Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Priene (BC 90-50) AE 162195 viewsca 90-50 BC. AE16 (3.74g). Laureate head of Poseidon right, trident behind / ΠPIHN(EΩN), owl standing on olive-branch, facing. Rare. Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater2185 viewsca 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. Gergis (BC 480-450) Hemidrachm2184 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.07g, 6h). Sphinx seated right / Gorgoneion in circular incuse. VF, toned, granular surfaces, irregular flan. Extremely rare, apparently the third known. In the early-mid 5th century BC, Abydos and Kebren used a very similar reverse type on their coinages, paired with their civic badge on the obverse, an eagle (Abydos) and ram’s head (Kebren). Kebren’s coins of this type typically do not include the city ethnic. The present coin employs the city’s badge, a sphinx, on the obverse, a stylistically similar gorgoneion on the reverse, and no ethnic. The existence of now 3 cities in the Troad striking common coinage suggests that there may have been a monetary alliance or symmachy in existence among them. While it is possible that this coin was minted by another city, the fabric and overall style are consistent with the early coins of Abydos and Kebren. Further, the present coin appeared on the market alongside an early coin of Gergis with a clear ethnic. Kyzikos (BC 500-479) EL Stater2178 viewsca 500-479 BC. EL Stater (16.00g). Head of goat left, tuna fish to right / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Very rare. Ankyra (AD 79-81) AE 26 - Titus2172 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.1 comments (BC 560-546) Kroisos - AR Stater2169 viewsca 560-546 BC. AR Stater – Double Siglos (20mm, 10.39g). Sardeis mint, struck ca 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two square punches of unequal size. VF, Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1022168 viewsca 333 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Bearded head of male (Chares?) right / Head of young Oriental wearing Phrygian cap right, within linear square. Good VF. Very rare. Alexandreia (BC 171­-65) Didrachm2160 viewsca 102/1-66/5 BC. AR Didrachm (27mm, 6.98g, 12h). Archagoros, magistrate. Dated CY 199 (102/101 BC). Laureate head of Apollo left / Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow, arrow, and patera; monogram to inner left, date to inner right, [magistrate’s name in exergue]. VF, broken and repaired (3h obv./9h rev.) without affecting design. Extremely rare - perhaps the only known didrachm from this series. This coin is part of a series of dated issues that began during the time of Mithradates VI of Pontos (see Callataÿ, pp. 155-9). Consisting primarily of tetradrachms, of which fewer than 40 examples are known, this series was sporadically minted over the course of approximately 50 years. All of these issues bear the same types and monogram, but various magistrates’ names appear in the exergue on their reverses. Phokaia (BC 521-478) 1/12 Stater2153 viewsca late 6th cent BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.33g). Female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap / Quadripartite incuse square. Toned EF, slightly grainy surfaces. Very nice for this issue. Mytilene (BC 350-250) Stater2148 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Stater (10.67g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, lyre; all within a linear square. Toned VF, some roughness on the reverse. Schonwalter Coll.; ex Ars Classica XVI (7/1933), lot 1384; Lampson Coll., 297; Weber Coll., 5673. (BC 560-546) Kroisos - AR 1/3 Stater2141 viewsca 560-546 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (13mm, 3.31g). Sardeis mint, struck ca 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse square punches of unequal size. VF, toned, typical light porosity. Kyzikos (BC 400-330) EL Stater2136 viewsca 400-330 BC. EL Stater (16.12g). Laureate and bearded head right; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. A Classical portrait of great power. Extremely rare. Ephesos (BC 625-600) EL 1/6 Stater2132 viewsPhanes, ca 600 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.34g). Forepart of stag right, head reverted / Square incuse with irregular edges. EF. (BC 560-546) Kroisos - AR Stater2129 viewsca 560-546 BC. AR Stater – Double Siglos (20mm, 10.40 g). Sardeis mint, struck ca 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two square punches of unequal size. Good VF, find patina. