Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Last additions Perge (AD 253-268) AE 29 - Gallienus442 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE29 (15.27g). AVT KAI ΠO ΛI ΓAΛΛIHN - OC CEB, draped, laureate bust right, I before (for 10 Assaria) / APTEMIDO - C - ΠEPΓAIAC, distyle temple, within cult statue of Artemis Pergaia decorated with relief of figures; above: sun left, crescent right, besides two burning torches(?); in pediment A, on architrav ACVΛOV. About VF, some roughness. Hoeft coll. Artemis Pergeia, a pre-hellenic goddess, called in Pampylian dialect Vanassa Preiia, was one of the most important deities in the eastern Mediterranean. Its cult statue is known only from coins. The statue was hidden in a gold covered shrine. Ca 80 BC it was looted by the notorious Verres, Quaestor of Cilicia. M.T. Cicero included it in his inquiry after Verres' misdeeds in 79 BC (see Cicero 'In C. Verrem'). No remnants of the famous temple have been found. May 07, 2009 Kremna (AD 270-275) AE 30 - Aurelian450 viewsAurelian, 270-275 AD. AE30 (14.61g). IMP CSL DOM AURELIANO, draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right, seen from behind / APOL - LI - NI COL CREMNE, Apollo Propylaeus, radiate, advancing right, cloak flowing behind, drawing bow with arrow at hip. EF, green patina with gray-green overtones. Hoeft coll.; ex Rosenberg coll.; ex Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (10/1993), lot 757.May 07, 2009 Apollonia Mordiaion (AD 198-217) AE 32 516 viewsQuasi-autonomous, struck under Caracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (16.52g). Homonoia between Apollonia and Ilion. AΛEΞANΔPOC KTIC AΠOΛΛΩNIA - T, head of Alexander III the Great as Herakles in lion-skin scalp right / AΠOΛΛΩN - IA.ΛY - IΛ[EΩ]N(sic!), City-goddess of Apollonia, holding cult-statue of Apollo with kithara and plektron, standing right and City-goddess of Ilion, holding cult-statue of Athena with shield and spear, standing left, both in long garment and wearing kalathos, clasping hands over girlanded and burning altar; behind left figure TΩN (for AΠOΛΛΩNIATΩN), K beneath ΛV (for ΛVKΩN); in ex. OMONOIA. Very rare, F+. Hoeft coll. Apollonia Mordiaion (today Uluborlu) was located near Apameia Cibotus at the river Hippophoras. Its title AΠOΛΛΩNIATΩN ΛVKΩN ΘPAKΩN KOΛΩNΩN suggests that in Imperial times, Lykians and Thracians were settled in Apollonia (HN).May 07, 2009 Tarsos (AD 244-249) AE 37 - Philip I400 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE37 (19.96g). AVT KAI IOV ΦILIΠΠON [EVT] EVC CE, draped, cuirassed, radiate bust right, in field Π-Π / TA - PCOV THC MHTP[OΠ]OLEΩC, B to left, A/M/K/Γ to right, Herakles stg. facing, head left, leaning left, wrestling Antaios; he lifts Antaios up into the air by the waist while Antaios tries to break his grip. Rare, good F, usual roughness. Hoeft coll.May 07, 2009 Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III370 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35. AVT KAI M ANT ΓOP[ΔIANOC CEB], draped, cuirassed, radiate bust right, seen from behind, in field Π-Π / TAPCOV MHTPOΠOLEΩ, in the upper right field A/Γ, in the lower left field M/K, Herakles, bearded(?), nude, stg. facing, head left, resting with right hand on his club, holding over left arm the lion-skin and in the outstretched left hand five apples; left beside him a tree with twigs, entwined by a snake. Very rare, good F/about VF, trace of ancient smoothing process on rev. The coin is in the usual rough state of the coins of Tarsos. Hoeft coll. Mythological theme: Herakles in the Garden of the Hesperids.May 07, 2009 Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III332 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (21.52g). AVT KM ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CEB , draped, cuirassed, radiate bust right, in field Π-Π / TAPCOV M - HTPOΠOL, in left field M/K, in right field A/B/Γ, Mithras in short military cloak and waving chlamys, as sun-god with radiate crown, kneeling with left knee on back of a bull, pulling with left hand its head backwards and holding in raised right hand the sacrificing knife. Very rare, F/F+. Hoeft coll. The rev. depicts the so-called tauroctony, standing in the center of the Mithraism.May 07, 2009 Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 30 - Maximinus I505 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE30 (21.49g). AVT.K.Γ.IOV.[OVH.MAΞIMEI]NOC, draped, cuirassed, radiate bust right, in field Π-Π / TAPCOV THC MHTPOΠOLE[ΩC], in left field A/M/K, in upper right field Γ, in lower right field B, Apollo, stg. facing on omphalos, head left, holding bow and arrow in left hand and in lowered right hand dog on fore-legs. Extremely rare, good F, brown-green patina. Hoeft coll. Most often this Apollo is named Apollo Lykeios. But this is not correct! Apollo is not holding wolfs but dogs as symbol of the seers Amphilochos and Mopsus. This coin is part of the struggle of the cities for more influence and prominence.May 07, 2009 Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 37 - Maximinus I389 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE37 (19.31g). VT.K.Γ.IOV.OVH.MAΞIMEINOC, draped, cuirassed, radiate bust right, in field Π-Π / TAPCOV THC MHTPOΠOLEΩ[C], Apollo Lykeios, nude, laureate, standing frontal, holding a dead wolf in each hand; AMK in left field, Γ.B in right field. Rare, about VF. Hoeft coll. AMK stands for 'the First, the Biggest, the most Beautiful', granted to the city in 215 AD upon Caracalla's campaign against the Parthians. Γ.B = 3.2, capital of three provinces, keeper of two neocorates (Curtis Clay). The two animals are not wolfs but dogs, symbolizing Mopsus and Amphilochus, called 'the dogs of Apollo' by Lychopron, a 3rd century poet. (Pat Lawrence) May 07, 2009 Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 37 - Maximinus I452 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE37 (21.89g). VT.K.