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Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Wheel - Obol241 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.45g, 6mm). Eagle in flight / Wheel within incuse circle. gVF.Dec 27, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) turtle 2 - Obol224 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.61g, 8mm). Tortoise / Astragalos within incuse square. VF.Dec 27, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Tetartemorion223 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.11g, 6mm). Eagle standing left / Stellate pattern with incuse square. VF. Rare. Ex CNG E-Auc. 334, lot 156.Aug 13, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 460-400) Diobol279 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Diobol (1.00g, 12mm). Forepart of horse right; grape bunch to left / Head and forepaws of panther facing within incuse square. gVF. Apparently unpublished.

Based on similar depictions of the reverse, it is quite possible to attribute this type to Methymna (cf. HGC 6, 902).
Aug 13, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol?187 viewsca 5th-4th century BC. AR Obol (1.19g, 11mm). Head of lion facing / Head of lion right, annulet in open mouth. gVF.Aug 13, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 480-460) Obol178 viewsca 475 BC. Hemiobol (0.51g, 8mm). Head of griffin right / Head of roaring lion left within square incuse. gVF.Aug 13, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 480-460) Hemiobol216 viewslate 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (6mm, 0.28g, 1h). Head of lion right / Cock advancing right within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned, porous. Rare.Aug 08, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 500) Hemiobol299 viewsAsia Minor, uncertain mint, ca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g). Sheep’s head left / Irregular incuse punch. Very rare. Of superb style and perfectly struck on a large flan, old cabinet tone and good extremely fine. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 14 (1998), 72.May 23, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon312 viewsLampsakos(?). Memnon of Rhodes, mid 4th century BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.18g, 11h). Pseudo­Rhodian type. Youthful head of Helios left on radiate solar disk / Rose with buds to either side; E Y flanking. Good VF, toned, a little die wear on obverse. Very rare.May 23, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 350-300) AE 10 - Memnon221 viewsPseudo-Rhodian issues, Persian Satraps Memnon or Mentor, ca 360-330 BC? AE10 (0.82g). Radiate head of Helios right / M-E, rose. VF.Mar 18, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon269 viewsCaria Uncertain, ca 360-340 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.14g). Bare head of Helios left, within solar disc / M-E, rose with bud to each side. gVF. Very rare.Mar 18, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 490-440) Hemiobol261 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.36g). Head of horned river-god facing slightly right / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished. aEF, toned.Mar 15, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol?169 viewsca 5th-4th century BC. AR Obol (11mm, 1.05g). Forepart of lion left? / Head of lion right, with annulet in open mouth. VF. Very rare. Apparently unpublished in the standard references.Mar 15, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Wheel - Tetartemorion250 views5th-4th centuries BC. AR Tetartemorion (5.5mm, 0.17g). Head of eagle right; Λ-Y (?) flanking / Wheel with four spokes. Unpublished. VF, lightly toned, rough surfaces.Mar 14, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol236 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6.5mm, 0.25g, 7h). Head of Pan right / Kylix. VF, toned, light porosity. Fine style. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references.Mar 14, 2015
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol302 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32g, 6mm). Crested Korinthian helmet right / Amphora in dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Sep 10, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol430 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol or Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.17g, 2h). Helmet left / Amphora within linear square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned. Very rare.

Varieties of this type have appeared at auction recently, and have been tentatively attributed to Neandria in Troas, where an early fraction featured a helmet on the obverse. While an attribution to a mint in that region is reasonable, Neandria is probably not correct, as its early fractions consistently feature a ram or barley grain on the reverse, which were emblematic of the city. At the same time, the nearby city of Larissa consistently featured an amphora on the reverse of nearly all of its coinage, which would make it a more likely candidate.
1 commentsSep 10, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Wheel - Tetartemorion266 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.20g). Head of eagle left / Four-spoked wheel within circular incuse. Unpublished in the standard references. gVF, toned. Rare.

Although attributed to Magnesia in previous auction appearances, the known types (head of eagle / wheel) are not specific enough to assert such an attribution.
Sep 10, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Obol207 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.53g, 6h). Rider on horseback right / Facing bull’s head; stylized palm frond above. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, porous surfaces, minor deposit on reverse.

