Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Last additions - Dimitry Patara (BC 410-380) Diobol626 viewsca 440/30-410 BC. AR Diobol (12mm, 1.17g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Eagle standing left, diskeles to left; all in pelleted circle within circular incuse. VF, obverse double struck. Very rare.1 commentsSep 01, 2010 Termessos Minor (BC 100-0) AE 16303 viewsca 1st century BC. AE16 (3.3g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΤΕΡ, kithara, AP monogram to right. VF.Sep 01, 2010 Orthosia (AD 81-96) AE - Domitian410 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE20 (4.90g). Laureate head right / OΡΘΩCIEΩN, Zeus standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. Near VF, brown surfaces. Very rare - only four listed in RPC. Drewry Coll. Aug 31, 2010 Magnesia (BC 220-190) AE473 viewsca 190 BC. AE (2.49g). Morimos, magistrate. Rider in military dress and chlamys galloping right, holding spear in right hand / Humped bull standing right on ground line, ΜΑΓΝ above, MOΡΙMΟΣ in exergue. Green patina, EF. Unpublished?Aug 31, 2010 Antandros (BC 350-250) AE 10436 viewsca 4th century BC. AE10 (0.92g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of a roaring lion right; ANTAN and grape cluster to right. Good VF, choice green patina with some light earthen encrustation.Aug 31, 2010 Termessos Minor (BC 100-0) AE 18374 viewsca 1st century BC. AE18 (2.67g). Laureate head of Apollo right within dotted circle / ΤΕΡΜΗΣ-ΣΕΩΝ, kithara. Dark green patina, VF.Aug 31, 2010 Termessos Minor (BC 100-0) AE 13311 viewsca 1st century BC. AE13 (1.7g). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos, caduceus behind / ΤΕΡ/ΜΗ[...], eagle standing right, wings closed. VF. Rare.Aug 31, 2010 Methymna (BC 330) AE 10505 viewsafter 330 BC. AE10 (1.3g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Μ-Α/Θ-Y, 4-string lyre. aEF. Rare.Aug 31, 2010 Magnesia (BC 300-200) AE 13605 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE13 (1.66g). Alkibiad(es), magistrate. Horseman charging right, holding spear, within dotted circular border / Humped bull butting left on ground line, ΜΑΓΝ above, ΑΛΚΙΒΙΑΔ below, all within circular Maeander pattern. Unpublished magistrate.Aug 31, 2010 Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol633 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.4g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Karian letter or dynastic symbol on shoulder. VF.1 commentsAug 31, 2010 Antandros (BC 400-350) AE 8391 viewsca 4th century BC. AE8 (0.7g). Head of Artemis Astyrne right / Head of lion right, ANTAN to right. VF. Aug 31, 2010 Gargara (BC 350) AE 8469 viewsafter 350 BC. AE8 (0.69g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse trotting right; ΓΑΡ above, ivy leaf below. gVF.Aug 31, 2010 Gargara (BC 350) AE 8589 viewsafter 350 BC. AE8 (0.6g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse trotting right; ΓΑΡ above, bunch of grapes below. aEF.Aug 31, 2010 Chios (AD 100-200) AE497 viewsca 2nd century AD. AE - Obol (12.57g). Sphinx sitting right, prow to right / ΟΒΟ-ΛΟC, kantharos, within wreath. Green patina, VF.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (AD 38-72) Drachm765 viewsAntiochos IV of Commagene, 38-72 AD. AR Drachm (2.81g, 9h). Reduced Attic standard. Phesi-, magistrate. Struck ca 60 AD. Sphinx seated left, holding wreath; ΦΗΣΙ in exergue / Amphora within wreath. VF, toned, porous. Extremely rare, only five examples in RPC. The last silver issue of Chios. Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 431-412) Drachm583 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Drachm (3.48g). Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora; monogram to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, light porosity. Rare. Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 133-84) Drachm902 viewsca 190-84 BC. AR Drachm (3.82g, 12h). Derkylos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; grape bunch before / Amphora, ΧΙΟΣ and cornucopiae to left, ΔΕΡΚΥΛΟΣ to right. VF, toned. Well centered and struck on good metal. Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 520-480) Didrachm1142 viewsca 490-435 BC. AR Didrachm (7.86g). Sphinx seated left; amphora to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, attractively toned. Nice archaic style. Morcom Coll.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 431-412) Drachm646 views5th century BC. AR Drachm (3.61g). Chian standard. Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora; all on convex circle / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Well centered on exceptional metal for issue. Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 431-412) Hemidrachm535 viewsca 431-412 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.73g). Sphinx seated left, amphora to left, ΔΗ to right / Quadripartite incuse square, granules in quarters. VF. Rare.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 84-30) Drachm788 viewsca 1st century BC. AR Drachm (4.05g). Mosxion, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; grapes before / Amphora; XIOΣ to left, ΜΟΣΧΙΩΝ to right; all within laurel wreath. gVF. Rare.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 412-334) Tetradrachm465 viewsca 412-350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.90g). Sokrates, magistrate. Sphinx seated left, amphora surmounted by grape-bunch to left / Quadripartite incuse square, ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ across horizontal band; vertical striations within each quarter. Light old scratch at reverse edge, toned, VF. Rare. Apparently unpublished magistrate.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 190-84) AE564 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE (3.99g). Demetrios, magistrate. Sphinx seated right / Amphora; XIOΣ and grain-ear to left, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟ[Υ] to right. VF, dark green patina. Ex Vecchi Auc. I (London, 1996), 304.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 412-334) Tetradrachm513 viewsca 380-350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.88g, 3h). Poseidippos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora / Quadripartite incuse square with thick dividing lines, ΠΟΣΕΙΔΙΠΠΟΥ across horizontal line; horizontal striations in quarters. Good VF, slight die rust on obverse. Struck on good metal for issue. Very rare. Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 412-334) Tetradrachm442 viewsca 380-350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.01g, 6h). Kallikles, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora / Quadripartite incuse square with thick dividing lines, ΚΑΛΛΙΚΛΗΣ across horizontal line; vertical striations in quarters. Good VF, dark find patina, slight die shift. Very rare. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 18 (10/2004), lot 243. Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 412-334) Tetradrachm544 viewsca 420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.63g). Egestratos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; before, two-handled amphora, bunch of grapes above / ΕΓΕΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ across horizontal band of quadripartite incuse square with striated fields. Apparently unrecorded. Minor areas of corrosion, otherwise gVF.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (AD 100-200) AE462 views2nd century AD. AE Trihemiassarion (8.19g). Χ-Ι-Ω-Ν, Sphinx sitting right, holding amphora in right paw / ΑCCΑΡ-ΙΟΝ ΗΜ-YCΥ, two crossed thyrsoi, grape bunch, all within wreath. VF. Rare. Ex CNG 51 (1999), 884.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (AD 100-300) AE416 views2nd-3rd century AD. AE Trihemiassarion (3.81g). Χ-Ι-Ω-Ν, Sphinx sitting right, holding amphora in right paw / ΑCΑ-Ρ-Ι-ΟΝ Η-ΜΥ / C-Υ, two crossed thyrsoi within wreath. Dark green patina, VF. Rare. Ex Lindgren coll.Aug 25, 2010 Chios (BC 412-334) Tetradrachm732 viewsca 380-350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.32g, 11h). Poseidippos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora / Quadripartite incuse square, with striated quarters and thick bands; ΠOΣEIΔIΠΠOY on horizontal band. EF, lightly toned. Well centered on a broad flan of excellent metal. One of the finest known. Aug 25, 2010 Iolla (BC 4th cent) AE 12826 viewsca 350 BC. AE12 (2.0g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of winged horse right; ΙΟΛΛΑ above, grain-ear below. gVF.Aug 21, 2010 Selge (BC 200-0) Hemidrachm542 views2nd-1st century BC. AR Triobol (2.41g, 12h). Laureate and bearded head of Herakles facing slightly right, lion-skin around neck; club to left / Upright club and sacred tree on altar; bucranium to right. Near EF. Herman Coll.Aug 16, 2010 Selge (BC 200-0) AE 15430 views2nd-1st century BC. AE15 (2.77g, 10h). Laureate and bearded head of Herakles facing, lion-skin around neck; club to left / CΕΛ, forepart of stag right, head left. Good VF, dark green patina. Herman Coll.Aug 16, 2010 Selge (BC 200-0) AE 