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Anemurion (AD 235-238) AE 30 - Maximinus I1228 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE30 (16.39g). Dated RY 1 (235/6 AD). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Perseus standing left, holding harpa and gorgoneion; ET A (date) in legend. VF, green surfaces, lightly porous.

Germanikopolis (AD 193-211) AE - Septimus Severus1182 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE (14.00g). AVT.KL.CEP. CEOYHPOC, Laureate and cuirassed bust right / APX.PAF.GEPM A NIKOPOLEWC, Demeter standing left, holding poppy head and long torch. VF, oxidation mark on obv., glossy red-black patina. Very rare.

Kasai (AD 247-249) AE 29 - Philip II1151 viewsPhilip II, 247-249 AD. AE29 (15.85g). Bare-headed bust r., wearing paludmentum and cuirass / Hades in quadriga l. led by Hermes, abducting Persephone and holding whip; below, torch and overturned kantharos. Good VF.

Pompeiopolis (AD 161-169) AE 241128 viewsMarcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE24 (8.32g, 12h). The two emperors, togate, standing facing one another, clasping right hands; between, star above crescent / Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right. Near VF, brown patina, some roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.

Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 24 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II1112 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE24 (8.37g, 7h), struck 256-258 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, seen from behind, and radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, seen from behind, vis-à-vis; between, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right, seen from behind / Three agonistic crowns set on ornate base, central crown containing two palms, each flanking crown a single palm. VF, green patina with traces of red-brown, minor roughness. Rare.

Kyzikos (AD 98-117) AE 28 - Trajan1111 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE28 (14.35g). Laureate bust right / Altar surmounted by statue of Triptolemos(?); two serpent entwined torches flanking. VF, thick green patina, minor roughness. Perhaps unpublished. Ex Wagner Coll.

Antiocheia (AD 249-251) AE 38 - Trajan Decius1107 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE38 (16.52g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AN-T-I-OXEΩN, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. Good Fine, red-brown and green patina. Drewry Coll.; Ex Empire Coins FPL 36 (1/1987), no. 111.

Kaisareia (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Alexander Severus1104 viewsAlexander Severus, 222-235 AD. AE21 (7.67g), dated 224 AD. Laureate head right / Agonistic urn containing three palm-branches. Golden highpoints, very fine.1 comments

Kolybrassos (AD 253-260) AE 32 - Valerian I1102 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE32 (16.78g). AVT KAI ΠΟ ΛΙΚ OVAΛEPIANON CE, IA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KOΛVBRACCEΩΝ, Zeus seated, holding phiale and resting on scepter. Very fine.

Mostene (AD 177-192) AE 35 - Commodus1101 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE35 (22.48g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / EΠ MCOΛIEPNO-V APC M-OCTHNΩΝ, horseman right holding bipenis over shoulder being led by Hermes standing right, head turned left, holding long caduceus and bridle; Cyprus tree in background between Hermes and horse, small lighted altar under raised leg of horse. VF, brown patina, some roughness. Apparently unpublished. A similar type is recorded for Commodus without Hermes and without the Archon's name, which is apparently not recorded.

Kolbasa (AD 193-211) AE 31 - Septimius Severus1075 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE31 (23.78g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Dionysus standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at feet left. Near VF, green and brown patina, nice surfaces. Wagner Coll; ex von Aulock Coll., 5060.

Parion (AD 253-268) AE 30 - Gallienus1074 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE30 (11.41g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, with spear and shield / Statue on pedestal placed on two larger bases; round pedestal, entwined by serpents; column, on which Nike stands, on each side; wall behind statue and columns; CGIHP in exergue. Very fine.

Smyrna (AD 79-91) AE 21 - Julia Titi1071 viewsJulia Titi, daughter of Titus, Augusta. ca 79-91 AD. AE21 (4.55g). L. Mestrius Florus, proconsul. Struck 88/89 AD. Draped bust right / ΕΠΙ ΦΛΩΡΟY ΑΝ-OY ZΜYPΝΑΙΩΝ, Cybele seated left. Very fine.

