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Thyateira (AD 0-200) AE 18657 views1st-2nd cent AD. AE18 (3.57g). Bust of Athena right / Ornate prize crown with two palms.
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Smyrna (AD 84) AE 19657 viewsSex. Iulius Frontinus, Myrton and Reginus, 84 AD. AE17 (4.31g). ΑÎΘΥ - ΦΡΟÎΤΕΙÎΩ, bearded head of Herakles right / ΕΠΙ ΜΥΡΤΟΥ - ΡΗΓΕΙÎΟC / ZΜΥΡ, River god Hermos in Himation, lying, on hand on knee, other on container. Brown patina, good VF. Rare.
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Sardeis (AD 19) AE 16 - Germanicus657 viewsGermanicus, father of Gaius (Caligula), brother of Claudius, died 19 AD. AE16 (3.34g, 1h). Mnaseas, magistrate. Bare head left / Athena standing left, holding phiale; ΜΝΑ−ΣΕΑΣ down left field. VF, red-brown patina.
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Tralleis (BC 15) AE 23 - Vedius Pollio657 viewsVedius Pollio, friend of Augustus, died 15 BC. Bronze of Menandros Parrhasios, ca 29-28. AE23 (10.44g). ΠΩΛΛΙΩΝ − ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ, beardless bust of Vedius Pollio right / ΜΕ ΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ - ΠΑΡΡΑΣ - ΙΟΥ, eight-column temple of Zeus, quadriga facing on top; caduceus in field. Dark patina, gVF. Rare and interesting coin.
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Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 20657 viewsca 164-30 BC, under Roman rule. AE20 (4.99g, 12h). Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right / ΑΣΚ - ΓΛΥ, Sandan stading right on a horned goat-like animal walking right, within dotted circle. Superb turquoise patina; rare.
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Antiocheia (BC 100-0) AE 19657 views1st century BC. AE19 (2.88g, 12h). Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings spread / ΑÎΤΙΟ/ΧΕ-ΩΠ/ [Α]ΡΙΣΤΡΟ[...], six-rayed star. VF. Karl coll.
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Ankyra (AD 198–217) AE 31 - Caracalla657 viewsCaracalla, 198–217 AD. AE31 (18.28g). ANTΩNINOC • A-YΓOYCTOC, laureate head of Caracalla right / ACKΛHΠEIA CΩTHΡEIA ICOΠΥΘIA (HΠE and THR in ligature) around, MHTΡOΠOΛEΩC ANKYRAC (MH and NK in ligature) in exergue, Asclepius with staff entwined by snake standing left, Hygieia with snake standing right, the boy Telesphorus standing facing between. Rare. Light brown patina. Very fine.
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Ephesos (AD 117-138) AE 36 - Hadrian 657 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE36 - Medallion (33.62g, 12h). Struck 129 AD(?). ΑΔΡΙΑÎΟC ΚΑ-ICΑΡ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟC, laureate and cuirassed bust right wearing aegis / Cult statue of Diana of Ephesus within ornate octostyle temple. Near VF, dark green surfaces, minor roughness.
The emperor Hadrian was granted many honorific titles by the Greeks, including "Savior," "Founder," "New Dionysus," "New Heracles," "Panhellenius," and "Savior of the World," but the epithet "Olympius" is perhaps the most presumptuous. During Hadrian’s visits to Athens early in AD 129, he visited the massive Temple of Zeus Olympius (also known as the Olympeion). The Historia Augusta reports that at this time Hadrian dedicated an altar to himself, by virtue of which he seems to have elected himself a god and to have invested himself with the powers of the Olympian Zeus. This issue was possibly struck on the occasion of Hadrian’s visit to Ephesos later the same year.
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Antandros (BC 400-350) Tetrobol?657 viewsLate 5th century BC. AR Tetrobol (2.70g, 14mm). Head of female (Artemis Astyrene?) right / ANTAN, goat standing right; palm tree to right; all within incuse square. gVF.
