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Home > Paphlagonia > Sinope Last additions - Sinope Sinope (AD 69-79) AE 25 - Titus131 viewsTitus, as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AE25 (10.64g, 12h). Dated CY 122 (76/77 AD). T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS PON TR P, laureate head right / AN – CXXII, Sarapis reclining right, holding scepter. Very rare. VF/nVF. Tricarico coll.May 22, 2019 Sinope (BC 410-375) Obol198 viewsca 200-120 BC. AR Obol (12mm, 1.09g). Draped bust of Hermes left, wearing petasos / ΣΙ-ΝΩ, eagle facing, head left, wings spread; monogram to right. VF. Very rare.Apr 13, 2019 Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm216 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.05g). Head of sea-eagle to left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, •B within one unfilled quarter, • in other. Beautifully toned and of attractive style. Light scuff on the edge, otherwise VF.Feb 20, 2019 Sinope (BC 125-120) AE 16192 viewsunder Mithradates V Euergetes, ca 125-120 BC. AE16 (3.79g). Diademed and veiled bust of Laodike right / ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ, facing statue of Apollo Iatros, with branch and phiale; tripod to left. VF. Rare type.Feb 20, 2019 Sinope (AD 69-79) AE 26 - Titus167 viewsTitus, as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AE26 - Diassarion (11.57g, 6h). Dated CY 118 (72/3 AD). T•CAESAR•IMP•VESPASIAN•PONT•TR•P•, laureate head right / C I F - AN – CXIIX, Apollo, nude, standing facing within distyle canopied shrine, holding branch in his right hand and placing his left on his hip. Very rare. Somewhat smoothed and the reverse struck slightly off center, gVF.Jan 27, 2019 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm271 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 5.82g). Head of sea-eagle left with 'talon' and dolphin below (both off flan here); c/m: male head left within round incuse / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, the others stippled and with pellet. An interesting issue with a charming countermark. Test cut on the obverse, otherwise VF.Oct 08, 2018 Sinope (BC 105-85) AE 21198 viewsca 105-90 or 90-85 BC. Struck under Mithradates VI. AE21 (6.33g). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ, filleted thyrsos. VF.Feb 07, 2018 Sinope (AD 253-260) AE 24 - Valerian I231 viewsValerian I , 253-260 AD. AE24 (9.02g, 3h), Dated CY 329 (258/9 AD (?). IMP VALER[IANVS ...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / [C I F S ANN] CCXXV[IIII], bearded facing archaic head of Dionysos, wearing cap. Extremely rare. Corrosion pits, aVF. The late bronzes of Sinope are almost always poorly produced and of crude style, thus making them hard to read. On this coin, the date starts with CCXX, followed by what might be a V, and a possible additional IIII on the left side of Dionysos' beard. The fact that the coin was struck from the same obverse die as SNG Paris 661 with a clear (though retrograde) date of XXVIIII, supports this reading.Jan 01, 2018 Sinope (AD 217-218) AE 31 - Diadumenian173 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE31 (13.50g, 6h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hades seated left, extending hand over Cerberus and holding scepter. aVF, brown surfaces, some roughness. Casey coll.Dec 26, 2017 Sinope (BC 375-362) Obol - Datames345 viewsDatames, ca 370-360 BC. AR Obol (0.67g, 9mm). Head of nymph Sinope right, hair in sphendone / ΔΑTA, dolphin left. VF. Rare.Aug 29, 2016 Sinope (BC 375-362) Obol - Datames378 viewsTarkumuwa (Datames), Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. Sinope mint. AR Obol (0.74g, 10mm). Female head right, hair in sakkos / Fish right, ΔATA beneath. gVF. Rare.Aug 14, 2015 Sinope (BC 46-45) AE 25356 viewsSulpicius Rufus, 46/45 BC. AE25 (21.51g). COLON FEL SIN P SULP, head Tyche wearing turreted headdress / DIC Q F RVF PROCOS PONTIFE, sacrificial implements. Rare. Dark green patina, VF.Aug 01, 2015 Sinope (AD 41-54) AE 28 - Claudius371 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE28 (11.38g, 6h). TI • CLAVDIVS • CAESAR, laureate head of Claudius right / C • I • [F], draped bust of Dionysus left, wearing ivy wreath. VF, reddish-brown and green patina. An extremely rare and only recently confirmed type. From a Hungarian Collection formed primarily in the 1930s. First published by Waddington (RG) without an illustration in 1925, Banti and Simonetti included it in their corpus based solely on Waddington’s description. This coin finally provides confirmation of this exceptionally rare Dionysus type.Jun 04, 2015 Sinope (AD 37-41) AE 17 – Caligula & Agrippina I398 viewsGaius (Caligula), with Agrippina Senior, 37-41 AD. AE22 (6.28g, 7h). Dated CY 82 (36/7 AD?). Bare head of Caligula right / Draped bust of Agrippina right. VF, dark green patina. Rare, four cited in RPC.Jun 04, 2015 Sinope (BC 27-AD 14) AE 23 - Augustus & Julius Caesar413 viewsAugustus, with Divus Julius Caesar, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (6.53g, 12h). Dated CY 23 (24/3 BC?). Laureate head of Caesar right / Bare head of Augustus right. VF, green patina. Rare, four cited in RPC, two additional in the latest supplement.Jun 04, 2015 Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I411 viewsAriarathes I of Cappadocia, 333­-322 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 5.40g, 8h). Sinope mint. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, wearing triple­pendant earring and necklace; aplustre to left, M’ (in Aramaic) to right / Sea­eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; ARYDRT (in Aramaic) below. Good VF, toned, obverse a little off center. Very rare, Simonetta notes six examples. Ex Roma 7 (3/2014), lot 743.May 23, 2015 Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm421 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 6.04g, 12h). Head of sea-eagle left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, K within one unfilled quarter. Near EF, toned. Ex Rockefeller University, Mirsky Coll. (Gemini VII, 1/2011, lot 441).Jul 12, 2013 Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol397 viewsLate 4th-3rd century BC. AR Trihemiobol (12mm, 1.38g, 12h). Head of female facing slightly left / Eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed. VF, toned. Krizan Coll.; ex CNG 36 (12/1995), lot 1983 (part of).Jul 02, 2013 Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 33527 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE33 (18.24g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Perseus standing, facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, whose decapitated body lies at his feet; monogram to left and right. Near VF, dark grayish-green patina with some light earthen highlights.Apr 07, 2013 Sinope (BC 125-100) AE 23616 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE23 (21.46g). Male head right (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / ΣΙΝΩ-ΠΗΣ, quiver. VF. Extremely rare.Jul 07, 2012 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm481 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 5.95g). Head of a nymph left, hair in a saccos; aplustre before / Sea eagle on dolphin, magistrate ΘEOTI above eagle. Good VF, toned. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm521 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.99g). Phorm..., magistrate. Head of a nymph left, hair bound in a saccos; aplustre before / Eagle standing left on dolphin; ΦOΡ[M]. Toned VF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I473 viewsAriarathes, Satrap, ca 328-325 BC. AR Drachm (4.57g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; Aramaic letters behind / Eagle on dolphin left; Aramaic inscription below. Good VF, porous. Rare. During the wars of Alexander III, Ariarathes I, the first king of Cappadocia, seized Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard Sinope types, but replaced the Greek legends with Aramaic inscriptions. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm425 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.9g). Head of Nymph left, aplustre in front / ΣΙΝΩ eagle flying left on dolphin, ΔΙΟΥ (magistrate) above tail. VF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm518 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (5.98g). Head of Nymph left, wearing triple pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair in sakkos; aplustre in left field / Eagle on dolphin left, ΣΙΝΩ below, ΣΩΡΙΠΑ (magistrate) in right field. EF.Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 375-362) Drachm - Datames493 viewsca 370-360 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.73g, 3h). Head of nymph left / Eagle standing left on dolphin; lotus-flower above tail feathers, , [Δ]ATAM below. VF, obverse test punch. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm510 viewsca 325-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.01g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin; ΚΑΛ[ΛΙΑ] (magistrate) behind. EF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm968 views480-450 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 5.94g). Eagle's head left, dolphin below / Double incuse punch with pellets in center. Lightly toned, nice VF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm865 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (5.95g). Head of sea eagle left; dolphin below / Double incuse punch with pellets in center. Toned, nice VF, well centered. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm804 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 6.34g). Head of sea eagle left; dolphin below / Double incuse punch with pellets in center. VF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm479 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.96g). Ikesios, magistrate. Head of a nymph left, hair in a saccos; aplustre before / Sea eagle on dolphin; IKEΣ[I] between wing and tail. Good VF, lightly toned. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 375-362) Drachm - Datames481 viewsDatames, Satrap, ca 364-362 BC. AR Drachm (5.93g). Head of nymph Sinope left, wearing bucranium pendant earring, within beaded border / Sea-eagle on back of dolphin left, ΔATA below. Choice, toned extremely fine. Ex Jameson coll, bought from Spink 1965.Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm546 viewsca 325-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.02g). Dionysios, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙ behind. EF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm477 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.22g, 6h). Posi-, magistrate. Head of nymph left, wearing single-pendant earring, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΠΟΣΙ to upper right. Good VF, attractive cabinet toning. Wonderful style. Ex Gorny & Mosch 129 (3/2004), lot 137. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-390) Drachm471 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (6.20g, 6h). Head of nymph left; B behind / Eagle on dolphin left, ΣΙΝΩ below. Good VF, toned. Struck from artistic dies. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm492 viewsca 325-300 BC. AR Drachm (4.92g). Ikesios, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΙΚΕΣΙ[Ο] behind. EF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm476 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (5.95g, 6h). Daisko-, magistrate. Head of nymph left, wearing single-pendant earring, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΔΑΙΣ[ΚΟ] to upper right. Good VF, attractive dark iridescent toning, a few light marks. Fine style. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm473 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.05g, 11h). Mika-, magistrate. Head of nymph left / ΣΙΝΩ, eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; MIKA below eagle’s wings. Near EF, toned, minor surface porosity. Fine early style. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm472 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.07g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin; magistrate ΠΑΣ[I]. Toned, good VF. Artistic die work. Ex Bement Coll., CNG 51 (9/1999), lot 369. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm647 viewsca 330-300 BC. Female head left, wearing ampyx and sphendone, triple pendant earring, and pearl necklace / ΣΙΝΩ, sea eagle with spread wings alighting left on dolphin left, ΑΓΡΕΩ (magistrate) under wing. Beautiful mint state. Displayed at Cincinnati Art Museum, 1994-2008, no. 84; acquired from Baldwin's, 8/1970. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm480 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.11g). Head of nymph Sinope left, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair confined by sphendone / ΣΙΝΩ, sea eagle left alighting on dolphin left, magistrate's abbreviated name ΑΓΗ under eagle's wing. Very fine. Ex Potts Coll., Gans, 6/1961. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 362-353) Drachm - Sysinas504 viewsca 362-353 BC, in name of Satrap Sysinas (son of Datames). AR Drachm (5.49g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front / Sea-eagle attacking dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('abd ssn'). About very fine. Sep 23, 2010 Sinope (BC 365-350) Drachm - Abrocromas485 viewsca 365-333 BC, in name of Satrap Abrocromas. AR Drachm (5.52g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front / Sea-eagle attacking dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('Abrkkn') below. Deep cut, toned very fine. According to Xenophon, Abrocromas was a general for Artaxerxes II at the time of Cyrus' revolt, but arrived at the battle of Cunaxa (401 BC) with 300,000 men five days late.Sep 23, 2010 Sinope (AD 41-55) AE 22 - Britannicus & Nero499 viewsBritannicus, with Nero as Caesar, 41-55 AD. AE22 (7.43g, 2h). Dated CY 100 (54/5 AD). Laureate head of Britannicus left / Laureate head of Nero left; date in legend. VF, dark green patina, minor roughness. Extremely rare.Sep 23, 2010 Sinope (BC 453-410) Drachm460 views5th-4th century BC. AR Drachm (5.98g, 8h). Head of Nymph Sinope left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left, O below tail, ΣΙΝΩ below; within incuse square. aEF. Sep 21, 2010 Sinope (BC 453-410) Drachm431 viewsafter 400 BC. AR Drachm (22mm, 6.11g). Head of Nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone / Sea eagle on dolphin left, ΣΙΝΩ below; within incuse square. EF. Rare variant.Sep 21, 2010 Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I593 viewsAriarathes I of Cappadocia, 333-322 BC. AR Drachm (5.42g, 5h). Sinope mint. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; [aplustre before], Aramaic 'MO' behind / Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; Aramaic legend ('Arydrt') below. EF, toned. Very rare. Simonetta mentions these drachms in the text describing the coins of Ariarathes I, but does not list them in his catalog. Sep 21, 2010 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm 629 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.23g). Eagle’s head left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, the others stippled. VF, toned.Aug 15, 2010 Sinope (AD 235-238) AE 21 - Maximus462 viewsMaximus, as Caesar, 235-238 AD. AE17 (2.85g, 7h). Dated City Year 305 (235/6 AD). Bare-headed and draped bust of Maximus right / Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; AN CCCV (date) in legend. VF, earthen green patina. Unrecorded in the standard references. Ex Wagner coll.Nov 29, 2009 Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm567 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (5.92g). Head of eagle left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite square with two sunken quarters and two quarters in relief; K in one sunken quarter. EF, toned.Oct 23, 2009 Sinope (AD 69-81) AE - Domitian647 viewsDomitian, as Caesar, 69-81 AD. AE Assarion (5.80g), dated CY 118 (72/3 AD). Laureate head right / Female figure standing facing, head right, leaning on cippus and holding cornucopia; date in legend. VF, brown surfaces, minor roughness on obverse. Ex. Wagner Coll.Nov 26, 2008 Sinope (BC 27-AD 14) AE 23 - Augustus, Caius & Lucius636 viewsAugustus, with Caius and Lucius Caesars, 27 BC-AD 14. AE23 (6.96g, 12h). Dated CY 36 (11/10 BC). C I [F] AN • XXXVI (AN ligate), bare head of Augustus right / EX [•] D • D, jugate heads of Caius and Lucius Caesars right. VF, green patina with brown overtones. Ex Villemur Coll.; Ex Auctiones 18 (9/1989), lot 923.Nov 26, 2008 Sinope (BC 27-AD 14) AE 14 - Augustus739 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE14 (2.61g, 12h), dated CY 22 (25/4 BC). C I F AN • XXII (AN ligate), bare head right / EX • D • D, filleted cornucopia set on globe. Good VF, dark green patina. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Virgil Brand Coll. (Part 7, Sotheby’s, 10/1984), lot 353; Sir Hermann Weber Coll., no. 4835.Nov 26, 2008 Sinope (BC 27-AD 14) AE 22631 viewsTime of Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE22 (6.26g, 12h). Dated CY 19 (28/7 BC). C • F • I • SI • AN • XIX (AN ligate), laureate female head right / Plow right; EX • D • D above; all within palm wreath. Good VF, brown patina. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Aufhäuser 6 (10/1989), lot 95.Nov 26, 2008 Sinope (AD 81-96) AE 23 - Domitian559 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE23 (7.60g), dated CY 138 (92/93 AD). IMP CAES DOM AVG GERM, laureate head right / C I F AN CXXXIIX, Marsyas standing left, holding wine skin over shoulder. VF, brown patina, light roughness.Jul 26, 2008 Sinope (AD 37-41) AE 17 - Caligula1315 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE17 (4.00g, 6h). Bare head right / Two colonists plowing right. Near VF, rough brown surfaces. Rare.Jul 15, 2008 Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm688 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (6.01g). Head of eagle left; [below, dolphin left] / Quadripartite square with two sunken quarters and two quarters in relief; K in one sunken quarter. Good VF, toned.Jul 15, 2008 Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm905 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (5.88g). Head of Eagle right / Quadripartite incuse square, opposing quarters filled or stippled. Good VF, toned. Unpublished in the standard references, unique variety. Ex Auctiones 10 (6/1979), lot 167.Jul 15, 2008 Sinope (AD 253-268) AE 28 - Gallienus481 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE28 (13.69g), dated CY 330 (AD 260/261). Radiate and draped bust left, seen from behind / Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thrysus; panther at feet to left. VF, reddish-brown patina, some minor roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008 Sinope (BC 120-63) AE 19882 views120-63 BC. AE19 (7.75g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΣΙΝΩ-ΠΗΣ, tripod. Green patina, aVF/VF. Rare. Joy coll.Jul 31, 2007 Sinope (AD 198-209) AE 27 – Geta917 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE27 (15.08g), dated CY 252 (207/8 AD). P SEPTI GETAS