Bruzos (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III1068 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE25 (7.99g). AVT K M ANT Ω ΓOPΔIANO C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / B POV ZHΩN, Hekate standing facing on globe, head right, holding two torches. VF, green patina.

Kaisareia (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III1067 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE25 (11.55g). Year 4 (241-242 AD). Laureate head right; countermark, head / Agalma of Mount Argaeus placed on altar inscribed, ENTI; in ex. ETΔ. VF.

Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla1067 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (16.51g).
ΑV Κ Μ ΑVΡΕΛΙΟC ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΑΝΚVΠΑC, Nemesis standing left, holding scales and sceptre; wheel behind below.
M. Arslan, "The Roman Coinage of Ancyra in Galatia," Nomismata 1, 77 var. (no drapery), otherwise unpublished. VF.

Ankyra (AD 79-81) AE 26 - Titus1067 viewsTitus, 79-81 AD. AE26 (10.10g). AY KAICAP TITOΣ ΣEBAΣTOΣ YIOΣ, laureate head right / ΣEBAΣHNΩN TEKTOΣAΓΩN, Mên standing left, holding patera. Nice very fine.

Tium (AD 98-117) AE 25 - Trajan1067 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE25 (6.60g). Laureate bust right / Serapis standing facing left holding snake entwined staff. Ex Nemesis Ancients.

Germe (AD 166-177) AE 32 - Commodus1066 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE32 (19.66g). Hermolaos, archon. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ ΕΡΜΟΛΑΟΥ ΑΡC ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ, Commodus on horseback charging right. VF, pale green patina, scratches in reverse field. Extremely rare - possibly only the third known specimen. Drewry Coll.; Ex Berk 108 (5/1999), lot 765.

Ariassos (AD 138-161) AE 26 - Antoninus Pius1066 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE26. Laureate head right / Persephone (?) seated right on throne, wearing kalathos and veil, holding pomegranate.

Germa (AD 177-192) AE 29 - Commodus1062 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE29 (17.85g, 1h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Zeus seated right, holding grain-ears and scepter. VF, brown patina, rough surfaces. Ex Wagner Coll.

Pionia (AD 193-217) AE 21 - Julia Domna1062 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE21 (5.28g, 12h). Draped bust right / Serpent coiled on small altar. Near VF, dark greenish-brown patina, light roughness.

Selge (AD 249-251) AE 32 - Trajanus Decius1062 viewsHomonoia with Sparta. Trajanus Decius, 249-251 AD. AE32 (14.71g). AV KAI ΓA ME KV TPA ΔEKION EVC CE; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CEΛΓEΩN ΛAKEΔAIMONIΩN OMONOIA; Helmeted Athena left, holding shield and spear; to the right, Heracles holding club and chlamys. Rare and interesting. Rough, very fine.

Parlais (AD 177-192) AE 23 - Commodus1061 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE23 (5.36g). IMP L AVR COMMODVS, draped bust right / IVL AVG HA COL PARLA, Mên standing right, holding scepter and fir-cone. Nice very fine.

Midaion (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla1061 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (16.54g). ANTWNEIOC AUGOUCTOC, laureate and cuirassed bust R; viewed from behind / MIDAEWN, Tyche of Midaion seated L, holding two Erotes with torches, at her feet, the river god Tembros. Apparently Unpublished. VF, brown patina.
This was lot 63 in E-Auction 57.

Tavion (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla1058 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (10.56g, 7h), dated CY 218 (193/4 AD). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left on altar, head right, wreath in beak; flanked by two standards; date in exergue. VF, glossy jade green patina, a bit of roughness.

Bruzos (AD 235-238) AE 25 - Maximus1057 viewsMaximus, as Caesar, 235-238 AD. AE25 (4.65g, 6h). Bare-headed and cuirassed bust right / Zeus seated left, holding phiale and scepter. VF, dark brown patina, some light roughness.

Bruzos (AD 235-238) AE 29 - Maximinus & Maximus1057 viewsMaximinus and Maximus Caesar, 235-238 AD. AE29 (10.95g). Laureate and draped busts of Maximinus and Maximus confronted / BPOYZ-HNΩN, Athena to left holding spear, sacrificing over burning altar, shield to right. Apparently unpublished. Fine.