12525 views2nd-1st century BC. AE12 (2.37g, 1h). Head of Herakles right / Σ-Ε-Λ, thunderbolt, bow with griffin head on top to right. Near EF, attractive brown patina. Popken Coll. Aug 16, 2010 Selge (BC 200-0) AE 13532 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE13 (2.78g). Laureate head of Herakles right, club over shoulder / Σ-Ε-Λ, thunderbolt, bow to right, amphora (?) above. VF, brown patina. Aug 16, 2010 Etenna (BC 100-0) AE 18540 viewsca 1st century BC. AE18 (4.25g). Two men standing side by side, the first holding double-axe, the second holding curved knife / Female figure advancing right; coiled snake before her. Nice VF, dark green patina with lighter background. Freedman Coll. Aug 15, 2010 Etenna (BC 100-0) AE 18433 views1st century BC. AE18 (4.52g). Two naked men attacking each other with sickles / ET-EN, Nymph in long dress being attacked by snake; jug lying to left. Olive-brown patina, gVF. Righetti Coll.Aug 15, 2010 Etenna (BC 300-200) Obol794 views3rd century BC. AR Obol (0.61g, 6h). Facing gorgoneion / Curved knife. VF, toned. Extremely rare, one of only three known, the others in museum collections (Paris and Munich). Aug 15, 2010 Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 9606 viewsca 399-350 BC. AE9mm (0.95g, 8h). Confronted ram’s heads / KE monogram. VF, green patina.Aug 15, 2010 Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 9893 viewsZenis, Satrap of Dardanos, ca 412-399 BC. AE9 (0.66g), struck at Kebren. Head of a satrap left, wearing Persian tiara / KE monogram. gVF, dark green patina.Aug 15, 2010 Dardanos (BC 480-450) Trihemiobol404 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol (9mm, 1.12g). Cock standing right / Incuse head of horse. VF, toned, minor porosity. Very Rare.Aug 15, 2010 Termessos (BC 66-65) AE 18330 views1st century BC. AE18 (6.11g, 12h). Dated CY 7 (66/5 BC). Laureate head of Zeus right / Horse running left; Z (date) above. VF, dark brown patina.Aug 15, 2010 Selge (BC 200-0) Hemidrachm?345 views2nd-1st century BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.76g, 12h). Diademed head of Herakles right, club at shoulder / Artemis advancing right, holding torch with both hands; ΙΔ to right. VF, toned.Aug 15, 2010 Rhodes (BC 385-360) Tetradrachm412 viewsca 385-360 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20mm, 13.91g, 12h). Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose; bud and Σ to left, owl to right; all within incuse square. VF, toned, porous. Very Rare issue.Aug 15, 2010 Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/panther - Obol388 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.69g, 2h). Forepart of a roaring lion right / Facing panther’s head within incuse square. VF, toned. Aug 15, 2010 Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol410 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.68g, 10h). Forepart of a roaring lion left / Eagle flying left within incuse square. VF, toned. Aug 15, 2010 Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol484 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.65g, 3h). Forepart of a roaring lion right / Eagle flying right within incuse square. VF, toned. Aug 15, 2010 Myndos (BC 200-0) Drachm371 viewsMid 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.98g, 12h). Theainetos, magistrate. Laureate head of Sarapis right / Headdress of Isis set on two grain ears, Μ-ΥΝΔΙΩΝ to left, ΘEΑΙΝΕΤΟΣ to right, torch below. VF, toned.Aug 15, 2010 Kyme (BC 350-250) Hemidrachm733 viewslate 4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.76g, 12h). Archelatos, magistrate. Eagle standing right, head turned left / Forepart of a horse right; grain ear below. VF, toned, porous.Aug 15, 2010 Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm483 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 2.42g, 10h). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian cap; [tunny] below / Head of lion left; K (retrograde) above; all within incuse square. VF, toned, light porosity. Rare.Aug 15, 2010 Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm 630 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.23g). Eagle’s head left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, the others stippled. VF, toned.Aug 15, 2010 Thyateira (AD 81-96) AE850 views1st century AD. AE (4.08g). Bearded head of Herakles right / ΘVATEPHNΩN, labrys. EF.Aug 06, 2010 Adada (BC 100-0) AE 18556 views1st century BC. AE18 (5.9g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΑΔΑΔЄ, Nike crowning