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Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Last additions - Ilion
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Ilion (AD 166-177) AE 27 - Commodus122 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE27 - Diassarion (11.87g, 7h). Circa 175-177 AD. Λ ΑY ΚΟΜΟΔΟС ΚΑΙ ΓЄΡ СЄ Υ, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΙΛΙ[ЄΩΝ], on the left, cult statue of Athena Ilias standing right on cippus, wearing kalathos and holding Palladium in her left hand and a transverse spear in her right; before her, emperor standing left on low base, raising his right hand and holding scroll (?) is his left; behind, Nike standing left on garlanded cippus, crowning emperor. VF.Jun 04, 2019
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Ilion (AD 178-182) AE 26 - Crispina184 viewsCrispina, Augusta, 178-182 AD. AE26 - Diassarion (10.71g, 7h). KPICΠINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / IΛ-IЄΩ-N, on the left, cult statue of Athena Ilias standing right on garlanded cippus, wearing kalathos and holding Palladium in her left hand and a transverse spear in her right; on the right, cow to left suspended from a tree, hind legs on small pedestal, being sacrificed by a priest standing behind. Rare. The obverse struck very slightly off center, gVF.Jan 27, 2019
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Ilion (AD 178-182) AE 27 - Crispina137 viewsCrispina, Augusta, 178-182 AD. AE27 - Diassarion (7.51g, 7h). KPICΠЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / ΠΡΙΑΜΟС ΙΛΙЄΩΝ, Priamos seated right, wearing Phrygian cap and holding long scepter in his left hand. Very rare. Slightly rough and with some minor breaks in the patina, gVF.Jan 27, 2019
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Ilion (AD 178-182) AE 27 - Crispina141 viewsCrispina, Augusta, 178-182 AD. AE27 - Diassarion (9.69g, 7h). KPICΠЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / ΔAPΔANOC IΛIEΩN, Dardanos seated left, chlamys draped over his left arm, holding scepter in his left hand and laying his right arm around young female figure (Bateia) leaning against him and holding a vine-branch (?). Extremely rare. The obverse somewhat rough, gVF.Jan 27, 2019
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Ilion (AD 147-175) AE 21 - Faustina II179 viewsFaustina Junior, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE21 - Assarion (6.21g, 7h). ΦAYCTEIN CEBAC, draped bust right / IΛIEΩN, on the left, cult statue of Athena Ilias standing right on garlanded cippus, wearing kalathos and holding Palladium in her left hand and a transverse spear in her right; on the right, cow walking left. A lovely example with a fine green patina. Slightly rough and with a light scrape on the obverse, gVF.Jan 27, 2019
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Ilion (AD 161-175) AE 25 - Faustina II142 viewsFaustina Junior, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE25 - Diassarion (8.12g, 1h). ΦΑYСΤΙΝΑ ΑYΓ СЄΒΑС, draped bust right / ΕΚΤΩΡ ΙΛΙΕΩΝ Helmeted Hector standing facing, head to left, holding patera over lighted altar with his right hand and spear and shield in his left. Very rare. aVF.Jan 26, 2019
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Ilion (AD 198-209) AE 23 - Geta186 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE23 - As (8.44g). Π CЄΠ AΔP ΓЄTAC KA, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / CΚΑΜΑΝΔΡΟC / ΙΛΙЄΩΝ, river god Skamandros reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows. VF.Jun 19, 2018
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Ilion (BC 300-200) Diobol199 viewsca 3rd century BC. AR Diobol (12mm, 1.19g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left. VF. Very rare.Feb 05, 2018
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Ilion (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Severus Alexander226 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE21 (3.63g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IΛIEΩN Athena standing left, holding spear and Nike; at feet right, shield. Rare. gVF.Feb 20, 2017
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Ilion (AD 166-177) AE 31 - Commodus320 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE31 (14.22g, 1h). Struck 174/5-177 AD. AV K Λ AVPH KOMOΔOC, bareheaded and draped bust right / The Judgment of Paris: Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite standing right before Paris seated left below tree, wearing Phrygian cap and holding apple in right hand and pedum in left; syrinx (panpipes) in field above, IΛIЄΩN in exergue. Good VF, dark green patina, some smoothing and cleaning marks, light doubling on obverse. Interesting mythological scene. Szapary-Donadello Coll.Jan 25, 2017
