Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Most viewed - Lykia
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - AE 13659 viewsPerikle, ca 380-360 BC. AE13 (1.90g). Horned head of Pan left / Lycian letters 'Π-ΡΕ-ΚΛ' around triskeles. Interesting variant showing Pan with both horns.
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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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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater655 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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(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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Balbura (AD 37-41) AE 19 - Caligula653 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE19 (4.97g). ΓΑΙΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, head right / ΒΑΛΒΟΥ/ΡΕΩΝ, Herakles standing right, holding club and lion skin. Black patina, EF. Rare.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater652 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 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater651 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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Xanthos (BC 167-81) Drachm643 viewsca 100-50 BC. AR Drachm (2.37g). Laureate head of Apollo right / City initials Ξ-Α on either side of kithara, ΛVKIΩΝ above; all within shallow incuse square. EF.
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(BC 480) Uteves - Stater641 viewsUteves, Dynast, ca 480 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 8.41g). Forepart of a boar left / Diskeles with a small appendage protruding from side; all within an incuse square. Near VF, lightly porous.
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Telmessos (BC 410-380) Stater - Ddenevele640 viewsDdenevele, Dynast, ca 400-380 BC. AR Stater (8.45g, 4h). Telmessos mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves and spiral on the bowl; Lycian letter 'ua' to right / Head of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. EF. Ex CNG 30 (6/1994), lot 175.
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Masikytes (AD 98-117) AR Drachm - Trajan640 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Drachm (18.7mm, 3.53g), struck 98-99 AD. AYT KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CEB ΓEPM, laureate head right / ΔHM EΞ - YΠAT B, two three-stringed lyres side by side, owl above, a foot on each lyre. Nice EF, mint luster, fine bold portrait! Hoeft coll.

Masikytes, together with Kragoi, was one of the main regions of the Lycian League. Apollo/Lyre was the type of their coins.
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Pinara (BC 425-400) Stater - Kherei639 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.56g, 20mm). Pinara mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, Lycian letters 'KhE' to left / Head of Kherei right, wearing Persian headdress (bashlyk); Lycian letters 'Pillefi' (retrograde) - 'Kherei', within dotted incuse circle. An apparently unrecorded variety of a very rare type. Well struck and centred, EF.
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Tlos (AD 14-43) AE 17638 viewsunder Roman rule, Julio-Claudian era, 14-43 AD. AE17 (3.68g). Λ-Υ, laureate head of Apollo right / Τ-Λ, laureate head of Artemis right, hair in chignon. Dark green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.
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Oinoanda (BC 200-0) AE637 views2nd-1st century BC. AE (5.07g). Bust of Hermes left, kerykeion behind shoulder / Ares standing facing, holding spear and shield. VF. Very rare.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater636 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.67g), uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and spiral / Forepart of a winged bull right; all within incuse square. Good VF, typical soft obverse. Very rare, only the second recorded example.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater636 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (8.99g, 21mm). Head of roaring lion right, 7 pellets in circles above / Incuse punch divided in diagonal lines. Lightly toned, VF.
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - 1/3 Stater635 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 3.28g). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles; dynast's name around. VF.
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Phaselis (BC 250-220) AE 18634 viewsca 250-220 BC. AE18 (5.60g). Prow of ship right, dolphin below / Ship tail with aphlaston left, ΦΑΣΗ and star above. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.; ex M. Laffaille Coll. and Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, Auk. 76 (1992), lot 524.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Drachm633 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Drachm (4.17g, 16mm, 8h). Xanthos mint? Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Forepart of bull right; Lycian letters 'Kherei" above, within shallow incuse square. Nice style, aEF.
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(BC 400-380) Vekhssere II - Stater632 viewsVekhssere II, Dynast, ca 390 BC. AR Stater (9.89g, 12h). Forepart of lion left, mouth open wide / Head of Athena facing, turned slightly to left, wearing triple crested helmet and pearl necklace. Extremely rare, one of two examples known. Attractively toned. Minor corrosion and reverse struck lightly, otherwise, good VF. Ex Hess-Leu 19 (4/1962), lot 312, and from the Podalia Hoard of 1957 (IGCH 1262).