Bruzos (AD 193-211) AE 25 - Septimius Severus1057 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE25 (7.93g). Caecilius Rufinus magistrate. AVT KAI Λ CЄΠ CЄOVHP OC, laureate head right / KAIK POVΦINO C BPOVZHNΩN / ANЄΘH KЄN, Hygieia standing right, feeding snake from patera. Rare. aVF.

Kremna (AD 141-160) AE 27 - Antoninus Pius1052 viewsAntoninus Pius, 141-160 AD. AE27 (13.66g). Draped, laureate bust right / DEANAE - C-OL CREM, Diana in long dress standing right, head left; spear and bow in left hand, patera in right, stag standing at her feet, looking up. Good style, dark brown-green patina, aEF. Very rare, Von Aulock counts 2 other examples. Righetti coll.

Pappa-Tiberiupolis (AD 138-161) AE 21 - Antoninus Pius1052 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE21 (4.96g). Laureate head left / ΤΙΒEΡΙEωΝ - ΠΑΠΠΗΝωΝ, Men standing right in long chiton, wearing Phrygian hat, crescent on shoulder, foot on bukranion, holding scepter in right, pine-apple in extended left. Rare. Green patina. Very fine. Righetti Coll.

Trajanopolis (AD 117-138) AE 26 - Hadrian1052 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE26 (10.52g). Laureate,and draped bust R / Zeus standing L, holding eagle and sceptre. VF, brown patina, minor roughness.

Prusias ad Hypium (AD 81-96) AE 28 - Domitian1052 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE28 (12.10g). Laureate head right / Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and sceptre; prow at her feet. VF, mottled green patina.

Aigeai (AD 230/31) AE 24 - Alexander Severus1052 viewsAlexander Severus, 222-235 AD. AE 23.72 (11.93 g). Year 277 = 230/31. Draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right, I K CE AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ / Athena Nicophorus with spear and shield holding Nike in right hand; deer in left field, AIΓΕAIΩΝ EΜΠΘ/ ET/ ZOC. Rare. Good very fine.2 comments

Hadrianopolis (AD 198-217) AE 21 - Caracalla1052 viewsCaracalla, 198-217. AE21 (5.09g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche to left holding rudder and cornucopiae. Nice very fine.

Kaisareia (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Severus Alexander1052 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE22 (5.70g), dated RY 3 (224 AD). Laureate head right / Emperor wearing chlamys on horse galloping right, brandishing javelin in right. ET Γ. Very fine.

Bruzos (AD 197-211) AE 26 - Geta 1052 viewsGeta, 197-211 AD. AE26 (9.08g). ΠЄ CЄΠ ΓЄΤΑC ΚΑ, cuirassed and draped bust right / ΒΡΟΥZΗΝΩΝ, Tyche holding cornucopiae and rudder. Rare. VF.

Flaviopolis (AD 222-235) AE 33 - Severus Alexander1051 viewsSeverus Alexander. 222-235 AD. AE33 (20.00g, 6h). Dated year 153 (225/6 AD). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Laureate and draped bust of Zeus (or Kronos) right, wearing necklace; ΓPN (date) in reverse fields. Good VF, two-toned brown patina, some scratches.

Lyrbe (AD 253-260) AE 30 - Valerian I1051 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE30 - 11 Assaria (16.21g, 12h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Apollo Sidetes standing left, holding patera and sceptre. VF, green and earthen patina, some roughness.

Akrasos (AD 222-235) AE 36 - Severus Alexander1051 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE36 (22.98g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Hercules standing facing, head turned right, leaning on club and holding the apples of the Hesperides. Near VF, dark grayish-green patina. Rare.

Temnos (AD 238-244) AE 22 - Gordian III1051 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE22 (4.17g). A K M ANT – ΓOPΔIANOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / THMNE-I-TΩN, naked Hercules standing left holding kantharos, club and lion skin. Rare. Nice very fine.