Most likely from the Troad region of Asia Minor, based on the types.
Sep 10, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol?218 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (10mm, 1.13g, 5h). Forepart of Pegasos right / Stylized lion’s head facing, with its mane consisting of snake-like appendages. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, granular surfaces, obverse struck slightly off center. Fascinating reverse type.Sep 10, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 500-450) Hemiobol246 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.39g). Four-rayed star (or perhaps a bird’s claw?) / Incuse punch. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, lightly toned, granular surfaces.Sep 10, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 1 - Tetrobol278 viewsUncertain Lykian Dynast, ca 500-470/60 BC. AR Tetrobol (12mm, 2.61g). Bull’s head left / Incuse square with pellets and interesecting lines. VF, deposits, slightly porous. Ex Astarte 11 (12/2002), lot 441.Jun 24, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 4 - Hemiobol217 views5th-4th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (8mm, 0.34g). Head of lion or bull (?) left; border of pelleted circle within two linear circles / Incuse square divided into eight segments, each containing a pellet. Apparently unpublished. VF, toned. Rare. Ex CNG 91 (9/2012), lot 347.Jun 24, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 1 - Hemiobol214 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.4g). Head of roaring lion left / Symbol within circular incuse. Fine. Rare.May 25, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) turtle - Hemiobol208 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (?) (5mm, 0.1g). Bee left / Turtle within incuse square. VF.Apr 21, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 350-250) Obol?306 views4th-3rd century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.9g). Head of man right, wearing Pileus / Lion running left on ground line, A (?) below. VF.Feb 25, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 480-420) Tetartemorion168 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (5-6mm, 0.2g). Head of Herakles (?) left / Lion forepart right. VF.Feb 10, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 480-420) Tetartemorion188 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.2g, 6mm). Facing gorgoneion within incuse square / Head of rooster right within incuse square. Extremely fine.Jan 02, 2014
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Uncertain (BC 460-400) eagle - Tetartemorion227 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.2g, 6mm). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / Eagle standing right, wings closed, in dotted square border within incuse square. VF.Dec 25, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 360-300) AE 8256 views4th-3rd century BC. AE8 (0.5g). Head of lion right / Head of bull right, AΛ (?) to right. VF.Dec 25, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Tetartemorion268 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.1g, 6mm). Eagle standing left / Stellate pattern within incuse square. gVF. Dec 25, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Tetartemorion257 viewsUncertain (Abydos?). 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.1g, 5mm). Eagle standing left / Stellate pattern within incuse square. VF. Apparently unpublished.Dec 20, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 550-520) Hemiobol286 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.3g, 6mm). Radiate head of lion facing / Incuse punch. EF. Nov 12, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull - Hemiobol273 views6th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.3g, 3mm). Head of bull right / Incuse punch. EF.Nov 08, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 1 - Hemiobol289 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.4g, 4mm). Head of roaring lion right / Symbol within incuse square. EF.Nov 08, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon333 viewsca 360-340 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.48g, 6h). Pseudo-Rhodian type. Head of Helios left within solar disk / Rose with bud to each side; M-E flanking. VF, dark find patina. Rare.