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B55 - EL 1/6 Stater 2126 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 10mm). Cicada, seal above / Quatripartite incuse square. EF. Abydos (AD 193-211) AE 38 - Septimius Severus2111 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE38 (23.74g). Fl. Ba. Prokles. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠI APC ΦΛ BA ΠP-OKΛOY / ABYΔHN, Leander accompanied by dolphins, swimming in the Hellespont towards a turret, from which Hero hold out a lighted lamp. Very rare. Interesting mythological depiction. Black green patina. Kyzikos (BC 450-430) EL Stater2094 viewsca 450-430 BC. EL Stater (15.90g). Lion crouching left on tunny, head three-quarters facing / Four-part incuse square. Very rare variety. Insignificant scratch on obv. Extremely fine. Lampsakos (BC 500-450) AR Diobol2093 viewsca 500 BC. AR Diobol (1.30g). Forepart of Pegasos left / Quadripartite incuse square. Toned, VF. Tralleis (BC 189-133) Cistophoric Drachm2088 views189-133 BC. AR Cistophoric Drachm (2.84g, 18mm). Club, draped lion skin; all within vine-wreath / TPAΛ, bunch of grapes upon vine-leaf. Very fine. Erythrai (BC 550-500) EL Hemistater2065 viewsLate 6th to mid-5th cent BC. EL Hemistater (7.00g). Milesian standard. Floral device consisting of three flowers separated by three buds, on high relief circular boss / Incuse square with irregular surfaces. EF. Very rare. Ex Garrett Collection, Part II (Numismatic Fine Arts/Bank Leu, 10/1984), lot 263; Erythrai-Çesme hoard of 1923 (IGCH 1184). Ephesos (BC 88-86) AV Stater2064 viewsca 88-86 BC. AV Stater (8.45g, 12h). Bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane; bow and quiver over shoulder / ΕΦΕ-ΣΙΩ[Ν], cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing; bee in field to left. VF. Very rare. Ex Leu 22 (1979), 132; Numismatic Fine Arts 2 (1976), 209 and Kastner 4 (1973), 110. Since 133 BC, Ephesos belonged to the Roman province of Asia and suffered from the shameless exploitation of the Roman tax collector. In 88 BC, the city revolted and went over to Mithridates VI of Pontos, who, in the so-called Asiatic Vespers, massacred thousands of Roman citizens. To pay his mercenaries, Mithradates struck large quantities of gold staters of traditional Ephesian types, but few specimens exist today. (BC 280-250) Nikomedes I - Tetradrachm2033 viewsNikomedes I, ca 280-250 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.57g, 11h), Nikomedia mint, struck ca 260-250 BC. Diademed head right / Bendis seated right, holding two spears; shield below; to outer left, Nike advancing left. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. One of approximately six known, and apparently the only specimen in private hands. One of the greatest rarities among the important early Hellenistic portrait coins. Nikomedes brought the dreaded Galatians or Gauls into Asia Minor. With their help, he extended his hitherto landlocked kingdom to the coast of the Propontis, where he established his new capital of Nikomedia. He was the first of his dynasty to issue coins. Nikomedes' tetradrachms exhibit an exceptional Hellenistic portrait. This is the only specimen not in a museum collection; Berlin, Vienna, and the BM each have one example, Paris (BN) has two. All have the same reverse type of Bendis (the Thracian Artemis) seated, though only Berlin and the present piece do not have the additional monogram in the inner left field. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL Stater2030 viewsBefore 575 BC. EL Stater (13.86g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch containing a running fox and three pellets; flanked by square punches containing stellate pattern and stag's head left. Good VF, sharply struck on a broad flan. Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 24 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II2029 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 (BC 398-395) Tetradrachm - Pharnabazos2028 viewsPharnabazos, Persian Satrap and military commander, ca 398-396/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.67g, 2h). ΦAR-N-[A]-BA, head of Pharnabazos right, weaing satrapal cap tied below his chin, and diadem / Ornate ship’s prow left, decorated with a griffin and prophylactic eye; before and aft, two dolphins downward; below, tunny left. Good VF, toned, slightly granular surface. Very rare, Maffre located thirteen extant examples, eight of which are in museum collections. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 69 (11/1994), lot 276a. Struck during the period of warfare between Spartans and Persians, this issue commenced after Pharnabazos received the responsibility for the management of the Achaemenid navy in 398 BC, and ended with the temporary closure of the mint in 396 BC due to the Spartan presence in the area. Maffre's die study suggests that, although only 13 examples are known today, the coinage was quite massive and instrumental in facilitating Pharnabazos' naval success that culminated in the Battle of Knidos. (BC 130) Pylaimenes - AE 222021 viewsPylaimenes, ca 130 BC. AE22 (3.90g, 12h). Facing bull's head / [Î’]ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΛΑΙΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, winged caduceus. EF, glossy dark brown patina. Smyrna (AD 37-41) AE 21 - Caligula2018 viewsGaius (Caligula), with Agrippina Sr. and Germanicus, 37-41 AD. AE21 (6.35g), struck 37-38 AD. C. Calpurnius Aviola, proconsul, and Menophanes, civic magistrate. Laureate head of Caligula right / Draped bust of Agrippina facing bare head of Germanicus. Good VF, brown patina, with exceptional fine style portraits. Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm2017 viewsAchaemenid Period, ca 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.10g, 5h), struck ca 350-341 BC in Caria? Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear. VF, attractive dark iridescent toning, flat strike. Rare. Ex CNG 36 (12/1995), lot 2079; Spink America (5/1995), lot 230; Pixodarus Hoard, 23. The archer-horseman tetradrachms are one of the most enigmatic Persian coinages struck in Asia Minor prior to the invasion of Alexander the Great. Though various symbols and letters occur in the fields, no inscription exists to help us identify the issuer, mint, or purpose of issue. Konuk, however, identified two series, with and without subsidiary symbols on the reverse. Also, analysis of the Pixodarus Hoard has allowed the coinage to be dated from the decade beginning circa 350 BC. Additionally, as only the earlier, non-symbol, type is represented, Meadows concluded that the date of deposit of the hoard, 341 BC, served as a tentative divider between the two series. Pompeiopolis (AD 161-169) AE 242016 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. Klazomenai (BC 386-301) Drachm2016 viewsca 386-301 BC. AR Drachm (4.02g, 6h). Mandronax, magistrate. Head of Apollo facing slightly left, wearing laurel wreath / KL-A, swan standing left, wings spread; ΜΑΝΔΡΩΝΑ[Ξ] to left. Good VF, dark iridescent toning. Exceptional metal for issue. Rare. Herman Coll. Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Scarab - EL 1/12 Stater2015 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.32g). Phokaic standard. Figural type. Scarab beetle / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare, the third known. Tyana (BC 100-0) AE 152011 viewsca 1st century BC. AE15 (4.49g). Bull walking left / Zeus seated left, holding scepter, ΤΥΑ-ΝΕωΝ. Good VF, glossy black patina under reddish earthen encrustation. Kaisareia (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III2008 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. Tenedos (BC 525-470) Hemidrachm2006 viewsca 525-470 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.81g). Archaic janiform head, male on left, female on right (Zeus and Hera?) / Double-axe within dotted incuse square. VF, porous surfaces. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B102 - EL 1/6 Stater1999 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Laureate head of female left, hair in sakkos; seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, fine style and well centered. Smyrna (AD 79-91) AE 21 - Julia Titi1999 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 ZÎœYPΝΑΙΩΝ, Cybele seated left. Very fine. Abydos (AD 166-177) AE 35 - Commodus1996 viewsCommodus, Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE35 (27.95g). ΑΥ Κ ΑΙΛ ΑΥΡΗ - ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ ΓΕΡ, draped and laureate bust right / ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΑΙΛ ZΩΙΛΟΥ, Alexander the Great, backed by more soldiers on two galleys, giving orders to attack; on the background turret with trumpeter giving the signal on long salpinx. Second known example. Red brown patina, minor smoothing, gVF. Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 36 - Gordian III1995 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. Phokaia (BC 600-522) EL 1/6 Stater1995 viewsca 525 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of eagle to left with frontal eye and hooked beak; dotted neck truncation; below, seal swimming to left / Irregular incuse square. Unpublished. Of great rarity, the finest of the 3 examples known. Good EF. This exceptional piece, which was unknown to Bodenstedt, should date to the late 6th century (Bodenstedt’s dates are generally thought to be somewhat high). For a similar but slightly later eagle head, see the later issues of Cypriot Paphos (as ACGC 1088 and Traité II, 1278 ff.) but these are somewhat more fussily done and lack the piercing look of this eagle. The only eagle heads that can compare with this one in power were those engraved over a century later by the artist Da... and his followers at Olympia. Ephesos (BC 258-202) Didrachm1993 viewsca 258-202 BC. AR Didrachm (6.52g). Zoes, magistrate. Head of Artemis right; bow and quiver behind / Forepart of kneeling stag right, head turned back; Ε - Φ, ZΩΗΣ (magistrate) to left, bee in field to right. VF. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B221991 viewsca 479 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of ram right, cock below standing left / Incuse bull's head left. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-1984 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Female head to right, her hair bound up with criss-crossing ribbons / Panathenaic amphora with pointed lid; to left, palm branch; all within linear frame. Apparently unpublished and unique. aEF. This piece is apparently completely unknown and unrecorded by Bodenstedt. The reverse bears a large amphora with a lid: its shape is that of a ‘Panathenaic’, so-called from its use to store the olive oil given to winners at the Panathenaic Games in Athens. So, we must be looking at a prize amphora, a conclusion that is confirmed by the palm of victory that stands nearby. This means that the person depicted on the obverse of this coin must be Nike, goddess of victory. The rather sober hairstyle is also found on figures of Nike from Terina, Olympia, Kyzikos, Lampsakos and elsewhere. The very specific nature of the types on this coin implies that it was struck to commemorate the victory of someone. Dardanos (BC 500-490) EL Stater1976 viewsca 500-490 BC. EL Stater (14.02g). Cock standing right, palmette above / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 201972 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE20 (7.93g, 12h). Head of young Ares right, wearing helmet / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, sword in sheath, monograms flanking. Fine style, deep brown-green patina, EF. (BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater1971 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-460 BC. AR Stater (9.31g, 9h). Goat kneeling right, head reverted / Ram's head left, X above, within dotted incuse square. Superb EF, toned, well centered and fully struck. Extremely rare. Perperene (AD 37-41) AE 17 - Caligula1965 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE17 (3.14g) Laureate and draped bust right (probably as a personification of Hegemonia) / Grape bunch on vine with leaf. VF, nice dark green patina. Rare mint, with only a handful of provincial coins known for the Julio-Claudians. Nysa (BC 200-100) AE 191955 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE19 (4.64g). Veiled bust of Kore right, wearing wreath of grain / ΝΥΣΑΕΩΝ, slinger standing right, left arm extended, holding sling overhead in right hand; magistrate [..]ROS, monogram upper right. VF, glossy green patina. 1 comments Alexandreia (BC 300-200) Stater1954 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AR Stater (10.62g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝ-ΔΡΕΩΝ, horse grazing right; ΣΙ below. Good VF, traces of undertype visible on reverse. Unpublished and unique. The earliest coins of Alexandria are bronze issues struck about 300 BC imitating Hamaxitus (Apollo Smitheus) and Hamandria (Apollo/horse feeding). The earliest silver attributable to Alexandria are tetradrachms ca 280-275 in the name of Alexander, which on grounds of style belong to the years after the death of Lysimachus (Price 1588-1590). During the Second Syrian War (260-253) Antiochus II produced an issue of tetradrachms (SNG Spaer 374-376). Another two issues in the name of Alexander followed ca 230 (Price 1591), and again in 189-180 (Price 1592-1598). At some point during the 3rd century BC, an extensive bronze issue was produced (BMC 7-21), to which this previously unknown silver stater belongs, based on the local Persian silver weight standard, obviously intended for local use. Mostene (AD 177-192) AE 35 - Commodus1945 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.1 comments Phokaia (BC 477-388) B51 - EL 1/6 Stater1941 viewsca 480-440 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.58g). Head of a he-goat facing left, the truncation adorned by a row of dots; beneath, seal swimming left / Four-part incuse square. EF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Bull - EL 1/6 Stater1934 viewsca 500 BC. EL Hekte (2.34g), Milesian standard. Head of bull right / Incuse punch. aEF. Very rare. Samos and Klazomenai have been suggested as possible mints. Germa (AD 177-192) AE 29 - Commodus1930 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. Mallos (BC 333-323) Stater - Balakros1922 viewsBalakros, Satrap of Cilicia. 