Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Last additions Masikytes (BC 39-35) Hemidrachm479 viewsLycian League, ca 39-35 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.75g). Laureate head of Apollo right, Λ-Î¥ / Lyre, M-A, serpent coiled around omphalos to left, within incuse square. EF.Sep 13, 2005 Masikytes (BC 27-20) Hemidrachm604 viewsLycian League, ca 27-20 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.89g). Laureate head of Apollo right, Λ-Î¥ / Lyre; M-A, tripod to right, within incuse square. Superb EF.Sep 13, 2005 Masikytes (BC 23-18) AE 21517 viewsLycian League, ca 23-19/18 BC. AE21 (5.32g). Laureate head of Apollo right, Λ-Î¥ / Lyre, M-A, within laurel wreath. VF, black patina, small flan crack and some light field marks.Sep 13, 2005 Masikytes (BC 39-35) Hemidrachm451 viewsLycian League, ca 39-35 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.91g). Laureate head of Apollo right / M-A, Lyra, snake in omphalos to left. EF.Sep 13, 2005 Masikytes (BC 48-23) 1/4 Drachm573 viewsLycian League, ca 48-23 BC. AR 1/4 Drachm (0.86g). Head of Artemis right / Λ−Υ/M-A, quiver, torch to left. VF.Sep 13, 2005 Masikytes (BC 27-0) AE 22534 viewsLycian League, time of Augustus, late 1st cent BC. AE22 (7.37g). Diademed head of Apollo right, Λ-Î¥ / M-A, Apollo Patroos standing facing, holding filleted branch in right hand, bow in left. EF, dark brown patina. Very nice.Sep 13, 2005 Masikytes (BC 27-AD 14) Drachm - Augustus579 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (3.36g). Bust right, Λ−Υ / Corn ear between two lyres, ΜΑ below. Toned, EF.Sep 13, 2005 Phaselis (BC 250-220) Stater413 viewsca 250-220 BC. AR Stater (10.03g, 24mm). Damof..., magistrate. Prow of galley right, within dotted circle / Stern of galley left; ΔΑΜΟΦ[...]−ΦΑΣΗ above; within dotted circle. Lightly toned, good VF/VF.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater748 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.54g, 18mm). Forepart of boar left / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi', within incuse square. Toned, EF. Very rare. Ex Glendining's sale (1961), Lockett part IV, lot 2466; NAC 4 (1991), lot 154 and 7 ( 1994), lot 250. From the von Aulock collection.Sep 13, 2005 Tlos (BC 400-380) 1/6 Stater406 viewsafter 400 BC. AR 1/6 Stater (1.38g, 17mm). Facing lion's scalp / Two confronted lions, paws raised, sitting on ground line; diskeles between, Lycian letters "Τ-Λ" in fields; within dotted incuse circle. Toned, good VF.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater545 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.54g, 20mm), uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Forepart of a winged man-headed bull right; [Lycian letters 'kherei' to right off flan], within incuse square. VF, typical soft obverse. Very rare.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - 1/8 Stater476 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR 1/8 Stater (1.18g, 12mm). Forepart of boar right / Incuse punch divided in two diagonal lines. gVF.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - 1/4 Stater529 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR 1/4 Stater (2.50g, 16mm). Forepart of boar right / Incuse punch divided in two diagonal lines. VF.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater539 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (8.97g, 19mm). Head of boar right, 7 pellets in circles above / 9 pellets, 1 of them in center (tetraskeles?), within deep incuse square. Lightly toned, VF.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater632 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (8.99g, 21mm). Head of roaring lion right, 7 pellets in circles above / Incuse punch divided in diagonal lines. Lightly toned, VF.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater752 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (9.43g). Forepart of boar left; KVB monogram on shoulder / Irregular incuse punch. EF, some minor die rust and porosity. Well struck and exceptional. Ex Fielder Coll.; ex Peus 360 (4/1999), lot 5; Lanz 48 (11/1989), lot 354.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 425-400) Kherei - Trihemiobol696 viewsKherei, ca 425-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol? (1.05g, 12mm), uncertain mint. Two cocks confronted, uncertain symbol betwen / Lycian letters 'KE,' eagle standing left, lotus flower above; within deep dotted square incuse. Lightly toned, gVF.