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Ilion (AD 161-169) AE 19 - Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus332 viewsMarcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE19 (5.63g, 7h). ANTωNЄINOC AY Λ OVHPOC, laureate heads of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus facing each other / ΙΛΙЄωΝ, cult figure of Athena Ilion standing right, holding spear and distaff; shield to right. VF.Aug 02, 2015
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Ilion (AD 253-260) AE 41 - Valerian I329 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE41 / Medallion (27.02g, 12h). AV • K • Π • Λ • OV-AΛEPIANOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΙΛIEΩN EKT-ΩP, Hector, fully armored, advancing right, holding firebrand in raised right hand, large shield in left; two ships to lower right. Good VF, green patina, minor areas of roughness. Extremely rare and the only in private hands. Arnold Coll.May 31, 2015
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Ilion (BC 300-200) Tetrobol413 viewsca 3rd century BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 2.63g, 12h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena standing left, holding filleted spear and distaff; rose to lower left. VF, darkly toned, light porosity. Extremely rare, four previously known: Jameson, two in CoinArchives, and one in the ANS (no. 1951.191.20).May 23, 2015
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 39 - Caracalla396 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE39 - Medallion (28.86g). AY KAI MAP AYP ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IΛΙΩΝ ΑΙΝЄΙΑC PΩΜΗ, Tyche and Aeneas standing right, presenting statue of Athena Ilias to Roma, standing left; altar between them. VF.Apr 07, 2015
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Ilion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 14 - Augustus313 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE14 (2.29g). IΛI, bare head of Augustus right / owl standing facing between two monograms. VF.Apr 06, 2015
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Ilion (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Severus Alexander250 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE22 (6.14g). AY K M A CЄY AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CKAMANΔPOC IΛIΩN, river god Skamandros reclining left, holding branch and resting on inverted vase from which water flows. VF.Apr 04, 2015
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Ilion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 15 - Augustus292 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE15 (3.14g). Helmeted bust of Athena right / ΣEBAΣT[OΣ], Augustus standing left, countermark, star. VF. Franke coll.Dec 03, 2014
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Ilion (AD 166-177) AE 30 - Commodus306 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE30 (14.37g, 12h). Bareheaded and draped bust right / IΛI–Є/ΩN, Ilus reclining right, looking toward figure of Zeus descending from heavens, holding Palladium in right hand and scepter in left; to right, cow suspended from tree, being sacrificed by a man who clutches its horn with left hand and holds a sacrificial knife in right. VF, dark green patina, slightly double struck. Remarkable mythological scene.Nov 15, 2014
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Ilion (AD 68-69) AE 22 - Galba319 viewsGalba, 68-69 AD. AE22 (8.81g). CYNKΛHTOC ΓAΛBA, confronted busts of Senate, draped, and Galba / IΛI, statue of Athena within wreath; countermark: Gorgoneion. VF.Jun 25, 2014
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Ilion (AD 177-192) AE 28 - Commodus268 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE28 (10.6g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, countermark: two helmeted busts / Athena Ilias standing right holding spear and patera, at feet, shield. VF.Nov 17, 2013
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla474 viewsCaracalla,198-217 AD. AE25 (10.65g, 12h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IΛIΩN, on l. Herakles standing r. resting on club with r., lion's skin on shoulder, wreath in l.; on r. Hesione standing l., holding dress with l. hand and raising r.; sea-monster between them. gVF.