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Prokonnesos (BC 400-350) Hemidrachm656 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.48g). Head of Aphrodite left, hair in sphendone / ΠΡΟ-ΚΟÎ, oinochoe. Near VF, nicely centered. Scarce.
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Keraitai and Kremna (BC 100) Drachm656 viewsca 100 BC. AR Drachm (3.69g). Homonoia between Kremna and Keraitai. Turreted head of Tyche right / Cornucopiae. VF, toned, minor porosity. Rare. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Stack's (6/1996), lot 326.
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Kaisareia (AD 193-211) AE 20 - Septimius Severus656 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE20 (6.02g). Laureate head right / Female figure (Homonaia?) holding branch, seated on Mount Argaeus; ET B in exergue. Very fine.
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Kyme (BC 320-250) AE 17656 viewsca 320-250 BC. AE17 (3.41g). Eagle standing right, ΑΡΚΕCΙΛΑΟC (magistrate) to left / K-Y, one-handled vase. Fine light green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll.
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Kaunos (BC 490-470) Hemidrachm656 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.49g, 5h). Iris running right, head turned back to left, both hands outstretched / Griffin standing right, left foreleg raised; all within dotted border in incuse square. A magnificent piece, beautifully toned and perfectly centered. EF. Ex Monnaies et Medailles XXVIII (6/1964), lot 179.
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Masikytes (BC 27-20) Drachm - Augustus656 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (4.02g, 12h). Series 6, struck ca 27-20 BC. Bare head right, Λ−Υ / M-A, two citharas; palm in field between; owl above. Good VF, light porosity.
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Sardeis (BC 15-AD 19) AE 17 - Germanicus & Drusus656 viewsGermanicus, with Drusus, Caesar, 15 BC-19 AD. AE17 (3.86g, 12h). Bare head of Germanicus right / Bare head of Drusus right. vVF, handsome green patina, earthen deposits. Ex. Wagner Coll.
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Magnesia (BC 350-325) Hemidrachm656 viewsca 350-325 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.61g, 12h). Rhodian standard. Diopeithes, magistrate. Warrior, holding lance, on horse rearing right / Bull butting left on maeander pattern; grain ear behind, [Δ]IOΠEIΘH[Σ] in exergue. EF, toned. Alighieri Coll.
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Magnesia (BC 459) Tetartemorion - Archepolis656 viewsArchepolis, son of Themistokles. ca 459 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20g). Diademed head of Archepolis right / AP monogram, eagle flying left diagonally, all within incuse square. Very rare.
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Tenedos (BC 480-450) Obol656 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Obol (0.58g). Janiform head, female on left, male on right (Hera and Zeus) / Double-axe, T-E, within incuse. Toned, EF. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B02656 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 11h). Forepart of a bull left, beaded wreath decorating the truncation / Incuse lion’s head with open jaws right; irregular incuse rectangle behind. Very rare. Lightly toned. Extremely fine.
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Zela (AD 198-217) AE 28 - Caracalla656 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE28 (16.58g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Îœ ΑΥΡΗ ΑÎΤωÎΙÎΟC, laureate head right / ZΗΛΙΤΩÎ, emperor in quadriga right, in ex. ЄT PMR. Very rare. Dark patina, VF.
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Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol656 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.24g, 6mm). Head of Selinos facing / Quadratum incusum. Very rare. Very fine.
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Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol - Pharnabazos655 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, Satraps, 379-372 BC. AR Obol (0.75g). Bearded and helmeted male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Athenian helmet / Cock standing right between two stars. Heavily toned, good VF. Very rare.
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Parion (BC 350-300) AE 19655 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE19 (6.20g). Bull butting right, grapes above / Π-Α/Ρ-Ι, altar of Parion; amphora standing in front.