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 470-440) Uvug? - Drachm546 viewsUvug (?), Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Drachm (5.85g, 17mm), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull left / Head of Aphrodite? left, within dotted incuse square. VF. Extremely rare. Ex Hess-Leu Auc. 36 (1968), lot 301.Sep 13, 2005 Laodikeia (AD 54-68) AE 18 - Nero473 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE18 (6.41g). Draped bust of young Nero right; NERON KAISAR / Zeus Laodiceus standing left with staff holding eagle over wreath(?) enclosing B. Sep 13, 2005 Philomelion (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 22933 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE22 (8.12g). Winged bust of Nike right, draped and with palm branch behind shoulder / Two cornucopiae crossed; between them, thunderbolt surmounted by star and crescent; ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛ[Ε] above, MEN-EMA below. gVF. Rare.Sep 13, 2005 Hierapolis (Auton. AD 100-300) AE 18427 viewsCivic Issue, ca 2nd-3rd century AD. AE18 (9.40g). Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena right / ΙΕΡΑΠΟ-ΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Nemesis standing left. VF, dark green patina. Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater576 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (8.43g), Xanthos mint? Forepart of winged bull left, triskeles above / Lycian letters 'K-O-P,' triskeles within dotted incuse square. VF. Unpublished?Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater520 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (8.49g, 12h), uncertain mint. Ox walking to left on dotted ground line / Lycian letters 'KO-PRL-LE,' triskeles within dotted incuse square. Toned, aEF. Very rare. Ex Monnaies et Medailles 37 (12/1968), lot 224.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater571 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (8.62g, 11h). Winged man-headed bull walking to right / Lycian letters 'KO-P-R,' triskeles within dotted incuse square. Toned, aEF. Extremely rare. Ex Hess-Leu 316 (12/1966), lot 480.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Tetrobol507 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (3.04g, 6h). Goat standing right, round shield above / Triskeles, Lycian legend 'KO-PR-LL-E' within dotted square incuse. Toned, VF. Extremely rare, perhaps unpublished.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Tetrobol429 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.74g, 7h). Forepart of lion to right, head turned back to left, triskeles on torso, in dotted circle / Lycian letters 'KO-PRL-LE,' triskeles in linear square incuse. Extremely rare. Toned. Good very fine. Ex von Aulock coll. Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Diobol392 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Diobol (1.48g). Bearded male head right (Kuprilli?), wearing crested Thracian helmet; triskeles below / Lycian letters 'KO-P-R,' triskeles within dotted incuse square. VF, porous.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater467 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (8.36g). Conjoined foreparts of two bulls, back to back; triskeles above / Lycian letters 'K-O-P,' triskeles within dotted circle amd deep incuse. VF.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 460-440) Uncertain Dynast - Tetrobol683 viewsUncertain Dynast (Kuprilli?), ca 460-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.94g), uncertain mint. Naked man (Herakles?) running left / Triskeles in dotted circle and deep incuse. VF. Second known? Ex H. von Aulock Coll.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater569 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (9.78g). Two leaping dolphins; triskeles above and below, monogram / K-O, triskeles; lotus flower in corner, all in dotted incuse square. Good VF. Unpublished and apparently unique! Ex Busso Peus Auk. 360 (4/1999), lot 35; CNG Auc. 42 (5/1997), lot 524. The dolphins types are undoubtedly inspired by the 6th century BC staters attributed to the island of Karpathos off the coast of Caria.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater651 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (9.61g), uncertain mint. Pegasos flying left; triskeles below; all on raised square / Lycian letters 'KO-PR[L]-LE,' triskeles, within dotted incuse square. Good VF, toned. Ex Triton III (12/1999), lot 572.