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Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Ionia Uncertain (BC 500-400) Hemiobol220 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.51g). Archaic female head right, wearing helmet or close fitting cap / Stellate or floral pattern within incuse square. EF. Very rare.Jun 06, 2019
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 500) Obol448 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol(?) (8mm, 0.65g). Helmeted head left / Ant within incuse square. gVF. Very rare.Jun 06, 2019
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/48264 views6th-5th century BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.33g, 6mm). Head of lion right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.Oct 13, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-470) Triobol?206 views5th century BC. AR Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.30g). Pegasos flying left / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Near VF, toned, a little off center. Very rare. Ex Gorny & Mosch 237 (3/2016), lot 1416.Jul 25, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-550) Geometric - EL 1/48227 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (5mm, 0.32g). Phokaic standard. Central line bisecting field, irregular lines radiating at sides / Three pellets arranged in triangle, with lines radiating around; all within incuse square. EF, toned. Extremely rare fraction for series.Feb 10, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-550) Geometric - EL 1/48240 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (5mm, 0.32g). Central line bisecting field, irregular lines radiating at sides / Three pellets arranged in triangle, with lines radiating around; all within incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.Feb 10, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) leg - EL 1/24298 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (6mm, 0.66g). Uncertain design (chicken wing, rabbit leg, or human leg?) / Incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF. Extremely rare.

The device on the obverse bears a strong resemblance to the obols attributed to Phlious in Phliasia (cf. BCD Peloponnesos 78–80), as does the reverse punch – a case of imitating types?
Feb 10, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) leg - EL 1/24347 viewsa 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.67g). Leg and shoulder (of stag?) / Incuse punch of mill-sail pattern. VF. Extremely rare.

The exact nature of this design is not known, but it has the strong appearance of an animal's shoulder and leg, the hair on the lower part of the leg being highly evident on this example.
Feb 10, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 500-400) Hemiobol291 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (5mm, 0.31g). Archaic female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap / Stellate or floral pattern within incuse square. aVF. Extremely rare.Feb 10, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - EL 1/24505 views600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g, 5mm). Bridled head of Pegasos left / Rough incuse square. EF. Carr coll.