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Kition (BC 388-387) 1/12 Stater - Demonikos655 viewsDemonikos, King of Kition, ca 388-387 BC. AR 1/12 Stater (0.90g, 1h). Athena standing right, holding spear / Herakles standing right, holding club, bow, and lion's skin, within incuse square. VF, lightly toned. Well centered and struck. Unpublished denomination.
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Autophradates (BC 380-355) Trihemiobol655 viewsAutophradates, Persian Satrap in Lydia ca 392-388 BC and in Ionia and Lydia ca 380-355 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.03g). Head of Satrap left, wearing Persian tiara / OATA, horse's head in profile facing slightly left. Toned, rev. weak strike, VF, very rare.
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Kolophon (BC 330-280) AE 14655 viewsca 330-280 BC. AE14 (1.89g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Forepart of bridled horse right; ΕΠΙΓΟÎΟΣ (magistrate) to left, ΚΟΛ below. EF. Ex Laffaille coll., Monaies et Médailles SA, Bâle 76 (1991), 478.
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Mytilene (AD 136-138) AE 39 - Aelius655 viewsAelius, Caesar, died 138 AD. AE39 - Medallion (38.19g). ΛOVKIOC AIΛOIC KAICAP, head right / M[...]-NAION, Asclepius standing facing, head turned left, wearing himation, holding snake-entwined staff with his right hand. Unpublished (?). Excellent portrait. Dark brass tone. Slightly rough surface. VF.
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Ninika-Klaudiopolis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus655 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (5.14g). PRINCEPS FELIX, head right; countermarked on his neck: palm branch. / COLONIA IVLIA / II VIR VE TER, two oxen plowing. Rare. Dark green patina, VF.
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Kyme (AD 253-268) AE 21655 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 253-268 AD (time of Gallienus). AE21 (4.20g), struck under magistrate Ermeias. IEPA.CVN.- KΛHTOC, youthful bust of Senate, draped, right / AIΛ.EP - M[E], river-god Xanthos, bearded and wreathed, nude to hips, leaning left, resting left arm on vase from which water flows, holding in right hand long waterplant; in left field KVMA - I; in ex. [Ξ]ANΘO[C]. VF, slightly rough. Hoeft coll.
This river-god played an important role in the Troyan War under the name Skamandros (today Küzük Menderes).
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Neokaisareia (AD 198-217) AE 30655 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (4.10g), struck 209/210 AD. AVT M AVPH - ANTΩNINOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right, seen from behind / KOIN ΠON - NEO - KAI - MHTPO, tetrastyle temple, columns with distinct ektasis, feet of columns with two embossments (torus), just as the capitals, pediment with shield (or Sol?) in the tympanon, decorated akrosteria [and quadriga on top of the roof]; in the outer intercolumnaria backwall visible with bricks, in the middle intercolumnarium statue of Zeus, nude, raised right hand, standing facing on narrow cippus; RM Digamma (= year 146) in exergue. Rare. About VF/VF, brown patina. Probably unpublished. Hoeft coll.
Sometimes the figure on the cippus is called Ma, which was worshipped in Komana Pontica, where she was brought from Komana in Cappadocia. Sulla brought her to Rome where she was identified with Bellona. But a female deity is never depicted nude and therefore it can't be Ma!
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Tenedos (BC 188-70) Drachm655 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Drachm (3.88g). Janiform male and female heads / Double-axe, TΕÎΕΔΙΩΠabove; monogram and grapes to left, Nike to right; all within laurel wreath. aEF. Rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater655 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (10mm, 2.62g). Harpy flying left, [holding tunny] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF.
A winged spirit in ancient mythology best known for constantly stealing the food from Phineas, the harpy was a hybrid of a bird and a woman. Earlier mythology represented them as beautiful women with wings and lovely hair, whereas later Roman and Byzantine writers depicted them as the most ugly of creatures.
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Assos (BC 450-400) Obol655 views5th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.59g). Griffin leaping right / Head of roaring lion right within incuse square. VF. Scarce.
