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Parion (AD 253-268) AE 27 - Gallienus495 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE27 (10.31g, 12h). ILLP LICINN CR, laureate and draped bust right / C G I H PA, Aeneas, in military outfit, standing facing, head left, holding with his right hand Ascanius, who is standing at left, and cradling in his left arm Anchises, who has his right arm around Aeneas’ neck and holds the Penates in his left hand. Good VF, green and red-brown patina. Extremely rare. Ex Cain Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 29 – Augustus & Agrippa711 viewsAugustus, with Agrippa, 27 BC-14 AD. AE29 - Dupondius (12.77g, 12h), struck before 12 BC. IMP CAESAR DIVI F C G I P, bare head of Augustus right / M AGRIPPA, bare head of Agrippa right. Rare. Green patina. About extremely fine.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 25 - Augustus506 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE25 (9.07g, 1h). Bare head right / Capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopia on its back. VF, green patina with earthen overtones. Ex Gorny & Mosch 104 (10/2000), lot 674.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (AD 253) AE 22 - Cornelia Supera762 viewsCornelia Supera, Augusta, 253 AD. AE22 (6.22g, 7h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins. Ex Lanz 102 (5/2001), lot 944. VF, brown patina, minor smoothing. Extremely rare; only the second known example.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (AD 253) AE 21 - Aemilian410 viewsAemilian, 253 AD. AE21 (4.61g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eros standing left; term before. VF, green patina, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008
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Parion (AD 253-268) AE 26 - Gallienus512 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 (7.95g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Triumphal arch surmounted by quadriga of elephants between Victories. VF, thick pale green patina, rough. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008
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Parion (AD 253-268) AE 21 - Gallienus423 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE21 (5.39g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Capricorn right. VF, reddish-brown patina, some deposits on the reverse. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008
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Parion (AD 177-192) AE 24 - Commodus438 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE24 (7.61g). Laureate and draped bust right / Cupid standing facing, sacrificing over altar. VF, dark brown patina, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008
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Parion (AD 81-96) AE 16 - Domitian625 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE16 (3.63g). Laureate head right / Colonist ploughing right with yoke of oxen. Rare. Very fine.Jul 28, 2007
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Parion (AD 253) AE 21 - Aemilian710 viewsAemilian, 253 AD. AE21 (5.12g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / C G H I P, capricorn swimming right, cornucopiae on back; star between forelegs. VF, brown surfaces. Drewry Coll.; Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XX (3/1992), lot 429.Jan 09, 2007
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE 14544 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE14 (3.50g). Facing head of Medusa / Owls standing facing on palm. VF, green patina. Rare. David Herman Coll.Sep 29, 2006
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Parion (BC 100-0) AE 22545 viewsca 1st cent BC. AE22 (4.71g). Square burning altar (altar of Parion?), one corner lifted; bukranion on front plate, thyrsos below / ΠΑΡΙ in olive wreath. Oversruck on? (rev. head of Demeter left). Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.Dec 17, 2005
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Parion (AD 253-268) AE 30 - Gallienus1825 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE30 (11.41g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, with spear and shield / Statue on pedestal placed on two larger bases; round pedestal, entwined by serpents; column, on which Nike stands, on each side; wall behind statue and columns; CGIHP in exergue. Very fine.Oct 31, 2005
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Parion (AD 41-54) AE 16 - Claudius825 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE16 (4.79g). Laureate head left; c/m: capricorn left / Emperor, as founder, plowing right. Fine, brown patina. From the Ian Roper Collection.Sep 21, 2005
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Parion (BC 165-160) Tetradrachm1320 viewsca 165-160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.61g, 40mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝΩΣ - ΑΚΤΑΙΟΥ, Apollo Actaeus standing left, holding laurel branch in right hand and resting left on grounded bow; ΔΙ ligate over altar to left, monogram to right, ΠΑΡΙΑΝΩΝ in exergue. Very broad flan, aEF. Extremely rare, only few specimens known.