Parlais (AD 193-217) AE 21 - Julia Domna1051 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, 193-217 AD. AE21 (5.41g). IVLIA DOMNA, Draped bust right / IVL AVG COL PARLAIS, Mên standing right, left foot on bucranium, holding spear and pine-cone. Very fine.

Bithynion-Klaudiopolis (AD 81-96) AE 16 - Domitian1050 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE16 (3.01g). Radiate head right / Club. VF, rough brown surfaces. Better than the BMC specimen which is illustrated in RPC. Wagner Coll.

Augusta (AD 117-138) AE 25 � Hadrian1050 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE25, dated 123/124 AD. Laureate head right / Bust of Dionysos with Thyrsos; grapes and Kantharos in field. Very fine.

Kelenderis (AD 238-244) AE 30 - Gordian III1050 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE30 (11.60g). Laureate bust of Gordian right / Poseidon holding dolphin and resting on trident. Good fine.

Apollonis (AD 161-180) AE 19 - Faustina II1050 viewsFaustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, died 175 AD. AE19 (5.12g). ΦA-VCTEINA- CEBACT; draped bust right / AΠOΛΛWNITEΩN; Demeter standing; holding in right hand poppy-heads and corn-ears; left hand resting on long torch. Very fine.

Olba (AD 193-211) AE 28 - Septimius Severus1050 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE28 (15.43g). Septimius, radiate, on horseback right, right hand raised; c/m: thunderbolt on throne / Serapis standing right, holding sceptre, right hand raised. Near VF, dark green patina with some smoothed red encrustation.

Aigeai (AD 138-161) AE 25 - Marcus Aurelius1050 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 138-161 AD. AE25 (12.81g, 12h). Dated CY 191 (144/5 AD). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown; date before. VF, black-green patina with blue-green and beige overtones.

Amblada (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Otacilia Severa1047 viewsOtacilia Severa, wife of Philip I, 244-249 AD. AE28 (14.97g). Diademed and draped bust right, resting on a crescent / ΑΜΒΛΑΔΕΩΝ ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟ/ΝΙΩΝ, goddess seated left, holding grain ears and cornucopiae; animal at her feet. VF, brown surfaces, pitting on obverse. Rare city. Drewry Coll.; Ex Burstein Coll.

Peltai (AD 193-211) AE 22 - Septimius Severus1047 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE22 (5.06g), struck ca 202-205 AD. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, dark brown patina. The same magistrate is recorded on a coin of Plautilla, so he must have served between 202 and 205 AD.

Methymna (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla1047 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (7.67g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΜΗΘΥΜ−ΝΑΙΩΝ, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. VF, brown surfaces, a little porous. Drewry Coll.; Ex Schulman (11/1971), lot 352.

Hieropolis-Kastabala (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla1047 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (14.52g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing left, holding grain ears, rudder and cornucopia. VF, dark brown patina under earthen encrustations, some light cleaning scratches.

Pergamon (BC 19-18) Aureus - Augustus942 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AV Aureus (8.03g). Pergamum mint, struck 19-18 BC. AVGVSTVS, bare head right / Sphinx, with wings raised, seated left. Very rare and unusually well-preserved for this issue. Minor marks on obverse and a light scratch on reverse, otherwise EF. Ex CNG 36 (1995), lot 2343.

(BC 120-63) Mithradates VI - AV Stater879 viewsMithradates VI, 120-63 BC. AV Stater (8.46g). Pergamon mint. Dated year 4 of Pergamene Era (86/85 BC); struck during the First Mithradatic War. Diademed head right, hair tousled and flowing freely / Stag grazing left; pellet below, star and crescent to left, D (date) to right, monogram in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Good VF, minor scrape in reverse field. Very rare.

Mithradates' career driven by megalomaniacal ambitions leading to murderous assaults upon family and followers and disastrous foreign adventures against superior forces. His idealized portraiture attempts to mimic the gods with its bold staring gaze and unruly, free-flowing hair. The wreath of ivy on the reverse reinforces Mithradates' link with the gods as well as making a connection with the cistaphoric coinage that formerly circulated in the Asian territory he conquered in his first war with Rome in 88 BC, which witnessed the horrific massacre of the Roman citizens of Asia Minor. The stag probably represents the civic center of Ephesos and the mintmark is of Pergamon, all part of the new Pontic kingdom, symbolized by the star and crescent.