Γ.IOV.OVH.MAΞIMEINOC C, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right; in field Π-Π / TAPCOY T - HC MHTPOΠOΛEΩC, Nike, on globe, advancing left, holding palmbranch and cilicarch crown with four imperial heads; in left field AM/K, in right field Γ/B. Rare, nice VF. Hoeft coll. The Cilicarch was the High Priest in Cilicia, the chief priest of the provincial temple or the temples of the imperial cults.May 07, 2009 Olba (AD 10-15) AE 16 - Ajax447 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 1st century AD. AE16 (4.52g), struck under Ajax, son of Teukros, archiereus of Olba and toparch of Kennatis and Lalassis, 11-12 AD (year 2). TOΠAPX / KENNAT / [Λ]AΛAΣ / ET B, in dotted circle / Thunderbolt, APXIEP / AIANTOΣ above, TEVKPOV beneath; all in dotted circle. Very rare, about EF, glossy dark-green patina. Hoeft coll.; ex Sternberg AG Zürich XXV (1991), lot 160; ex Gutknecht coll. (M&M XVII (2005), lot 965). Olba was for a long time a quasi-autonomous priest kingdom. It's main god was Zeus Olbios. Hence the thunderbolt on the rev.May 06, 2009 Ninika-Klaudiopolis (AD 235-238) AE 30 - Maximinus I395 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE30 (14.59g). IMP. CAES. SA. IVL. VER. MAXI / MINVS, draped, cuirassed, bare-headed bust right / NINIC COL CLA / VDIOPO / L, she-wolf standing right under Ruminal fig tree, head left, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus. Choice EF, nice olive-brown patina, rare this nice. Hoeft coll.May 06, 2009 Syedra (AD 253-268) AE 28 - Gallienus269 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE28 (15.67g). AVT KAI ΠO ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC [CEB], draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right, IA before (for 11 Assaria) / CE / MNHC / ENΔOΞO / TEPAC / CVEΔP /EΩN, in six lines, surrounded by laurel wreath. Very rare, good F, some over all roughness. Hoeft coll. CEMNHC, from CEBACTOS, = venerable, dignified, nobly. ENΔOΞOTEPAC, from ENΔOΞOC, famous, = the even more famous.May 06, 2009 Syedra (AD 161-180) AE 30 - Marcus Aurelius351 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE30 (14.04g). AVT KAI M A - VP ANTΩNINOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right; c/m AK in rectangular incus (Howgego 514) before / C - V - E - ΔPE / ΩN, Ares, helmeted and wearing suit of armor, stg. left between Dike, in long garment, stg. right, and Hermes, nude, with kerykeion in left arm and wearing winged boots. Very rare, about VF/F. Hoeft coll. A wonderful mythological type from the oracle given by Apollo to the people of Syedra. Ares, the war god and killer of men, stands bound in iron chains of Hermes and is judged for its crimes by Dike (justice). The Syedrians were told to erect a statue to this end so this could be very well a visual of the statue erected.May 06, 2009 Seleukeia (AD 253-268) AE 26 - Gallienus390 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 (ca 10.00g). AVK ΠΛK ΓAΛΛIHN / OC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right, seen from behind / C[E]ΛEVK - E - ΩN K / AΛVK / AΔN / Ω, Athena stg. right, shield in left hand, stabbing with spear a Giant with snakelike feet, who kneels before her; he grabs her spear with left hand and has a rock in his raised right hand. Rare, about VF. Hoeft coll. The reverse shows a scene of the Gigantomachia. After Zeus has locked up the Titans in the Tartaros, Gaia sets her sons, the Giants, on the Olympic gods. They are human shaped with snakelike feet. The battle occurred at Phlegra. The Giants throw rocks and mountains. They couldn't be killed by gods, only by humans. So Herakles came into play. He shot a poisoned arrow on Alkyoneus and dragged him over the frontier where he died. Athena threw the island of Sicily on another Giant, where he was buried. His fire breathing comes out of the Aetna until today. May 06, 2009 Seleukeia (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III346 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35 (21.23g), struck after 241 AD. MAP ANTΩNIOC ΓOPΔIANOC / CEB, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right; countermark: delta containing central dot, in triangular punch (Howgego 670) / CEΛEVKEΩN TΩN ΠPOC/KA-Λ/VK-AΔ/N-Ω, Aphrodite standing facing, head right, holding mirror; Erotes standing facing on either side, each holding marriage torch; in ex. EΛEVΘE/PAC. Choice good VF. Hoeft coll. The so-called Marriage Issue.May 06, 2009 Mallos (AD 252-260) AE 31 - Valerian I522 viewsValerian I, 252-260 AD. AE31 (19.89g). IMP C LIC VALERIANVS PI FE AVG, cuirassed and laureate bust right / MALLO COLONIA, Amphilochos, naked except chlamys, stg. left, holding laurel branch, boar below; behind him, tripod on podium with globe above, snake winding around; in ex. SC. Rare (only 13 coins of Valerian's time known!), about VF, light roughness, small casting spots. Hoeft coll.May 06, 2009 Korykos (AD 253-260) AE 32 - Valerian I369 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE32 (22.19g). AV K Π - ΛIK OVAΛEPIAN / OC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / KΩPV (in ex.) KIΩ TΩ - N AV NAVAP, in right field XI / C, decorated price-urn inscribed ΘEMIA, with palm branch between kerykeion left and aphlaston right, standing on table with lion-shaped feet, vase in front; Dionysos, wearing nebris and boots, standing left, holding vine-grapes in right hand and resting on thyrsos with left hand; left at his feet, panther standing left, head turned right, raising right foot. About VF/VF. Hoeft coll.May 06, 2009 Anemurion (AD 253-260) AE 28 - Valerian468 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE28 (11.71g), dated 254/5 AD (year 2). AVK ΠO ΛI OVAΛEPIANON, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / ET B ANE - MOV - PEΩN, cult-statue of Artemis