This is a new theme for the coins and not a tactful one. Laomedon had cheated Poseidon of his promised hire for building the walls of Troy and Poseidon sent a sea-monster to ravage the land. In response to an oracle Laomedon sought to avert disaster by chaining his daughter Hesione on the sea shore to be the monster's victim. Heracles, arriving in the Troad in connection with the Argonautic expedition or in pursuit of the girdle of the queen of the Amazons, killed the monster and rescued the maiden. Laomedon promised him, as a reward, the horses which Zeus had given him, but when he went back on his promise, Heracles later assaulted and captured the city. The Trojan part in this affair is far from edifying and it is not surprising that the story was dropped from the repertory of the die-sinkers (A.R. Bellinger, Troy, The Coins. Supplementary Monograph 2, University of Cincinnati, 1961, p.64).
Jul 30, 2013
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla275 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (9.65g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ilus standing left, holding phiale over lighted altar; to left, statue of Athena Ilias right on basis. VF, green and brown patina, surface scratches from aggressive cleaning. Group CEM.Jul 08, 2013
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Ilion (AD 193-217) AE 26 - Julia Domna367 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE26 (8.05g, 6h). Draped bust right / Athena Nicephorus standing right; shield at side. VF, green patina.Jul 01, 2013
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Ilion (AD 177-192) AE 35 - Commodus554 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE35 (23.76g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΙΛΙЄΩΝ, above: ЄΚΤΩΡ, Hektor in Quadriga to the right, holding Nike. Rare. F.Mar 30, 2013
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Ilion (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus557 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 (30.01g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hector, with shield over back, holding spear, reins, and Nike, in quadriga right; ЄKTΩP above, IΛIEΩN in exergue. Good VF, red and brown patina, minor patches of roughness on reverse. Rare and interesting mythological type. Only one known to Bellinger at the time of his publication (in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). From the R. D. Frederick Coll. Ex Gemini I (1/2005), lot 398.Feb 06, 2013
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Ilion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 13 - Augustus320 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE13 (1.68g). Bare head right / Athena Ilias standing right; monogram to right. VF, green patina. Rare.Apr 24, 2012
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Ilion (BC 281-228) AE 13434 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE13 (1.87g). Head Athena wearing Korinthian helmet right / Athena Ilias advancing left, holding distaff and spear, in left field owl and monogram. Rare. Very fine.Feb 05, 2012
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Ilion (AD 166-177) AE 27 - Commodus334 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE27 (14.99g, 12h). AV K Λ AVPH KOMOΔOC, bareheaded and draped bust right / IΛI ЄΩN, Athena Ilias standing right, holding spear and owl, shield set on ground against spear; all within wreath. Good VF, dark brown and green patina, some roughness. Apparently unique. From Group CEM.Oct 29, 2011
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Ilion (AD 177-192) AE 36 - Commodus402 viewsCommodus. 177-192 AD. AE36 (22.12g, 7h). AV(TK)AI M AVPH KOMMOΔOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / EKTΩP above, IΛIEΩN in exergue, Hector, brandishing shield and spear, in biga left. VF, dark brown patina with traces of olive overtones, ancient scratch on shield. Apparently unique. From Group CEM. Ex Auctiones 7 (6/1977), lot 378.Oct 29, 2011
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Ilion (AD 166-177) AE 23 - Commodus414 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE23 (7.37g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟC, draped Bust right / ΙΛΙЄΩΝ, bust of Athena in Corinthian helmet and aegis right. Rare. Nice dark green patina, obverse double struck. EF.Jun 17, 2011
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Ilion (AD 161-175) AE 24 - Faustina II463 viewsFaustina Junior, Augusta, 161-175 AD. AE27 (11.47g, 12h). Bareheaded and draped bust right / Male figure sacrificing a bull suspended in tree, occurring before a statue of Athena Ilias on tall pedestal. VF, minor scattered roughness. Highly interesting type.Jun 11, 2011
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Ilion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 12 - Augustus462 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE12 (1.94g, 12h). Bare head right / Athena Ilias standing right; monogram to right. VF, green patina. Rare. Alighieri Coll.Jun 03, 2010
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Ilion (AD 166-177) AE 24 - Commodus519 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE24 (8.22g). Α Κ Λ ΑΥ - ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ, draped bust right / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ, bust of Athena with aegis. Green patina, fine style, EF. Rare.May 02, 2010
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Ilion (AD 177-192) AE 27 - Commodus691 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE27 (8.01g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ − ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ, draped bust right / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ, Ganymede and the eagle of Zeus. Green patina, VF. Rare. May 02, 2010