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - AE 10628 viewsPerikle, Dynast, 380-360 BC. AE10 (1.29g). Forepart of (male) goat left / Triskeles, Lycian letters (Perikle) around. Attractive very fine.
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Olympos (BC 167-81) Drachm628 viewsLykian League, ca 167-100 BC. AR Drachm (3.10g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΟΛΥΜΠΗ, three-string lyre, palm brachn to left, tropaion to right; within incuse square. aEF/VF. Ex Peus Nachf., Auk. 360 (4/1999), lot 137.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater 628 viewsUncertain Dynast (Za...?), ca 460-440 BC. AR Stater (9.53g, 8h). Sphinx sitting right, left foot raised, Χ-Α-Ψ-Γ-Ψ[...] around / Crab within deep incuse square. aEF. Rare.
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(BC 390-370) Mithrapata - Stater627 viewsMithrapata, Dynast, ca 390-370 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.79g). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Mithrapata left; triskeles behind, all within incuse square. VF.
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Phaselis (BC 250-220) Stater626 viewsca 246-221 BC. AR Stater (10.30g). Magistrate Eukleas. Prow of galley right, decorated with thunderbolt; shrimp(?) below / Stern of galley with aphlaston right, flying bird and ΕΥΚΛΕΑΣ-ΦΑΣΗ above. VF. Ex Auktion Kricheldorf 29 (1975), lot 150.
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Patara (BC 410-380) Diobol626 viewsca 440/30-410 BC. AR Diobol (12mm, 1.17g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Eagle standing left, diskeles to left; all in pelleted circle within circular incuse. VF, obverse double struck. Very rare.1 comments
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(BC 470-440) Uvug - Tetrobol625 viewsUvug, Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.83g), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull right / Head of Aphrodite? right, OFOV (='uvug' in Lycian language) to left, within dotted incuse square. Toned, VF.
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Phaselis (BC 530-480) Stater623 viewsca 530-480 BC. AR Stater (10.75g). Prow of galley in the form of boar's head right / Incuse punch. Cleaned, VF.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - 1/3 Stater621 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.12g, 9mm). Protodynastic Group A. Head of boar right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare.

See Boston MFA Supp. 206 for a stater with a style identical to this fraction.
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Myra (BC 167-100) Drachm 620 viewsca 167-100 BC. AR Drachm (2.76g, 16mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / M-Y, kithara, star over helmet (?) to right, all within incuse square. gVF.
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Phaselis (BC 167-130) Stater619 viewsca 167-130 BC. AR Stater (11.02g). Artemidoros, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Athena walking right on galley, brandishing spear in right hand, shield on left arm; ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟC to left, Φ to right. EF, well centered, light hairlines from prior cleaning, but now starting to retone.
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Phellos (AD 238-244) AE - Gordian III619 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE (20.90g). AUT KAI M AN GORDIANOS SEB, Cuirassed and laureate bust right / ΦΕΛΛΕΙΤωΝ, Elpis(?) holding flower. Brown patina, VF. Rare.
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Pinara (BC 425-400) Stater - Kherei618 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.58g). Pinara mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, Lycian letters 'KhE' to left / Head of Kherei right, wearing Persian tiara (bashlyk); Lycian letters 'Pillefi' (retrograde) - 'Kherei', within dotted incuse circle. Good VF/EF, well centered with an attractive portrait on the reverse. Rare.
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Arneai (AD 238-244) AE 31 - Gordian III617 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE31 (16.66g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΑΡΝΕΑ−ΤωΝ, Pan standing left, holding pedum. gVF, dark green patina. Very rare.
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Phaselis (BC 167-130) Stater616 viewsca 167-130 BC. AR Stater (11.32g). Timon, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Athena walking right on galley, brandishing spear in right hand, shield on left arm; ΤΙΜΩΝ to left, Φ to right. EF, well centered. Ex Peus 328 (1990), 229.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Diobol614 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Diobol (1.50g). Head of Artemis left / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi' within incuse square. Good VF, surfaces a little porous.
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Bubon (BC 81-43) Hemidrachm614 viewsca 81-43 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.73g, 11h). Bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver behind shoulder / Stag standing right, BOY above. aEF. Unpublished in silver?