standing facing on pedestal, with great veil, both hands extended, holding branch(?) in right hand and sistrum with left, crescent on left below. Good F. Hoeft coll. It seems to be an unknown local cult-statue in the style of Artemis of Ephesos. Her body is completely covered with rows of breasts denoting her fertility. Another interpretation: These may be testicles of castrated adherents.May 06, 2009 Anazarbos (AD 238-244) AE 31 - Gordian III376 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE31 (17.94g), struck 242/3 AD. AVT KM ANTΩNINOC ΓOPΔIANOC CE, draped, cuirassed and radiate bust right / ANAZAPBO - V ENΔOΞ MHTPO, male figure, sitting on rocks left, head right, wearing working clothes and pointed bonnet, resting with left hand on rocks, holding in raised right hand fishing device (kind of scoop with sieve); B - Γ in field left and right; in ex. ET AΞC. Extremely rare, good F - about VF, attractive contrasting patina. Hoeft coll. Γ-B = capital of 3 provinces, 2 neocories (P. Weiss). This is a scene from the world of fishermen! A similar scene on a coin for Valerian I.May 06, 2009 Philadelphia (AD 37-41) AE 18 - Caligula740 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE18 (3.45g). Menekles Philopatris, magistrate. ΓAIOΣ KAIΣAP, bare head right / ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN MENEKΛHΣ ΦIΛOΠATPIΣ, laureate busts of the Dioscouroi right.1 commentsMay 05, 2009 Ankyra (AD 138-161) AE 28 - Antoninus Pius478 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE28 (13.15g). [AVT KAI] ADPI ANTΩ - NEINOC CEB ΠIΩ, bare head right / H METPOΠOΛIC THC - ΓAΛATIAC ANKVPA, Amazon in short chiton, wearing boots, advancing right with waving chlamys, holding shield and double-axe in left hand and rudder in right hand. About VF, spotted patina. Hoeft coll.May 04, 2009 Tyana (AD 98-117) AE 26 - Trajan635 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE26 (13.86g), struck under legate T. Pomponius Bassus 98/99 AD (year 1). AVT NEPOVAC TPAIAN KAICAP ΓEP, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / EΠI BA - CCOV ΠPECBEVT - TVANEΩN, Tyche of Tyana, in long garment and wearing mural-crown, standing left on cippus, holding two grain-ears in extended right hand and resting with left hand on cippus; beneath, river-god Lamus swimming right; in left and right field ET - A (year 1). Rare, F/good F. Hoeft coll. Tyana was situated on a tributary of the river Lamus. Because the river-god sometimes holds a torch it seems to be the river Phoibos (Note of Prof. Nolle in R. Falter, Fluß- und Berggötter in der Antike)May 04, 2009 Kaisareia (AD 218-222) AE 28 - Elagabalus769 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE28 (11.67g), struck year 2 (ET B) = 219 AD. AV KM AVPHΛI - ANTΩNINOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / MHTPOΠ [KAICAPIA], agalma of Mt. Argaios on altar, ET B below. VF, green-brown patina. Hoeft coll.1 commentsMay 04, 2009 Kaisareia (AD 161-169) Didrachm - Lucius Verus926 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AR Didrachm (6.71g, 22mm), struck 161-166 AD (as COS II). AVTOKP OVHPOC CEBACTOC, bare head right / VΠA - TOS B, Agalma of Mt. Argaios, on summit man standing frontal with scepter in left hand (mountain god?). Scarce, about EF, light toned. Hoeft coll. Probably from the hoard found in 1983 in Kaisareia (Metcalf).May 04, 2009 Kaisareia (AD 161-180) Didrachm - Marcus Aurelius644 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AR Didrachm (6.77g, 21mm). AVTOKP ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bare head right, typical curled hair / VΠA - TOC Γ, Agalma of Mt. Argaios, star above summit. Scarce, VF, lightly toned. Hoeft coll.May 04, 2009 Kaisareia (AD 98-117) AE 13 - Trajan574 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE13 (0.97g). AVT KAIC NEP TPAI - ANOC CEB, laureate bust right / ΔHMAPX - EX VΠAT B, laurel branch, bow and quiver. Rare, VF+, green patina. Hoeft coll. The rev. resembles all attributes of Apollo.May 04, 2009 Lystra (AD 138-161) AE 23 - Antoninus Pius540 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE23 (ca 8.00g, 12h). Laureate bust right / Minerva standing left, holding patera over altar. May 01, 2009 Amisos (BC 120-63) AE 211217 viewsStruck under Mithradates VI, 120-63 BC. AE21 (7.33g). Youthful head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / AMIΣOY, cista mystica, thyrsos behind, with taenia and panther-skin, monogram in left field. About VF, earthen highlights on the devices. Hoeft coll.Apr 28, 2009 Neokaisareia (AD 198-217) AE 30658 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (4.10g), struck 209/210 AD. AVT M AVPH - ANTΩNINOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right, seen from behind / KOIN ΠON - NEO - KAI - MHTPO, tetrastyle temple, columns with distinct ektasis, feet of columns with two embossments (torus), just as the capitals, pediment with shield (or Sol?) in the tympanon, decorated akrosteria [and quadriga on top of the roof]; in the outer intercolumnaria backwall visible with bricks, in the middle intercolumnarium statue of Zeus, nude, raised right hand, standing facing on narrow cippus; RM Digamma (= year 146) in exergue. Rare. About VF/VF, brown patina. Probably unpublished. Hoeft coll. Sometimes the figure on the cippus is called Ma, which was worshipped in Komana Pontica, where she was brought from Komana in Cappadocia. Sulla brought her to Rome where she was identified with Bellona. But a female deity is never depicted nude and therefore it can't be Ma!Apr 28, 2009 Trapezos (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla610 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (11.05g), struck year 153 = ca 205-208 AD?. AV(?) KA M AV - ANTΩNIN[OC], laureate head right / TPAΠ - ZOVNTIΩN / E PNΓ, Mithras riding on horse right, wearing Phrygean bonnet, burning altar in field to right. F/good F, dark green-brown patina. Hoeft coll.Apr 28, 2009 Amaseia (AD 161-180) AE 34 - Marcus Aurelius506 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE34 (19.60g), struck 164/5 AD. AVT KAIC M AVP A - NTΩNINOC CEB, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / AΔP AMAC NEΩK.K.MHT K.