333-323 BC. AR Stater (10.82g). Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter in right hand; grain ear and grape-bunch in right field, B right, M under throne / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested helmet and necklace. Attractively toned, good VF. Samos (BC 600-570) EL Stater1916 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Stater (17.22g). Uncertain design against a background of heavy filling ornament / Two parallel oblong incuse punches with irregular markings. VF. Ex Leu 77 (5/2000), lot 310.  The types of the early electrum of Samos are varied. The Samians had a unique style of coinage, with the central type placed against an amorphic patterned background. Various decriptions have been offered for the types-eagles, flowers, panthers, thunderbolts, etc. This cataloguer sees a flowering plant with two leaves, and a panther facing left below. The use of background ornament somewhat resembles the geometric patterns used as filling ornament on Corinthian pottery. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1001908 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Artemis right, hair in sphendone; serpent behind. VF, well centered and struck. Pergamon (BC 450-400) Triobol1902 views5th century BC. AR Diobol (1.53g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head of satrap right, wearing Persian tiara, ΠΕΡΓ to left, within incuse square. EF, but flan chipped on edge from 4:00 to 6:00. Very rare. The satrapal portrait cannot be positively identified, but stylistically it should be placed under either Eurysthenes or Gongylos, both administrators of the mid-late 5th century BC. Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE - Severus Alexander1898 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE (26,83g), struck 226 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; in field, year SKH (= 228). Good dark patina, some corrosion on rev., good VF. Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL 1/6 Stater1898 views460-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.65g). Bee with straight wings, seen from above; tunny fish below / Quadripartite granulated incuse square. Good VF, a few scuff marks. A previously unknown type, apparently unpublished in any denomination. Bithynion-Klaudiopolis (AD 81-96) AE 16 - Domitian1895 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. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B100 - EL 1/6 Stater1893 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of female left, wearing sphendone; [small seal below] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, patchy toning. Kyzikos (BC 440-430) EL Stater1890 viewsca 440-430 BC. EL Stater (16.08g, 21mm). Head of Athena facing three-quarters right with triple-crested Attic helmet, hair in heavy, twisted locks on either side of the head; below tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square with slightly granulated fields. Rare. Excellent style. Well centered. Irregular, triangular flan. EF. Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 9 - Tissaphernes1890 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 400-395 BC. AE9 (0.94g). Helmeted head of Athena right / TIΣ-ΣA, satrap galloping on horse right, wearing Persian outfit, spear in right hand. gVF. (BC 560-525) Kroisos - AV 1/24 Stater1889 viewsTime of Kroisos to Cambyses, Kings Of Lydia, ca 560-525 BC. AV 1/24 Stater (0.44g). Kroisid type, heavy series. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Double incuse square punch. Fine. Extremely rare. Kaisareia (AD 222-235) AE 21 - Severus Alexander1889 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE21 (7.67g), dated 224 AD. Laureate head right / Agonistic urn containing three palm-branches. Golden highpoints, very fine.1 comments (BC 600-550) Uncertain King - AR Fourre' Hekte1885 viewsBefore 561 BC. AR Hekte (1.03g). Head of roaring lion right / Irregular incuse punch. Unpublished in major references. Probably once coated with electrum foil, similar to the coin mentioned in Franke's Antike Metallurgie und Muenzpragung, page 15. This coin also made from silver/ billon (rather than bronze, as typical for later fourre's). (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Tetradrachm1882 viewsMaussollos, Satrap, 377-353 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.10g). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / ΜΑΥΣΣΩΛΛΟ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double axe (labrys) and lotus-tipped sceptre; ME monogram behind. Good VF, minor flan flaw on eye. Ariassos (AD 138-161) AE 26 - Antoninus Pius1882 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE26. Laureate head right / Persephone (?) seated right on throne, wearing kalathos and veil, holding pomegranate. Anemurion (AD 235-238) AE 30 - Maximinus1880 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. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - Hermes1875 viewsca 394-350 BC. AV Stater (8.39g). Head of Hermes left, wearing large brimmed causia / Forepart of Pegasus right within incuse square. Extremely rare. EF. For the better part of 4th century BC, Lampsakos issued gold staters with forepart of Pegasus with a variety of obverse types. Few Greek cities were issuing gold at this time, and that Lampsakos was able to start such a project and maintain it for five or six decades, speaks volumes of its wealth and importance. Lampsakos had issued an important group of electrum staters in earlier times. Its gold staters apparently enjoyed wide distribution. Baldwin documented 41 issues of Lampsakene staters in her 1924 study, which is still the standard work. Of these, 8 bore figural types and 32 bore portraits, revealing a preference for the latter category. The chief difficulty Baldwin encountered in ordering the series was the surprising lack of die links between issues; in fact only once was a reverse die carried over from one issue to another, making a global die study impossible. For die studies within each issue, she located 5 examples of Hermes staters that were struck with 5 obverse and 4 reverse dies. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL Stater1874 viewsbefore 575 BC. EL Stater (14.05g, 3h). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch containing a fox standing left and three pellets, flanked by two square punches containing, respectively, a stag's head left and stellate pattern. Good VF, exceptional for this issue. Fielder Coll. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1011873 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Laureate head of bearded male right (Zeus) / Bust of winged Nike right, two stars above. EF. (BC 619-561) Alyattes II - EL 1/3 Stater1873 viewslate 7th century BC. EL Trite (4.36g, 10,5mm). Head of roaring lion right; retrograde legend (WALWET) downward on right / Double incuse square punch. Light deposits, obverse scratch, VF. Kyzikos (AD 98-117) AE 28 - Trajan1870 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. Kyme (BC 520-470) Obol1869 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.84g). Forepart of horse right / Quadripartite incuse square. Very rare. Good VF. Pergamon (BC 335-330) Stater1869 viewsMid-late 330s BC. AV Stater (8.60g, 17mm, 1h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Archaistic Palladion: statue of Pallas Athena standing facing, holding spear aloft in right hand, preparing to strike, on left arm, a shield adorned with a four-point star and fillet hanging below; to lower left, a crested Corinthian helmet right; all within concave circular incuse. Superb EF, fully lustrous. Achilleion (BC 400-300) AE 101854 views4th cent BC. AE10 (0.89g). Helmet facing left / City monogram. Olive-green patina, VF. Very rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B57 - EL 1/6 Stater1854 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Stag crouching left; above, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF, underlying luster. Extremely rare, only one example listed by Bodenstedt (in Munich). Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) EL Stater1849 viewsAsia Minor, uncertain mint possibly in Ionia, ca 500-­480 BC. EL Stater (13.97g). Forepart of ram right / Rectangular incuse punch. Of the highest rarity, only the third specimen known of this intriguing issue. Of superb style and well struck in high relief, good extremely fine. Kyme (AD 54-68) AE - Nero1847 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE (5.67g, 11h). 