On almost all other examples that have come to auction, or appear in standard references, the wing of the Pegasos is not on the flan, giving the appearance of simply the head of a horse.
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 500) Obol472 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.96g). Helmet left / Quadripartite incuse square, with irregular features and heavily stippled. VF. Ex Rosen Coll.Feb 07, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/2339 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hemistater (14mm, 6.99g). Geometric pattern, with cross set over lozenge and annulet / Incuse square punch. VF. Extremely rare.Feb 07, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/24252 viewsCirca 625-600 BC. EL1/24 Stater (0.65g, 8mm). Raised swastika pattern. / Quadripartite incuse square punch. EF. Carr coll.Feb 06, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - AR 1/12533 viewsca 625-600 BC. AR 1/12 Stater or Diobol (9mm, 1.05g). Raised swastika pattern surrounded by pellets / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF.1 commentsFeb 06, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-480) Hemiobol258 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.40g). Spiral ornament / Incuse square punch. VF. Rare.Feb 05, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/48296 viewsca 6th-5th century BC. EL 1/48 Stater (5mm, 0.35g). Head of lion right / Quadripartite incuse square. aEF. Very rare.Feb 05, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/8301 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/8 Stater (8mm, 1.80g). Raised square with sunken incuse and raised central pellet / Incuse square punch. aVF. Very rare.Feb 05, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/2301 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hemistater (15mm, 7.12g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Unpublished, but cf. Rosen 331 for a fraction of this type with a nearly identical incuse pattern. Near EF. Extremely rare.Feb 04, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/2316 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hemistater (13.5mm, 7.04g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Unpublished, but cf. Triton XVII, lot 316 for a possible fraction of this type. Good VF. Extremely rare.Feb 04, 2018
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Griffin - EL 1/6764 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (10.5mm, 2.34g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of lion(?) left, pellet (sun?) on forehead / Two incuse squares with irregular lines within. Good VF. Very rare.1 commentsSep 24, 2016
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 500-400) Hemiobol298 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.31g, 7mm). Archaic female head right, wearing helmet or close fitting cap / Stellate or floral pattern within incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.Sep 12, 2016
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Griffin - EL 1/6553 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.31g, 11mm). Head of lion (or seal) left / Two incuse square punches. gVF.1 commentsSep 12, 2016
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Ram - EL 1/24361 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.56g, 8mm). Head of ram left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Rare.Sep 12, 2016
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Cock - EL 1/24433 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.65g, 8mm). Bird (cock?) standing right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.Sep 12, 2016
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/24542 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g, 8mm). Head of lion right / Incuse punch of mill-sail pattern. gVF.Sep 12, 2016
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Cock - EL 1/24635 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.62g, 7mm). Bird (cock?) standing left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.Sep 12, 2016
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/24 Stater769 views6th-5th century BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.60g, 7mm). Head of lion left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare. Apparently unpublished.Aug 25, 2016
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - AR 1/12397 viewsca 620-600 BC. AR 1/12 Stater (1.00g, 9mm). Raised swastika pattern / Incuse square punch. VF.Aug 14, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-480) Tetartemorion328 viewsca 5th-4th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.15g, 5mm). Claw / Spiral or whirl. VF. Apparently unpublished.Aug 13, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-480) Tetartemorion397 viewsMiletos(?), late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (4mm, 0.14g). Lion’s paw / Star of eight rays. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, porosity. Very rare.Aug 08, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Figural - EL 1/6673 viewsca 600­-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.20g). Athena or Artemis standing facing, head left, holding with both hands a long thin object across waist / Irregular incuse punch. Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second specimen known. Extremely fine. Ex Leu 76 (1999), 165.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) EL Stater1252 viewsAsia Minor, uncertain mint possibly in Ionia, ca 500-­480 BC. EL Stater (13.99g). Lactating lioness crouching left, head facing / Two rectangular incuses divided by a narrow band. Of the highest rarity, among the finest of only five specimens known. Struck on a full flan and extremely fine. Ex NFA 25 (1990), 62 and Sotheby's Zurich (10/1993), 50.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) EL Stater1364 viewsAsia Minor, uncertain mint possibly in Ionia, ca 500 BC. EL Stater (14.07g). Lion’s head right with dotted collar; behind, two raised squares / Quadripartite punch with uneven surface. Two specimens known. A powerful representation of superb Archaic style. Good extremely fine.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) EL Stater1849 viewsAsia Minor, uncertain mint possibly in Ionia, ca 500-­480 BC. EL Stater (13.97g). Forepart of ram right / Rectangular incuse punch. Of the highest rarity, only the third specimen known of this intriguing issue. Of superb style and well struck in high relief, good extremely fine.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion paw - AR 1/48332 viewsAsia Minor, uncertain mint, ca 500 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.25g). Lion’s paw / Irregular incuse punch. Extremely rare. Toned and good very fine. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 15 (2000), 93.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) thunderbolt - EL 1/6 Stater545 viewsca 600­-550 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.36g). Lydo-­Milesian standard. Thunderbolt / Two incuse squares. VF. Extremely rare, apparently the second known.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Man - EL 1/24373 viewsca 600­-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte - Twenty­-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.65g). Phokaic standard. Archaic head right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Attractive early style. Extremely rare.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion Paw - EL 1/24430 viewsca 600­-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte - Twenty-­fourth Stater (6mm, 0.53g). Lydo­-Milesian standard. Lion’s paw / Facing lion head within incuse circle. Good VF. Very rare.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6573 viewsca 625­-600 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53g). Lydo-­Milesian standard. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Well centered.May 23, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 500-400) Hemiobol459 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.31g). Archaic female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap / Stellate or floral pattern within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Fine, toned, porous.Mar 14, 2015
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion paw - AR 1/48401 viewsca 6th century BC. AR 1/48 Stater (0.19g, 6mm). Lion's paw / Incuse square punch. VF.Sep 10, 2014
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - EL 1/6821 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 11mm). Forepart of Pegasos right / Quadripartite incuse square. aEF. Apparently unpublished.Nov 12, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion Paw - EL 1/24506 viewsca 6th century BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.5g, 6mm). Lion's paw / Lion´s head facing within incuse punch. VF.Nov 12, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Figural - EL 1/24510 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Palmette motif / Incuse square punch. gVF.Nov 12, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Figural - EL 1/24408 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.5g, 6mm). Milesian standard. Palmette motif / Incuse square punch. VF.Nov 12, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-470) Triobol?279 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm / Triobol (?) (10mm, 2.16g). Forepart of horse left / Irregular quadripartite incuse. Near VF, granular surfaces.