ΠPΩ ΠONT / ET PZE (year 165), Ares in military cloak and helmet, standing frontal, head right, holding spear in right hand and resting with left hand on shield set on ground; on the right side, nude Aphrodite standing left, covering pudenda with left hand and breasts with right hand. Rare, F+. Hoeft coll.Apr 28, 2009 Kyme (AD 253-268) AE 21658 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 253-268 AD (time of Gallienus). AE21 (4.20g), struck under magistrate Ermeias. IEPA.CVN.- KΛHTOC, youthful bust of Senate, draped, right / AIΛ.EP - M[E], river-god Xanthos, bearded and wreathed, nude to hips, leaning left, resting left arm on vase from which water flows, holding in right hand long waterplant; in left field KVMA - I; in ex. [Ξ]ANΘO[C]. VF, slightly rough. Hoeft coll. This river-god played an important role in the Troyan War under the name Skamandros (today Küzük Menderes).Apr 28, 2009 Aigai (AD 117-138) AE 19876 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 117-138 AD (time of Hadrian). AE19 (3.02g), struck under Agonothetes Ovl. Pole. IEPA - CVNKΛHTOC, bust of Senate, draped, laureate, right / EΠI.AΓΩ.OVΛ - [...], cult-statue of Apollo Chresterios, standing frontal, both hands outstretched, holding branch(?) in left hand and unknown small object in right hand; in left and right field AI - GA. Very rare, probably unpublished. About VF. Hoeft coll. There is a type for Sabina with the rev. legend EΠI AΓΩ OVΛ ΠOΛE, SNG von Aulock 7674. Agonothetes is the title of a magistrate whose duty was the superintendence of games.Apr 28, 2009 Pergamon (AD 60-150) AE 19915 viewsQuasi-autonomous, late 1st-mid 2nd cent AD. AE19 (2.72g). ΘEON CVN - KΛHTON, draped bust of Senate right / ΘEAN - [PΩMHN], head of Roma right, wearing mural crown; monogram in right field. VF. Hoeft coll.Apr 28, 2009 Pergamon (AD 60-150) AE 171245 viewsQuasi-autonomous, end 1st-mid 2nd century AD. AE17 (3.40g). ΘEON CVN - KΛHTON, youthful bust of Senate, draped, right / ΘEAN PΩ - MHN, bust of Roma, draped and turreted, right. Very rare, VF. Hoeft coll.Apr 28, 2009 Parion (AD 253-268) AE 28473 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE28 (11.60g). [IMP LICIN] - [GALL]EIN, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / CG - IH - P (P reversed), male figure, nude to hips, wearing short hip clothes and boots, holding spear horizontal in both hands, advancing right against boar, leaping left; branch above. F/about VF, olive-green patina. Hoeft coll. The rev. seems to show Androklos killing the Ephesian boar. CGIHP means Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana.Apr 28, 2009 Miletopolis (AD 238-244) AE 23 - Gordian III396 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE23 (6.40g). A[V] M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC [AVΓ], draped (cuirassed?) and laureate bust right / KTICTH - C MEIΛHTO[C], hero Miletos, in short military cloak, standing frontal on prow, head right, raising right hand and holding in left hand spear and round shield. Extremely Rare. About VF. Hoeft coll. The hero Miletos was the mythological founder of Miletos.Apr 28, 2009 Lampsakos (AD 249-251) AE 21630 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE21 (4.15g). AVT KOI TPAIAN ΔEK[IOC], draped, laureate bust right / ΛANVAKHN / [Ω]N - EΠI AΠOΛΛ[ΩN?] - ETOV, Priapos standing left, draped from hips, showing Ithyphallos, holding Thyrsos left and Kantharos right. Very rare, F+/-VF. Hoeft coll. ΛAN erroneous for ΛAM, but there are some open questions too: KOI seems to be erroneous for KAI, magistrate AΠOΛΛΩNITOC couldn't be found until now. Priapos was born by Aphrodite in Lampsakos. Therefore Lampsakos was the centre of warshipping of Priapos. Here his depiction was more like Dionysos who was said to be his father.Apr 28, 2009 Kyzikos (AD 100-300) AE 29628 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 2nd-3rd cent AD. AE29 (8.30g). KYZ - IKOC, head of hero Kyzikos, diademed with taenia, right / CTP A / [VP AP]IC / TE[I]ΔOV / KVZIKH / NΩN, in laurel-wreath. Very rare. VF/about VF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll. In Münsterberg, Die Beamtennamen auf griechischen Münzen, a strategos is mentioned under Severus Alexander named Avr. Aristaidos. Perhaps he is the same as named in the legend. Kyzikos was the king of the Doliones in Mysia.Apr 28, 2009 Kyzikos (AD 170-190) AE 17548 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 170-190 AD. AE17 (4.13g). Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing grain wreath / KYZIK - KHNΩN, jar with two handles. Rare. About VF, good style. Hoeft coll. In Kyzikos Persephone was warshipped as Kore Soteira (= Saviour).Apr 28, 2009 Attaia (AD 209-212) AE 24 - Geta615 viewsGeta, 209-212 AD. AE24 (7.02g). Λ CΕΠ GE - TAC KAIC, draped, cuirassed and bare-headed bust right / ΑΤΤΑΙ - Τ / ΩΝ, youthful river-god Grylios(?), in himation, nude to hips, wearing wreath, leaning left, holding waterplant in outstretched right hand and resting with left elbow on vase from which water flows. Rare, VF. Hoeft coll. This is the only type for Geta from Attaia. River Grylios, today Madra Cey.Apr 28, 2009 Gergis (BC 350-241) AE 9858 views4th-3rd cent BC. AE9 (0.98g). Laureate bust of Sibyl Herophile facing, decorated with two long ear-pendants and pearl-necklace / Female sphinx sitting right, ΓEP to right (read from bottom to top). Rare. F+/about VF. Hoeft coll.Apr 27, 2009 Tion (AD 98-117) AE 27 - Trajan454 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE27 (11.47g). AVT NEP TRAIANOC - KAICAP CEB ΓEP, laureate bust right / ΔIONVCOC K - T - ICT TIANΩN, Dionysos, wearing himation, standing frontal, head left, holding in left hand filleted thyrsos decorated with pine-cones on both ends and in lowered right hand kantharos; on his left side panther standing left, looking up to him. About VF, nice green patina. Hoeft coll.Apr 27, 2009 Tion (AD 81-96) AE 22 - Domitian606 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE22 (7.45g). AVT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAIΣAP CEBA ΓEPM, laureate head right / ZEVΣ ΣVPΓAΣTHΣ - TEIANΩN, Zeus Syrgastes in himation, standing left, holding phiale in extended right hand and knotted scepter in raised left hand; eagle (?) to left before him. Extremely rare, VF, red-brown patina. Hoeft coll.Apr 27, 2009 Prusa ad Olympum (AD 198-217) AE 25590 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (6.38g). AVT KM AVP AN - TΩNINOC CEB, laureate bust right / ΠPO-VCAEΩ-N, nude Telamonian Aias, helmeted, kneeling on right knee facing left; left leg extending behind; right hand holding drawn sword given him by Hektor, point pressed to belly in the moment prior to hurling himself upon it. Pile of rocks before, and circular shield below him. Very rare. Ancient gouge on Aias' body, otherwise VF, old nice patina. Hoeft coll.Apr 27, 2009 Nikomedeia (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Philip I555 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE28 (11.90g). M IOVΛIOC. ΦIΛIΠΠOC AVΓ, draped, cuirassed and radiate bust right / NIKOMHΔEΩN - ΔIC NEΩKOP, nude statue of Herakles standing facing on a small girlanded cippus, head right, holding lionskin in left arm and resting with right hand on his club. Rare. F+/about VF, green patina. Hoeft coll. The special feature of this rev. depiction is that Herakles is shown standing as a real statue on a base. You can see that the club has the function to stabilize the statue.Apr 27, 2009 Nikomedeia (AD 222-235) AE 20502 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE20 (4.26g). M AVPH ALEΞANΔPOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TPIC NEΩKOPΩN NIKOMEDEΩN, Astakos, nude to hips, standing right, head left, right foot on row, holding scepter in left arm and pointing with left hand backwards. VF, black-green patina. Hoeft coll. Astakos was one of the ktistes of Astakos, ancestor of Nikomedia. He was worshipped until Roman times. The city of Astakos was founded by Colonists of Megara and later destroyed by Lysimachos. Nikomedes I. founded 264/3 a new city some miles north of the old Astakos and named it Neikomedia.Apr 27, 2009 Nikomedeia (AD 222-235) AE 19540 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235. AE19 (4.98g). M AVP ALEΞANΔPOC AVΓ, draped and radiate bust right / NIKOMHΔ - EΩN ΔIC NEO / KOPΩN, Leda, with wreath, half dressed, with raised right hand, standing frontal, head turned right to a swan, standing with opened wings left, and pulling her garment with beak, which she holds tight. Very rare (3 ex. known). EF, nice deep-green patina (this the most beautiful spec.!) Hoeft coll.Apr 27, 2009 Nikomedeia (AD 202-211) AE 21448 viewsPlautilla, 202-211 AD. AE21 (3.17g). [NIB] ΦOV ΠΛAV - TIΛΛA CEB, draped bust right / NEIKOMHΔEΩ - N / ΔIC NEΩKO / PΩN, Skylla advancing left over waves, holding rudder over her shoulder and dolphin in outstretched right hand. Extremely rare. Good F, green patina. Hoeft coll.Apr 27, 2009 Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Severus Alexander485 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE22 (5.31g). M AVP CEVH AΛEΞANDPOC AVΓ, laureate head right / NI-K-A-I separated by three standards, outer standards topped with capricorn; EΩN in exergue. VF, medium brown patina, well-centered with a solid strike. Hoeft coll. The capricorn standards likely represent Legio XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix, the legion which had initially supported Septimius Severus in his bid for the purple. While rather distantly related to Septimius Severus through Julia Domna, though named after him, Alexander seems to have encouraged a rumor that he was in fact the illegitimate son of Caracalla and therefore the grandson of Septimius. This coin then suggests an interesting and subtle use of propaganda. Apr 27, 2009 Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander327 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (9.18g). M AVP CEVH - AΛEΞANΔPOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / NI-[K]-AIEΩ-N, Dionysos sitting right, draped with ivy wreath, holding thyrsos, head turned left to a female figure (nymph Nikaia), standing frontal, head right, wearing chignon, holding wreath in right hand. Very rare, about VF. Hoeft coll. The Phrygian nymph Nikaia was raped by Dionysos, who was ktistes of the city of Nikaia.Apr 27, 2009 Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Severus Alexander386 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE22 (6.87g), struck 222 AD (as Caesar). M AVP AΛEΞANΔPOC KAIC, draped, cuirassed and bare-headed bust right / NIKAIE-ΩN, Nymph Nikaia, in long dress and wearing mural crown, standing left, holding patera(?) in left hand and resting with right hand on thyrsos with gnarled staff. Very rare, F+ (patina removed). Hoeft coll.Apr 27, 2009 Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 15 - Geta379 viewsGeta, 198-209 AD. AE15 (2.31g). GETAC - KAICAR, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / NIK-AIEΩN, Nike, in short chiton over long chiton, advancing right, holding wreath in raised right hand and long palm (or trophy?) over left shoulder. F+/about VF, black-green patina. Hoeft coll. Nike here wears a so-called lampadion as hair-do, often seen on the gold staters of Alexander III. Apr 27, 2009 Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 26 - Caracalla472 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE26 (12.35g), struck