The only Parion Hellenistic tetradrachms known, until recently, was the extremely rare issue showing veiled head of Demeter on obv. and Apollo Actaeus on rev. holding a phiale above a lighted alter, his left hand resting on a lyre placed on the omphalos, SNG Lewis 829, SNG France 1401 (both broken); L. Robert, Monnaies antiques en Troade, Paris, 1966, p. 43, f. This new and until very recently unrecorded issue was published by A.R. Meadows, NC 1998, pp 42-46. He compares both issues to the coinage of Alexandria Troas and determined that the tetradrachm Apollo/Apollo should be dated at around 165-143 and the tetradrachm Demeter / Apollo at a later date.
Sep 14, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm1076 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.45g). Bull left, looking right; PA above, PI and patera beneath / Gorgoneion facing, surrounded by aegis. VF.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE563 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE (10.72g). Gorgoneion facing / Bull standing left, ΠΑΡΙ above, uncertain symbol below. Red-brown patina, VF. Rare.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm832 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.29g, 3h, 14mm). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue facing, surrounded by aegis / Bull standing left, head turned to right, leaf? below, ΠΑ / ΡΙ. gVF.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm851 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.63g, 12h). Gorgoneion facing, surrounded by aegis / Bull standing left, head turned back; star below. Attractively toned. Extremely fine. Ex Aufhauser 10 (10/1993), 107. Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm588 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.21g). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue facing, surrounded by aegis, E above / Bull standing left, head turned to right, wreath below, ΠΑ / ΡΙ. gVF.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm654 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.33g). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue facing, surrounded by aegis / Bull standing left, head turned to right, wreath below, ΠΑ / ΡΙ. gVF.Aug 30, 2005
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Parion (AD 14-37) AE 19 - Drusus1236 viewsDrusus, 14-37 AD. AE19 (6.60g). Bust right / Two priests driving bull right. F.Jun 18, 2005
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE 18573 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE18 (4.76g). Veiled bust of Demeter R, within dotted circle / Π-Α/Ρ-Ι, ear of barley between two pomegranates on stalks. Jun 13, 2005
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Parion (BC 350-300) AE740 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE (5.76g). Bull butting right, grapes above / Π-Α/Ρ-Ι, altar of Parion; amphora standing in front. Dark green patina, VF. Ex Knopek Auk. (Koln, 1981), lot 162.May 23, 2005
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Parion (BC 350-300) AE 19657 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE19 (6.20g). Bull butting right, grapes above / Π-Α/Ρ-Ι, altar of Parion; amphora standing in front.May 23, 2005
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Parion (AD 253-268) AE 28 - Gallienus506 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE28 (9.60g). Cuirassed and laureate bust R / City-gate with three entrances with elephant-quadriga on top. Flan-flaws on reverse, green patina, very fine.Mar 29, 2005
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE 23568 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE23 (5.41g, 6h). Facing head of Medusa / Eagle standing right; monogram to right. Coin without the usual countermarks. Very fine.Mar 21, 2005
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE 20776 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE20 (8.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bull butting left, ΠΑΡΙ above, monogram and caduceus below. EF, dark brown patina, a few small spots of roughness. Dec 20, 2004
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE 23586 viewsca 2nd-1st cent. BC. AE23 (7.28g). Facing head of gorgon (Medusa?), countermark: monogram in incuse circle / Eagle standing right, monogram before. Good VF, dark green patina. Dec 20, 2004
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE 17447 viewsca 2nd-1st cent. BC. AE17 (4.54g). Facing head of gorgon (Medusa?) / Bull standing R before garlanded altar. Nice VF, dark green patina.Dec 20, 2004
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Parion (BC 394-330) Hemidrachm923 viewsca 394-330 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.35g, 15mm, 12h). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue facing, surrounded by aegis / Bull standing L, head turned to R, wreath below, ΠΑ / ΡΙ. nice EF.Dec 05, 2004
 
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