C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIF SINOP AN N CCLII, Geta on horseback right, holding spear pointed at bound captive seated on ground below. VF, brown surfaces, a little rough. Apparently unpublished. Wagner Coll. This coin proves that Geta joined his father and elder brother in the rather prolific coinage issues of Sinope’s civic years 252 and 253. The reverse type is something of a mystery. The bound captive is wearing a crested Phrygian style helmet and must represent an eastern foe. Yet Severus’ Persian campaigns had wrapped up around AD 199, and the last coinage issues commemorating the wars appeared around 202-203. There followed several years of relative peace, only broken in 208 by the plans to expand the conquest of Britain. There seems to be no event that can be tied to this militant type.Jul 29, 2007 Sinope (AD 217-218) AE 30 - Diadumenian735 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE30 (13.50g), dated CY 261 (217 AD). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Serapis standing left, right hand raised, holding sceptre in left. Near VF, brown patina, minor roughness.Jul 29, 2007 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm1105 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (6.07g, 16mm). Head of sea eagle left, dolphin left below / Quadripartite pattern, opposite quadrants incuse and granulated. EF, well centered and exceptional for this issue. Virtually unimprovavble and perhaps the finest known of the type.Jan 22, 2006 Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm873 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (6.02g). Head of eagle left; dolphin below / Quadripartite incuse with pellets in two quarters. EF. Ex Hess-Leu 28 (5/1965), lot 217. Dec 17, 2005 Sinope (BC 100-85) AE 291049 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE29 (19.79g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle on thunderbolt, ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ below. Dark green patina, gVF/VF. Gutknecht coll.Dec 17, 2005 Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 21920 viewsca 120-63 BC. AE21 (8.39g). Head of Ares right / ΣΙΝ-ΩΠΗΣ, sword in sheath. Dark green patina, VF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 410-375) Hemidrachm771 viewsca 4th-3rd cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.90g, 16mm). Head of Nymph Sinope left / [Σ]Ι-ΝΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. Toned, gVF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (AD 235-238) AE - Maximinus I639 viewsMaximinus I, Thrax, 235-238 AD, for Maximus. AE (12.87g), struck ca 235 AD. Bust right / Bust of Serapis left. Green-red patina, F.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (AD 209-212) AE - Geta692 viewsGeta, 209-212 AD. AE (14.04g), struck 210 AD. Head right / Bust of Serapis right. Dark brown patina, VF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (AD 41-54) AE 28 - Claudius786 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD, with Messalina (his third wife). AE28 (12.73g), struck 41 AD. TI CLAVDIVS CAES [AVG C I F ANNO LXX]XVI (= Year 86 of the local era). Laureate head of Claudius right / MESSALINA - [AVGVSTA], draped bust of Messalina right. red-green patina, corrosion, G/VF. Extremely rare. Ex Auctiones AG 10, Basel (1979), lot 170.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (AD 138-161) AE - Antoninus Pius831 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE (9.94g), struck ca 159 AD. Head right / Head of bull on human leg before burning altar (Cult statue of Serapis?). Red-brown patina, VF. Very rare.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (AD 138-161) AE - Antoninus Pius820 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE (12.08g), struck ca 140 AD. CIF A-NN CL-XXXU (= Year 185 of the local era, beginning 45 BC), head right / Two-columned shrine with bow, inside statue of Nemesis left. Unique? Good style, fine green patina, aEF. Ex Schulten & Co. GmbH, Koeln (10/1985), lot 372. Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 100-85) AE1302 viewsca 120-80 BC. AE (9.58g). Head of Zeus right / Eagle on thunderbolt, monogram to left, ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ below. Black patina, EF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 31864 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE31 (18.41g). Head of Athena right in helmet decorated with pegasos / Perseus standing, facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, whose decapitated body lies at his feet. Good VF, orange-brown patina.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 221112 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.58g). Gorgoneion surrounded by aegis / Nike walking right. Good VF, dark brown patina.