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Teos (AD 54-62) AE 17 - Claudia Octavia655 viewsClaudia Octavia, Augusta, 54-62 AD. AE17 (3.94g). Diademed and draped bust right / Dionysos standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus. Near VF, dark brown patina, light roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Elaia (AD 41-54) AE 17 – Claudius655 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE17 (3.29g, 6h). Ti. Demetrios, magistrate. Bare head right / Basket with two grain ears and poppy. VF, green patina. Rare.
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Ephesos (AD 81-96) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Domitian655 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD, struck 82 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (25mm, 10.16g, 6h). IMP CAES DOMITIANVS, Laureate head right / AVG GERM, Six corn-ears. Good Fine. Scarce. Tricarico coll.; ex Winokur coll.
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(BC 241-197) Attalos I - Tetdradrachm655 viewsAttalos I, 241-197 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.00g, 12h). Struck ca 241-235 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name with wreath; spear in background, bee to outer left, monogram to inner left, bow to right. Near EF, lightly toned, a few small marks. Rare.
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(BC 263-241) Eumenes I - Tetradrachm655 viewsEumenes I, 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.20g, 1h). Struck ca 263-255/50 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, resting elbow on small sphinx, holding shield and transverse spear; ivy leaf to inner left, monogram on throne, bow to outer right. EF, toned, light bag marks.
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Bee on Pamphylia, Side Drachm654 viewsPamphylia, Side AR Drachm (3.66g, 18.38mm). Porosity, coin F, countermark good very fine.
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Aspendos (BC 420-400) Drachm654 viewsca 420-400 BC. AR Drachm (5.37g). Hero Mopsos with spear on horse right, within dotted circle / Boar right on ground line, EST below, within dotted circle. VF. Ex M&M Basel Auc. 41 (1970), lot 260.
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Ilion (AD 238-244) AE - Gordian III654 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE (4.57g). AU KAI M ANT GORDIANOS SEB, draped laureated bust right / ΙΛΙΕ-ΩΝ, Hector riding in chariot right. Dark green patina, VF.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B58654 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g, 7h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Hen walking right in linear square within incuse square. Fine. Very rare, only five examples noted by Bodenstedt.
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Parion (BC 400-300) Hemidrachm654 viewsca 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.33g). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue facing, surrounded by aegis / Bull standing left, head turned to right, wreath below, ΠΑ / ΡΙ. gVF.
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Phokaia (BC 350-250) AE 10654 viewsca 4th-3rd cent BC. AE10 (1.03g). Head of Nymph left / Head of griffin left. VF.
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Ilion (AD 41-42) AE 21 - Claudius and Britannicus654 viewsClaudius and Britannicus, ca 41-42 AD. AE21 (5.52g). TI KΛAYΔIOC CE[BACTOC YIOC IΛI], bare head of Britannicus right; before, scepter surmounted by owl / [TIBEPIOC] KΛAYΔIOC CEBACT[OC], bare head right. Rare. Fine.
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Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 29 - Antoninus Pius654 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE29 (12.73g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TON/KTICTHN in two lines across fields, NIKAIEIC in exergue, Statue of Dionysus seated left, resting hand on panther standing to left behind him and holding thyrsus, set on car drawn by two elephants. VF, black patina, minor roughness. Rare. Ex Malter 81 (9/2002), lot 417 (expertly conserved since).
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Prusa ad Olympum (AD 217-218) AE 26 - Diadumenian654 viewsDiadumenian, 217-217 AD. AE26 (7.03g). M OΠЄΛ ANTΩNINOC ΔIAΔOVMЄNIANOC, bare head right / ΠPOVCAЄΩN, Aias committing hara-kiri with sword. Beautiful glossy dark green patina, almost EF.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater654 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.67g). Head of Amazon (or Perseus) left, wearing winged cap; behind, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, a few marks. Extremely rare in this denomination.
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Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 9654 views4th century BC. AE9 (1.30g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ-ΩÎ, bull standing right on ground line. Rare.