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 460-440) Uncertain Dynast - Stater525 viewsUncertain Dynast (Kuprilli?), ca 460-440 BC. AR Stater (9.16g), uncertain mint. Lion lying left, head turned right / Triskeles in dotted square and deep incuse. gVF. Rare.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater532 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (9.73g), uncertain mint. Head of boar facing / Triskeles, KO, within dotted linear square and deep incuse. VF. Unique?Sep 13, 2005 (BC 460-440) Uncertain Dynast - Stater731 viewsUncertain Dynast (Kuprilli?), ca 460-440 BC. AR Stater (9.08g), Xanthos mint? Lion with bull's leg in mouth left on ground line / Triskeles in dotted square and deep incuse. VF. Very rare.Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Tetrobol552 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.57g). Head of Zeus-Ammon right / Triskeles, Lycian legend 'KOPRLL' within dotted square and deep incuse. EF/VF. Sep 13, 2005 (BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater444 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (9.70g), Aperlai mint. Dolphin right, above water line, uncertain symbol on torso / Triskeles, KO, within dotted linear square and deep incuse. EF.Sep 13, 2005 Limyra (BC 167-100) Drachm 806 viewsLycian League, 167-100 BC. AR Drachm (2.92g, 12h, 17mm). Laureate head of Apollo right, bow and bowcase behind / ΛΥ-ΚΙ-ΩΝ / Λ-Ι, 2-string lyre, within incuse square. Lightly toned, aEF. Ex Giessener Muenzhandlung Auk. 82 (4/1997), lot 138.Sep 13, 2005 Rhodes (BC 405/404) Tridrachm692 viewsca 405/404 BC. AR Tridrachm or Disiglos (11.21g). Infant Herakles wrestling with two snakes / P-O, rose. VF. Extremely rare. Ex Lanz Auc. 40 (Muenchen 1987), lot 291.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 400-300) Tetradrachm508 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.74, 21mm). Persias, magistrate. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin? / Crab; ΠΕΡΣΙΑΣ above, club and ΚΩΙΟΝ below, within dotted deep incuse square. VF. Very rare.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 345-330) Didrachm488 viewsca 345-330 BC. AR Didrachm (6.74g). Biton, magistrate. Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Veiled female head left; ΒΙΤΩΝ behind. VF, toned, minor corrosion. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions IV (9/1988), lot 108; Ariadne Galleries 4 (12/1983), lot 124.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 345-330) Didrachm484 viewsca 345-330 BC. AR Didrachm (6.86g). Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Veiled female head left; ΑΓ[Η] behind. VF, toned. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (4/1993), lot 317; Superior Galleries (5/1989), lot 6081; Pixodarus Hoard.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 470-450) Triple-Siglos1062 viewsca 470-450 BC. AR Triple Siglos (Persic) (16.43g). ΚΩΙΟΝ, nude athlete (diskobolos) standing right on his right leg, left leg crossing behind it, upper part of body bent to right, head turned left, both arms raised over his head, throwing large diskos with his right hand; tripod on ground line to left / Crab in dotted incuse square. Very rare. Bold representation of an athlete cought in action. Toned, gVF/EF. Ex W. H. Waddington coll. and ex duplicates of the Cabinet des Medailles de la Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 357-330) Tetradrachm524 viewsca 357-330 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.24g). Theodotos, magistrate. Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin headdress / Crab; club and ΘΕΟΔΟΤΟΣ below; within dotted shallow incuse square. EF, nicely centered, light scratch on reverse, choice flan.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 285-258) Tetradrachm658 viewsca 285-258 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.94g). Kleinos, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Κ-ΩΙΟ-Ν, crab; ΚΛΕΙΝΟΣ, bow-in-bowcase below, all within dotted square. Lightly toned, good VF, choice smooth flan. Rare.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 400-300) Tetradrachm426 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.97). Xenodikos, magistrate. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin? / Crab; ΞΕΝΟΔΕΚΟΣ above, [ΚΩΙΟΝ] and club below, within dotted deep incuse square. VF.