While some of these “solar disk” drachms are attributable to Rhodes, most of the issues have long been recognized as being psudo-Rhodian issues from mints in Caria. The ME issues had originally been assigned to Megiste, but R. Ashton convincingly argues against this speculative attribution (cf. R. Ashton, “The Coinage of Nisyros” in Travaux Le Rider, p. 16, n. 4).
Sep 30, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 550-520) Tetrobol428 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetrobol (11mm, 2.86g). Stylized facing lion’s head wearing five-spiked crown / Incuse square punch with intersecting lines and pellet. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, only the second known tetrobol for the series. Sep 30, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 550-520) Obol264 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.62g). Stylized facing lion’s head wearing four-spiked crown / Incuse square punch with intersecting lines and pellet. VF, toned. Koppersmith coll.; ex Elsen 109 (6/2011), lot 143.Sep 30, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 500) Hemiobol213 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.56g). Ketos left / Incuse square with irregular lines. VF, toned, faint porosity, obverse slighty off center. Extremely rare. Sep 30, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 460-400) owl - Tetartemorion350 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.15g, 11h). Head of Apollo left / Owl standing left, head facing. Apparently unpublished. VF, minor porosity. Sep 30, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 3 - Tetartemorion247 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.1g). Two confronted bulls' heads / Uncertain symbol or monogram in incuse square. VF.Sep 12, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 300-200) AE 9340 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE9 (0.75g). Female head right, wearing cap (?), hair in sakkos / Head of dog or wolf left. VF.Jun 24, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 350-250) AE 9303 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE9 (1.01g). Head of Kabeiros right / Lion left, A in exergue. VF.Apr 29, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 350) AE 10283 viewsUncertain site (Mytilene?). ca 350 BC. AE (0.77g, 8-10mm). Head of young male right / T-E, lyre. aEF.Apr 29, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 490-440) Hemiobol226 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (9mm, 0.4g). Head of horned river-god facing slightly right / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished. gVF, toned. Apr 07, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 430-350) Hemiobol210 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.3g). Head of Apollo (?) right / Palm with three trunks. aVF. Chipped.Mar 10, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 460-400) Hemiobol285 viewsca 480/70-430 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.32g, 2h). Forepart of boar right / Forepart of hound right. VF, light porosity. Rare. Jan 19, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 490-440) Hemiobol173 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29g, 7mm). Bearded head of Silenos right / Quadripartite incuse square. aVF.Jan 19, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol211 viewsca 450 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.18g, 7h). Corinthian helmet right / Amphora within rectangular border. VF, light porosity. Jan 18, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol199 viewsca 450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.13g, 4h). Corinthian helmet left / Two amphorae in linear square. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. CNG 78, lot 304 for a similar coin with a kerykeion in place of one amphora. Good VF, find patina, slightly porous. Jan 18, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 350-250) AE 8275 views4th-3rd century BC. AE8 (0.6g). Head of Hermes (?) right, wearing petasos / Lion running left on ground line, A above, T below, within wide circular border. VF.Jan 17, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol251 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.25g). Head of Pan right / Kylix. aVF. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references.Jan 16, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 2229 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.40g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Star of eight rays within incuse square. aVF. Rare.Jan 07, 2013
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Wheel - Tetartemorion257 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.2g, 5mm). Head of eagle left / Four-spoked wheel in incuse square. Extremely rare. Dec 17, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 490-440) Hemiobol224 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.39g). Head of horned river-god facing slightly right / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished. Near VF, toned. Nov 19, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 3238 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.28g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Star of four rays; pellets between rays; all within circular incuse. VF, toned. Scarce.

Types of this and the previous lot (CNG Elec. Auc. 287 Lot 217) are missing from the the major published collections but appear on the market from time to time. Changes in style indicate they must have been struck over a considerable time.
Nov 09, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 1320 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.35g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Star of four rays; pellets between rays; all within beaded square border within incuse square. Near EF, lightly toned, surfaces a bit granular. Rare.

This type is missing from the the major published collections but appears on the market from time to time. Changes in style indicate they must have been struck over a considerable time. This earlier issue appears less frequently than the later style coins.
Nov 09, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Wheel - Hemiobol417 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (5mm, 0.28g). Eagle in flight / Wheel. Apparently unpublished. Fine, porous.1 commentsNov 09, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 460-400) shrimp - Hemiobol209 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.28g, 1h). Head of calf (or boar) right / Shrimp right within incuse square. VF, toned, good metal. Rare. Lee Coll.Sep 06, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 550-520) 1/6470 viewsca 550-520 BC. AR Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.53g). Stylized head of griffin right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned. Lee Coll.Sep 06, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 550-520) 1/6302 viewsca 550-520 BC. AR Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.51g). Head of griffin right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned. Lee Coll.Sep 06, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 2 - Diobol289 views6th century BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.23g, 12h). Head of bull left / Rough incuse punch. Good VF, toned.

A very unusual piece that somewhat resembles the Persian sigloi.
Jul 02, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 3 - Obol208 views6th century BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.61g). Animal’s head (boar?) left / Diamond with central pellet within square incuse punch. VF, find patina. Possibly unpublished. Alighieri Coll.