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Megalopolis-Sebasteia (AD 114-115) AE 35 - Trajan654 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE35 (25.57g, 35.5mm), dated 114/15 AD, L. Catilius Severus magistrate. AYTOKPA KAIC NEP TRAIANOC CEB ΓEP Δ, laureate head right / EΠI KATIΛ CEOYHPOY CEBACTEIAC ETOYS AN, Zeus seated left, holding Nike on globe in right hand, long scepter in left, dolphin beneath.
This is the third known coin of this extremely rare mint in Pontos, and the first of this large denomination.
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Salamis (BC 485-450) Stater654 viewsafter 485/480 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 10.6g). Ram lying left / Ankh symbol, Cypriot letter 'ku' in center, leaves in corners, within incuse square. Very Rare.
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Ephesos (AD 138-161) AE 32 - Antoninus Pius654 viewsAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. AE32 (27.11g, 6h). Homonoia with Cyzicus. Paitos, grammateus. T AIΛIOC KAICAP ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right within pelleted border / ЄΠI ΠAITOV ΓPAMMAΤЄOC OMONOIA, KVZIKOC down left field, ЄΦЄCOC up right, heroes Kyzikos and Androklos, each nude but for drapery over shoulder, standing vis-à -vis and clasping right hands; Kyzikos standing right and seen from behind; Androklos standing facing with head left and holding long scepter; all within pelleted border. Good VF, red-brown and dark green patina. Very rare.
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Phokaia (BC 477-388) B96 - EL 1/6 Stater654 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (9mm, 2.56g). Head of Io left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF.
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Mytilene (AD 253-260) AE 33 - Valerian I654 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE33 (19.23g, 12h). Bal(...) Aristomachus, strategus. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with aegis / Artemis, drawing bow from quiver and holding bow, standing right in biga drawn by stags. Good VF, tan patina. Very rare. From Group CEM. Ex CNG XXX (6/1994), lot 474.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater654 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (10mm, 2.65 g). Louvar fish left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, minor die break on the obverse. Extremely rare and apparently the second known.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B53.2654 viewsca 370 BC EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm, 6h). Facing gorgoneion / Incuse head of lynx facing. EF
2 known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 4th additional example offered at auction.
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Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 10653 viewsca 4th century BC. AE10 (1.31g) Horned female head right, wearing necklace / ΛΑ, bull's head right. VF, black patina, some minor encrustation. Very rare.
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Uncertain (BC 470-440) Tetartemorion653 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion? (0.17g). Scorpion viewed from above, tail curling left / Quadripartite incuse square with pellet in each quarter. Apparently unpublished. Fine, extremely rare. The scorpion type is well established for Caria, but only as a reverse.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater653 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.58g). Forepart of boar left / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi', within incuse square. Good VF. Very rare.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater653 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.61g), uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and spiral / Forepart of a winged man-headed bull right; Lycian letters 'kherei' to right, within incuse square. VF, typical soft obverse, weakly struck on reverse. Very rare.
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Rhodes (BC 304-275) Didrachm653 viewsca 304-275 BC. AR Didrachm (6.86g, 12h). Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / ΡΟΔΙΟÎ, rose with bud to right; grape cluster and EY to left. Good VF, toned, reverse slightly double struck.
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Ephesos (BC 550-500) 1/6653 viewsca 6th century BC. AR Obol (0.54g). Bee / Quadripartite incuse square. Toned, EF. Rare.
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Elaiousa-Sebaste (BC 93-84) Tetradrachm653 viewsca 93-84 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.82g, 1h). Turreted and veiled head of Tyche right / Female (Aphrodite?) standing left, holding tiller; monogram and aplustre to outer left, ZH to inner left. Near EF, toned, areas of slight roughness. Extremely rare. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Triton VI (1/2003), lot 441; Tkalec and Rauch (11/1987), lot 141.