(BC 220-195) Mithradates III - Tetradrachm760 viewsca 220-196/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.19g, 12h). Amaseia or Sinope mints. Diademed and draped bust to right / Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; star within crescent to left; monogram below throne. Extremely rare. Toned, EF. Gillet Coll., Bank Leu & Munzen und Medaillen (Kunstfreund) (5/1974), 243; Rothschild coll., SWH (5/1900), 304; Carfrae coll., SWH (5/1894), 187; Dupree Coll., Hoffmann (4/1867), 240.1 comments

Lampsakos (BC 356) AV Stater - Artabazos675 viewsArtabazos, Satrap of Daskylion. ca 356 BC. AV Stater (8.45g). Head of Artabazos left, wearing a Persian tiara tied with a diadem / Forepart of Pegasos right. Good VF, light roughness on the obverse. Very rare, only six recorded examples, four of which are in museum collections. Ex Leu 30 (4/1982), lot 167; Von Aulock Collection, 7395; Monnaies et Medailles XIX (6/1959), lot 475; Muenzen und Medaillen XIII (6/1954), lot 1159.

Kyzikos (BC 334) EL Stater654 viewsca 334 BC. EL Stater (16.02g, 12h). Eleutheria seated left on rock, holding wreath in right hand; tunny below, ΕΛΕΥ−ΘΕΡΙ in two lines on rock / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. Fielder Coll.

This specimen bears an inscription, 'Eleutheria" (Freedom), that makes clear the intent of the type: to celebrate a liberation. Several different victories have been suggested, but the presence of a coin of this type in the Prinkipo Hoard, buried circa 334 BC, in conjunction with gold staters of Philip II, clearly suggests that the victory in question is Alexander's first defeat of the Persians at the river Granikos in 334 BC. The Granikos was located just to the south and west of Kyzikos, and Alexander's victory liberated Kyzikos from Persian control. Thus, not only is this a very rare stater from Kyzikos, it also represents the first coin struck as a direct result of Alexander's campaign to conquer the world, predating even Alexander's own coinage.

Kyzikos (BC 500-475) EL Stater614 views500-475 BC. EL Stater (16.00g, 12h). Facing lion's head; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Good VF, two banker's marks on obverse.

(BC 600-550) Uncertain King - EL 1/12 Stater605 viewsearly 6th cent BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.16g). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse square punch. VF, choice centering and strike.

(BC 561-546) Kroisos - Siglos601 viewsKroisos, King Of Lydia, ca 561-546 BC. AR Siglos (5.36g, 26mm). Confronted foreparts of a roaring lion right and bull left; pellet over head of lion / Double incuse punch. Choice VF, good metal.

Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian585 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.25g), struck after 128 AD. IMP CAES TRA HADRIANO AVG P P, laureate head right / COM-BIT across field, octastyle temple, ROM S P AVG across frieze, pellet in pediment. Choice EF.

Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater547 viewsCirca 460-400 BC. EL Stater (15.97g, 12h). Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, kneeling right, checking the straightness of his arrow, bow hung over his left wrist; tunny downward behind / Quadripartite incuse punch. VF.

This type is part of a sub-series of Kyzikene staters that depict a warrior, in this case an archer, in the various stages of preparing his equipment for battle (Von Fritze I 115-117). It is not known whether this sub-series depicts any particular hero from mythology.

Pergamon (AD 161-180) AE 33 - Commodus526 viewsCommodus, as Caesar. 166-177 AD. AE33 (20.72g). Claudius Nikomedes, magistrate. M AVP KAI CAP KOMODO/C, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ CΤΠΑ Κ ΝΙΚΟ ΜΗΔΟΥC Β ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ, Hygieia with serpent and patera and Asclepius with serpent staff standing facing each other, small Telesphorus between them. EF, dark green patina, fields smoothed. The work of a master engraver at Pergamum, whose signature seems to be the dropped C in the obverse legend. See Kraft pl. 87-89 for other dies by this artist.