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Ilion (BC 300-200) Tetrobol907 views3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.59g). Head of Athena right, wearing attic crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left. Light corrosion, VF-EF. Extremely rare.Feb 26, 2010
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Ilion (BC 188-133) Tetradrachm596 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.00g). Kleonos Ioilos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing a laureate, crested helmet / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos and chiton, holding distaff and filleted spear; owl at her feet right, winged caduceus behind; ΚΛΕ-ΩΝΟΣ across field, ΙΩΙΛΟΥ in exergue. Surface porosity. Very Fine. Very rare. From the Estate of C. Vermeule; ex CNG 66 (5/2004), lot 429.Feb 26, 2010
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Ilion (AD 161-175) AE 24 - Faustina II449 viewsFaustina II, 161-175 AD. AE24 (9.38g). ΦΑΥCΤΙΝΑ Α[ΥΓ] CЄΒΑC, draped Bust right / Ganymede nude, with Phrgian cap and mantle, head right, being carried off by spread eagle. Unpublished. Dark green patina, very fine.Dec 10, 2009
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Ilion (AD 238-244) AE 19 - Gordian III489 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE19 (3.04g). AVT K M AV ΓOPΔIANO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IΛIE-ΩN, wolf suckling twins left. Rare. Very fine.Dec 01, 2009
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Ilion (AD 177-192) AE 27 - Commodus424 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE27 (9.90g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena Ilias standing right; monogram to right. Good VF, attractive green and brown patina.Nov 29, 2009
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Ilion (AD 69-79) AE 16 - Vespasian461 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE16 (3.40g). AVTOK K CЄBA OVЄCΠA[CIANOC], laureate head right / IΛI, helmeted bust of Athena left. Rare. Near very fine.Nov 29, 2009
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Ilion (BC 300-200) Diobol975 viewsca 3rd century BC. AR Diobol (1.47g, 1h). Head of Athena right, wearing a crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left.

Apparently unpublished. The only other example of the type I could find is from a Gorny & Mosch auction. That example weight 2.87g and is attributed as a hemidrachm. One could argue that it is a tetrobol based on the standards used at Ilion at the time. This would then be a diobol.
Jul 12, 2009
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Ilion (BC 228-190) Hemidrachm743 viewsca 228-190 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.34g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Athena Ilias advancing left; to left, monogram above owl standing left. VF, toned. Very rare.
Jul 08, 2009
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Ilion (BC 281-228) AE 18547 viewsca 301-281 BC. AE18 (5.66g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Athena Ilias standing on low base left, holding distaff and filleted spear, ΙΛΙ to right. VF for type, green patina. Alighieri Coll.Jul 02, 2009
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Ilion (AD 194-217) AE 27579 viewsJulia Domna, 194-217 AD. AE27 (8.80g). IOV DOMN - A CEBACTH, draped bust right; countermark: oval incuse with bust of Athena right / EK[TOR - ILEWN], Hector, in military cloak, moving right; holding shield in left hand and hurling spear with raised right hand. Rare, good F. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009
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Ilion (AD 79-86) AE 19908 viewsQuasi-autonomous, Flavian time, ca 79-96 AD. AE19 (Semis) (6.86g). Bust of Athena left, wearing warlike clothes with Corinthian helmet, aegis on chest, spear over right shoulder; in front, a snake twisting upwards (from the aegis?), ILI beneath, all in dotted circle / Aineias, bearded, bare-headed, in short military cloak and boots, advancing right; with his right hand leading his son Askanios, in short chiton and looking upwards at him; in his left hand, carrying his father Anchises, bearded, head veiled, looking forward; all in dotted circle. Rare, VF, natural Orichalcum surface, slight roughness. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009
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Ilion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus438 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (4.01g, 6h). Bare head of Augustus left / Helmeted head of Athena Ilias left. Near EF, dark green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll.Feb 28, 2009
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Ilion (AD 198-209) AE 23 - Geta477 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE23 (8.89g, 6h). Draped bust right / Bust of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis. VF, green patina, minor roughness in spots. Rare. Ex. Wagner Coll.Nov 30, 2008
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Ilion (AD 238-244) AE 19 - Gordian III541 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE19 (4.48g). AV K M AN ΓOPΔIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IΛIE-ΩN, Athena Ilias right. Nice very fine.Oct 04, 2008
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Ilion (AD 161-180) AE 35 - Marcus Aurelius915 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE35 - “Sestertius” (22.12g, 1h). AVT KAI MA AVPHL ANTΩNEINOC A, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IΛIEΩN, Ganymede, wearing chlamys and Phrygian cap, seated right on rock outcropping set on ground line, leaning back on right hand and extending left hand to large eagle standing left; behind eagle, low column surmounted by statue of Athena Ilios standing left. VF, blue-black patina, light roughness on obverse. Extremely rare and struck with dies of fine style. Ex Wagner Coll.