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 285-258) Tetradrachm427 viewsca 285-258 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.09). Leodamas, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Crab; ΚΩΙΟΝ above, ΛΕΩΔΑΜΑΣ and bow and quiver below, within dotted square. VF.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 357-330) Didrachm559 viewsca 357-330 BC. AR Didrachm (6.91g). Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Veiled head of Demeter left; ΒΙΤΩΝ (magistrate) to right, ΚΩΙΟ[Ν] below. EF.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 357-330) Didrachm419 viewsca 357-330 BC. AR Didrachm (6.56g). Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Head of veiled Demeter left; ΑΓ (magistrate) to right. VF.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 357-330) Tetradrachm370 viewsca 357-330 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.97). Alkimachos, magistrate. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin / Crab; ΚΩΙΟΝ above, ΑΛΚΙΜΑΧΟΣ and club below, within dotted square. VF.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 357-330) Didrachm422 viewsca 357-330 BC. AR Didrachm (7.01g). Bearded head of Herakles (Maussollos, satrap of Caria?) right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Veiled female head left, (Artemisia, wife of Maussollos, as Demeter?); ΑΓΗ (magistrate) to right, [ΚΩ]ΙΟΝ below. VF.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 30) AE 31 - Nikias479 viewsca 30 BC. AE31 (23.56g). [ΝΙΚΙ]ΑΣ, head of Nikias right wearing a slight beard, band in hair / ΚΩΙΩΝ ΚΑΛΛΙΠΠΙΔΗΣ, laureate head of Asklepios right. VF, brown and green patina, minor adjustment marks on both sides. Rare. The elusive Nikias apparently seized power in Kos in the late Republican period, perhaps taking advantage of turmoil within the Roman Empire. He is usually dated between about 50 BC and the reign of Augustus, but the only evidence for his date is the style of portrait, which seem's to be strongly influenced by the portraiture of Octavian. His coinage, however, has not yet been fully studied, and even the sequence of his mint magistrates has not yet been established.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 285-258) Tetradrachm798 viewsca 285-258 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.07g, 6h). Timolykos, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Κ−ΩΙΟ−Ν, crab; ΤΙΜΟΛΥΚΟΣ and bow and quiver below; all in dotted square within shallow incuse. Good VF, attractively toned. Choice surfaces. Ex Triton V (1/2002), lot 1449 ($3,200).Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 190-166) Drachm441 viewsca 190-166 BC. AR Drachm (2.84g). Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Crab; club and ΦΙΛΙΝΟΣ (magistrate) below. Toned VF. Rare denomination.Sep 12, 2005 Knidos (BC 530-520) Obol866 viewsca 530-520 BC. AR Obol (1.01g). Head of lion right with jaws open, tongue protruding; small linear rectangular at truncation / Head of Aphrodite right, hair in sakkos and falling down neck in dotted plaits, wearing disc-shaped earring; all within incuse square. Very rare. Almost extremely fine. Ex Prof. S. Pozzi and R. C. Lockett collections; and ex Naville & Cie., Geneva 1 (Lucerne 1921), 2393, and Glendining & Co., London - Lockett coll. XII / Greek IV (1961), 2358.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 190-166) AE 13555 views190-166 BC. AE13 (2.95g). Three-quarter facing head of Helios, head turned slightly right / ΚΩΙ, club and a bow in a bow case; ΚΛΕΥΧΙΟ (magistrate) between. EF, dark brown patina, patina rubbed on high points. Rare. Ex Brand Coll. (Sotheby's, 10/1984), lot 325; Rhousopoulos Coll., 3977.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 366-300) AE440 viewsca 4th century BC. AE (1.29g). Head of Herakles right / Crab, club above, ΚΩΙ below. VF.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 300-190) Didrachm642 viewsca 300-190 BC. AR Didrachm (6.56g), Mikon, magistrate. Head of Herakles wearing lion skin facing, turned slightly right / ΚΩΙΟΝ / ΜΙΚΩΝ, crab, club below; within dotted square. VF.Sep 12, 2005 Kos (BC 166-88) Hemidrachm478 viewsca 166-88 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.72g). Magistrates Nikarch(...) and Asklep(...). Laureate head of Asklepios right / Coiled snake, head right; ΝΙΚΑΡΧ to left, ΑΣΚΛΗΠ to right, ΚΟΣ? below. VF.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 100-200) AE415 views2nd cent AD. AE (23.27g). Draped bust of the Roman Senate left / Leto with scepter sitting on throne left. Brown-green patina, VF.