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Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Selinos (AD 193-211) AE 33 - Septimius Severus490 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE33 (14.07g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus seated left on low basis, holding thunderbolt and scepter, within tetrastyle temple façade; ΘЄ/OV TPAI[A] in pediment . Good VF, black and olive patina, light overall roughness on reverse. Bold portrait. Ex Empire Coins 8 (12/1987), lot 188.
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Selinos (AD 38-72) AE 18 - Iotape448 viewsKings of Commagene, Iotape, wife of Antiochos IV, 38-72 AD. AE18 (5.13g). Diademed and draped bust right / Artemis standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; stag lying at feet with head reverted. Attractive very fine, great portrait.
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Selinos (AD 72) AE 21420 viewsKings of Commagene, Epiphanes and Kallinikos, ca 72 AD. AE21 (7.02g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust of Epiphanes right / Diademed and draped bust of Kallinikos right. VF, dark green patina with earthen highlights, some roughness to reverse.

Epiphanes and Kallinikos were sons of Antiochos IV of Commagene, who, following the deposition of their father by Vespasian in 72 AD, attempted to retain their father's kingdom.
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Selinos (AD 38-72) AE 22 - Antiochos IV of Commagene393 viewsAntiochos IV of Commagene, 38-72 AD. AE22 (10.28g, 1h). Diademed bust right / Apollo Sidetes, radiate, standing facing, wearing short chiton, holding phiale and sceptre; to right, a raven. VF, brown surfaces, rough.
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Selinos (AD 193-217) AE 23 - Julia Domna385 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE23 (6.68g). Draped bust right / TPAIA-NO CE-ΛIN-OV-C [THC] IEPAC, twin goddesses facing, one holding grain-ears, the other holding poppy. VF, dark brown patina. Rare. Ex Burstein Collection; Lindgren Collection.
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Selinos (AD 236-238) AE 21 - Maximus373 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 236-238 AD. AE21 (5.78g). Bare-headed and draped bust right / TPAIAN Θ CEΛIN, twin goddesses facing, each holding grain-ears. VF, dark brown patina. Rare.
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Selinos (AD 193-217) AE 23 - Julia Domna 366 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE23 (8.21g, 6h). IOYΛIΛ ΔOMNA AV, draped bust right / [TP]AIAN O CЄIΛIN • THC [IEP...], veiled figures of Demeter, holding grain ears in left hand, and Kore, holding poppies in left hand, standing facing, each with right hand to breast. VF, dark green patina with earthen overtones. Attractive portrait in high relief.
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Selinos (AD 72) AE 23 - Epiphanes & Kallinikos339 viewsKings of Commagene, Epiphanes and Kallinikos, ca 72 AD. AE23 (9.01g). BACILЄVC MЄΓAC ЄΠIΦANЄC CЄΛI, draped bust of Epiphanes right / BACIΛЄVC MЄΓAC KAΛΛINIKOC, draped bust of Kallinikos right. Very rare. Dark green patina. VF.
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Selinos (AD 249-251) AE 30 - Trajan Decius293 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE30 (7.45g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Apollo standing facing, head left, holding phiale and scepter; raven at feet. Near VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare.
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Selinos (AD 163-181) AE 17 - Lucilla265 viewsLucilla, 163-181 AD. AE17 (4.68g). CЄΒΑCΤΗ ΛΟΥΚΙΛΛ, draped bust right / CЄΛΙΝΟΥCΙΩ, Artemis standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow. Rare. Dark patina, VF.
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Selinos (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla239 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (19.22g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Apollo Sidetes standing facing, holding patera and scepter; at feet to right, eagle standing right, head left. VF, grayish-green patina, minor deposits. Very rare. Ex Eduardo Levante Coll.
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Selinos (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Severus Alexander232 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE21 (4.36g, 12h). Radiate head right / Two female figures (Demeter and Kore[?]), veiled, standing facing. Good VF, dark green patina. Rare. Krizan Coll.
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Selinos (AD 244-249) AE 29 - Philip I232 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE29 (12.29g). Laureate and draped bust right / Zeus enthroned within tetrastyle temple. Very rare. Light green patina, VF. Franke coll.
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Selinos (AD 249-251) AE 30 - Trajan Decius230 viewsTrajan Decius. 249-251 AD. AE30 (7.70g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsos; panther at feet to left. VF.
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Selinos (AD 222-235) AE 30 - Severus Alexander208 viewsSeverus Alexander. 222-235 AD. AE30 (16.25g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Divus Trajan as Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and scepter, within tetrastyle temple; [ΘЄ]/TPAI in two lines in pediment. Fine, dark brown patina under light earthen deposits.
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Selinos (AD 198-209) AE 20 - Geta195 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE20 (4.01g, 6h). Bare head right / Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow. Good VF, green patina with earthen highlights, ragged edge. Ex Krizan coll.
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Selinos (AD 249-251) AE 26 - Trajan Decius127 viewsHerennia Etruscilla, Augusta, 249-251 AD. AE26 (9.45g). ЄΡЄΝΝΙΑΝ ΑΙϹΘΡΟVϹΚΙΛΛΑΝ (sic) ϹЄΒ, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹЄΛΙΝΟ ΤΗϹ ΙЄΡΑ / ΘЄΟV ΤΡΑΙ, tetrastyle temple, containing Zeus seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. Vogl Coll.; ex auction Bankhaus Aufhäuser 8, lot 538. Extremely rare. aVF.
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Selinos (AD 117-138) AE 18 - Hadrian124 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE18 (4.00g). [...] ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΔΡΙ[...], laureate bust right, with slight drapery / СЄΛΙΝΟVСΙωΝ / ΠΟ ΑΚ ΦΙ, Artemis advancing right, drawing bow. Vogl Coll.; ex auction Hauck & Aufhäuser 6, lot 379. Extremely rare. aVF.
   
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