Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed (BC 340-334) Pixodaros - Didrachm896 viewsPixodaros, Satrap, 341-336 BC. AR Didrachm (7.04g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / ΠΙΞΟΔΑΡΟΥ, Zeus Labraundos standing right. EF, light golden toning around devices. Ex Gorny & Mosch 107 (4/2001), lot 197. Phokaia (BC 530-500) Obol896 viewsca 6th century BC. AR Obol (0.71g). Head of griffin left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Dardanos (BC 470-440) Diobol896 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 comments Neandreia (BC 400) Obol895 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.51g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Ram standing right, NEA-N. Good VF, typical light porosity. Rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Drachm895 viewsca 430 BC. AR Drachm (3.78g, 3h). Gorgoneion with out-stretched tongue, surround by four wings arranged in clockwise direction / Harpy with four wings and stretched claws flying right, 3 pellets to left, all in deep incuse square. Very rare. Light toning, VF. One of the very rare representations of a Harpy on an ancient coin. The dating and assignment to a Carian mint are not completely secure - one finds the Harpy motif on other Carian Incerta from the second half of the 5th century BC (see Troxell, Winged Carians, p. 262, 37-40), but a mint in Lycia could also be conceivable. Methymna (BC 440-400) Drachm895 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Drachm (3.06g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with vine tendril and crescent / M-A-Θ, kantharos in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned, slight granularity. Mallos (AD 54-68) AE 23 - Nero895 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE23 (11.51g, 12h). Laureate head right / Tyche seated right, holding branch; below, two river-gods, one swimming left, the other, right. VF, dark green patina with lighter green overtones. Rare. Ex Wagner Coll. Apameia (AD 139-161) AE 30 - Marcus Aurelius895 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE30 (16.71g, 6h). M AVRELI[V]S CΛES ΛVG [...] P • F, youthful bare-headed and draped bust right right / DIΛNΛE LVCIF • ΛUG • CIC Λ D D, Artemis Phosphorus, holding torch in each hand, in biga drawn by stags right. Unpublished in the standard references, but Good VF, brown patina, some areas of smoothing. Struck in high relief with dies of fine style. Extremely rare reverse type for this city. Chios (BC 133-84) Drachm895 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. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B87895 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Ivy-wreathed head of youthful Dionysos right / Head of horned Satyr right, within linear frame. EF. Laodikeia (AD 5) AE 13 - Gaius, Caesar894 viewsGaius, Caesar, grandson of Augustus. AE14 (3.84g). Struck ca 5 AD. Anto Polemon Philopatris, magistrate. Bare head right / Eagle with spread wings between two monograms. VF, dark brown surfaces. Methymna (BC 500-450) Tetrobol893 viewsca 500-460 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.82g). Hoplite running left, holding spear and shield / Youth on forepart of horse right, within dotted incuse square. VF. Pergamon (AD 80-96) AE 18893 viewsFlavian era, 80-96 AD. AE18 - Medal of Kephalion? (3.16g). ΘΕΑ ΡωΜΗ ΕΠΙ CΤΡΑ ΚεΦΑΛΙωΝΟC, draped bust of Roma right, wearing 2-pointed crown and chignon / ΘΕΟΝ CΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΝ, draped bust of Senate right, wreath to right. VF. Ephesos (BC 390-330) Diobol893 viewsca 387-295 BC. AR Diobol (1.02g). Bee with straight wings within dotted circle / Two stag heads confronted, ΕΦ above. EF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL 1/3 Stater893 viewsca 650-600 BC. EL 1/3 Stater - Trite (4.77g). Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Double incuse punch. Good VF. Extremely rare. Struck from the same punches as the hemistater offered above (lot 271), and the hemistaters in CNG 69, lot 421, and CNG 67, lot 702. Rhodes (BC 40-AD 25) AE 36893 viewsca 88-43 BC(?) AE36 (22.72g). Radiate head of Helios facing, turned slightly right / PO, Rose seen from above; ΣΩΣΘΕΝΗΣ below; all within oak wreath. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.; ex Sternberg, Zurich VIII (1978), lot 138.1 comments Tenedos (BC 188-70) Tetradrachm893 viewsca 100-80 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.39g). Janiform head of bearded male (Zeus?) and female wearing stephanos (Hera?) / Double headed axe, TENEΔIΩN above, bunch of grapes and monogram to lower left, statue of Athena Promachos to lower right; all in laurel wreath. Rare. Pleasing medium gray cabinet toning. About Extremely Fine. Stack Coll.; ex Hess-Divo 307 (6/2007), lot 1210. Neokaisareia (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla892 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (13.17g), dated CY 146 (209/10 AD). Laureate and draped bust right / Tetrastyle temple of Ma / Zeus with wall visible in background, statue standing on cippus within; ET PMR (date) in exergue. VF, olive patina, earthen encrustation. Wagner Coll.1 comments (BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - 1/2 Stater?892 viewsca 521-478 BC. AR Drachm (4.12g, 14mm). Forepart of winged bull right / Quadripartite incuse square divided diagonally. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare. Ex Leu 65 (5/1996), lot 202. Leu sale attributed this issue to an uncertain mint in Ionia, noting the similarity of the style to the archaic issues of Klazomenai that feature a winged boar forepart. It is also similar in style to various winged boar foreparts on contemporary issues at Mytilene. While agreeing with these comparisons, the weight of this example and its diagonally divided incuse are more consistent with issues of Lesbos than Ionia. The bull is also a common type used at Mytilene, but relatively rare among issues in Ionia. Finally, in addition to using winged boars, Mytilene used winged lions, so the appearance of a winged bull would not be surprising (especially as all motifs are common in eastern/Persian art). So, while the attribution to Mytilene is conjectural, the preponderance of the evidence weighs greater in its favor than than to a mint in Ionia.1 comments Kaisareia (AD 41-54) Didrachm - Claudius892 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AR Didrachm (7.57g, 22mm, 12h). Struck circa AD 43-48. TI • CLAVD • CAESAR AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • P, laureate head left / P P/ OB CIVES/ SERVATOS in three lines within wreath. Good VF, toned. Rare. From Group CEM. Ex Münzen & Medaillen FPL 388 (4/1977), no. 35. Kaisareia (AD 54-68) Hemidrachm - Nero892 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AR Hemidrachm (1.83g, 14mm, 12h). Laureate head right / Nike seated left on globe, holding wreath. VF, lightly toned, deposit on cheek. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B110 - EL 1/6 Stater892 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.6g, 11mm). Head of Nymph left, hair bound / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Kaisareia (AD 69-79) Didrachm - Vespasian and Titus891 viewsVespasian and Titus, 69-79 AD. AR Didrachm (6.66g). Year 9 (76/7 AD). Laureate head of Vespasian R / Laureate head of Titus R. Toned very fine. Kebren (BC 400-300) AE 10891 views4th cent BC. AE10 (0.96g). Head of ram right, K below / Laureate head of Apollo right. Dark green patina, gVF. Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian891 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.93g, 6h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / DIANA EPHESIA, cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia; stags at sides. VF. Uncertain (BC 425-375) Diobol B2891 viewslate 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Diobol (1.18g, 11mm, 6h). Forepart of boar right; monogram below / Forepart of lion right, bunch of grapes below. Good VF, slightly rough surfaces. Unpublished in the standard references. Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm890 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.40g, 12h). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; ΣΙΝΩ above, aplustre and monogram to left. Good VF, toned. Gryneion (BC 350-250) AE 11890 views3rd cent BC. AE11 (1.37g). Laureate head of Apollo right / [ΓΥΡ], mussel shell, club below. Dark brown patina, F/VF. Very rare. Joy coll. Temnos (AD 180-192) AE 28 - Crispina890 viewsCrispina, wife of Commodus, 180-192 AD. AE28 - 4 Assaria (14.94g, 6h). Draped bust of Crispina to right, her hair tied in a bun at the back of her head/ Apollo standing facing, head turned to left, holding lyre resting on low column with his left hand and uncertain object in his right; at his feet to left, thymiaterion (?). Apparently unpublished. Extremely rare, if not unique. With a good portrait of Crispina and an attractive dark green patina with earthen highlights. Good very fine. Smyrna (AD 37-41) AE 17 - Caligula890 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE17 (2.11g, 6h). C. Calpurnius Aviola, proconsul. Menophanes, magistrate. Laureate head right / Nike advancing right, holding palm and wreath. Good VF, greenish-brown patina, reverse a bit rough. Herakleia Pontika (BC 420-390) Diobol890 viewsLate 5th century BC. AR Diobol (13mm, 1.88g, 12h). Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Δ-A-Σ within linear quadripartite square; HP-AK-ΛE-IA around; all within shallow incuse square. EF, toned, a hint of porosity. Extremely rare. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater - Syennesis III889 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.46g). Satrap on horseback galloping right / Naked hoplite kneeling left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, holding spear in right hand, large round shield decorated with gorgoneion in left, 'TRZ' in Aramaic to right. Toned VF, light porosity. The hereditary kings of Cilicia were invested with the name Syennesis, a royal title more than an actual name. Syennesis III was probably the grandson of Syennesis II, one of the commanders in the fleet of Xerxes, and married a woman named Epyaxa. In 401 BC, the couple supported the revolt of Cyrus II against his brother Artaxerxes II. In return for the assistance, including a body of troops commanded by his son which he offered to Cyrus, Syennesis was himself richly rewarded with gifts and honors. At the same time, though, he sent his other son to Artaxerxes, so that whatever the outcome he might be with the winning side. Syennesis' actions, however, did little to save Cilicia's independence; after 400 BC, it became a satrapy of the Persian Empire. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 16889 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE16 (2.34g). Head of Mithradates VI (?) right / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, winged harpa, monogram to left. Dark green patina, EF/VF. Pergamon (AD 30) AE - Tiberius and Livia889 viewsTiberius and Livia. Petronius, Proconsul, ca 30 AD. AE (4.73g). ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΙ ΕΠΙ ΠΕΤΡΩΝΙΟΥ ΤΟC, confornitng busts of Tiberius and Livia / ΘΕΟΝ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΟΙ, tetrastyle temple with statue of Augustus in military dress with spear. Black patina, good VF. Kaisareia (AD 238-244) AE 20 - Gordian III889 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE20 (4.95g), dated 244 AD. AV K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC, laureate bust right / MHTP KAIC NE - ET Z, head of Tyche right, wearing mural crown, cornucopiae to right. VF. Amastris (BC 285-250) Didrachm 889 viewsca 285-250 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.53g, 11h). Head of Mithras right, wearing Persian mitra adorned with laurel wreath and star below / Aphrodite seated left, holding Nike, who crowns her with wreath, in extended right hand, left arm cradling lotus-tipped scepter and resting on throne; rose bud to left, AMAΣTPIEΩN to right. Near EF, toned. Exceptional for issue. Ex CNG 78 (5/2008), lot 751; Sunrise Coll. (Triton X, 1/2007), lot 263; Schonwalter Coll. (Triton V, 1/2002), lot 1400; Coin Galleries (8/1978), lot 282; Coin Galleries (4/1961), lot 132; Ars Classica 14 (7/1929), lot 298. Kition (BC 425-400) Stater - Baalmelek II888 viewsBaalmelek II, King of Kition, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.68g). Herakles advancing right, wearing full lion skin on shoulders, club in right hand, bow in left, ankh symbol to right, within dotted circlular border / Lion attacking deer, 'BLMLK' in Cypriot above, within dotted square border. Rare. EF. Ephesos (BC 625-600) EL 1/12 Stater888 viewsPhanes, ca 625-600 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.10g). Forepart of stag left, head reverted / Incuse square punch with raised lines within. Near VF. Extremely rare, possibly the second known. Lampsakos (BC 45) AE 23 - Julius Caesar888 viewsJulius Caesar, ca 45 BC. AE23 (9.76g). Laureate head of Caesar right / Priest plowing right with two oxen. Near VF, green patina. Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 9888 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. Mallos (BC 425-400) Hemiobol888 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g). Astragalos / Owl standing right, head facing, withing shallow incuse circle. Very fine. Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 17887 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE15 (4.25g). Laureate head of bearded Asklepios right / ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, snake coiled around staff. Brown-green patina, EF. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater887 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.69g). Winged dog standing left, head right, on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned. Ephesos (BC 625-600) EL 1/24 Stater886 viewsPhanes, ca 625-600 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.58g). Forepart of stag right, head reverted / Incuse square punch with raised lines within. VF. Rare. Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm886 viewsAchaemenid Period, circa 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.07g, 12h), struck ca 341-334 BC in Caria? Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear; to left, bearded male head right. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Unpublished variety of an extremely rare type with symbol on reverse. Ex Gorny & Mosch 117 (10/2002), lot 335 (where it realized EUR 4200). Kebren (BC 450) Hemidrachm886 views5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.85g, 10mm). Ram´s head right / Lion´s head right within incuse square. gVF. Apparently unpublished.2 comments Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B95885 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Artemis right within linear square. Good VF. Alexandreia (BC 171­-65) Tetradrachm885 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.63g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ ZΜΙΘΕΩΣ, Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow and arrow in left hand, patera in right; monograms to inner left and right, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ in exergue. VF, toned, minor surface marks, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare. Philadelphia (AD 37-41) AE 17 - Caligula885 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE17 (4.73g, 12h). Makedon, magistrate. Bare head right / capricorn left, bearing cornucopiae; monogram to left; ΜΑΚΕΔωΝ in exergue. Good VF, olive patina with traces of earthen overtones. Very rare magistrate, only three examples cited in RPC: one in Wintherthur, a second in Vienna, the third in a private collection. Aigai (BC 20-AD 4) AE 16 - Caius & Lucius885 viewsCaius & Lucius, Caesars, 20 BC-4 AD and 17 BC-2 AD. AE16 (3.50g, 11h). Diphilos Phaita, agonothete. Bare head of Lucius Caesar right / Bare head of Caius Caesar right. VF, black-green patina with traces of light green overtones. Ex Wagner Coll. Gentinos (BC 350-300) AE 13885 views4th century BC. AE13 (1.69g). Head of Artemis right / Γ-Ε, bee, palm tree to left. Good VF, brown patina, scratch on reverse. Klazomenai (BC 387/6) AE 12885 views4th century BC. AE12 (1.73g, 12h). Head of uncertain satrap right / Tripod; [K?]ΛA downward to right. Unpublished? VF, black patina. The attribution is uncertain. Clearly from western Asia Minor, other city names could accord with the portion of the ethnic visible on the coin, but the small trace of the initial letter that is struck up seems to best match a “K”.1 comments (AD 38-64) Polemo II - Drachm885 viewsPolemo II, with Tryphanae, ca 38-64 AD. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.11g, 2h). Diademed head of Polemo right / Legend in four lines within diadem. Good Fine, toned. Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian884 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.43g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Laureate head right / COM BIT, temple set on three-tiered podium, ROM S P AVG across frieze, clipeus in pediment; within, Hadrian standing left, holding patera and reverted spear. VF, trace of porosity in reverse fields. Gamerses (400-380) AE 13884 viewsGamerses, Satrap of Lydia, early 4th cent BC. AE13 (1.69g). Youthful head with short hair (with a braided strand in back) right (Eunuch Gamerses?), wearing earring and necklace / Zeus standing right, holding sceptre in right hand, eagle in left; star to left, ΓΑΜΕΡΣΟΥ to right. EF, dark green patina. Gutknecht Coll., ex Bank Leu AG, Zurich, 1992. Pergamon (AD 98-117) AE 20 – Trajan884 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE20 (3.64g, 12h). Pollion, strategus. Statue of Augustus standing facing, holding scepter, within tetrastyle temple; in pediment, capricorn right / Statue of Trajan standing facing, holding scepter, within tetrastyle temple; ΠΩΛΛIONOC in legend. Good VF, black-green patina. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B82 - EL 1/6 Stater884 viewsca 400-360 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.53g). Head of Hermes facing left, wearing petasos; behind, seal swimming downwards / Four-part incuse square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B69884 viewsca 380-340 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Female head facing right, hair forming a knot above head, wearing ear-pendant and necklace / Head of Pan facing right within a thin square frame, the whole in incuse square. Exceptionally beautiful female head struck in high relief. EF/VF. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater884 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.61g). Nike advancing left, head right, holding tunny in her extended right hand / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Kyme (BC 320-250) AE 11883 views4th-3rd cent BC. AE11 (0.94g). Eagle standing right / One-handled cup, K-Y. Very fine. Herakleia Pontika (BC 420-390) Diobol883 views420-390 BC. AR Diobol (14mm, 1.86g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion’s skin headdress / Quartered linear square, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΑ around, within larger incuse square. EF. Thyateira (AD 222-235) AE 48 - Severus Alexander883 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE48 - Medallion (48.55g, 6h). Mar. Pollianus, strategus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Young Hercules standing facing, head right, holding club set on ground and deceased lion. Good VF, dark green patina, minor smoothing in fields. Extremely rare, only the second specimen known.1 comments Alexandreia (BC 164-135) AE 18883 viewsca 164-135 BC. AE18 (5.02g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right; countermark: laureate head right within circular incuse / Α-ΛΕ-ΞΑ-Ν, lyre, monograms around; reverse countermark: head of horse right; all within laurel wreath. VF, green patina. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B92883 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 5h). Half length bust of Maenad, hair in sphendone, right / Race torch within linear incuse square in shallow incuse square. EF, very light scratches on reverse. It has been suggested that the obverse head may represent a female athlete. Lydia Uncertain (BC 5th cent) Tetartemorion883 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.18g, 9h). Head of ram right; decorative lines below; above, 'FALFAK' in Lydian / Helmeted head of Athena right; to lower right, TK in Lydian. Good VF. Assos (BC 350) Drachm882 viewsca 350 BC. AR Drachm (2.83g). Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet / ΑΣ-Σ-ΟΝ, Head of bull facing (bucranium), within shallow incuse square. VF. Very rare. Ex Pozzi Coll. (Ars Classica 1, 1920), 2270; ex Lockett Coll. (Glendining, 2/1961), 2209, and "Distinguished American Collection" (Peus 332, 1991), 186. Erythrai (AD 75-100) AE 14882 viewsunder Roman rule, 75-100 AD? AE14 (1.74g). EP-Y, club in dotted circle / wreath in dotted circle. Dark brown patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Tlos (BC 27-AD 14) Drachm - Augustus882 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (3.45g, 12h). Lycian League issue. Series 6, struck ca 27-20 BC, Tlos and Kragos. Bare head right; Λ-Y across fields / TΛΩ above, KP below, winged caduceus; flanked by two citharas. Superb EF, toned. Ex Bowers and Ruddy FPL (Summer 1981), no. 53. Sardeis (AD 100-300) AE 19882 viewsImperial times, 2nd-3rd century AD. AE19 (3.23g). ΣAP - ΔIΣ, Tyche Sardis right, draped and veiled, wearing mural crown / ΣAPΔIANΩN B NEΩKOPΩN, cult statue of Kore standing facing, wearing polos, surmounted by star and crescent; grain-ear to left, poppy to right. Rare variant. VF, black-green patina.1 comments Lampsakos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater882 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (2.13g, 10mm). Forepart of Pegasos right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, very low gold content. Extremely rare EL fraction for Lampsakos. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Man - EL 1/48881 views7th-6th cent BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.28g). Archaic male head right, Θ (?) on cheek / Incuse punch. EF. Unique? Miletos (BC 480-450) Hemidrachm881 views5th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.07g). Lion crouching right / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Good VF for type, toned, minor porosity. Very rare. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla881 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (16.29g). AVT KAI M AVP CEVHPOC [ANTWN,EINOC] CEB PP, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ANTWNIANH, CEOVHP [ADR, MHT] TAPCOV MKA GB, Triptolemus in biga drawn by winged serpents, sowing grain. Good VF, dark green patina. All the cited comparanda are from different dies, and of much coarser workmanship that the present piece. Plakia (BC 4th cent) AE 12881 viewsca 4th century B.C. AE12 (1.52g). Turreted head of Kybele right / Lion right, devouring prey; ΠΛΑΚΙA above, grain-ear below. Sinope (BC 120-63) AE 19881 views120-63 BC. AE19 (7.75g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΣΙΝΩ-ΠΗΣ, tripod. Green patina, aVF/VF. Rare. Joy coll. Kos (BC 480-470) Triple Siglos881 viewsca 480/70 BC. AR Triple Siglos (16.60g). [ΚΟΣ], Nude male youth in the process of hurling a disc. He is standing facing, weight on his right leg, while the left leg is crossing behind, the upper part of the body bent to its right side for getting into stride. On the left, the prize of the contest: a huge tripod. In the center, a flaw-spot. Dotted border / Irregular square incuse with diagonal lines. Of exceptional beauty and rarity. This is the last die of the first class of this issue. EF. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - satyr881 viewsafter 380 BC. AV Stater (8.34g, 16mm, 9h). Head of a young satyr with ivy wreath right / front part of Pegasos right within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Leukai (BC 350-300) AE 16880 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE16 (3.57g). Laureate head of Apollo left / Swan standing left with open wings, head right, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΗΣ (magistrate) to left. Nice VF, black patina. Rare. Kaisareia (AD 96-98) Didrachm - Nerva880 viewsNerva, 96-98 AD. AR Didrachm (6.99g, 22mm, 6h). Struck 97 AD. AYTOKPAT NЄPOYAC KAICAP CЄBACTOC YΠAT Γ, laureate head right / OMON CTPAT, two clasped hands holding standard set on prow. EF, toned, light deposits on reverse. Rare. From Group CEM. Hadrianoi (AD 177-192) AE 31 - Commodus879 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE31 (17.64g, 2h). T. Lucilius Diodorus, magistrate. AV• K• Λ• AVP• KOMOΔOC• ANTΩNINOC, bare-headed and draped bust right, seen from behind / T• Λ• O• K• ΔIOΔΩPOC• ANEΘ AΔPIAN ΠP OΛVM (PR ligate), Demeter standing left, holding two grain ears and poppy in left hand and long torch in right. Good VF, green-brown and black-green patina. Tisna (BC 350-300) AE 11878 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE11 (1.34g). Young male head left, hair short / Sword in sheath; ΤΙΣΝΑ-ΙΟΝ. EF. Prokonnesos (BC 411-387) Hemidrachm878 viewsca 411-387 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.52g, 7h), Female head left, wearing sphendone ornamented with dots, pendant, earring and pearl necklace / ΠΡΟ-ΚΟΝ, oinochoe. Rare. Attractively toned, aEF. From the collections of H.S. von Aulock and R. Jameson, ex SWH (4/1907 "Collection of a Bachelor"), lot 89 and Hirsch XI (5/1904), lot 323. (BC 263-241) Eumenes I - Tetradrachm877 viewsEumenes I, 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.92g). Laureate head of Philetairos right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated left, holding shield and spear, ivy leaf above knee, bow to right, A on throne. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Severus Alexander877 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE34 (28.47g), struck 234/35 AD. AUT K M AUR SEOUHROS ALEXANDROS, laureate cuirassed Bust R / ADR SEU ALE[...]T NE / PR PON, Altar; eagle and Helios in Quadriga above. Dark green patina, good VF. Miletos (BC 520-450) 1/48 Stater877 viewsca 5th century BC. AR 1/48 Stater (0.29g). Lion's head left / Star-like floral pattern. Kotiaeion (AD 68-69) AE 19 - Galba877 viewsGalba, 68-69 AD. AE19 (4.27g). Ti Claudius Aretis, magistrate. GALBAN AVT-OKPAT[OP]-A, laureate head right / E[PI TI KL APET]IDOC AGWNOQETOU DIA BIOU KAOTIAEWN, Zeus(?) standing left, raising right arm. ; Near VF, brown and tan patina, porous. From the David Simpson Collection. Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/24 Stater877 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.53g). Head of tunny left / Irregular incuse punch. EF. Apparently unpublished. Bithynion-Klaudiopolis (69-79 AD) AE 33 - Vespasian877 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE33 - Medallion (22.75g, 5h). M. Plancius Varus, proconsul. Laureate head right / MAPKOΣ/ ΠΛANKIOΣ/ OVAPOΣ ANΘVΠATOΣ in four lines across field; all within oak wreath. VF, brown surfaces. Rare. Ex Drewry Coll. Kyme (AD 200-270) AE 17876 views3rd century AD. AE17 (3.12g) Bust of Amazon Kyme right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Abbaitis (BC 200-0) AE 20876 views2nd-1st century BC. AE20 (8.04g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΜΥΣΩΝ ΑΒΒΑΙΤΩΝ, winged thunderbolt; all within oak wreath. Good VF, dark green patina. Rare. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B77876 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Diademed head of Io right / Laureate head of Dionysos right. EF. Struck from dies of fine style. Ephesos (BC 55-53) Cistophoric Tetradrachm876 viewsC. Pulcher, Proconsul, 55-53 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.29g). Aretemon, magistrate, dated year 81 (53 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow case between two serpents; ΠA (date), EΦE and bee left, torch right, APTEMΩN below. Fine, Rare. Tyana (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla876 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (15.29g, 11h), dated RY 16 (212/3 AD). Laureate head right / Hygeia holding serpent, and Askleipos, leaning on serpent-entwined staff, standing vis-à-vis; ET IS (date) in exergue. Brown patina with earthen highlights. VF. Ex Alighieri Coll. Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater 876 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.69g). Two tunnies left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B16876 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 11h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left / Incuse head of lion right; rectangular punch behind. VF. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B63 - EL 1/6 Stater875 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Head of young male left, wearing tainia; [small seal behind] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, spot of encrustation in field on obverse. Very rare, only seven specimens recorded by Bodenstedt, all from one obverse die. Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 41 - Antoninus Pius875 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE41 - Medallion (54.07g, 7h). AVTO KAI TI AI AΔPI ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CΩTHPI ACKLH ΠIΩ NIKAIEIC, half-length bust of Asclepius left, partially draped; serpent beside right shoulder. Good VF, magnificent apple green patina, slightly worn at high points, but generally smooth and glossy. A huge second century medallic bronze. Ex Drewry Coll. (BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater875 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 440-430 BC. AR Stater (9.84g, 12h). Head of a goddess (Aphrodite?) to left, wearing pearl necklace and spiral earring, hair in a queue tied with bands and bound up in back / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi', within dotted incuse square. Very rare. Beautifully toned, a superb example, perhaps the finest known. Good EF. Ex Bank Leu Auc. 81 (5/2001), 310 and Auc. 7 (5/1973), 251, and Desneux coll. Kos (BC 480-470) Triple Siglos875 viewsca 480-475 BC. Triple Siglos (16.58g). KΩΣ, naked Diskobolos about to hurl a discus, standing facing with his weight on right leg, left leg crossing behind, while he turns his upper body to his right, preparing to launch the discus which he holds above his head; tripod behind / Irregular incuse square with diagonal lines, traces of crab below. Prospero Coll. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B91 - EL 1/6 Stater875 viewsca 400 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm). Head of Athena left, wearing earring, her crested Attic helmet adorned with a Pegasos on the bowl / Irregular quadripartite incuse square punch. gVF. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 - 149