trophy. aVF.Aug 06, 2010 Phokaia (BC 477-388) B96 - EL 1/6 Stater657 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (9mm, 2.56g). Head of Io left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Aug 05, 2010 Phokaia (BC 477-388) B96 - EL 1/6 Stater611 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of Io left; [below, small seal left] / Incuse square punch. Good VF. Well centered. Aug 05, 2010 Phokaia (BC 477-388) B66 - EL 1/6 Stater1326 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of King Midas left; seal behind / Rough quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare, only five examples cited by Bodenstedt, three of which are in museums. This issue of Phokaia is the only Greek (non-Imperial) coin to bear the portrait of the famous King Midas of Phrygia. Aug 05, 2010 Phokaia (BC 387-326) B102 - EL 1/6 Stater1203 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Laureate female head left, hair in sakkos; below, inverted seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Well centered. Aug 05, 2010 Phokaia (BC 477-388) B62- EL 1/6 Stater982 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Female head left, hair in sphendone; behind, seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned. Aug 05, 2010 Phokaia (BC 477-388) B92 - EL 1/6 Stater922 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Female head left, hair in sakkos, wearing single-pendant earring; seal behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF. Rare, only 12 specimens recorded by Bodenstedt.Aug 05, 2010 Samos (BC 600-570) EL Hekte1499 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.87g). Facing head of lion within wreath(?) / Incuse square. EF. Very rare.Jul 25, 2010 Samos (BC 200-100) AE557 viewsca 200 BC. AE (0.99g). Prow of a Samian galley right in dotted circle / Prow of a Samian galley left. gF. Rare.1 commentsJul 25, 2010 Samos (BC 200-100) AE427 viewsca 200 BC. AE (1.30g). Facing head of Hera, wearing stephane / Prow of a Samian galley right, ΣΑΜΙΩΝ below. Jul 25, 2010 Samos (BC 530-525) 1/6 Stater598 viewslate 6th century BC. AR 1/6 Stater - Hekte (13mm, 2.64g). Facing lion's head / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare.Jul 25, 2010 Samos (BC 210-185) AE367 viewsca 220-200 BC. AE (8.85g). Facing lion's mask within dotted circle / Forepart of bull right, ΣΑΜΙΩΝ above, monogram below; within dotted circle. Dark green patina, VF. Unpublished with this monogram?Jul 25, 2010 Samos (BC 200-100) AE418 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE (1.23g). Head of Hera right / Prow of a Samian galley right, ΣΑ above. Green patina, gVF. Very rare. Ex. Auktion Bankhaus Aufhäuser, München 7 (1990), 186.Jul 25, 2010 Samos (BC 300-200) AE411 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE (1.61g). Aristokles, magistrate. Head of Hera right, wearing stephane and necklace / Facing lion's scalp, ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (?) below. Dark green patina, VF. Rare variant. Ex Lindgren coll.Jul 25, 2010 Samos (BC 520-500) Hemidrachm521 viewsafter 512 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.59g). Lion's scalp facing within dotted square / Head of bull left in dotted double-line incuse square. EF. Rare.Jul 25, 2010 Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion paw - AR 1/48 521 viewsca 6th century BC. AR 1/48 Stater (0.29g). Lion's paw / Incuse square. Good VF. Rare. Mueller coll.Jul 25, 2010 Abydos (BC 385-335) Drachm731 viewsca 385-335 BC. AR Drachm (2.57g, 9h). Hyllippos, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / ABY, eagle standing right; [Υ]ΛΛΙΠΠΟΣ to left, bee to right. EF, toned. An excellent example. Ex Brand Coll. (Sotheby’s, 2/1984), lot 187. Jul 23, 2010 Abydos (BC 385-335) Drachm564 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 2.61g). Hfaistoleos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left, Nike flying left with wreath before, ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΛΕΩΣ above. Near VF, toned. Jul 23, 2010 Abydos (BC 320-280) Drachm774 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.29g). Kephalos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left; thymiaterion in wreath to left, ABY above; ΚΕΦΑΛΟΥ to right above. Good VF, light porosity, cleaned. Copenhagen identifies the symbol within the wreath as a club, but their example is too worn to clearly see that it is a thymiaterion. Jul 23, 2010 Abydos (BC 411-387) Drachm530 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.44g). Mentor, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left, lyre