(BC 170) Pharnakes I - Tetradrachm525 viewsca 170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.85g, 12h), Sinope mint. Diademed and bearded head of Pharnakes I to R / Pantheistic male deity standing facing, wearing broad petasos, chiton, chlamys and high boots, holding a cornucopiae and a kerykeion with his L hand and feeding a fawn standing R from a vine branch and grapes held in his R; thunderbolt above his head, star within crescent to L. RRR! Toned, probably the finest known tetradrachm of Pharnakes I, and with the most realistic of all Hellenistic portraits. Extremely fine.

From the collection of W. Wahler, Numismatic Fine Arts XXV, 29 November 1990, 119, ex Numismatic Fine Arts V, 23 February 1978, 123, and Monnaies et M�dailles 47, 30 November 1972, 475.

Kyzikos (BC 500-479) EL Stater519 viewsca 500-479 BC. EL Stater (16.00g). Head of goat left, tuna fish to right / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Very rare.

Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Geometric - EL 1/3516 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/3 Stater - Trite (12mm, 4.66g). Geometric type. Geometric design consisting of an in-folded square bisected by crossing lines / Incuse punch with "fishbone" pattern of lines and dots. Good VF.

(BC 120-63) Mithdradates VI - Tetradrachm497 viewsMithradates VI, 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.31g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Dated month 11 of 202 BE (August 95 BC). Diademed head right, hair neatly tucked under diadem / BASILEWS MIQRADATOU EUPATOROS, stag grazing left; star and crescent to left, BS (year) and monogram to right, IA (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Good VF, toned, slight die shift on obverse.

Phokaia (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater496 viewsca 625-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.60g). Head of seal left; small seal to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF. Rare.

Kaisareia (AD 193-194) Denarius - Pescennius Niger481 viewsPescennius Niger, 193-194 AD. AR Denarius (2.82 gm). Caesarea mint. IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head right / SALVTI AVG, Salus standing facing before lighted altar, head right, holding serpent in her arms and feeding it from a patera. Toned, good VF, minor porosity.

Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 22475 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.33g). Aegis / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, Nike walking right, holding palm tied with fillet over left shoulder; monograms flanking. EF, glossy green patina on the obverse, reverse a dark brown, well centered and about as well struck as these come.

Nikomedeia (BC 62-59) AE 25464 viewsC. Papirius Carbo, Proconsul. 62-59 BC. AE25 (8.62g, 12h). Dated year 224 (59 BC). NIKOMHDEWN, laureate head of Zeus R / EPI GAIO[U] PAPIRIOU KARBWN[OS], RWMH in exergue, Roma seated L on pile of shields, holding Nike in R hand, spear in L; monogram in inner L field, DKS (date) below shields. EF, dark green, almost black patina. Ex David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 1/2002), lot 421; Numismatic Fine Arts V (2/1978), lot 313.

Lesbos Uncertain (BC 550-510) BI Stater463 viewsca 550-500 BC. BI Stater (14.16g). Gorgoneion / Incuse punch. Toned VF. Very rare.1 comments

(BC 619-561) Alyattes - EL 1/3 Stater458 viewsAlyattes, King Of Lydia, ca 619-561 BC. EL 1/3 Stater - Trite (4.74g, 12mm, 4mm thick). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse square punch.

Kyzikos (BC 480-420) Trihemiobol453 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.04g). Forepart of boar left, tunny fish behind / Head of roaring lion left.

(BC 545-520) Cyrus/Darios - AV Stater453 viewsTime of Cyrus to Darios I, Kings of Lydia, ca 545-520 BC. AV Stater (15mm, 8.06g). Light standard, Sardeis mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Double incuse punch. EF.

Apameia (BC 48/47) AE446 viewsca 48/47 BC, in name of Proconsul C. Vibius Pansa. AE (7.78g). Head of Apollo right / Lyre. VF. Rare.