Seven tetradrachms of Elaiussa are apparently known: Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale; Washington, Smithsonian (broken); London, British Museum; SNG Levante Supp. 221; CNG 36, lot 2037; CNG 45, lot 475; and the present specimen. According to Houghton and Bendall, the present piece appeared in 1986 in a hoard which also included seven Aegeae tetradrachms. The issue is to be dated after c. 95-94 BC, when Seleukos VI struck coins at Elaiussa, but before 83 BC, when Tigranes extinguished the city's independent existence. Elaiussa was an island in antiquity but is now joined to the mainland.
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Kyzikos (BC 350-300) AE 9653 views4th century BC. AE9 (0.78g). Laureate head of Apollo left within circular border / KY-ZI, amphora, tunny below. Very rare. Joy coll.
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Nikaia (AD 202-205) AE 28 - Plautilla653 viewsPlautilla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AE28 (12.42g). Draped bust right; c/m: Nike standing right / Tyche, holding rudder and cornucopia, standing left within hexastyle temple. VF, dark greenish-brown patina.
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Eikonion (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III653 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 (17.72g, 6h). Struck 243-244. IMP CAES M AT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL AEL HA DRICONIESI (S retrograde), palm tree; to left, female figure seated left on round shield, in attitude of mourning; to right, bound captive standing right, leaning against tree; harpa below; S R across field. VF, light dusty green patina, with some earthen encrustation. An extremely interesting type reminiscent of the ‘Judaea Capta’ series under the Flavians. Unique.
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Kebren (BC 460-420) Hemiobol653 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.39g, 7mm). Forepart of ram right, [KE]BPH / "Wind-mill" quadripartite incuse square.
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-653 viewsca 378-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 10mm). Female head (Leda?) right, hair rolled behind / Head of Nike right, hair bound with a taenia, [N]-I/K-A, all within linear square. VF. Carr coll. Ex Münzen and Medaillen Deutschland, Auc. 22 (2008), lot 928 (Schulte coll.); ex Karl coll.; ex Münzen and Medaillen Deutschland, Auc. 9 (2001), lot 254.
Only 3 examples known of this type. Obverse of all examples is die match with Bodenstedt 82 that he described as head of Leda. The obverse die for Bodenstedt 82 has a reverse of a swan and is only known by 2 specimens. The reverse of this coin is Nike. The inscription is not complete on any of the 3 examples known, but it is clear that the letters are N-I/K-A. Silvia Hurter, in her article on this specific example, notes that the inscription makes it clear that the reverse is Nike and it can be inferred that this coin was struck to commemorate a victory, but which is uncertain (see Die Nike von Mytilene: Eine anonyme Siegespragung, SM 202, June 2001, pp. 21-22).
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Knidos (BC 210-185) Didrachm652 viewsca 210-185 BC. AR Octobol (4.99g). Head of Helios 3/4 to right / Forepart of a roaring lion right, anchor to left, KNI above, ΠΡΑΤΑΓΟΡΑΣ (magistrate) below. Nice VF. Unrecorded magistrate?
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Apollonis (BC 200-0) AE 20652 views2nd century BC. AE20 (3.41g). Turreted head of Tyche right / Zeus sitting on throne left, holding scepter in left hand and thunderbolt in right, ΑΠΟΛΛΩÎΙΔΕΩΠto right.
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Aspendos (BC 420-400) Drachm652 viewsca 420-400 BC. AR Drachm (5.41g). Hero Mopsos with spear on horse left, within dotted circle / Boar right on ground line, ΕΣΤ below, within dotted circle. VF. Unpublished with Mopsos left.
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Erythrai (BC 500-480) Didrachm652 viewsca 480 BC. AR Didrachm (6.65g). Rider (Erythros?) on horseback galloping right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned. From Fielder Coll.; ex Hess-Leu 31 (12/1966), lot 432; Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1836.