and ABY before, ΜΕΝΤΩΡ above. Toned VF, not fully struck-up in center. Jul 23, 2010 Tenedos (BC 188-70) Tetradrachm703 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 14.97g). Janiform male and female heads, the male laureate and facing left, the female diademed and facing right / Double axe; monogram and grape cluster left, Eros right; all within laurel wreath. VF, porous, rough surfaces. Jul 23, 2010 Tenedos (BC 188-70) Drachm658 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Drachm (3.88g). Janiform male and female heads / Double-axe, TΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ above; monogram and grapes to left, Nike to right; all within laurel wreath. aEF. Rare. Jul 23, 2010 Tenedos (BC 188-70) Drachm869 views2nd-1st century BC. AR Drachm (4.00g). Janiform male and female heads / Double-axe, TΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ above; monogram and grapes to left, Nike to right; all within laurel wreath. EF. Rare.Jul 23, 2010 Tenedos (BC 188-70) Tetradrachm944 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.76g). Janiform male and female heads, the male laureate and facing left, the female diademed and facing right / ΤΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ, double axe; cornucopiae to left, grape bunch to right; all within laurel wreath. Nice VF, well centered. Apparently an unrecorded variety with grape bunch to the right and cornucopiae symbol.Jul 23, 2010 (BC 400-385) Erbbina - Stater582 viewsErbbina, Dynast, ca 400-385 BC. AR Stater (8.49g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; club before, Lycian letters 'erbbena' around, within dotted circle.Jul 22, 2010 (BC 400-385) Erbbina - Stater448 viewsErbbina, Dynast, ca 400-385 BC. AR Stater (8.37g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; club before, Lycian letters 'erbbena' around, within dotted circle. VF.Jul 22, 2010 (BC 400-385) Erbbina - Stater720 viewsErbbina (Arbinas), Dynast, ca 400-385 BC. AR Stater (8.39g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Herakles standing left, lion's skin on his head and shoulders, quiver on back, holding bow and brandishing his club; Lykian legend "Erbbina" retrograde, all in beaded square within incuse square. aEF. Rare. Ex Hunt coll., Sotheby (6/1990), 554; Numismatic Fine Arts 27 (12/1991), 67.Jul 22, 2010 Tlos (BC 490-440) Stater696 viewsUncertain dynast, ca 490/80-440/30 BC. AR Stater (9.36g, 8h). Protodynastic period B. Lion seated left, raising right paw / Forepart of Pegasos right in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, toned, a couple flan flaws on obverse. Rare. Jul 22, 2010 (BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater610 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 480-450 BC. AR Stater (9.28g). Snuffling boar left / Tortoise in dotted incuse square. Good VF.Jul 22, 2010 (BC 430-390) Hntruma - 1/2 Stater 436 viewsHntruma, Dynast of Patara?, ca 425-400 BC. AR Hemistater (4.00g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Lykian letters "hntruma"; head of Hermes left, wearing winged petasos, monogram to right; all within dotted square border in square incuse. Toned, gVF. Very rare. Jul 22, 2010 (BC 430-390) Hntruma - Stater508 viewsHntruma, Dynast, ca 390 BC. AR Stater (8.56g, 0h). Kadyanda mint. Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet / Lykian letters "hñtruma"; head of Hermes left, wearing winged petasos, dynastic symbol/monogram to right; all in dotted square border within square incuse. Toned, gVF. Very rare.Jul 21, 2010 Priene (BC 330-290) AE 12384 viewsca 330-290 BC. AE12 (0.89g, 12h). Phormion, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right / Legend in two lines within maeander pattern border. EF, green patina. Ex Gorny & Mosch 142 (10/2005), lot 1549.Jul 21, 2010 Priene (BC 240-170) AE 14380 viewsca 240-170 BC. AE14 (3.54g, 12h). Mento..., magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right / ΠPIH - MENTO in two lines within maeander border. VF, dark green patina. Alighieri Coll.Jul 21, 2010 Priene (BC 240-170) AE 13408 viewsca 240-170 BC. AE13 (2.29g, 9h). Diony-, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right / Legend within maeander border. VF, green patina. Alighieri Coll.Jul 21, 2010 Priene (BC 330-290) AE 10307 viewsca 330-290 BC. AE10 (0.81g, 12h). Leom-, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right / ΠPIH - ΛEΩM in two lines within maeander border. VF, dark brown patina, light roughness.Jul 