Kalchedon (BC 400-350) Siglos442 viewsca early 4th cent. BC. AR Siglos (5.36g). Bull standing left above grain ear, ΚΑΛΧ above / Incuse square of mill-sail pattern. Toned EF.

Tarsos (AD 103-111) Tetradrachm - Trajan438 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Tetradrachm (14.35g). Dated COS 5 (103-111 AD). AUTOKR KAIS NER TRAIANOS SEBA GERM DAKIK, laureate head right / DHMARC EX UPAT E PP MHTROPOLEWS, Tyche seated right on rock, holding palm, river god Cydnus below; Tarsus monogram in field. Toned, good VF. Magnificent portrait of Trajan.

Amisos (BC 4th cent) Siglos/Drachm435 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Siglos or drachm (5.73g). Head of Hera left, wearing stephane, within dotted circle / Owl with open wings facing, ΠΕΙΡΑ below, ΚΤΗ to left. Toned, aEF.

(BC 550-546) Kroisos - AV Stater425 viewsKroisos, King Of Lydia, ca 561-546 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 8.03g). Sardeis mint, struck ca 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse square punches of unequal size. EF, lustrous, some minor marks.

Lampsakos (BC 370) AV Stater421 viewsca 370 BC. AV Stater (8.35g), Persic standard. Half length figure of Demeter, wearing girdled chiton and himation, rising left from earth, holding three ears of grain; behind left shoulder, two ears of grain and vine bearing two bunches of grapes / Forepart of winged horse right with curved wing. Good VF. Extremely rare, only two known specimens, this being the only one in private hands. Ex Gillet Coll.; Weber Coll., 5096.

Following the example and standard of the Persic daric, Lampsakos was the first Greek city to make regular issues of gold coinage which enjoyed an international circulation from Sicily to the Black Sea. As at Kyzikos, the quality of engraving was very high, and types changed frequently: about forty types were produced in a period of about sixty years, one of the most interesting of which is the highly original rendering of Demeter Chthonia rising from the ground. Chthonic deities were those whose powers came from the earth. An important aspect of Demeter celebrated in the Eleusinian Mysteries was that she was venerated as an earth-goddess who symbolised the annual cycle of death and rebirth in nature, especially the grain harvest.

Mytilene (BC 479) EL Hekte - ram/bull419 viewsca 479 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of ram right, cock below standing left / Incuse bull's head left. EF.

Amisos (BC 109-89) AE 31417 viewsca 109-89 BC. AE31 (19.76g). Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet / Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and Medusa's head; Medusa's body at his feet, monograms flanking him. VF, brown patina, reverse slightly double struck.

Traditionally dated to the period of the First Mithradatic War, De Callatay has placed this issue during the period of Mithradates VI's expansion of Pontic influence in Asia Minor prior to that conflict.

Kalchedon (BC 480-450) Drachm415 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Drachm (4.52g). Diademed male head (Kalchas) with pointed beard left / Wheel of four spokes within shallow circular incuse. Very rare, with a fine head of the city's founder in archaic style. Obverse with dark patina as found, reverse corroded, otherwise, Very Fine. From the collection of H.S. von Aulock.

Mylasa (BC 6th cent) EL 1/48 Stater414 viewsca 6th century BC. EL 1/48th Stater (0.28g). Facing lion's scalp / Scorpion. Good VF. C. Weber Coll.

Herakleia Pontika (BC 352-345) Tridrachm413 viewsca 352-345 BC, time of Tyrant Satyros. AR Tridrachm (11.58g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Bust of Hera left, wearing decorative turreted stephane; ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΑ to right. Toned, VF. Rare. Ex Jameson Coll. 1183; ex von Aulock Coll., Auktion Kricheldorf 4 (1974), lot 98.1 comments

Kyme (BC 350-250) Hemidrachm410 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.81g). Eagle standing right, head reverted / Forepart of horse right. Lightly toned, good VF, some light scrapes on edge.

Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater409 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.67g). Facing head of gorgoneion with protruding tongue, set on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF. Rare.