This curious pale silver issue is struck on the thick, globular flan often associated with late figural electrum. The attribution is uncertain; Schönert-Geiss has published similar specimens as tetrobols of the earliest issues at Maroneia, while find spots seem to indicate an origin in Asia Minor.
Sep 30, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-470) Triobol?319 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm / Triobol (?) (10mm, 2.32g). Forepart of horse right / Irregular quadripartite incuse. VF, granular surfaces.

This curious pale silver issue is struck on the thick, globular flan often associated with late figural electrum. The attribution is uncertain; Schönert-Geiss has published similar specimens as tetrobols of the earliest issues at Maroneia, while find spots seem to indicate an origin in Asia Minor.
Sep 30, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL 1/6 Stater677 viewsca 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.42g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Double incuse square. Good VF. Jul 12, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL 1/24 Stater 715 viewsca 650-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (5mm, 0.55g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Incuse square. Good VF, Very rare denomination. Jul 12, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL 1/12 Stater 870 viewsca 650-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (6mm, 1.18g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Incuse square. Good VF, thin test cut on edge. Jul 12, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 1 - EL 1/6799 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.34g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of lion right, in linear form / Rough incuse square. Near EF. Very rare denomination. 1 commentsJul 12, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 4 - EL 1/12438 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.19g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of lion right / Incuse square. VF. Very rare.

The style of the obverse of this type has a resemblance to similar hemihektes of Miletos (cf. SNG Kayhan 444–8), but the attribution of those pieces is based on their incuses, all of which have geometric shapes or pellets similar to the staters that are conclusively proven to have been from Miletos (cf. SNG Kayhan 440–1). Further study, however, may eventually prove the attribution of these plain-incuse issues to Miletos as well.
Jul 12, 2013
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Ionian League (AD 139-161) AE 36 - Marcus Aurelius1324 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE36 - Medallion (41.94g, 12h). Gillespie Type I. Marcus Claudius Fronto, asiarch and high priest of the Thirteen Cities. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux) standing left. Near EF, blue-black patina with some bare metal showing through, minor smoothing in fields, obverse details slightly strengthened. One of two examples known to Gillespie, and the only one in private hands. Group CEM; ex Gillespie Coll., Münzhandlung Basel 10 (3/1938), lot 438; Münzhandlung Basel 3, (3/1935), lot 1012.Jul 08, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Scarab - EL 1/12 Stater2015 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.32g). Phokaic standard. Figural type. Scarab beetle / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare, the third known. Jul 02, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 2 - EL 1/12510 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.16g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Figural type. Facing lion head / Incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Jul 02, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - EL 1/24586 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (6mm, 0.60g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of pegasos left / Incuse square. Near EF.

On most examples of this issue, the wing of Pegasos is off the flan, and therefore the type is usually referred to as a horse’s head.
Jul 02, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-470) Triobol?681 viewsca 510-495 BC. AR Triobol (11mm, 2.23g). Forepart of horse right / Quadripartite incuse punch. VF.Feb 18, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - EL 1/6694 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.21g). Uncertain standard. Figural type. Forepart of bridled horse left, legs forward in running motion, and mane flowing behind / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, a little porous. Extremely rare with horse forepart.Feb 18, 2013
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6538 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (10mm, 2.55g). Milesian standard, geometric type. Raised swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Ex CNG 82 (9/2009), lot 622.Nov 19, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - AR 1/24522 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.54g). Horse’s head left / Rough incuse square. VF, toned.Nov 09, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - EL 1/48622 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (5mm, 0.30g). Head of horse left / Incuse square with raised sections in form of a cross. VF. Lee Coll.; said to be ex Rosen Coll. (not included in publication of collection).Sep 06, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Figural - EL 1/96541 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/96 Stater (4mm, 0.13g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Raised oval within linear outline (resembling an eye) / Irregular incuse punch. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF. Jun 09, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 4 - EL 1/24580 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (7mm, 0.59g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of roaring lion left / Incuse square. Good VF. Apparently unpublished denomination.