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(BC 390-370) Aruvatijesi and Zagaba - 1/3 Stater613 viewsAruvatijesi and Zagaba, Dynasts, ca 380-375 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (2.99g, 5h). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles, Lykian legend around, within incuse square. EF. Rare.
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(BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater610 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 480-450 BC. AR Stater (9.28g). Snuffling boar left / Tortoise in dotted incuse square. Good VF.
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(BC 450-420) Sppntaza - Stater609 viewsSppntaza, Dynast, late 5th century BC. AR Stater (10.06g). Phellos (?) mint. Head of Aphrodite (?) left, small A on cheek / Lycian legend (‘Sppntaza’), tetraskeles, all within a dotted square within an incuse square. Broad flan, toned, EF. Rare. Prospero coll.; ex G. Durufle Coll., Rollin & Feuardent, Paris (5/1910), 578; ex ‘Kunstfreund’ Coll., Bank Leu AG & Münzen und Medaillen AG, Zurich (5/1974), 167; ex Spink Auction 65, London (10/1988), 75.
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Masikytes (BC 27-20) Hemidrachm607 viewsLycian League, ca 27-20 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.89g). Laureate head of Apollo right, Λ-Υ / Lyre; M-A, tripod to right, within incuse square. Superb EF.
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - Stater607 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Stater (9.41g). Facing lion's scalp, [T below] / Triskeles, club to right, Lycian letters 'trb' around; all within incuse square. Good VF, not fully struck, some porosity.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater606 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.47g). Pinara mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Kherei right, weaing Persian headdress (bashlyk) tied with a diadem; all within incuse circle. Good VF, minor porosity. Rare legend variety.
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Kyaneai (BC 200-0) AE 18606 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE18 (2.84g, 1h). Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow case over shoulder, within dotted circle / Stag standing right on ground line, KYA above, Λ-Υ in fields, within dotted circle. aEF.
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(BC 400-380) Uncertain Dynast - Hemiobol604 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 400-380 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g). Lion's head left / Bearded head left, wearing Persian tiara, within dotted circular border. Rare. Edge chip. Good very fine. Unpublished in major references.
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(BC 390-370) Mithrapata - Diobol604 viewsMithrapata, Dynast, ca 425-360 BC. AR Diobol (13mm, 1.37g). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles. VF, toned.
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Lykia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Tetrobol?604 views5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.76g, 12h). River-god in the form of a man-headed bull galloping left, lion's scalp above / Female head (Aphrodite?) right, wearing taenia, earring and necklace, within incuse square. VF. Very rare, 2nd known example.

A similar female head is found on a stater assigned in SNG Cop. Suppl. 1335 to an unknown Lycian mint.
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Oinoanda (BC 200) Didrachm - Series 1603 viewsca 200 BC. AR Didrachm (8.18g). Laureate head of Zeus right; lotus-tipped sceptre over shoulder, A behind / OI-NO/AN, eagle standing right on winged thunderbolt, wings closed. EF.
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Lykia Uncertain (BC 380-370) Obol602 viewsca 380-370 BC. AR Obol (0.56g). Murex shell / Sea serpent (ketos?). VF, attractively toned, small piece broken off and professionally repaired.

While the similarities to the type of Mithrapata suggest an attribution to that dynast, all of his coins bear at least a portion of his name and there are no letters on this coin. As types tend to be transferred from dynast to dynast, it is possible that this issue is from a contemporary of Mithrapata. The sea serpent, though, is not present on any published specimen of a Lycian dynast, which suggests that this coin may not be from the dynasts' series at all.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater601 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.16g), uncertain mint. Two cocks facing one another on a round shield / Tetraskeles in dotted square. Toned, near EF, microscopic porosity.
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(BC 450-420) Vekhssere - 1/3 Stater594 viewsVekhssere, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (2.64g), uncertain mint. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Triskeles; Lycian letters 'vekh', diskeles in field, within dotted incuse square. Good EF. Very rare.
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Arykanda (BC 200-0) AE 14593 views2nd-1st century BC. AE14 (2.82g) Radiate head of God (Sozon?) / Apollo standing to front, holding bow, leaning at column; city monogram to left. VF.