Ganymede was the son of Tros, founder of Troy. A youth of great beauty, he was abducted by Zeus while the young man was tending his flocks on Mt. Ida. Carried to Olympus either by an eagle, or Zeus himself in aquiline form, Ganymede served as the god’s cupbearer in place of Hebe, as well as his eromenos. This arrangement angered Hera to such a degree that she would abandon the Trojans in their war against the Greeks. To recompense Tros for the loss of his son, Zeus provided him with a pair of horses so swift, they could cross over water, and which were the ancestors of the horses for which the Trojans were renowned.
Jul 15, 2008
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla556 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (17.59g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CKAMANΔPOC, river-god Scamander reclining left on upturned urn, from which water flows beneath him, holding reed, IΛIEΩN. VF, dark green patina with dusty earthen overtones. Ex Cain Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla709 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (22.60g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hector standing right, holding a rock with which he prepares to wound Teucer, whom he holds by the hair, kneeling left with bow at feet; to right, Ajax running right with head left, brandishing shield and spear. Fine, brown surfaces. Extremely rare, possibly only the second example known and the only one not in a public collection.

The son of the Greek king Telamon of Salamis and his Trojan wife Hesione, Teucer was the half-brother of the Greek hero Ajax the Greater, as well as the nephew of King Priam of Troy and cousin of Hector. Siding with the Greeks and hiding behind the giant shield of his half-brother, Teucer used his skills as an archer to defend the Greeks against the Trojans. Enraged by Teucer's success during one of these fights, Hector picked up a huge rock and flung it at Teucer, injuring him so badly that he was forced to withdraw for some time while he recuperated from the concussion.
Jul 15, 2008
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Ilion (AD 117-138) AE 15 – Time of Hadrian536 viewsTime of Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE15 (2.54g, 2h). Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena left / Aeneas advancing right, carrying his father Anchises and leading Ascanius by the hand. VF, dark green patina. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 02, 2008
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Ilion (AD 254-268) AE 20 - Salonina689 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE20 (5.37g). Diademed and draped bust right / Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena right. Good VF, dark brown patina, very minor roughness.Aug 17, 2007
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Ilion (AD 100-200) AE 21814 viewsAutonomous Issue, ca 2nd cent AD. AE21 (3.88g). Helmeted bust of Athena left / Aeneas walking right carrying Anchises, leading Ascanius by the hand. VF, brown and red patina, rough spot on reverse. Ex CNG 51 (9/1999), 873.

Founded in the seventh century BC by Aeolians on the site of ancient Troy, Ilion prospered and ultimately developed into a successful Hellenistic and Roman city. It possessed a famous temple of Athena (‘Ilias’) which was visited by King Xerxes of Persia and later by Alexander the Great. The Romans always had a high regard for Ilion because of the legend of Aeneas and the tradition that Rome's founders were of Trojan origin. His son Ascanius became king of Alba Longa, from which the first kings of Rome claimed descent. Ascanius was also known as Iulus, and the Julian gens claimed primacy of place as his direct heirs.