The cataloger of the Elektron collection associated its coins of this type to Rosen 304, but the style of the lion and the incuse punch are not consistent with these.
Jun 09, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 2 - EL 1/24487 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (5mm, 0.57g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Facing lion’s head / Incuse square. Good VF. Rare denomination. Jun 09, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-550) Geometric - EL 1/481610 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (5mm, 0.27g). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Pellet in center of linear diamond shape within linear rectangle; striations in outer margins / Incuse square punch. VF.

The pellet within the diamond shape on the obverse is similar to the depiction of the eye on some early schematic lion head issues (cf. Weidauer 122 and Elektron II 26). It is therefore possible that these coins constitute a new denomination for that series.
Jun 09, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/24509 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (7mm, 0.63g). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite square punch. Good VF. Jun 09, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6665 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (9mm, 2.50g). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Jun 09, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/24865 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.6g, 8mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of lion right / Incuse square punch. Good VF. Very rare.Apr 03, 2012
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Ionian League (AD 139-144) AE 41 - Antoninus Pius2287 viewsLeague of Thirteen Cities. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE41 - Medallion (52.38g, 12h). Marcus Claudius Fronto, asiarch and high priest of the Thirteen Cities. AV KAI TI AI AΔPIANOC ANTΩNЄINOC ЄV, laureate and draped bust left / KOINON IΓ ΠOΛЄΩN [ΠPO M KΛ ΦPONTΩN] ACIAPX KAI APX IΓ ΠOΛЄΩN, the Abduction of Persphone: Hades, with billowing chlamys, in quadriga driven right by Eros above, holding scepter in left hand and carrying away Persephone; fallen flower basket below horses. VF, red and dark grayish-green patina, edge crack, minor roughness. Extremely rare.Feb 27, 2012
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Ram - EL 1/48576 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.29g, 5mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of ram right / Incuse square punch. Cf. CNG 76, 731 (1/24 stater), otherwise unpublished. Good VF. Extremely rare.Nov 01, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Bull - EL 1/24657 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g, 6mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of bull right / Incuse square punch. VF. Extremely rare, SNG Kayhan notes the type in this denomination is otherwise unpublished.Nov 01, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 4 - EL 1/24 Stater793 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.65g, 7mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of lion right / Incuse square punch. Good VF. Very rare.Nov 01, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Bull - EL 1/6 Stater977 viewsca 500 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.33g, 9mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of bull right / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, toned. Rare. Ex Triton XI (1/2008), lot 250.

The Rosen catalog notes that the entry for the Vourla hoard in IGCH designates Samos as the mint of these coins, but J.P. Barron disagrees. Von Aulock placed the coin at an uncertain mint in Ionia, while Rosen was more general, at an uncertain mint in Asia Minor.
Nov 01, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/48680 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.33g, 5mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite square punch. Good VF. Extremely rare denomination.Nov 01, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/24767 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.64g, 7mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite square punch. EF.Nov 01, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/12719 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.36g, 8mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Incuse square. Good VF, struck from worn obverse die. Very rare denomination.Nov 01, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6549 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.52g, 11mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned.Nov 01, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/241054 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.63g, 7mm). Phocaic standard. Figural type. Lion seated right / Incuse square punch. EF. Extremely rare, the third, and finest, known.Jun 20, 2011
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-470) Triobol?1390 viewsca 520-470 BC. AR Triobol? (10mm, 2.13g). Forepart of horse right / Quadripartite incuse punch. Fine, porous.Sep 01, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion paw - AR 1/48 519 viewsca 6th century BC. AR 1/48 Stater (0.29g). Lion's paw / Incuse square. Good VF. Rare. Mueller coll.Jul 25, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 3 - EL 1/24818 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24th Stater (5mm, 0.47g). Lion head facing / Incuse punch. VF.Jul 16, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 3 - EL 1/241054 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24th Stater (6mm, 0.56g). Lion head facing / Incuse punch. Good VF.1 commentsJul 16, 2010
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Ionian League (AD 139-144) AE 42 - Antoninus Pius2274 viewsAntoninus Pius, 139-144 AD. Medallion AE42 (44.79g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΣ ΕΥ, bust of laureate Antoninus left, wearing paludamentum / ΚΟΙΝΟΝ (ΓΙ ΠΟΛΕΩΝ) ΠΡΟ(ΝΟ Μ) ΚΛ ΦΡΟΝΤΩΝΟΣ ΑΣΙΑΡΧΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΙΕ(ΡΕΟΣ) ΓΙ ΠΟΛΕΩΝ, Demeter standing in biga drawn by winged snakes right, holding torch in each hand; biga on wave-shaped lines; M. Kl. Fronton, asiarch and archiereus of the Koinon of Ionia.May 25, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Figural - EL 1/6621 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Torso of winged figure facing, head right / Incuse square punch. Near VF. Possibly unique.