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Masikytes (BC 100-0) AE 19591 views1st century BC. AE19 (4.09g). Draped bust of Artemis right, quiver at shoulder / Stag standing right. Good VF, black-green patina.
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Tlos (BC 27-23) AE 18591 viewsLykian League, Tlos-Kragos, ca 27-23 BC. AE18 (4.64g, 12h). Head of Artemis right / Stag standing right. VF, dark green patina, rough surfaces. Alighieri Coll.
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Kandyba (AD 238-244) AE 31 - Gordian III587 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE31 (19.52g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. Good VF, black patina with some light earthen encrustation around the devices, light roughness. Extremely rare, ony 1 specimen cited by von Aulock.
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Aperlai (BC 167-100) Drachm585 viewsLycian League, ca 167-100 BC. AR Drachm (2.90g, 16mm, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right; bow and quiver over shoulder / Kithara; Isis crown to lower left; all within incuse square. Extremely rare, the finest of two examples known. Good VF.
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Kragos (BC 48-23) Hemidrachm583 viewsLycian League, ca 48-23 BC. Hemidrachm (1.79g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΛΥΚΙΩΝ / Κ-Ρ/Α-Γ, lyre; within incuse square. aEF.
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(BC 400-385) Erbbina - Stater582 viewsErbbina, Dynast, ca 400-385 BC. AR Stater (8.49g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; club before, Lycian letters 'erbbena' around, within dotted circle.
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Tlos (BC 425-400) Stater - Kherei581 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.48g). Head of Athena right / Bearded head of Dynast left, wearing Persian headdress (bashlyk); Lycian letters 'tlafe" to left, 'kerei' to right, within shallow incuse square. VF. Very rare. Ex Reuter Collection, Auktion Peus Nachf. 360 (1999), lot 79.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - Tetrobol581 viewsPerikle, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.49g, 15mm). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles; dynast's name around. Obverse a bit off center, Good VF.
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Rhodiapolis (BC 200) Drachm580 viewsLykian League, ca 200 BC. AR Drachm (2.76g, 15mm). Head of Apollo right / Kithara, ΛΥΚΙΩΝ above, fillet to left, P-O in fields. aEF.
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Masikytes (BC 27-AD 14) Drachm - Augustus579 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (3.36g). Bust right, Λ−Υ / Corn ear between two lyres, ΜΑ below. Toned, EF.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater578 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (8.43g), Xanthos mint? Forepart of winged bull left, triskeles above / Lycian letters 'K-O-P,' triskeles within dotted incuse square. VF. Unpublished?
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Phaselis (BC 167-130) Stater577 viewsca 167-130 BC. AR Stater (10.87g). Apollonios, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Athena standing right on prow, brandishing spear, shield on left arm; Φ-C, ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΣ below. VF, minor porosity and light scratches.
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Xanthos (BC 450-420) Stater576 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.45g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Laureate head of Apollo right, diskeles to right. Toned VF.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater573 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (9.78g). Two leaping dolphins; triskeles above and below, monogram / K-O, triskeles; lotus flower in corner, all in dotted incuse square. Good VF. Unpublished and apparently unique! Ex Busso Peus Auk. 360 (4/1999), lot 35; CNG Auc. 42 (5/1997), lot 524. The dolphins types are undoubtedly inspired by the 6th century BC staters attributed to the island of Karpathos off the coast of Caria.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater573 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (8.62g, 11h). Winged man-headed bull walking to right / Lycian letters 'KO-P-R,' triskeles within dotted incuse square. Toned, aEF. Extremely rare. Ex Hess-Leu 316 (12/1966), lot 480.
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Masikytes (BC 48-23) 1/4 Drachm573 viewsLycian League, ca 48-23 BC. AR 1/4 Drachm (0.86g). Head of Artemis right / Λ−Υ/M-A, quiver, torch to left. VF.
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Kragos (BC 30-27) Hemidrachm571 viewsLycian League, ca 48-23 BC. Hemidrachm (1.79g). Λ-Υ, laureate head of Apollo right / Κ-Ρ, lyre, grain ear to left; within incuse square. EF.
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Xanthos (BC 425-400) Hemidrachm - Kherei570 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.11g, 13mm, 1h). Head of Athena right / Head of Kherei right; Lycian letters 'Arnnahe' to left, 'Kherei" to right, 'KH" monogram below, within shallow incuse square. VF/aEF. Rare. Ex Giessener Muenzhandlung, Auk. 71 (5/1995), lot 361.