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Smyrna (BC 27-AD 14) AE 21 - Augustus652 viewsAugustus, with Livia, 27 BC-14 AD. AE21 (5.79g), struck ca 10 BC. Leontiskos Hippomedontos, magistrate. Jugate heads of laureate Augustus and draped Livia right / Aphrodite Stratonicis standing facing, holding sceptre and Nike; dove standing left in field to right. EF, jade green patina.
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Smyrna (AD 253-268) AE 27 - Gallienus652 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE27 (7.52g, 6h). ΑVΤ Κ ΠΛΙΚ_[ΙÎ] ΓΑΛΛΙΗÎΟC, laureate draped cuirassed bust right / CÎœVΡÎΑΙΩΠΓ Î_ΕΩΚΟΡΩΠ[..]ΙΠ[ΠΙΚΟV] ΦΙΛΗ_ΤΟV, the Amazon Smyrna, turreted and cuirassed, standing facing, head left, holding bipennis and pelta right.
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Neokaisareia (AD 238-244) AE 30 - Gordian III652 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE30 (16.5g). 241-242. Gordian right / Table supporting agnostic urn. A very nice example of this scarcer bronze.
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Balbura (AD 37-41) AE 19 - Caligula652 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE19 (4.97g). ΓΑΙΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, head right / ΒΑΛΒΟΥ/ΡΕΩÎ, Herakles standing right, holding club and lion skin. Black patina, EF. Rare.
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Aigai (BC 300-200) AE 17 652 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE17 (4.00g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΙΓΑE, head of goat right. gVF.
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Kyme (BC 460-400) Hemiobol652 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.51g). KYM, head of eagle left / Granulated "mill-sail" incuse square. VF, light porosity, well centered. Alighieri Coll.
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Laodikeia (AD 14-37) AE 18651 views14-37 AD. AE18 (4.49g, 12h). Dioskourides, magistrate. ΛΑΟΔΙ-ΚΕΩÎ, laureate and draped bust of Men right, wearing Phrygian cap and torque; all set on crescent / ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΙΔΗΣ, eagle facing, head left, wings folded; PK(ligate) O monogram in right field. Good VF, black patina with beige overtones.
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Miletos (BC 520-450) 1/48 Stater651 viewsca 5th century BC. AR 1/48 Stater (0.33g). Lion's head left / Star-like floral pattern.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater651 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (9.61g), uncertain mint. Pegasos flying left; triskeles below; all on raised square / Lycian letters 'KO-PR[L]-LE,' triskeles, within dotted incuse square. Good VF, toned. Ex Triton III (12/1999), lot 572.
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(BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol651 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Diobol(?) (10mm, 1.59g, 3h). Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Forepart of bull left; E facing upwards behind; all within incuse square. VF, porous. Heavy for series.
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(BC 400-350) Uncertain Satrap - Tetartemorion651 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.2g, 5mm). Head of Great King left / Floral pattern within incuse square.
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Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 13651 viewsLate 2nd century BC. AE13 (1.9g). Pilos decorated with star / Star. EF. Apparently unpublished.
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Tarsos (AD 98-111) Tetradrachm - Trajan651 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Tetradrachm (14.70g, 26mm, 1h). 100 AD. AVTOKP KAIΣ NEP TPAIANOΣ ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ΞVΠATΓ, Tyche seated to right on rock, holding palm; river god Kydnos swimming to right at her feet, TAP (partially ligate) in field before. Rare. Good Extremely Fine.
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Mallos (BC 425-400) Hemiobol650 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Swan standing right, wings spread, "ankh" symbol in front, within incuse square. Very fine.
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Smyrna (BC 160) Tetradrachm650 viewsafter 160 BC. AR Stephanephoric Tetradrachm (16.04g, 34mm). Turreted head of Tyche right / ZΜΥΡ−ÎΑΙΩÎ, monogram below; all within wreath. Excellent style, broad flan, slightly rough surfaces and small scratch (graffiti), otherwise nice EF. Rare.
