO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / DONATIO COL CREM, Goddess standing in long dress in between two cylindrical vessels both containing palm branches. Light green patina, very fine.
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Kremna (AD 270-275) AE 30 - Aurelian444 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE30 (14.61g). IMP CSL DOM AURELIANO, draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right, seen from behind / APOL - LI - NI COL CREMNE, Apollo Propylaeus, radiate, advancing right, cloak flowing behind, drawing bow with arrow at hip. EF, green patina with gray-green overtones. Hoeft coll.; ex Rosenberg coll.; ex Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (10/1993), lot 757.
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Kremna (AD 270-275) AE 33 - Aurelian278 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE33 (13.29g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fortuna-Tyche standing left, holding bust of emperor and scepter; right foot set on forepart of river-god Kestros swimming left; by left foot, griffin seated left, forepaw on wheel. Good VF, dark brown patina, earthen deposits around devices.
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Kremna (BC 39-25) AE 17591 viewsunder Galatian King Amyntas, 39-25 BC. AE17 (4.42g), struck 26/25 BC. Laureate head of bearded Zeus right / Thunderbolt, KP-H below, Z (=year 7 of Amyntas) above. Green patina, gVF. Righetti coll.
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Kremna (BC 39-25) AE 18606 viewsunder Galatian King Amyntas, 39-25 BC. AE17 (4.22g), struck 26/25 BC. Laureate head of bearded Zeus right / Thunderbolt, KP-H below, Z (=year 7 of Amyntas) above. Dark green patina, aEF. Gutknecht coll.
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Kremna (BC 100-1) AE 16454 views1st cent BC. AE16 (4.27g). Head Tyche; behind, spearhead / Forepart of lion, Γ/ KPH. Very fine.
   
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