Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Last additions - Dimitry Mytilene (BC 250-200) AE 17469 viewsca 250-200 BC. AE17 (4.25g, 11h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre; monograms to lower left and right. VF, dark green and brown patina. Wagner Coll. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B94530 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre within linear square. VF. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B72522 viewsca 400-350 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Head of Athena facing right, wearing Attic helmet, the side-flap turned up / Lion-scalp facing in thin square frame, all in incuse square. gVF. Rare.Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1051128 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.60g, 12h). Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet with crest / Owl standing to right, head turned to face the viewer; all within linear square. Rare. Nearly extremely fine. Bodenstedt believed this was the last issue of Mytilene, struck in the early 320s. The types are clearly those of Athens, though Athena’s helmet lacks the olive leaves and other decoration that appear on Athenian issues. Curiously enough, this issue is usually found struck rather shoddily, often from rusty dies. The present coin is one of the nicest known. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1051187 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.53g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, within linear square. Good VF, flan a bit small. The final issue of hektes from Mytilene. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B81828 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Head of youth (Pan?) right, wearing tainia, within linear square in incuse square. Near EF. Well centered strike, elegant style. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 350-250) 1/4 Stater511 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.62g, 5h). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, lyre. VF, light porosity. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 350-250) 1/4 Stater620 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Triobol (2.75g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, lyre. gVF.Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B56481 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Cow's head right. Good VF. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B56519 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.47g, 10h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Cow's head right in incuse square. VF, minor die rust on obverse. Well centered obverse. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54844 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Aktaeon right, wearing stag's horn / Gorgoneion facing within linear square. VF. Scarce. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54579 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.54g). Head of Aktaeon right, with stag's horn / Gorgoneion, within linear square. VF. Sep 27, 2010 Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B68526 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 4h). Head of Artemis-Kybele right, hair in sakkos / Head of female left, hair in sakkos, lamp at forehead; all in linear square within shallow incuse square. Good VF, a little die rust. Extremely rare, only 6 examples known to Bodenstedt. Of the six coins listed by Bodenstedt, four are in museums (Karlsruhe, Boston, ANS, and s’Gravenhage). Only one other has appeared at auction recently: CNG 57 (4/2001), lot 478. Sep 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B67605 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.46g, 2h). Head of Zeus Ammon right / Female head right wearing stephane within incuse square. VF, lightly toned. Very rare, only 5 examples known to Bodenstedt, this die pairing unpublished. Ex CNG 61 (9/2002), lot 667.Sep 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B44668 viewsca 430 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Bull's head left; M above; all within quadratum incusum. Extremely rare, probably the 8th specimen known. Large flan. About extremely fine.Sep 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96861 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Laureate head of Zeus right. Rv: Forepart of attacking serpent to right within linear square. Bold style. Extremely fine. Sep 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96714 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear square. Good VF, a little off center. Sep 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96796 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear square border. Good VF.Sep 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B30631 viewsca 463 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.50g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Incuse head of facing lion. EF. Very rare.Sep 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 450-400) Obol821 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.52g). Female head right / MYTI, head of lion right within incuse square. VF. Very rare.Sep 26, 2010 Mytilene (BC 100-0) AE 544 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE (6.29g). Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon right / M-Y/T-I, herm of bearded Dionysos in himation standing facing on prow of ship; grape bunch to left, apluster to right. Brown patina, EF. Rare.Sep 26, 2010 Dardanos (BC 470-440) Diobol901 viewsca 521-478 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 1.38g, 6h). Forepart of winged boar right / Incuse helmet. Good VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare, perhaps the second known.1 commentsSep 26, 2010 Apollonis (AD 69-96) AE 23475 viewsUnder Roman protection, semi-autonomous, 1st century AD. AE23 (7.72g). ΘΕΟΝ CΥΝ-ΚΛΗΤΟΝ (retrograde), draped bust of Senate right; c/m: bee / ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ[ΙΔΕΩΝ], eagle with open wings standing right, head left. Brown patina, VF. Righetti coll.Sep 26, 2010 Apollonis (BC 200-100) AE 15494 views2nd century BC. AE15 (2.33g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΑΠΟΛΛΟ-ΝΙΔΕΩΝ, thunderbolt. Brown patina, F. Rare. Righetti coll.Sep 26, 2010 Apollonis (AD 100-200) AE549 viewsImperial times, 2nd century AD. AE (2.51g). ΑΠΟΛΛΩ-ΝΙΔΕ, bust of Apollo right / IEPA CΥΝ-ΚΛΗΤΟC, bust of Synkletos right. VF.Sep 26, 2010 (BC 133-130) Eumenes III - Cistophoric Tetradrachm779 viewsAristonikos as Eumenes III, 133-130 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.11g, 12h), dated year 4 (131/130 BC). Mobile mint, struck in Lydia, Apollonis. Cista mystica with open lid, snake crawling out to left, all in ivy wreath / ΒΑ-ΕΥ /Δ/ ΑΠ-ΟΛ, Two snakes around bow case decorated with aphlaston, thunderbolt above; in left field, head of Zeus (?) left, in right, head of Dionysos (?) right. VF. Very rare.Sep 26, 2010 (BC 133-130) Eumenes III - Cistophoric Tetradrachm808 viewsAristonikos as Eumenes III, 133-130 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (30mm, 11.94g, 11h), dated year 3 (132/131 BC). Mobile mint, struck in Lydia, Apollonis. Cista mystica with open lid, snake crawling out to left, all in ivy wreath / ΒΑ-ΕΥ /Γ/ ΑΠ-ΟΛ, Two snakes around bow case decorated with aphlaston, thunderbolt above; in left field, head of Zeus (?) left, in right, head of Dionysos (?) right. Corroded, VF. Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auk. 113 (10/2001), 5250.Sep 26, 2010 Apollonis (AD 80-120) AE 613 viewsAutonomous issues, late 1st or early 2nd century AD. AE (2.11g, 6h). ΘΕΟΝ CΥΝ-ΚΛΗΤΟΝ, draped female bust of Boule right / ΑΠΟΛΛΩ-ΝΙΔΕΩΝ, kithara. VF. Sep 26, 2010 Apollonis (AD 80-120) AE 13512 viewsAutonomous issues, late 1st or early 2nd century AD. AE13 (1.74g, 6h). Draped female bust of Senate right, wearing Flavian-style coiffure / Cithara. Good VF. Sep 26, 2010 Apollonis (BC 200-100) AE634 views2nd century BC. AE (2.08g). Laureate head of Asklepios right / ΑΠΟΛΛΟ-ΝΙΔΕΩΝ, staff with entwined snake. VF. Very rare.Sep 26, 2010 Sardeis (AD 198-217) AE 35 - Caracalla556 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE35 (20.45g). AVT KAI M AVP - CE ANTΩΝΕΙΝΟ - C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠI Γ KΛ MI - ΘPOV APX A around, [C]APΔIANΩN B NEΩKOPΩN in exergue, Caracalla, laureate and in military dress, standing left, holding spear under left arm, and raising wreath in right hand above cult statue of Kore, extended toward him by city-goddess with her right hand; city-goddess stands right, towered and veiled, and holds transverse scepter in left hand. Apparently the second known specimen. Smooth green patina, VF. The type appears to commemorate some honor granted to the cult of Kore at Smyrna by Caracalla during his sole reign. No coins of Smyrna naming the archon Mithros were known to Head in BMC Lydia, p. civ, but there are two coins of Julia Domna naming this magistrate in SNG von Aulock, 3156 and 8256.Sep 26, 2010 Pitane (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Nero439 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (4.72g). Eisidoros, magistrate. Struck ca 54-59 AD. Bare head right / Head of Zeus-Ammon facing slightly left. Near VF, green and brown patina, obverse cleaning scratches, rough. Rare. Wagner Coll. Sep 24, 2010 Pitane (BC 400-350) Hemiobol905 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (7mm, 0.43g). Head of Zeus-Ammon right / ΠΙΤΑΝA, pentagram within shallow incuse square. VF, a little porous. Extremely rare, perhaps the second known. Head cites a specimen in the BM, but that piece remains unpublished - it does not appear in the BMC volume on Mysia (1892), and was not in any of the published acquisitions before Head wrote Historia Nummorum in 1911. Sep 24, 2010 Perperene (BC 400-300) AE 686 views4th century BC. AE (0.80g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΠΕΡ, grape bunch with vines. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare.Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm485 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 5.95g). Head of a nymph left, hair in a saccos; aplustre before / Sea eagle on dolphin, magistrate ΘEOTI above eagle. Good VF, toned. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm524 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.99g). Phorm..., magistrate. Head of a nymph left, hair bound in a saccos; aplustre before / Eagle standing left on dolphin; ΦOΡ[M]. Toned VF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I475 viewsAriarathes, Satrap, ca 328-325 BC. AR Drachm (4.57g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; Aramaic letters behind / Eagle on dolphin left; Aramaic inscription below. Good VF, porous. Rare. During the wars of Alexander III, Ariarathes I, the first king of Cappadocia, seized Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard Sinope types, but replaced the Greek legends with Aramaic inscriptions. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm428 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.9g). Head of Nymph left, aplustre in front / ΣΙΝΩ eagle flying left on dolphin, ΔΙΟΥ (magistrate) above tail. VF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm521 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (5.98g). Head of Nymph left, wearing triple pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair in sakkos; aplustre in left field / Eagle on dolphin left, ΣΙΝΩ below, ΣΩΡΙΠΑ (magistrate) in right field. EF.Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 375-362) Drachm - Datames496 viewsca 370-360 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.73g, 3h). Head of nymph left / Eagle standing left on dolphin; lotus-flower above tail feathers, , [Δ]ATAM below. VF, obverse test punch. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm513 viewsca 325-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.01g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin; ΚΑΛ[ΛΙΑ] (magistrate) behind. EF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm969 views480-450 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 5.94g). Eagle's head left, dolphin below / Double incuse punch with pellets in center. Lightly toned, nice VF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm867 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (5.95g). Head of sea eagle left; dolphin below / Double incuse punch with pellets in center. Toned, nice VF, well centered. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm807 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 6.34g). Head of sea eagle left; dolphin below / Double incuse punch with pellets in center. VF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm480 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.96g). Ikesios, magistrate. Head of a nymph left, hair in a saccos; aplustre before / Sea eagle on dolphin; IKEΣ[I] between wing and tail. Good VF, lightly toned. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 375-362) Drachm - Datames483 viewsDatames, Satrap, ca 364-362 BC. AR Drachm (5.93g). Head of nymph Sinope left, wearing bucranium pendant earring, within beaded border / Sea-eagle on back of dolphin left, ΔATA below. Choice, toned extremely fine. Ex Jameson coll, bought from Spink 1965.Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm549 viewsca 325-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.02g). Dionysios, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙ behind. EF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm480 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.22g, 6h). Posi-, magistrate. Head of nymph left, wearing single-pendant earring, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΠΟΣΙ to upper right. Good VF, attractive cabinet toning. Wonderful style. Ex Gorny & Mosch 129 (3/2004), lot 137. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-390) Drachm474 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (6.20g, 6h). Head of nymph left; B behind / Eagle on dolphin left, ΣΙΝΩ below. Good VF, toned. Struck from artistic dies. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm495 viewsca 325-300 BC. AR Drachm (4.92g). Ikesios, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΙΚΕΣΙ[Ο] behind. EF. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm479 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (5.95g, 6h). Daisko-, magistrate. Head of nymph left, wearing single-pendant earring, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΔΑΙΣ[ΚΟ] to upper right. Good VF, attractive dark iridescent toning, a few light marks. Fine style. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm476 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.05g, 11h). Mika-, magistrate. Head of nymph left / ΣΙΝΩ, eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; MIKA below eagle’s wings. Near EF, toned, minor surface porosity. Fine early style. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm474 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.07g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin; magistrate ΠΑΣ[I]. Toned, good VF. Artistic die work. Ex Bement Coll., CNG 51 (9/1999), lot 369. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm649 viewsca 330-300 BC. Female head left, wearing ampyx and sphendone, triple pendant earring, and pearl necklace / ΣΙΝΩ, sea eagle with spread wings alighting left on dolphin left, ΑΓΡΕΩ (magistrate) under wing. Beautiful mint state. Displayed at Cincinnati Art Museum, 1994-2008, no. 84; acquired from Baldwin's, 8/1970. Sep 24, 2010 Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm484 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.11g). Head of nymph Sinope left, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair confined by sphendone / ΣΙΝΩ, sea eagle left alighting on dolphin left, magistrate's abbreviated name ΑΓΗ under eagle's wing. Very fine. Ex Potts Coll., Gans, 6/1961. Sep 24, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 340-320) 1/4 Siglos504 viewsca 340-320 BC. AR 1/4 Siglos (12mm, 1.24g). Bull standing left on grain ear, KA above / Four-part incuse punch of mill sail pattern. Toned VF.Sep 24, 2010 Kalchedon (AD 238-244) AE 30 - Gordian III401 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE30 (14.85g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Apollo standing facing, head left, holding branch and placing lyre on column. VF, green patina, smoothed. Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (AD 41-54) AE 22 - Claudius 476 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE23 (6.49g). Bare head left; c/m: PKA monogram in incuse rectangle / Laureate and draped bust of Apollo right, lyre at shoulder. Good VF, dark brown patina. Poncin Coll.; Ex Gorny & Mosch 142 (10/2005), lot 1948. Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 340-320) 1/2 Siglos517 viewsend of 5th century BC. AR Triobol (2.34g). Bull standing left on grain ear, ΚΑΛ above / Mill sail incuse. VF. Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 340-320) 1/2 Siglos548 views4th century BC. AR Triobol (2.58g). Bull standing left on grain ear, ΚΑΛX above, flower (?) in front / Mill sail incuse. VF. Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 340-320) 1/2 Siglos600 viewsca 387-340 BC. AR Triobol (2.27g). Bull standing left on grain ear, ΚΑΛ above / Mill sail incuse. VF. Rare denomination.Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 387-340) Drachm620 viewsca 387/6-340 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.75g). Bull standing left on grain ear; caduceus and A before / Stippled quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, nice metal. Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 340-320) Siglos728 viewsca 340-320 BC. AR Siglos (16mm, 5.32g). Bull standing left on grain ear / Incuse square of mill-sail pattern. Good VF. Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 387-340) Tetradrachm749 viewsca 387/6-340 BC. AR Stater (14.54g). Bull standing left on grain ear, ΚΑΛX above, ΔA monogram to left / Quadripartite incuse square with stippled quadrants. Good VF, toned, small die break in field on obverse. Well centered. Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 340-320) Siglos685 viewsca 340-320 BC. AR Siglos (5.32g). Bull standing left on grain ear, ΚΑΛΧ above / Incuse square of mill-sail pattern. EF.Sep 23, 2010 Kalchedon (BC 387-340) Drachm572 viewsca 387/6-340 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.80g). Bull standing left above grain ear, ΚΑΛΧ above, caduceus and ΔA monogram to left / Quadripartite, granulated incuse square. Toned, EF. Sep 23, 2010 Sinope (BC 362-353) Drachm - Sysinas506 viewsca 362-353 BC, in name of Satrap Sysinas (son of Datames). AR Drachm (5.49g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front / Sea-eagle attacking dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('abd ssn'). About very fine. Sep 23, 2010 Sinope (BC 365-350) Drachm - Abrocromas488 viewsca 365-333 BC, in name of Satrap Abrocromas. AR Drachm (5.52g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front / Sea-eagle attacking dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('Abrkkn') below. Deep cut, toned very fine. According to Xenophon, Abrocromas was a general for Artaxerxes II at the time of Cyrus' revolt, but arrived at the battle of Cunaxa (401 BC) with 300,000 men five days late.Sep 23, 2010 (BC 63-52) Ariobarzanes II - Drachm1277 viewsAriobarzanes II Philopator, 63-52 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.80g, 12h). Mint A (Eusebeia-Mazaka). Dated RY 8 (55 BC). Diademed head right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡZΑΝΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΥ, Athena Nikephoros standing left; H (date) in exergue. Good VF, iridescent toning. Rare in this condition. Coins of Ariobarzanes II are rare in the Cappadocian series, and are typically found poorly struck or struck on poor metal. The engraving also usually appears to have been done in haste, perhaps reflecting his issues were struck in a time of expediency. His father’s coinage (Ariobarzanes I) was plentiful, and are the most common Cappadocian coins found today. It is possible that so much was in circulation during his son’s reign that Ariobarzanes II’s issues were relatively small. Sep 21, 2010 (BC 96-63) Ariobarzanes I - Drachm1187 viewsAriobarzanes I Philoromaios, 96-63 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.19g, 1h). Dated RY 14 (83/2 BC). Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding spear and round shield, both set on ground; monogram to inner left, EP to inner right; IΔ (date) in exergue. Good VF, toned.Sep 21, 2010 Sinope (BC 453-410) Drachm463 views5th-4th century BC. AR Drachm (5.98g, 8h). Head of Nymph Sinope left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left, O below tail, ΣΙΝΩ below; within incuse square. aEF. Sep 21, 2010 Sinope (BC 453-410) Drachm432 viewsafter 400 BC. AR Drachm (22mm, 6.11g). Head of Nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone / Sea eagle on dolphin left, ΣΙΝΩ below; within incuse square. EF. Rare variant.Sep 21, 2010 Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I595 viewsAriarathes I of Cappadocia, 333-322 BC. AR Drachm (5.42g, 5h). Sinope mint. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; [aplustre before], Aramaic 'MO' behind / Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; Aramaic legend ('Arydrt') below. EF, toned. Very rare. Simonetta mentions these drachms in the text describing the coins of Ariarathes I, but does not list them in his catalog. Sep 21, 2010 (BC 52-42) Ariobarzanes III - Drachm1020 viewsAriobarzanes III Eusebes Philoromaios, 52-42 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.55g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (41 BC). Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to left, star above crescent; monogram to right. Good VF, lightly toned. N. Frank Coll.; ex CNG 55 (9/2000), lot 645. Ariobarzanes was a grandson of Mithradates VI of Pontos and adopted the Pontic royal symbol of the star above crescent for his coins.Sep 21, 2010 (BC 52-42) Ariobarzanes III - Drachm1157 viewsAriobarzanes III Eusebes Philoromaios, 52-42 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.80g). Dated RY 9 (43 BC). Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; star in crescent to inner left, monogram to inner right, Θ (date) in exergue. VF. Sep 21, 2010 (BC 200-169) Pharnakes III - Tetradrachm1506 viewsPharnakes III, ca 185-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.38g, 11h). Diademed head right / Ma(?) standing facing, holding caduceus and cornucopiae, feeding branch to doe standing right below. VF, toned, cleaning scratches under tone. Exceptional Hellenistic portrait. Very rare. Sep 21, 2010 (BC 200-169) Pharnakes III - Drachm2504 viewsPharnakes III, ca 200-169 BC. AR Drachm (4.11g, 11h). Diademed and bearded head of Pharnakes right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦAPNAKOY, male figure, wearing petasos, standing facing, cradling cornucopia and kerykeion in his left arm, and holding vine branch in his right hand; star-in-crescent (Pontic royal symbol) to upper left; to lower left, deer standing right, feeding on vine; monogram to right. Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Well centered on a broad flan. Splendid hellenistic portrait. The king in this issue has traditionally been labeled as Pharnakes I, but more recent literature has shown that he is actually the third Pontic king to hold that name. Pharnakes III ascended the throne after the death of his father, Mithridates III, ca 200 BC. Most of his reign was spent attempting to expand the borders of his realm, which, ca 181 BC, brought him into conflict with Eumenes II of Pergamon and Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia, who were allied with each other. Each side blamed the other for the aggression, and appealed to Rome to intervene. Hostilities were temporarily halted after the arrival of a Roman delegation, but their failure to resolve the disputes led to renewed warfare. By 179 BC, it was clear that Pharnakes could no longer withstand the combined Pergamene and Cappadocian forces. In exchange for peace, Pharnakes gave up his possessions in Galatia and Paphlagonia, except for the important trading city of Sinope. Little else is known of his reign. Sep 21, 2010 (BC 169-150) Laodike - AV Stater4954 viewsLaodike Epiphanes Philadelphos, wife of Mithradates IV of Pontos, 169-150 BC. AV Stater (8.49g). Diademed and veiled bust of Laodike left / ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΙΣ / ΛΑΟΔΙΚΙΣ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ / ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, banded double cornucopiae filled with fruit, six-rayed star above, monogram to right. Unique and unpublished. EF. This important piece portraits the daughter of Mithradates III of Pontus as a young woman (she is depicted as a more mature woman on Tetradrachms). This Stater has a certain parallel to an also unique Stater of Mithradates IV (see SNG von Aulock 4), which shows the inauguration of the newly wedded brother and sister. The son of Laodike's older brother Pharnakes (successor of Mithradates III), Mithradates V, was too young to succeed his father to the throne. Because of this, Mithradates IV and Laodike, his sister and wife, took over Pontic government around 169 BC. Two more ladies come into question for the portraited woman: the wife of Mithradates V (daughter of Antiochos IV of Syria) and the daughter of Mithradates V of Pontos, who were also called Laodike.Sep 21, 2010 (BC 220-200) Mithradates III - Drachm1650 viewsMithradates III, ca 220-196/5 BC. AR Drachm (3.96g, 12h). Amaseia or Sinope mint. Struck ca 200 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MIΘPAΔATOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to inner left field, star above crescent above monogram. Good VF, toned, granular surfaces, minor edge chips. Extremely rare, the finest of two known, the other in the BN. Ex Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland 11 (11/2002), lot 676; Bayerische Vereinsbank Münzschätze FPL 11 (4/1976), no. 32. With the exception of the coinage of Mithradates VI ‘the Great’, the coins of the earlier Pontic kings are very rare, and only a handful of drachms are known. As noted by Mørkholm in EHC, the portraits of these Pontic kings are among the most striking and lifelike in all of Greek royal portrait coinage. Unlike many other series, such as the Ptolemies and Seleukids, the portraits here are not idealized, portraying their subjects “warts and all.” Only some of the coins of the early Greco-Baktrian kings have such lovely die workmanship, but the character displayed in these Pontic portraits is unparalleled. Sep 21, 2010 (BC 130-112/0) Ariarathes VI - Drachm1093 viewsAriarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator, ca 130-112/0 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.18g, 12h). Mint C (Komana?). Diademed head right, wearing short beard / Athena standing left, holding wreath and palm; monograms to inner left and outer right, I in exergue. VF, lightly toned, a few light marks on obverse. Unpublished with bearded portrait. The standard depiction is of Athena Nikephoros, but here she holds a wreath and palm rather than Nike and spear. The Cappadocian warrior-goddess Enyo-Ma was their local version of Athena, and Mørkholm thought this rendition of Athena may have been more closely based on the standard depiction of this local goddess, whose temple was at Komana. This unusual depiction only occurred on Mørkholm's issues 3 and 4 at mint C, and he was uncertain of the underlying reason for its appearance. Mint C was apparently established during the reign of Ariarathes VI, most likely due to uncertain military necessities. Although the location of the mint at Komana is not certain, issues of this mint have a metrological affinity with those of mint A (Eusebia-Mazaka [Caesarea]), suggesting a location proximate to the latter. Sep 21, 2010 (BC 163-130) Ariarathes V - Drachm1065 viewsAriarathes V Eusebes Philopator, ca 163-130 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.33g, 12h). Mint A (Eusebeia-Mazaka). Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; monograms to inner left and outer right, ΓΛ in exergue. Good VF, lightly toned. The attribution of much of the middle Cappadocian series has long been the subject of debate, primarily between B. Simonetta and O. Morkholm. Morkholm's attribtions appear to be more firmly grounded, particularly in hoard studies, and thus his conclusions that the earliest silver drachms are those of Ariarathes V and that the exergual letters on this series are not regnal dates are likely correct. As such, the latest studies and SNGs have attributed this portion of the series following his conclusions.Sep 21, 2010 (BC 160-156) Orophernes - Tetradrachm1557 viewsOrophernes, ca 160-156 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.82g). Diademed head of Orophernes right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΟΡΟΦΕΡΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, Nike standing left, crowning royal name with right hand and holding palm branch in left, in inner left field owl standing three-quarters left on altar above ΜΗΧΡ monogram. Among the greatest rarities of the Hellenistic portraiture. Slight "ghosting" on obverse, lightly toned, aEF.Sep 21, 2010 Kalynda (BC 1st cent) AE 11517 viewsca 1st century BC. AE11 (1.39g). Draped and diademed bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver behind / Stag standing right on ground line, ΚΑΛ below.Sep 13, 2010 Choma (BC 1st cent) AE 13415 views1st century BC. AE13 (2.45g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Χ-Ω, club within wreath.Sep 13, 2010 Choma (BC 1st cent) AE 14424 views1st century BC. AE14 (2.20g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Χ-Ω, club within wreath.Sep 13, 2010 Arykanda (BC 200-0) AE 19507 views2nd-1st century BC. AE19 (4.81g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of horse left, A-PY and thunderbolt below.Sep 13, 2010 Tomaris (AD 193-235) AE 14476 viewsImperial times, 2nd-3rd century AD. AE14 (1.85g). Head of Herakles right / ΤΟΜΙ/ΡΗΝΩΝ, lion walking right on ground line.Sep 13, 2010 Magnesia ad Sipylos (AD 200-300) AE 14410 viewsImperial times, 2nd century AD. AE14 (2.27g). ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ, head of Kybele right / CΙΠΥΛΟΥ, scorpion. Sep 13, 2010 Syangela (BC 300-275) AE 12400 viewsc. 300 - 275 BC. AE12 (1.48g). Head of Dionysos left / Kantharos, grape bunch to left, ΣΥ to right.Sep 13, 2010 Orthosia (BC 100-0) AE 15358 views1st century BC. AE15 (1.40g). ΟΡΘΩΣΙΕΩΝ, head of Dionysos right / ΑΡΙΣΤΕΑΣ ΟΠΛΕΙΤΟΥ (magistrate), filleted thyrsos.Sep 13, 2010 Bargylia (BC 200-0) AE 10378 views2nd-1st century BC. AE10 (0.86g). Head of Artemis Kindyas right within dotted circle / ΒΑΡΓΥΛ-ΙΗΤΩΝ, forepart of Pegasos right. Unpublished?Sep 13, 2010 Phokaia (BC 300-200) AE 16485 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE15 (3.33g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Φ-Ω, griffin standing right on ground line, left paw raised; ΗΡΟΣΩΝ / ΦΑΝΕΙΟΥ (magistrate) below.Sep 13, 2010 Myous (BC 2nd cent) AE 16700 viewsca 2nd (?) century BC. AE15.6 (2.10g). Head of Asklepios right / Μ-Υ/Ω-Ν, serpent-staff within wreath. Unpublished?Sep 13, 2010 Airai (BC 350-250) AE 141547 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AE14 (1.82g). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΙΡΑΙΩΝ, owl standing right, head facing. Sep 13, 2010 Skepsis (BC 250-210) AE 13459 viewsca 250-210 BC. AE13 (1.43g). Rhyton in form of forepart of flying Pegasos left / Six-branch fir-tree, Σ-ΚH, bukranion to right.Sep 13, 2010 Lampsakos (BC 190-85) AE 21454 views2nd-1st century BC. AE21 (9.10g). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / ΛΑΜ-ΨΑ, thyrsos, within wreath. Sep 13, 2010 Elaia (BC 340-300) AE 15464 viewsca 340-300 BC. AE15 (3.25g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / E-Λ, corn grain in olive wreath, ΠΟΛΥZΗ (magistrate) below.Sep 13, 2010 Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol420 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.52g). Head and neck of lion turning left within linear circle / Head of bull left, Karian letters around. gVF. Rare. R. Mueller coll.Sep 08, 2010 Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol438 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.51g). Head and neck of lion turning left within linear circle / Head of bull left, Karian letters around. gVF. Rare. R. Mueller coll.Sep 08, 2010 Mylasa (BC 392-376) Tetartemorion365 viewsHekatomnos, 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.23g). Forepart of a roaring lion left / Laureate head of Apollo facing. VF. R. Mueller coll.Sep 08, 2010 4180 coins on 42 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 - 42