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 120-100) AE 16648 viewsca 120-100 BC. AE16 (4.23g). Head of Nike with wings right / ΣΙΝΩ−ΠΗΣ, quiver. EF, grayish green patina.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 250) Didrachm1095 viewsafter 250 BC. AR Didrachm (8.16g). Turreted head of Nymph Sinope left; countermark: radiate head of Helios facing, ΣΙΝΟΠΕΩΝ around / [ΣΙ-Ν]Ο/B, Poseidon sitting on throne left, holding dolphin and trident; countermark: laureate head of horned Poseidon left. EF. Ex Lockett Auc. 2149 = SNG v. Aulock 6859.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm998 viewsca 330-300. AR Drachm (5.05g). Head of Nymph Sinope left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΣΙΝΩ below, ΦΑΓΕ (magistrate) in field to right. EF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I822 viewsca 365-322 BC, in name of Satrap Ariarathes I of Cappadocia. AR Siglos/Drachm (5.36g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front, Aramaic letters behind / Eagle on top of dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('Arydrt' - Ariarathes) below. Very rare. VF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm793 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.41g). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; ΣΙΝΩ above, aplustre and EA monogram to left. Good VF, toned.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm752 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.53g). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; aplustre and monogram before. Toned, good VF, some light obverse die rust. Scarce issue.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 410-375) Hemidrachm803 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.91g). Head of Nymph Sinope left / [Σ]Ι-ΝΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left; Π to right. Toned, gVF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol791 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (12mm, 1.52g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / ΣΙ-ΝΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. gVF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol641 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.37g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / [ΣΙ]-ΝΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. VF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol827 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.49g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / ΣΙ-Ν[Ω], sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. EF.Aug 31, 2005 Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm891 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.40g, 12h). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; ΣΙΝΩ above, aplustre and monogram to left. Good VF, toned.Aug 21, 2005 Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I772 viewsca 365-322 BC, in name of Satrap Ariarathes I of Cappadocia. AR Siglos/Drachm (5.36g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front, Aramaic letters behind / Eagle on top of dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('Arydrt' - Ariarathes) below. Very rare. EF.Feb 21, 2005 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm1717 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.09g, 6h). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; NI behind / Sea eagle on dolphin left; [Σ]ΙΝΩ below, EKA (magistrate) in field to right. Near EF, attractively toned, fine style.Feb 07, 2005 Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I786 viewsca 365-322 BC, in name of Satrap Ariarathes I of Cappadocia. AR Drachm (5.28g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front, Aramaic letters ('m) behind / Aramaic legend (Arydrt), dolphin and sea-eagle left. Deep cut, toned very fine.Dec 28, 2004 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm837 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (4.93g). Head of Nymph left / Eagle on dolphin, ΣΙΝΩ below, ΔΙΟ... (magistrate) above. VFDec 06, 2004 Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm1578 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (6.05g). Head of eagle left, dolphin below / Quadripartite incuse with two fields raised, two deepened, one containing an E?. EF-VF.Dec 06, 2004 Sinope (BC 120-100) AE 17904 viewsca 120-100 BC. AE17 (4.33g). Draped bust of Perseus right / Cornucopiae between two pilei of the Dioskouroi, each surmounted by a star, ΣΙΝΩ−ΠΗΣ below. Near EF, glossy black patina, old scratch behind head. Dec 06, 2004 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm1773 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Drachm (5.82g). Head of sea eagle left / Quadripartite pattern, opposite quadrants incuse and containing pellet in each.Nov 24, 2004       93 coins on 1 page(s)