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 200-300) AE445 views3rd cent AD. AE (14.28g). Veiled bust of Boue right / Leto with two children in temple. Stripped patina, VF.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 200-300) AE 15369 views3rd cent AD. AE16 (2.61g). Bearded head of Hercules left / ΤΡΙΠΟΛ−ΕΙΤΩΝ, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm. VF, green patina.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 14-37) AE - Tiberius845 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. Bronze of Hieratikos. AE (6.11g). Head right / Rider with double-axe right, ΙΕΡΑΤΙΚΟΣ to left. Dark green patina, VF.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 246-248) AE - Philipp II412 viewsPhilipp II, 246-248 AD. AE (4.30g). Bust right / Hermes with money purse and caduceus. Dark green patina, VF. Unpublished?Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 131-161) AE 28 - Marcus Aurelius471 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, 139-161. AE28 (13.52g). Beardless head right / ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ / ΜΑΙΑΝΔΡΟC, River-god Maeander in Himation, holding overflowing cornucopiae. Dark, olive-green patina with some original brass showing, VF. Rare.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 29) AE 16 - Livia459 viewsTiberius, for Livia, his mother, died 29 AD. Bronze of Hieratikos. AE16 (4.13g). ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ, draped bust left / ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙ/ΤΩΝ - ΙΕΡΑΤΙΚΟ/Σ, club. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus698 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Bronze of Apollonios Androneikos. AE19 (5.51g). ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, beardless head right, maeander band to left / ΤΡΙ - ΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ - ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ / ΑΝΔΡΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ, eagle with open wings standing, head left. Good style, dark green patina, gVF. Rare.Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 253-268) AE 34 - Gallienus814 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE34 (17.84g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Legend in four lines within wreath surrounded by city ethnic. Good VF, brown patina, reverse flan flaw. Sep 12, 2005 Tripolis (AD 218-222) AE 23421 viewsca 218-222 AD. AE23 (6.32g). Draped bust of turreted Tyche right / ΤΡΙΠΟ - ΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Artemis in chiton right, holding bow in left hand and pulling arrow from quiver in back. Brown-green patina, gVF. Sep 12, 2005 Samos (BC 394-365) Trihemiobol556 viewsca 394-365 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.84g). Diademed head of Hera left, wearing earring / Lion' scalp facing, ΣΑ below. Toned, VF.Sep 11, 2005 Samos (BC 310-300) Didrachm433 viewsca 300 BC. AR Didrachm (6.51g). Facing lion's scalp / Forepart of bull right, olive spray right; ΒΑΤΤΟΣ (magistrate) above. Toned VF, some minor roughness.Sep 11, 2005 Samos (BC 400-365) Drachm515 viewsca 400-365 BC. AR Drachm (3.59g). Facing lion scalp / Forepart of bull right; ΔΗΜΩΝ (magistrate) above. Good VF, uneven strike, light porosity. Rare.Sep 11, 2005 Samos (BC 520-500) Hemidrachm543 viewsafter 512 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.53g). Lion's scalp facing within dotted square / Head of bull left in dotted double-line incuse square. VF. Rare.Sep 11, 2005 Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm693 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.54g). Winged boar left / Lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. EF.Sep 11, 2005 Samos (BC 510-500) Drachm514 viewsca 510-500 BC. AR Drachm (3.05g). Forepart of winged boar right / Facing lion's scalp within dotted incuse square. VF, light porosity. Sep 11, 2005 Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm569 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.44g). Winged boar left / Lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. VF.Sep 11, 2005 Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm400 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.45g). Winged boar left / Lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. VF.Sep 11, 2005 Bubon (BC 200-0) AE423 views2nd-1st century BC. AE (1.21g). Bust of Artemis right, quiver behind shoulder / BOY, bow and quiver. gVF. Very rare.Sep 11, 2005 (BC 390-370) Mithrapata - Stater842 viewsMithrapata, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR Stater (9.75g, 7h), Antiphellus mint. Forepart of lion with open jaws right / Bearded head of Mithrapata left; triskeles to right, within incuse square. Attractively toned and with a remarkable portrait. Extremely fine. Ex Bank Leu 13 (4/1975), lot 273, and from the Podalia Hoard of 1957 (IGCH 1262). Sep 10, 2005 Saitta (AD 200-300) AE 18326 viewsCivic Issue, 3rd century AD. AE18 (3.50g). Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right / Herakles and the capture of Kerberos: Herakles advancing right, head left, holding club over his shoulder and dragging Kerberos behind him. VF, green and brown patina. Simpson Coll. Sep 09, 2005 Saitta (AD 193-197) AE 26 - Claudius Albinus500 viewsClodius Albinus, as Caesar, 193-197 AD. AE26 (10.16g). Bearded head right / Aphrodite, nude and diademed, standing left and covering herself, small winged Eros at left, holding torch, dolphin diving at right. Nice VF, smooth black patina, clear types. Extremely Rare. Clodius Albinus was a tragic figure whose eastern coinages are quite rare, and this particular coin features an important reverse of artistic merit: the scene is a third generation copy of a Praxiteles sculpture, the first nude rendering of the goddess Aphrodite Knidia in the bath supported by a dolphin. This same imagery was subsequently copied for the Villa Medici in Rome, where it is known as "Venus Medici," and it became a popular Renaissance theme, being the subject of some Boticelli paintings.Sep 09, 2005 Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 16805 views2nd cent BC. AE16 (4.40g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΘΥΑΤΕΙ/PHN-ΩN, labrys; bow to left. EF, glossy black patina under some pale green earthen encrustation.Sep 09, 2005 Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 21898 views2nd cent BC. AE21 (10.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΘΥΑΤΕΙ/PHNΩN, Tripod, monogram above; all within laurel wreath. Good VF, dark green patina under earthen encrustation. From the David Freedman Collection.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 15) AE 23 - Vedius Pollio657 viewsVedius Pollio, friend of Augustus, died 15 BC. Bronze of Menandros Parrhasios, ca 29-28. AE23 (10.44g). ΠΩΛΛΙΩΝ − ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ, beardless bust of Vedius Pollio right / ΜΕ ΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ - ΠΑΡΡΑΣ - ΙΟΥ, eight-column temple of Zeus, quadriga facing on top; caduceus in field. Dark patina, gVF. Rare and interesting coin.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus521 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD, as Caesar under Valerianus I. AE22 (4.41g), struck 253 AD. Draped cuirassed bust right / TRALL-I-ANWN, Tyche in long robe standing facing, head with kalathos to left, holding cornucopiae in left hand, rudder in right. Dark patina, gVF.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (AD 253-258) AE 36 - Valerianus I571 viewsValerianus I, 253-258 AD. AE36 (20.44g), bronze of M. Aurelius Hieron Leukopetrites. Draped, cuirassed bust right / EPI GR M AUR IER - WNOC LEUKOPETREITHC / TRAL-LIANWN, naked Helios standing, radiate head left, chlamys over left shoulder, holding globe. Good style, olive-green patina, gVF. Rare.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 128-85) Cistophoric Tetradrachm752 viewsca 128-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.63g, 29mm). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / ΑΡΤΕ, bow-case with serpents; ΤΡΑΛ to left, bust of Athena to right. aEF. Scarce variant.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 200-0) AE 14531 views2nd-1st century BC. AE14 (3.17g). Laureate head of bearded Zeus right / ΤΡΑΛΛΙ-ΑΝΩΝ, bull walking left on ground line, head facing; monogram to left. Dark green patina, VF.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 128-85) Cistophoric Tetradrachm791 viewsca 128-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.61g, 27mm, 12h). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / ΔΙΟΝ, bow-case with serpents; ΤΡΑΛ to left, kithara to right. Superb EF.Sep 09, 2005 Tralleis (BC 200-100) AE 19807 views2nd cent BC. AE19 (5.62g). Head of laureate Zeus right / ΔΙΟΣ ΤPΑΛ/ΛΙΑΝΩΝ, winged thunderbolt, within laurel wreath. Dark brown patina, EF. Very rare.Sep 09, 2005 Philadelphia (AD 35-37) AE 16 - Tiberius Gemellus1111 viewsTiberius Gemellus(?), co-heir of Tiberius. AE16 (3.18g), struck ca 35-37 AD. TIBERION [CEBACTON], bare head of Tiberius Gemellus(?) right / N[EO]KEC"PEIC, winged thunderbolt. Dark green patina, gF. Extremely rare. Tiberius Gemellus, born 19 AD, was twin brother to Germanicus Gemellus. They were the sons of Livilla, sister of Germanicus and Claudius, and given to her husband Drusus, son of emperor Tiberius. However, it is probable that they were fathered by Sejanus, the ambitious prefect of Tiberius. During the last years of Tiberius' life, his options for an heir had narrowed to his only 'grandson' Tiberius Gemellus and his grandnephew Caligula. Both men were adopted as co-heirs in 35. However, when Tiberius died in 37, the prefect Macro declared Caligula the new emperor, as the two had prearranged. For appearances, Tiberius Gemellus was hailed princeps iuventutis, but within months was executed for treason. This portrait is especially important because it depicts him not as a child, but as a teen and heir to the throne. All coins from this issue share the same obverse die.Sep 09, 2005 Philadelphia (AD 37-41) AE 18 - Caligula545 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE18 (5.31g). Kleandros Philokaisar, magistrate. Bare head right / Capricorn left with cornucopiae; monogram before. VF, dark green patina.Sep 09, 2005 Attaleia (AD 198) AE 17795 viewsCaracalla and Geta, ca 198 AD. AE17 (2.81g). Confronted bare headed busts of Caracalla and Geta / Roman she-wolf with twins. Apparently unpublished. Good VF, brown patina. From the Marc Melcher Collection. Ex CNG 54 (6/2000), lot 1109. The youthful busts, lack of titulature, and Imperial reverse theme suggest this coin was struck very shortly after the elevations of Caracalla and Geta to Augustus and Caesar respectively in January, 198 AD.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 181423 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE18 (5.21g), Heraois, magistrate. Laureate head of Herakles right / Apollo standing left, holding bird and olive branch; ΗΡΑΙΟΥΣ to left, ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ to right. gVF.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 19) AE 16 - Germanicus657 viewsGermanicus, father of Gaius (Caligula), brother of Claudius, died 19 AD. AE16 (3.34g, 1h). Mnaseas, magistrate. Bare head left / Athena standing left, holding phiale; ΜΝΑ−ΣΕΑΣ down left field. VF, red-brown patina. Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 105-117) AE 22 - Plotina554 viewsPlotina, wife of Trajan, Augusta, ca 105-117 AD. AE22 (4.21g, 12h). Draped bust right / Pelops on horseback right, holding whip. VF, black-green patina. Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (BC 133) AE438 viewsafter 133 BC. AE (5.82g), Papylos, magistrate. Head of Dionysos right / Demeter standing left, holding torch; ΠΑΠ-ΥΛΟΣ/ΦΑΙΝ-ΙΟΥ to left, ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ to right. Green patina, light corrosion, EF.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 187-211) AE 28 - Julia Domna507 viewsJulia Domna, second wife of Septimus Severus, Empress, 187-211 AD. AE28 (9.60g). Draped bust right / Large agnostic prize urn containing a palm and ornamented with five circles which each contain a pellet resting on tablet inscribed XPYCANΘINA. Nice VF, brown patina. Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 12540 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE12 (2.01g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / ΣΑΡΔΙ/ΑΝΩΝ, club right; monogram below. EF, glossy black patina, some minor roughness. Apparently an unrecorded variety. Rare.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 71-72) AE634 viewsAutonomous, under Proconsul T. Clodius Eprius Marcellus, ca 71-72 AD. AE (4.15g). EΠΙ ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ ΦΙΛEΙΝΟΥ CΤΡΑ, bust of Athena with aegis and Corinthian helmet left / EΠΙ ΜΑΡΚΕΛΛΟΥ CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, frontal view of Doric Temple. gVF.Sep 09, 2005 Sardeis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian417 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.84g), Sardis mint. Bare head right / Cult statue of Persian Artemis flanked by grain ears and poppy. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain type of Augustus.Sep 09, 2005 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 - 149