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Patara (BC 410-380) Hemiobol569 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Tetartemorion (?) (0.22g). Tlos or Patara? Rose within dotted circle / Head of Hermes right, wearing winged petasos, dotted circle, within incuse circle.
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Telmessos (BC 400) Stater569 viewsca 400 BC. AR Stater (8.03g). Head of Athena right / Hearkles right, wearking lion skin; Lycian letters 'Teleb' to right, within shallow incuse square. Very rare variant. F/EF.
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Kadyanda (BC 167-81) Drachm569 viewsLykian League, 167-81 BC. AR Drachm (3.15g, 16mm, 10h). Laureate head of Apollo right, bow and quiver over shoulder / City initials K-A on either side of a kithara, ΛVKIΩΝ above, helmet to left; all within shallow incuse square. Extremely Rare. Only 3 coins of Kadyanda in Troxell. The helmet mintmark is hitherto unknown. EF.

Kadyanda lies almost equidistant from the upper Xanthos River and the Gulf of Telmessos in the mountains of northwest Lykia.
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Telmessos (BC 100-0) AE 15568 viewsca 1st century BC. AE15 (4.15g) Head of Alexander III, with ram's horn / Panther standing left on groundline, foreleg raised, ΤΕΛΜΕCCΗωΝ below. VF.
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Tlos (AD 238-244) AE 32 - Gordian III568 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE32 (18.56g). AVT KAI M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CЄB, laureate, cuirassed and draped right / TLΩЄωN, Lykian military god sacrificing over altar. Dark green patina, gVF.
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Phaselis (BC 530-500) Stater567 viewsca 530/20-500 BC. AR Stater (10.63g). Prow of galley right, terminating in a boar's forepart; below ram, small dolphin right / Rough incuse punch. VF, porous. Early die state for issue.
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Lykia Uncertain (AD 0-200) AE 13566 viewsunder Roman rule, ca 1st-2nd cent AD. AE13 (1.78g). Draped bust of laureate Apollo right / Draped bust of Artemis left, wearing stephane; quiver behind. Good style, dark green patina, EF. Unique? Assignment to Lycia not certain. Gutknecht coll.
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Myra (BC 200-0) AE 18566 views2nd-1st century BC. AE18 (3.70g, 12h). M-Y, laureate and draped bust of Apollo right / Lyre in wreath.
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Patara (BC 410-380) Hemiobol565 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.22g). Head of Athena right / Head of Hermes right, within dotted circle. EF. Unpublished? The piece originates from the same series as the Diobol in SNG v. Aulock 4196. This might have to be dated to the time of the Dynasts Vekhssere II and Ddentimi.
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Pinara (BC 425-400) Stater - Kherei565 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.59g). Pinara mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and spiral / Head of Kherei right, wearing Persian headdress (bashlyk); Lycian letters 'Pillefi - Kherei', within dotted incuse circle. Good VF, scattered porosity. Rare.
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Arykanda (BC 200-0) AE 17563 views2nd-1st century BC. AE17 (3.50g, 6h). Radiate head of Sozon(?) right / Apollo standing left, holding bow, resting elbow on column behind him; monogram to left. VF, green patina. Alighieri Coll.
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Tlos (BC 400-380) Hemiobol562 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.31g). Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia / Lion sitting right, paw raised, within dotted circular border. Good very fine.
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(BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater562 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Stater (9.08g). Lion left, club in mouth / Head of bull left, within dotted incuse square. VF/EF. 3rd known example?
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(BC 480-460) Zaga? - Stater562 viewsZaga or Zagaba?, Dynast, ca 480-460 BC. AR Stater (9.85g, 4h). Two dolphins leaping to left above ground line, Lycian letters 'GA'? above / Triskeles, Lycian letters 'ZA,' within incuse dotted square. Rare. Nicely toned, VF. Ex von Aulock coll.; ex M&M; FPL 198 (3/1960), 16.