Perhaps a transitional type falling between Troxell 5 and 6.
Jul 02, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 1 - Hemiobol283 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.46g). Head of roaring lion right / Symbol within dotted incuse square. VF, porous. Rare. Jun 21, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 2209 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.29g). Head of Athena right, wearing Korinthian helmet / Star of eight long rays in incuse square. VF. Rare.Jun 20, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 480-460) Obol233 viewsca 475 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.58g, 8h). Head of griffin right / Head of lion right within incuse square. VF, toned, light deposit on reverse. Extremely rare. Jun 19, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 350-300) AE 8 - Memnon245 viewsca 360-340 BC. AE8 (0.61g). Head of Helios with nimbus right / Rosebud, M-E. Rough, GVF.Jun 18, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 1 - Tetartemorion274 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.15g). Head of a roaring lion left / Symbol within incuse square. Near VF, porous. Rare.

Both cited examples are larger denominations, presumably obols. The Rosen specimen has the lion’s head facing right, while the obverse of the Kayhan example is largely obliterated.
Jun 12, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 400-330) Hemiobol367 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.22g, 11h). Head of Pan right / Kylix. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Fine style. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references.

This type has been attributed to various locations in past catalogs, but none are particularly convincing.
Jun 09, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 480-420) Hemidrachm223 views5th century BC. AR Diobol(?) (12mm, 1.76g, 12h). Lion at bay right / Facing gorgoneion within incuse square. Apparently unpublished. VF, surfaces a little rough.

The style of the gorgoneion is similar to another series of fractions with a different obverse type (featuring the elements of a chimera, cf. CNG 85, lot 477 and Lanz 150, lot 162). Unfortunately, that series also cannot currently be assigned to a mint.
Jun 09, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol232 viewslate 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.21g, 5mm). Crested Korinthian helmet right / Amphora in linear square border within incuse square. VF. Very rare.Jun 05, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol242 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.22g, 6mm). Crested Korinthian helmet right / Amphora in dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Very rare.Jun 03, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 2257 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.36g, 8mm). Head right, with short hair, wearing Korinthian helmet / Star of four rays, four pellets between rays, all within incuse square. VF. Rare.Apr 02, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 2237 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.39g, 7mm). Head right, with short hair, wearing Korinthian helmet / Star of four rays, four pellets between rays, all within incuse square. Extremely rare, VF.Apr 01, 2012
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Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol B1265 viewsca 425-375 BC. AR Unit (9.7mm, 1.07g, 9h). Forepart of boar right, bunch of grapes below / Lion's head right.Dec 19, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol B1302 viewslate 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Obol. Forepart of boar right, grape bunch below (?) / Forepart of lion right, bunch of grapes below. Good VF.Dec 18, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol A286 viewslate 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Obol. Forepart of boar right; scorpion to left / Lion's head right; scorpion (?) below. Good VF.Dec 18, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol B2240 viewsLate 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Diobol (9mm, 1.19g, 6h). Forepart of boar right; monogram (?) below / Head of roaring lion right; grapes (?) below. CNG 73, lot 420 (second coin illustrated); otherwise unpublished. VF, porous. Dec 18, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon377 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (3.19g). Head of Helios with nimbus left / Rosebud, M-E. EF. Rare. Ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser 11 (München, 1995), lot 111.

Since variants with EY and NI exist (instead of ME), Ashton suggests a localization in the vicinity of the Dardanelles and links this issue to the two Rhodian brothers Memnon and Mentor.
Dec 17, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 600-550) EL Hekte2238 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.73g), probably on the Phokaian weight standard. Scorpion / Irregular incuse square. Apparently unpublished and unknown. Some minor marks, otherwise EF. Ex Gorny & Mosch 190 (10/2010), 245.

This is an extraordinary piece, quite clearly on the Phokaian standard (as is the piece in the Leu sale - there are lighter electrum pieces with scorpions, as Weidauer 170, but they seem to be on the Milesian standard). The possibility that this piece may have been produced in Thrace or Macedon, given the well known bee that is found on uncertain silver coins from that area (CNG Auction 88, 75) is not unlikely, especially given the rather rough incuse square. There is also a very similar scorpion on some slightly later silver coins that are now also attributed to northern Greece since some have been found there (as SNG Copenhagen 377 and SNG con Aulock 6664 - both published as being from Asia Minor).
Nov 06, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 200-100) Drachm?759 views2nd century BC. AR Drachm(?) (2.04g, 14mm, 12h). Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Eagle, with spread wings, standing right on thunderbolt; T to right. VF, find patina, some porosity.