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Kaunos (BC 410-390) Stater650 viewsca 410-390 BC. AR Stater (11.65g, 12h). Winged female figure in kneeling/running stance left, head turned right, holding caduceus and wreath / Baetyl(?), Δ (inverted) - [Γ] flanking. Good VF, toned, struck with worn reverse die. Excellent detail.
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Alexandreia (AD 222-235) AE - Julia Mamaea650 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD, for Julia Mamaea. AE (9.72g). Buste right / Feeding horse. Grey-green patina, VF.
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Smyrna (BC 245-240) AE 14650 viewsca 245-240 BC. AE14 (1.82g). Turretted head of Tyche right / Fire altar in the form of cup with cover; ZΜΥΡ and shrimp to left, ΣΥΜΜΑΧΟΣ (magistrate) to right. Fine green patina, gVF. Interesting type. Gutknecht coll.; ex Aufhauser Auc. 10 (Munchen, 1993), lot 185.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater650 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.25g), uncertain mint. Two cocks facing one another on a round shield / Tetraskeles in dotted square. Very rare. Ex Frank Sternberg, Zurich, with their ticket with notation "belonged to "Count Bleucher German Count."
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(BC 377-353) Maussollos - Drachm650 viewsMaussollos, Satrap, 377-353 BC. AR Drachm (3.54g). Laureate head of Apollo, facing slightly right / ΜΑΥΣΣΩΛΛΟ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double axe (labrys) and lotus-tipped sceptre; ME monogram left. Toned, good VF, light porosity.
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Kyzikos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus650 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (2.32g, 12h). Bare head right / Capricorn left, head right; monogram below. VF, attractive, light green patina, areas of brown encrustation on reverse. Ex Prideaux Coll. of Augustus.
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(BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol650 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Diobol (1.12g, 12h). Mylasa mint. Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Forepart of bull left; E on shoulder. Good Fine, light porosity. Very rare.
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Neoklaudiopolis (AD 138-161) AE 31 - Antoninus Pius.650 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE31 (20.75g, 6h), dated CY 161 (155/6 AD). Laureate head right / Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; ET PΞA (date) in exergue. Fine, green patina, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Aigeai (AD 198-217) AE 33 - Caracalla650 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE33 (21.13g), dated CY 262 (215/216 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hygieia standing right, holding serpent which she feeds from a phiale, facing Asklepios standing left, leaning on a serpent-staff; Telesphoros standing between; in exergue, goat kneeling right. VF, dusty green and brown patina with some earthen highlights, a little rough.
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Tyana (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian650 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (9.69g, 12h), dated RY 20 (135/6 AD). Laureate head right / Tyche seated left on rock, holding grain-ears and bunch of grapes; below, river-god swimming left; ЄT K (date) across field. VF, green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll.
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Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitian650 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE26 (8.54g). AVT ΔOMITIANOV KAICAP CEBA ΓEP, laureate bust right / TΩN KTICTH NEIKAIEIC ΠPΩTOI THC EΠAPX, laureate bearded head of Herakles left. Rare, VF, deep green patina. Hoeft coll.
The metropolis of Bithynia was in fact Nicomedia, but Nicaea raises a claim upon that title as shown by a coin issued under Domitian with the legend "the Nikaians, the first of the eparchias." From this claim emerged a legal dispute which was finally decided by Valens - Nicaea and Nicomedia both were allowed to call themselves the first city of Bithynia, but only Nicomedia was the metropolis. But this vain title was useless: by the new arrangement of the provinces, Chalcedon became the metropolis of the anterior Pontus. It's known from a discourse from Dion of Prusa (who lived in the time of Domitian) in which he challenged the Nicomedians to hold peace with the Nicaeans.
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Klazomenai (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus650 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (4.39g). KΛAZOM - KTISTHS, laureate head of Augustus right / ΘEA - ΛIBIA, head of Livia right. Rare, about VF. Hoeft coll.
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