This coin may not belong to the same series as the Weidauer coins, which are not only larger denominations but also exhibit a different style of wings (curved rather than pointed) and incuse punches.
Mar 08, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Stag - EL 1/6902 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.61g). Phokaian standard. Figural type. Forepart of stag running right / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. VF. Apparently unique.Mar 07, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-530) Crab - EL 1/61007 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.59g). Phokaian standard. Figural type. Crab / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare, apparently the fifth known.Mar 07, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 1 - EL 1/12560 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte (1/12 Stater) (9mm, 1.01g). Roaring lion's head left / Ornamented incuse punch. Unpublished in the standard references, but see CNG 61 (9/2002), lot 710 for a previous example. VF.Mar 07, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 1 - EL 1/6604 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.20g). Two back to back lions' heads, facing downward with open jaws and lolling tongues, a volute decoration between / Single divided punch with volute design. Unpublished in the standard references. VF.Mar 07, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 1 - EL 1/6621 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.24g). Two back to back lions' heads, facing downward with open jaws and lolling tongues, a volute decoration between / Single divided punch with volute design. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF.Mar 07, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Horse - EL 1/121432 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.14g). Milesian standard. Head of bridled horse left / Incuse square. Exceptionally well centered. EF.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 560-530) Man - EL 1/24 Stater1188 viewsca 560-530 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.71g). Phokaian standard. Head of beardless man facing left / Four-part incuse square. Not found in the major references. This is one of the earliest images of a human on a coin. Good VF.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Cock - EL 1/241651 viewsca 560-530 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.60g). Milesian standard. Head of cock facing right / Four-part incuse square. Exceptionally beautiful detail. Very rare. Choice EF.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-530) Crab - EL 1/61185 viewsca 570-530 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Phokaian standard. Crab / Incuse square with irregular protuberances. Not found in the major references. Very well struck for this issue. EF.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Griffin - EL 1/12942 viewsca 570-540 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.34g). Phokaian standard. Head of griffin right / Incuse square. Bold VF.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/121282 viewsca 575-525 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.30g). Phokaian standard. Head of lion facing right / Incuse square divided in four quarters. Exceptional head of lion struck in high relief. Mint State.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Siren - EL 1/121792 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.33g). Phokaian standard. Siren standing left, with the body of a bird and human head wearing cap with a long curl / Incuse square with irregular raised projections. EF.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Goat - EL 1/61690 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.75g). Phokaian standard. Ibex squatting left, head turned backwards / Four-part incuse square. Missing in major references; possibly unpublished. Extremely rare. EF.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/6910 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.67g). Phokaian standard. Lion standing right, turning head backwards, roaring. In left field, unknown object / Punch mark with irregular shape and surface. Rather unusual type. Extremely rare. Struck with worn dies. Good VF.Jan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) thunderbolt - EL 1/12 Stater1062 viewsca 600 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.13g). Milesian standard. Uncertain structure: Two broad parallel strings crossing four tresses / Incuse square with irregular surface. Missing in major references; possibly unpublished. EF.1 commentsJan 23, 2010
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Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL 1/12 Stater1292 viewsca 600 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.19g). Milesian standard. One line crossing three others / Incuse square with irregular surface. EF.Jan 23, 2010
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