Aug 17, 2007
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Ilion (AD 41-42) AE 21 - Claudius and Britannicus653 viewsClaudius and Britannicus, ca 41-42 AD. AE21 (5.52g). TI KΛAYΔIOC CE[BACTOC YIOC IΛI], bare head of Britannicus right; before, scepter surmounted by owl / [TIBEPIOC] KΛAYΔIOC CEBACT[OC], bare head right. Rare. Fine.Jul 28, 2007
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Ilion (BC 188-133) Tetradrachm1046 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.72g, 12h). Phoinikos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing laureate and triple-crested helmet / Α-ΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟS, Athena Ilias standing right, holding distaff and filleted spear; at her feet to right, owl standing right; to inner left, monogram above star; ΦΟΙΝΙΚΟΣ in exergue. Unpublished with these controls and magistrate. Near EF, attractive, even gray toning. Rare. Lipcer Coll.Jan 16, 2007
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Ilion (AD 69-79) AE 21 - Vespasian602 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE21 (7.15g). Laureate head right / TITW KAICAPI Δ[OMITIAN] W KAI around, ΙΛΙ below, confronted busts of Titus and Domitian, vis-a-vis; statue of Athena between. Near VF, brown surfaces, a little rough. Ex Drewry Coll.
Aug 22, 2006
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Ilion (BC 188-133) Tetradrachm951 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.85g, 11h, 35mm). Euboulidos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing laureate and triple-crested Attic helmet / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos and chiton, holding distaff in left hand, filleted spear over right shoulder, owl standing right at feet; monogram above caduceus in inner left field, ΕΥΒΟΥΛΙΔΟΥ in exergue. Good aEF/VF. Very rare. Sep 14, 2005
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Ilion (AD 200-300) AE 19610 viewsca 3rd cent AD. AE19 (3.34g, 12h). ΘΕΑ ΡΩ-ΜΗ, draped bust of turreted Roma, staff in front / Ι-ΛΙ, eagle flying left, carrying off in its claws Ganymedes wearing Phrygian cap. Brown-green patina, aVF/VF. Very rare.Sep 14, 2005
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Ilion (BC 100-80) AE 16567 viewsca 100-80 BC. AE16 (2.88g). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΙΛΙ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing long garb, spindle to right, within wreath. Dark green patina, good VF. Rarer type.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (AD 138-180) AE 16500 viewsAntoninian time, 138-180 AD. AE16 (2.03g). ILI-EWN, bust of Athena right, wearing Aegis / ΕΚΤ-ΩΡ, naked Hector standing right, helmed head turned left, holding spear in right hand. Dark olive green patina, EF. Rare.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE - Caracalla634 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE (19.23g). AY KAI M AYP - ANTWNINOC, laureate cuirassed bust right / ΕΚΤΩΡ - ΙΛΙΕΩΝ, Hector standing right, wearing helmet, cuirass and holding shield, right arm drawn back holding torch, Greek ships to right. Green-brown patina, VF. Very rare.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (AD 253-268) AE 39 - Gallienus671 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE39 (24.25g). AY K GAL - LIHNOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right / -ΤΩ-Ρ / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ, helmeted naked hero Hector, holding spear and shield, driving biga to left. Dark brown-green patina, VF/EF. Very rare.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (AD 238-244) AE - Gordian III654 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE (4.57g). AU KAI M ANT GORDIANOS SEB, draped laureated bust right / ΙΛΙΕ-ΩΝ, Hector riding in chariot right. Dark green patina, VF.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (BC 27-14) AE - Augustus612 viewsAugustus, 27-14 BC. AE (1.99g). Head of Augustus right / Athena Ilias standing right, ΙΛΙ to left, monogram to right. Green patina, VF.