54-59. ΘEΟΝ ΝEΡΩΝΑ CEΒΑCΤΟΝ; laureate head right / ΚΥΜΗ ΑΙΟΛΙC; Kyme as Amozone standing left, holding trident inleft and globe in right. Good very fine. (BC 340-334) Pixodaros - AV 1/12 Stater1843 viewsPixodaros, Satrap, 340-334 BC. AV 1/12 Stater - Obol (7mm, 0.63g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo left / ΠΙΞΟΔΑΡΟΥ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and lotus-tipped scepter. EF. Rare. Karl Coll.; Ex Hirsch Auk. 177 (2/1993), lot 373. Pionia (AD 193-217) AE 21 - Julia Domna1839 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. Kamiros (BC 500-480) Stater1832 viewsca 480-475 BC. AR Stater (11.81g, 3h). Fig leaf / ΚΑΜ[Ι]−ΡΕΩ[Ν], legend in two lines divided by horizontal bar. Good VF, attractively toned, choice flan. Very rare, only five specimens known of which two are in museums. Ex Kunker 94 (9/2004), lot 1194 (sold EUR 3,400 ($4,182); R.C. Lockett Collection (Glendining's, 2/1961), lot 2409; Prof. S. Pozzi Collection (Naville I, 3/1921), lot 2671. For dating, see Kagan, "The Decadrachm Hoard," Coinage and Administration in the Athenian and Persian Empires (BAR S343), pp. 25-26. This variety, the only coin of the type with a civic ethnic, is the only firm evidence linking this coinage to the city of Kamiros. Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL 1/24 - Plated 1831 viewsca 650-600 BC. EL Plated 1/24 Stater (0.46g). Blank / Square incuse punch. Rare with almost complete plating. Good very fine, small cracks in plating exposing base metal. Thebe (BC 350) AE 91830 viewsca 350 BC. AE9 (0.83g) Laureate female head right, hair in a sakkos / Three crecents, Θ-Η-Î’ in between. VF, black patina. Rare. Tavion (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla1829 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. (BC 610-546) EL 1/3 Stater1828 viewstemp. Alyattes to Kroisos, ca 610-546 BC. EL Trite - 1/3 Stater (14mm, 4.64g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, knob on forehead / Two incuse square punches. Near VF, multiple bankers/countermarks on obverse and on edge. Pergamon (BC 19-18) Tetradrachm - Augustus1827 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.91g). Pergamum mint. Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Hexastyle temple set on four-tiered base; ROM ET AVGVST across entablature. EF. Parion (AD 253-268) AE 30 - Gallienus1823 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. Pergamon (BC 27-26) Tetradrachm - Augustus1815 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (11.96g). Pergamum mint? Struck circa 27-26 BC. IMP CAESAR, Bare head right / Six corn-ears, AVGV-STVS. EF. Kasai (AD 247-249) AE 29 - Philip II1815 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. Erythrai (BC 520-480) EL 1/12 Stater1809 views6th-5th century BC. EL Hemihekte (1.35g). Rosette pattern with central pellet / Swastika-like cross incuse. Chios (BC 550-­525) EL Hekte1807 viewsca 550-­525 BC. EL Hekte (2.28g). Sphinx seated right, vine tendril on top of head / Double incuse punch. Of the highest rarity. Well struck and centered and good very fine. Ex NAC 18 (2000), 225. Prusias ad Hypium (AD 81-96) AE 28 - Domitian1806 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 117-138) Tetradrachm - Hadrian1798 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. BI Tetradrachm (13.76g), dated 132/133 AD. Bust right / Eagle, goat below. VF. Very rare. Amisos (BC 109-89) AE 311796 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. Sebastopolis-Herakleiopolis (AD 193-211) AE 29 - Septimius Severus1793 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE29.16 (15.32g). Year 208 AD. AY KAI Λ CEΠTI CEYEPHC AYΓ, draped and cuirassed bust right / [CEBACT]ΟΠ HPAKΛEO tetrastyle temple, in exergue, [E]T HC (=205/206). Rare, good very fine. Bruzos (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Gordian III1792 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. Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Siren - EL 1/121792 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.33g). Phokaian standard. Siren standing left, with the body of a bird and human head wearing cap with a long curl / Incuse square with irregular raised projections. EF. Tion (AD 98-117) AE 25 - Trajan1785 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE25 (6.60g). Laureate bust right / Serapis standing facing left holding snake entwined staff. Ex Nemesis Ancients. Pergamon (BC 450-400) Triobol1784 viewsafter 420 BC. AR Diobol (1.72g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head of satrap right, wearing Persian kyrbasia, ΠΕΡΓA to left, within incuse square. VF. Very rare.1 comments 14853 coins on 149 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 - 149