Samos (BC 404-394) Tridrachm406 viewsca 404 or 394 BC. AR Tridrachm or Double Siglos (11.29g, 12h). The infant Herakles, nude but for a baldric over his left shoulder, kneeling to right on ground line, strangling a serpent with each hand, ΣΥΝ / Lion's mask facing, ΣΑ below; all within circular incuse. Extremely rare. Toned EF. From the collections of C. Gillet, 1138, R. Jameson, and the Reverend H.V. Elliott, SWH 2/1908, purchased in Asia Minor 1818-1819.

This rare coin was struck to celebrate an alliance (syn = synmachikon = a coin of allies) between cities in western Asia Minor (Byzantion, Ephesos, Iasos, Knidos, Kyzikos, Lampsakos, Rhodes and Samos), which all used the common type of infant Herakles/snakes on obv with rev bearing normal city badge. It was thought that this alliance came about in 394 after the defeat of the Spartan fleet, but Karweise, Lysander as Herakliskos Drakonopnigon ('Herakles the snake-strangler'), NC 1980, has made a good case for it having taken place 10 years earlier, when the cities threw off Athenian domination with the help of the Spartan Lysander. In many ways this seems a better choice, but hoard evidence is inconclusive.

Ilion (AD 180-192) AE 38 - Commodus403 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE38 (2.89g). Ilium. AV KAI M AVPH KOMMOΔOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ in exergue, Ganymede, wearing Phrygian helmet, seated left on pile of rocks, giving cup to eagle who grasps it with his left claw and drinks from it; tree behind. Good VF, dark green patina with light earthen encrustation around the devices, some corrosion. From the David Simpson Collection. Ex Bank Leu Auk. 30 (4/1982), lot 395.

Amastris (BC 300-288) Didrachm - Queen Amastris401 viewsca 285 BC. AR Didrachm (9.55g). Head of Amastris right, wearing Persian headdress with wreath and star / Aphrodite seated left, wearing polos, holding sceptre and Nike, who crowns her with wreath; myrtle bud to left, ΑΜΑΣΤΡΙΕΩΝ to right. Good VF, attractively toned. Rare.

Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 36 - Gordian III395 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE36 (21.11g). AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB PP, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, holding shield decorated with gorgoneion and spear / TAPCOV MHTROPOLE AMK BG, lion attacking bull. Good VF, dark green patina. Ex Sternberg XI (qq/1981), lot 370.

Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - Male/helmet394 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Male head right, wearing taenia / Corinthian helmet right; M before; all within linear square. VF. Rare.

Karia Uncertain (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater391 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL 1/12th Stater (1.29g). Forepart of roaring lion right / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Rare.

This is a difficult coin to identify with certainty, but the lion resembles some of those found on early silver fractions attributed to Caria.

Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater391 viewsca 460-400 BC. EL Stater (16.07g). Bull, head lowered, standing right on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Choice VF.

Lesbos Uncertain (BC 550-500) BI - African390 viewsca 550-500 BC. BI Diobol (?) - Methymna (?) (0.84g, 9mm). Head of an African right / Incuse square. Very rare. Extremely fine.

Kyzikos (BC 500-460) EL Stater388 viewsca 500-460 BC. EL Stater (15.98g). Naked man half-kneeling holding a tunny by the tail in each hand. Pleasant VF.

Mallos (BC 425-385) Obol384 viewsca 425-385 BC. AR Obol (0.77g). Forepart of man-headed bull right / Swan standing right; ankh symbol above, barley grain to right; all within incuse square. Toned, good VF. Rare.

Pompeiopolis (AD 161-169) AE 30 - Lucius Verus382 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE30 (15.57g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / MHTRO PAFLA - POMPHI OPOLIC, Tyche standing left. Brown patina, VF. Unique? Ex Auktion H - W. Mueller, Solingen 46 (1984), lot 356.

Trapezos (BC 350-330) Drachm378 viewsca 350-330 BC. AR Drachm (6.07g, 12h). Bearded head of young male left, in dotted circle / Rectangular table, grape bunches on top, TPA below. Very rare. Toned, VF.

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