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (BC 85-84) Tetradrachm932 viewsca 85-84 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.72g, 12h). Period of the First Mithradatic War. Menephronostos, son of Menephron, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing a laureate, crested helmet / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ Ι−ΛΙΑΔΟΣ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos and chiton, distaff in left hand, filleted spear over right shoulder, Pegasos at feet right; monogram behind, ΜΕΝΕΦΡΟΝΟΣΤΟΥ ΜΕΝΕΦΡΟΝΤΟΣ in exergue. Good VF, lightly toned, broad flan, well centered. Rare.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (AD 37-41) AE 25 - Caligula1544 viewsCaligula and Divus Augustus, 37-41 AD. AE25 (10.86g). GAIOC KAICAP QEOC AYTOKPATWP / CEBACTOC, heads of Caligula and Divus Augustus / [QEA PWMH] - IEPA CYNKLHTOC / ILI, draped bust of Roma and Senate, in the middle Athena standing facing, with spear and shield. Brown-green patina, VF. Very rare.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (AD 249-251) AE 21 - Trajan Decius586 viewsTrajan Decius. 249-251 AD. AE21 (3.94g). AYT K MEC TPAI DEKIOC, laureate cuirassed bust right / ΙΛΙΕ-ΩΝ, cult statue of Athena Ilias with spear and Nike. brown-green patina, VF. Rare.May 22, 2005
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Ilion (BC 166) Tetradrachm807 viewsca 160 BC. Tetradrachm (16.34g, 12h). Peotokleidos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmet adorned with olive wreath / Statue of Athena Ilias standing right, wearing a kalathos and holding a lance in her right hand and a distaff in her left; to left, monogram above star; ear of grain to right, owl standing right above, ΠΕΩΤΟΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ in exergue. Very rare. Minor marks and traces of corrosion, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 7 (3/1994), lot 236 and 4 (2/1991), lot 138. May 22, 2005
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Ilion (BC 29-19) AE 13611 viewsUnder Roman Protection, Autonomous Issue, 29-19 BC. AE13 (2.18g). Helmeted head of Athena three quarter facing right / Athena Ilias standing right, holding filleted spear, ΙΛΙ to left.Mar 27, 2005
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Ilion (BC 281-228) AE 10643 viewsca 301-281 BC. AE10 (0.95g, 12h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Athena Ilias advancing left, holding distaff and spear; anchor to left, ΙΛΙ to right. Good VF, dark jade green patina, small mark on cheek. Dec 19, 2004
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Ilion (AD 180-192) AE 38 - Commodus2680 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE38 (2.89g). Ilium. AV KAI M AVPH KOMMOΔOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ in exergue, Ganymede, wearing Phrygian helmet, seated left on pile of rocks, giving cup to eagle who grasps it with his left claw and drinks from it; tree behind. Good VF, dark green patina with light earthen encrustation around the devices, some corrosion. From the David Simpson Collection. Ex Bank Leu Auk. 30 (4/1982), lot 395.Dec 04, 2004
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Ilion (BC 300-200) Tetrobol1114 views3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.87g). Head of Athena right, wearing attic crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left. Light porosity, VF-EF. Extremely rare. Unpublished?Dec 04, 2004
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Ilion (BC 301-281) AE 91262 viewsca 301-281 BC. AE9 (0.83g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a wreath / Hydria, ΙΛ-Ι. Near EF, glossy dark green, almost black, patina.Dec 04, 2004
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Ilion (BC 281-228) AE 16906 viewsca 301-281 BC. AE16 (5.64g). Head of Athena right, wearing laureate crested Athenian helmet / Statue of Athena Ilias left, holding filleted spear and distaff, ΙΛΙ to right. Good VF, black patina, some light roughness.Dec 04, 2004
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Ilion (BC 188-133) Tetradrachm852 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.98g). Kleonos Ioilos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing a laureate, crested helmet / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos and chiton, holding distaff and filleted spear; owl at her feet right, winged caduceus behind; ΚΛΕ−ΩΝΟΣ across field, ΙΩΙΛΟΥ in exergue. Lightly toned VF, light porosity. Very rare.Dec 04, 2004
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