The types on this issue are fairly common in the regions of southwest Asia Minor, Caria, Phrygia, and Lycia. The combination of these two types on a single issue, however, is unknown. At the same time, only one city, Kibyra in Phrygia, used both of these types on its coinage (cf. SNG von Aulock 3719 and 3720). Attribution to that city, though, is doubtful as all of its known issues bear the city ethnic.
Nov 01, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) turtle 2 - Hemiobol203 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32g, 6mm, 10h). Tortoise / Astragalos within incuse square. VF, find patina.Nov 01, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 500) Obol262 views5th century BC. AR Obol(?) (0.88g, 8mm). Forepart of panther or lioness advancing left / Incuse square. VF, toned.Nov 01, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 3 - Tetartemorion377 viewsearly-mid 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.19g, 5mm, 6h). Head of eagle right / Wreath(?) in incuse square. Near EF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare.1 commentsNov 01, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 480-420) Obol824 views5th century BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.68g). Elements of Chimaera: foreparts of lion, stag, and dragon(?), joined together at center and radiating outward / Facing gorgoneion within incuse square. Unpublished. VF, toned, some porosity. Possibly unique.

This coin appears to be the obol denomination for a series featuring the Chimaera on the obverse and a gorgoneion in incuse on the reverse, for which drachms and hemidrachms are known.
Jun 21, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol B2893 viewslate 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Diobol (1.18g, 11mm, 6h). Forepart of boar right; monogram below / Forepart of lion right, bunch of grapes below. Good VF, slightly rough surfaces. Unpublished in the standard references.Jun 20, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 480-420) Hemidrachm758 views5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm - Triobol (1.93g, 10mm, 12h). Forepart of Chimaira right / Facing gorgoneion within incuse square. VF, porous. Extremely rare.Jun 20, 2011
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Uncertain (BC 480-460) Hemiobol341 views6th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.31g, 9h). Head of lion right; leaf(?) behind / Cock standing right in incuse square. VF, toned, light porosity.Sep 05, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 480-460) Obol366 viewsMylasa(?). 6th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.63g). Head of griffin right / Scorpion curled up within incuse punch. Good VF, dark find patina.Sep 02, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 3356 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.3g, 7mm). Helmeted head of Athena right / Star of four rays, four pellets between rays. Extremely rare, gVF.Jul 12, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 2380 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.40g). Head right, with short hair, wearing Corinthian helmet / Star of eight long rays in incuse square. VF, minor porosity. Extremely rare.

In the Gorny sale, the head on the obverse is identified as Athena, but the clearly short hair makes such a determination unlikely. Nevertheless, the style and fabric of this coin suggests a mint in northwest Asia Minor, perhaps Ionia.
Jul 11, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 1380 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.4g, 6mm). Head right, with short hair, wearing Corinthian helmet / Star of four rays, four pellets between rays, all within incuse square. Extremely rare, gVF.Jul 11, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol417 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29g). Crested Corinthian helmet left, spiral on side / Amphora, T on front, within dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Very rare.May 02, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol372 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.3g, 7mm). Crested Corinthian helmet left / Amphora, T on front, within dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Very rare.Apr 30, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol A448 views425-375 BC. AR 1/12 Stater (6mm, 1.15g, 8h). Forepart of boar right; scorpion to left / Lion's head right; below, scorpion right. Good VF.Apr 04, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol B1375 viewslate 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.00g, 10h). Forepart of boar right / Head of roaring lion right. CNG 73, lot 420 (second coin illustrated); otherwise unpublished. VF, rough surfaces.Mar 28, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) turtle - Hemiobol443 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.26g). Bee alighting to right / Turtle in incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, light porosity.

The bee would seem to point to an attribution to Ephesos, but there is really nothing like it in that series. Silver fractions with turtles have been attributed to various locations from Lesbos to Lycia, and provide no help in identifying this unrecorded type.
Mar 07, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) turtle - Hemiobol323 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.22g). Bee alighting to right / Turtle in incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, light porosity.Mar 07, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol399 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.27g). Corinthian helmet right / Tall, narrow amphora within wreath. Apparently unpublished. Good VF, some porosity.Feb 23, 2010
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Uncertain (BC 440-380) Hemiobol390 views5th-4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.23g, 7h). Crested Corinthian helmet left / Amphora and caduceus in linear square. VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references.Feb 23, 2010
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