as Augustus 211-217 AD. ANTΩNEINOC - AVΓOVCTOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right, seen from behind / NIKAIEΩ-N, Galley over waves left, 4 oarsmen sitting ahead, helmsman standing behind, standard at front, banner at stern; emperor sitting left, holding spear in left hand and patera in outstretched right hand, in front of him standing Tyche of Nikaia and presentinhg the young Dionysos to him, who raises his hands to him. Extremely rare. F, dark green patina. Hoeft coll. The rev. belongs to a series of coins from Nikaia which shows the emperor in a galley where he is welcomed by the local deities of Nikaia (cf. Rec.Gen. 469f). A similar motive is found on a coin for Gordian III, where the City Tyche is presenting the young Dionysos to the sitting Roma (Rec.Gen. Pl. 84, 27).Apr 27, 2009 Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitian653 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE26 (8.54g). AVT ΔOMITIANOV KAICAP CEBA ΓEP, laureate bust right / TΩN KTICTH NEIKAIEIC ΠPΩTOI THC EΠAPX, laureate bearded head of Herakles left. Rare, VF, deep green patina. Hoeft coll. The metropolis of Bithynia was in fact Nicomedia, but Nicaea raises a claim upon that title as shown by a coin issued under Domitian with the legend "the Nikaians, the first of the eparchias." From this claim emerged a legal dispute which was finally decided by Valens - Nicaea and Nicomedia both were allowed to call themselves the first city of Bithynia, but only Nicomedia was the metropolis. But this vain title was useless: by the new arrangement of the provinces, Chalcedon became the metropolis of the anterior Pontus. It's known from a discourse from Dion of Prusa (who lived in the time of Domitian) in which he challenged the Nicomedians to hold peace with the Nicaeans.Apr 27, 2009 Kios (AD 209-212) AE 24510 viewsGeta (as Augustus), 209-212 AD. AE24 (7.42g). AVT.KΠ.CE - ΓETAC AV, cuirassed, laureate bust right / K-IA-NΩ-N, Youthful Hylas, waving clothes around hips, advancing right, drinking from a jug which he holds in his right hand. Very rare, F+, deep brown patina. Hoeft coll. Hylas was a beautiful young boy, the 'catamite' of Herakles, abducted by Nymphs near Kios.Apr 27, 2009 Ilion (AD 194-217) AE 27582 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 Ilion (AD 79-86) AE 19914 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 Dardanos (AD 117-138) AE 21577 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE21 (Semis?) (4.53g). AV KAI CEBA[...] - TRAIANOC ADRIANOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / DARDAN - WN, eagle with spread wings facing, head left, carrying away Ganymedes, who wears chlamys and Phrygian bonnet, and holds pedum in right hand. Very rare, about VF, some roughness. Probably unpublished. Hoeft coll. This is the counterpart to Bellinger T136 from Ilion.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus464 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE22 (21.80g). [IMP] LICIN GALLI[ENV], draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / [COL] - AGO TRO, eagle with raised wings flying right, holding in claws forepart of bull. F+/about VF. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 25 - Maximinus I390 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE25 (8.74g). IMP MAXI - MINVS PIVS AV, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / COL A - VG ALEX / TRO, horse grazing right; behind herdsman Ordes with lagobolon bending right; tree with leafed twigs behind. F+/VF. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 26 - Maximinus I372 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE26 (8.18g). IMP MAXI - MINVS PIVS AVG, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / COL AVG - TR - O, nude Poseidon standing right, left foot set on dolphin, trident in raised right hand ready for thrust, holding hippocampus in extended left hand. About VF. Hoeft coll. The same rev. is known from Anchialos for Severus, Varbanov 712.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 235-238) AE 24 - Maximinus I429 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE24 (8.81g). IMP MAXI - MINVS PIVS AV, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / COL AVG - TRO, Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver over left shoulder, holding bow in raised left hand and sacrificing with right hand out of patera over tripod; cypress behind. Rare, VF, green-brown patina, slight overall roughness (as typical). Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander583 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (5.19g). IMP SEV AL - EXANOER (sic!), laureate, cuirassed bust seen from behind right / CO - AL / TROAC, horse grazing right, tree behind. About VF. Hoeft coll. This type is listed by Bellinger with obv. 'bust with shield and spear left'. This particular obv. is not found in Bellinger.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander437 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (8.00g). IMP ALE - XAND[ER AG], laureate bust right / COL - ALE - AV / TRO, perspective view of the distyle temple of Apollo Smintheus with front-side to right. The long-side shows a brickwork, the roof is covered with square plates, clipeus in pediment. Within statue of the god right, holding bow and arrow, quiver on back, tripod at feet. Rare, F+. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 22 - Caracalla747 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE22 (6.10g). ANTONINV - S PIVS AV, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / GEN CO - L - AUG TRO, Genius standing facing, head left, holding cornucopiae in left hand and statue of Apollo in his outstretched right hand. About VF. Hoeft coll. Bellinger 221 has the same rev. type for Commodus, but does not list it for Caracalla. Curious, since Cohen 801 has the type for Caracalla, citing the Paris collection. This coin is different than Lindgren's and Cohen's. Obv. legend different, ANTONIVS PIVS AV versus M AVREL ANTONINVS. Rev. legend different, GEN COL AVG TRO versus COL AVG TRO CN (GEN?) (per Curtis Clay)Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla517 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (8.08g). [M AV ] ANT[O] - NINVS PIVS AV, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / [C]OL AV - G TROA, Marsyas with vine-bag over left shoulder, standing lightly bent right on a small base, right hand raised. Rare, F+/about VF. Hoeft coll. Marsyas is a well-known symbol of Roman colonies.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 23 - Caracalla647 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE23 (6.99g). AV CEV A - NTONIN, laureate head right / CO - L - A, horse grazing right; behind herdsman Ordes standing right, bending forward, holding pedum over shoulder; tree with leafed twigs to left; VG TR in exergue. About VF. Hoeft coll. Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 180-192) AE 24 - Commodus484 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE24 (4.75g). IMP C AI M AR - COMMODVS, laureate bearded bust right, drapery on left shoulder / COL AVG - TROAD, statue of Apollo Smintheus, in himation, standing right on base, quiver over right shoulder; holding bow in left hand and with right hand sacrificing from patera over tripod with burning cauldron. About VF, dark-green patina. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 180-192) AE 28 - Commodus604 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE28 (7.81g). AVT CAI(sic!) M AV COM - MODO AVG BA, laureate head right / COL AVG - TROAD, statue of Apollo Smintheus in himation standing facing on small cippus, quiver over right shoulder, holding bow in left hand and sacrificing from patera in right hand over flaming tripod. Very rare, VF/EF, brown-green patina. Probably unpublished. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 24543 viewsQuasi-autonomous, time of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE24 (5.12g). ALEX - TRO, draped and turreted bust of city-goddess (Tyche) right; behind vexillum inscribed CO/AV(?) / CO - L - AVG - TRO, eagle with raised wings flying right, holding in his talons forehead of bull. EF, superb specimen. Hoeft coll. 'The eagle carrying a bull's head which is a common occurrence from now [Commodus Caesar] on, must refer to a foundation legend, like that told of Antioch on the Orontes, of an eagle carrying part of a sacrificial animal to a spot where the new city was destined to raise.' Bellinger, Troy: The Coins, p. 106.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 253-268) AE 21412 viewsQuasi-autonomous, time of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE21 (4.59g). COL - AV TRO, draped bust of city-goddess (Tyche) right, wearing mural-crown; behind vexillum inscribed with AV/C / COL - AVG, horse grazing right, T[RO] in exergue. About EF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 200-300) AE 21863 viewsQuasi-autonomous, ca 198-268 AD. AE21 (4.80g). CO - L TROA, draped bust of city-goddess (Tyche) right, wearing mural-crown; behind vexillum inscribed with CI/V / COL - AVG, horse grazing right, TRO in exergue. About VF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll. Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 200-300) AE 22560 viewsQuasi-autonomous, ca 198-268 AD. AE22 (4.50g). CO ALEX TRO, draped and turreted bust of city-goddess (Tyche) right; behind vexillum inscribed CO/AV(?) / [CO or COL] AV TROAC, the herdsman Ordes, in short dress and wearing boots, advancing left, holding pedum over left shoulder, right hand raised; behind him cattle leaping right, head turned left; in left field, cult-statue of Apollo Smintheus lying inside grotto; on top, Apollo Smintheus standing right. Rare, about VF, weakness of strike on upper part of reverse. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 200-300) AE 21555 viewsQuasi-autonomous, ca 198-268 AD. AE21 (5.67g). CO-L TROA, draped bust of city-goddess (Tyche) right, wearing mural-crown; vexillum behind inscribed with CI/ V / COL - AV TRO, Genius of the city, nude to hips, standing frontal, head left, holding in outstretched right hand statue of Apollo Smintheus, and in left hand cornucopiae and part of garment. EF, dark green-brown patina. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 200-300) AE 23434 viewsQuasi-autonomous, ca 198-268 AD. AE23 (5.31g). CO-ALEX TRO, draped bust of city goddess (Tyche) right, wearing mural crown; behind vexillum inscribed [CO/AV] / COL AV CO TROA, City goddess (Tyche), in long chiton, wearing mural crown, standing facing, head left, holding long scepter (?) in left hand and in outstretched right hand statue of Apollos Smintheus, holding bow. Rare, F+/VF. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Alexandreia (AD 200-300) AE 25456 viewsQuasi-autonomous, ca 198-268 AD. AE25 (5.63g). CO-ALEX TRO, draped and turreted bust of City-Goddess (Tyche) right; vexillum behind inscribed with CO/AVG / CO-AVG TRO, Apollo Smintheus, nude, standing crookedly left, right foot on piedestal, left hand resting on hip, right ellbow resting on right knee, holding branch in extended right hand; raven standing left before him, head turned right, [wreath in beak]. Hoeft coll.Apr 24, 2009 Ephesos (AD 41-54) AE 19 - Claudius and Agrippina864 viewsClaudius, with Agrippina Junior, 41-54 AD. AE19. Claudius and Agrippina / Cult statue of Artemis. Apr 17, 2009 Lystra (AD 161-180) AE 27 - Marcus Aurelius497 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE27 (8.40 g, 6h). Marcus Aurelius / Plowman and oxen.Apr 12, 2009 Derbe (AD 147-175) AE 20 - Faustina II533 viewsFaustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE20 (5.40g, 12h). Faustina II / Tyche.Apr 12, 2009 Patara (AD 238-244) AE 34 - Gordian III384 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE34 (19.90g, 12h). Gordian III / Apollo.Apr 12, 2009 Kos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus445 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16. Augustus / Club and a serpent wrapped around staff.Apr 11, 2009 Samos (AD 253-260) AE 30 - Valerian I346 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE30 (12.50g, 6h). Valerian / Tyche.Apr 11, 2009 Myra (BC 200-0) AE 18568 views2nd-1st century BC. AE18 (3.70g, 12h). M-Y, laureate and draped bust of Apollo right / Lyre in wreath.Apr 11, 2009 Kolossai (AD 117-138) AE 24550 viewsTime of Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE24 (8.30g, 6h). Demos / Tyche. 