21, 2010 Priene (BC 125-90) AE 14409 viewsca 125-90 BC. AE14 (3.51g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΠΡΙΗ-ΝΕΩΝ, tripod. VF, green and brown green patina. Alighieri Coll. Jul 21, 2010 Priene (BC 290-250) Hemidrachm561 viewsca 290-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.58g, 12h). Lysago-, magistrate. Head of Athena left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Ornamented trident head; ΠPIH to left, ΛYΣAΓO to right; all within circular maeander pattern. EF, toned. Fine style for issue. Very rare. Jul 21, 2010 Metropolis (AD 244-249) AE 24 - Philip I338 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE34 (20.07g). C. Julius Apronianus, strategos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Fine, brown surfaces, worn at high points, porous. Patrick Cooper Coll. Jul 21, 2010 Metropolis (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla307 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (11.05g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cybele seated left, holding uncertain object (patera?) and resting elbow on drum; panther at feet. VF, green patina, usual light roughness. Wagner Coll. Jul 21, 2010 Metropolis (AD 218-222) AE 24 - Elagabalus320 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE24 (8.21g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hygeia, holding serpent, and Asklepios, holding serpent-entwined staff, standing vis-à-vis. Near VF, dark green patina under some earthen deposits, light roughness. Alighieri Coll. Jul 21, 2010 Metropolis (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus489 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 (27.69g). Kal... ...thallos, magistrate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Ares, holding spear and shield, standing left with tetrastyle temple with arcuated lintel. Light smoothing in fields, brown and green patina, VF. Vermeule coll.; ex CNG 53 (3/2000), 1086. Kraft documents the use of this same obverse die on coins of Hypaepa, Magnesia, and Smyrna.Jul 21, 2010 Oinoia (BC 340-300) Drachm850 views4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.51g, 6h). Head of Artemis facing slightly right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Bull butting right, OINAI in exergue. VF, lightly toned, a hint of porosity. Jul 21, 2010 Adana (BC 164-27) AE 18602 views2nd-1st century BC. AE18 (3.74g). ΑΔΑΝΕWΝ, draped, laureate bust of Apollo right; branch in front / Artemis in short chiton standing right, holding bow in her outstretched left hand, pulling arrow with right hand from quiver on her back; stag at her side. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Rare. Righetti coll.; ex Levante coll.1 commentsJul 21, 2010 Adana (AD 249-251) AE 30 - Trajan Decius517 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE30 (18.77g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus seated left, holding patera and scepter; at feet to left, eagle standing facing, head right. Near VF, earthen green patina. Alighieri Coll. Jul 21, 2010 Adana (AD 0-100) AE 221148 views1st century AD. AE22 (5.40g). Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right / ΑΔΑ-ΝΕΩΝ, horse standing left on ground line, right leg raised; ΔΙ and ΞΕ in field to left. Brown patina, VF. Righetti coll.Jul 21, 2010 Adada (AD 0-100) AE 15699 viewsPseudo-autonomous issue, ca 1st century AD. AE15 (3.03g, 6h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / AΔAΔЄΩN, helmeted bust of Ares right. VF, brown patina. Ex Righetti Collection, 6187.Jul 21, 2010 Ephesos (BC 290-281) Tetrobol398 viewsca 288-280 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.68g). Goneus, magistrate. Veiled head of Arsinoë right / Bow and quiver; monogram and ΓΟΝΕΥΣ to left, bee to upper right. Near VF. Very rare, the first example of this denomination we have offered. Jul 20, 2010 Ephesos (BC 290-281) Octobol389 viewsca 288-280 BC. AR Octobol (5.51g). Bloson, magistrate. Veiled head of Arsinoë right / ARSI, bow and quiver; monogram and ΒΛΟΣΩΝ to left, bee to right. Good VF, toned, struck with a worn obverse die, several small corrosion spots on obverse. Very rare. Drewry Coll.; ex CNG 55 (9/2000), lot 492 (magistrate incorrect).Jul 20, 2010 Ephesos (BC 290-281) Octobol356 viewsca 290-281 BC. AR Octobol (5.51g, 7h). Theophilos, magistrate. Veiled and draped bust of Arsinoë right / Bow and quiver; monogram and ΘEOΦIΛO[Σ] to left, bee to upper right. VF, minor porosity on obverse. Rare. Jul 20, 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