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Limyra (AD 238-244) AE 30 - Tranquillina562 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, 238-244 AD. AE30 (15.67g, 12h), struck 241-244 AD. Draped bust right, wearing stephane; crescent behind / Zeus Nikephorus enthroned left. Near EF, dark green patina with lighter green overtones, minor roughness. Very rare.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Tetrobol560 viewsKuprilli (Kybernis), Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (3.05g, 10h), uncertain mint. Winged goat flying left; triskeles before / Triskeles; Lycian letters 'ko-pr-lle' around, within dotted incuse square. Unpublished in the major references. Choice EF, wonderfully centered and struck with fresh dies. Extremely rare, the second known.
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Oinoanda (BC 200) Didrachm - Series 2558 viewsca 200 BC. AR Didrachm (8.30g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right; lotus-tipped scepter over shoulder, B behind / OINOAN/DEwN below in two lines, eagle standing right on winged thunderbolt, wings closed, scepter (or sword) behind round shield in right field. Near EF, slightly double struck on the reverse.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Obol558 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Obol (0.75g). Pinara mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Kherei right, weaing Persian headdress (bashlyk); Lycian letters 'KhE' to left, within dotted incuse circle. VF. Very rare.
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(BC 410-380) Ddenevele - Obol557 viewsDdenewele, Dynast, ca 420/10-400 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.66g, 3h). Head of Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / Helemeted head of Athena right, within incuse circle. Good VF, some light porosity, a few small flan cracks.
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Myra (BC 167-100) Drachm557 viewsca 167-100 BC. AR Drachm (2.87g, 16mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / M-Y, kithara, winged caduceus to left, all within incuse square. aEF. Rare.
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Tlos (BC 400-380) 1/2 Stater - Vekhssere II and Oopwei554 viewsVekhssere II and Oopwei?, Dynasts, 400-380 BC. AR Drachm (4.19g), Tlos mint? Helmeted head of Athena right / Two seated lions facing one another, with raised paws. Toned, good VF, flat strike on reverse, slightly grainy surfaces. Rare.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Tetrobol554 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.57g). Head of Zeus-Ammon right / Triskeles, Lycian legend 'KOPRLL' within dotted square and deep incuse. EF/VF.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater553 viewsca 500-470/60 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 9.38g). Pegasos flying left / Roaring lion's head left, within incuse square. VF, porous surfaces.
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(BC 470-440) Uvug - Tetrobol550 viewsUvug, Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.83g), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull right / Head of Aphrodite? right, OFOY (='uvug' in Lycian language) to left, within dotted incuse square. Toned, VF. Ex Muenzzentrum 53 (1984), lot 1772.
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Phaselis (AD 241-244) AE 30 - Tranquillina550 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE30 (16.23g, 1h). Diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent / ΦACH-ΛЄI[T]ωN, Athena standing left, dropping pebble into urn and holding palm; shield propped against leg. Apparently unpublished. VF, dusty, dark green patina. Ex Drewry Coll.; Ex Harlan J. Berk 106 (1/1999), lot 718.
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(BC 470-440) Uvug? - Drachm549 viewsUvug (?), Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Drachm (5.85g, 17mm), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull left / Head of Aphrodite? left, within dotted incuse square. VF. Extremely rare. Ex Hess-Leu Auc. 36 (1968), lot 301.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater547 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.54g, 20mm), uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Forepart of a winged man-headed bull right; [Lycian letters 'kherei' to right off flan], within incuse square. VF, typical soft obverse. Very rare.
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Podalia (AD 238-244) AE 36 - Gordianus III547 viewsGordianus III, 238-244 AD. AE36 (26.54g). CΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥ - ΛΛΕΙΝΑ CΕ, draped diademed bust right / ΠΟΔΑΛ - Ι - ωΤωΝ, helmeted Ares standing right, spear in right hand, shield in left. Dark brown patina, VF/aEF. Extremely rare.
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Phaselis (BC 190-167) AE 19545 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC? AE19 (4.00g). Prow of galley right, Nike with wreath flying above, within dotted circle / Athena Promachos standing right, wearing long chiton and helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield in left hand; Φ-Α, within dotted circle. Brown-green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater543 viewsca 500-470/60 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 9.28g). Pegasos flying left / Roaring lion's head left, T on mane; within incuse square. VF, worn dies, light porosity. Rare.
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