2 commentsApr 11, 2009 Lystra (AD 79-81) AE 18 - Titus677 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE18 (4.30g, 10h). Titus / Athena or Mars? 1 commentsApr 11, 2009 Derbe (AD 147-175) AE 20 - Faustina II766 viewsFaustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, Augusta, 147-175 AD. AE20 (12h). Bust of Faustina II / Tyche. Very rare.Apr 11, 2009 Kotiaeion (AD 217-218) AE 19 - Diadumenian559 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE19 (2.94g). Bare-headed bust right, drapery over left shoulder / ΚΟΤΙ/ΑЄΩN, within wreath. Very rare. Dark green patina, VF. Ex. M&M Deutschland (Stuttgart 2006), 217.Feb 28, 2009 Hadrianopolis (AD 244-249) AE 26 - Philip I356 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE26 (9.59g). Rufus. AVK M OVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠΙ Χ Ρ-ΟΥΦΟΥ / ΑΔΡΙΑ/ΝΟΠΟ, River-god Karmeios seated left, holding cornucopia; water plant behind, jug to right. Rare. Light green patina, gVF.Feb 28, 2009 Thyateira (AD 193-235) AE 13549 viewsSeveran period, 3rd cent AD. AE13 (1.28g). Head of bearded Herakles right / ΘΥΑΤЄΙΡ/ΗΝΩΝ, lion walking right. Dark green patina, aEF.Feb 28, 2009 Saitta (AD 218-222) AE 25 - Elagabalus440 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE25 (7.86g). Fabius Gaius magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠ ΦΑΒ ΓΑΙΟΥ Α-ΡΧ CΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ, Asklepios standing facing, holding staff entwined by serpent. Red and olive green patina, minor smoothing, gVF. Ex. Righetti coll; M&M Deutschland (Stuttgart 2004), 816.1 commentsFeb 28, 2009 Ephesos (AD 253-268) AE 27 - Gallienus429 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE27 (10.89g). AVT• K• ΠO• ΛIK IN• ΓA-ΛΛIHNOC•, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ЄΦЄCΙΩΝ• Γ• ΝЄΟΚΟΡΩΝ•, Artemis huntress standing right, holding strung bow i left hand, and with right drawing arrow from her quiver; hound at her feet. Unpublished (?). Dark brown patina, gVF.Feb 28, 2009 Ephesos (AD 198-217) AE 17 - Caracalla406 viewsCaracalla, 197-217 AD. AE17 (3.06g) Laureate head right / ЄΦЄCΙ/ΩΝ, Kalydonian boar running right, spear in back. Olive green patina, lightly cleaned, gVF. Ex. Righetti coll.; M&M Deutschland (2004), 587.Feb 28, 2009 Pitane (AD 54-68) AE 19581 viewsTime of Nero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (4.30g) G. Furius magistrate. ΘЄΑΝ ΡΩ-ΜΗΝ, draped bust with turreted headdress / ЄΠΙ ΦΟΥΡΙΟΥ ΠΙ[ΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ], bearded head of Zeus Ammon, before Pentagram. Unpublished. Dark green patina, VF. RPC I, 407 published two known Pitane types of G. Furius, bearing the portaits of Nero and Agrippina both have one cited example (RPC 2394 and 2395).Feb 28, 2009 Mytilene (AD 139-161) AE 24 - Sextus Nicomachus & Flavia Nicomachis578 viewsSextus Nicomachus and Flavia Nicomachis, ca AD 139-161. AE24 (5.36g, 6h). CEΞCTON HPΩA, draped bust of Sextus right / ΦΛA NEIKO-MACIC MVTIΛH, draped bust of Flavia Nichomachis right. VF, brown surfaces. Very rare. Mytilene issued a rare series of bronzes honoring several distinguished local citizens. While another shows Julia Procula (see CNG 72, lot 1161), probably the mother of Flavia Nicomachis, this coin depicts Flavia Nicomachis herself, as well as her father Sextus Nicomachus. An inscription from Mytilene, naming both Procula and Nicomachis, lists them as benefactors of the city. Based on the portrait styles of these individuals, this coin is dated to the reign of Antoninus Pius.Feb 28, 2009 Prusa ad Olympum (AD 235-238) AE 18 - Maximinus I416 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE18 (3.10 g, 1h). Laureate and draped bust right / Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing. VF, green patina.Feb 28, 2009 Tyana (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian652 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (9.69g, 12h), dated RY 20 (135/6 AD). Laureate head right / Tyche seated left on rock, holding grain-ears and bunch of grapes; below, river-god swimming left; ЄT K (date) across field. VF, green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll.Feb 28, 2009 Kaisareia (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III509 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE25 (9.46g, 12h), dated RY 4 (241/2 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Legend in four lines within wreath; date in legend. VF, green patina, minor roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.Feb 28, 2009 Tarsos (AD 100-200) AE 19793 views2nd century AD. AE19 (4.40g, 6h). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / Decastyle temple. Good VF, black patina with earthen highlights. Ex Alighieri Coll.Feb 28, 2009 Laertes (AD 161-169) AE 30 - Lucius Verus284 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE30 (3.54g, 2h). Laureate and draped bust right / ΛAЄP[...], Zeus Nicephorus seated left. Near VF, surfaces a little rough, particularly on the reverse. Nice portrait on an apparently unrecorded type. Ex Wagner Coll.Feb 28, 2009 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 - 149