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Home > Pontos Most viewed - Pontos (BC 120-63) Mithradates VI - AV Stater6436 viewsMithradates VI, 120-63 BC. AV Stater (8.46g). Pergamon mint. Dated year 4 of Pergamene Era (86/85 BC); struck during the First Mithradatic War. Diademed head right, hair tousled and flowing freely / Stag grazing left; pellet below, star and crescent to left, D (date) to right, monogram in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Good VF, minor scrape in reverse field. Very rare. Mithradates' career driven by megalomaniacal ambitions leading to murderous assaults upon family and followers and disastrous foreign adventures against superior forces. His idealized portraiture attempts to mimic the gods with its bold staring gaze and unruly, free-flowing hair. The wreath of ivy on the reverse reinforces Mithradates' link with the gods as well as making a connection with the cistaphoric coinage that formerly circulated in the Asian territory he conquered in his first war with Rome in 88 BC, which witnessed the horrific massacre of the Roman citizens of Asia Minor. The stag probably represents the civic center of Ephesos and the mintmark is of Pergamon, all part of the new Pontic kingdom, symbolized by the star and crescent. (BC 169-150) Laodike - AV Stater4948 viewsLaodike Epiphanes Philadelphos, wife of Mithradates IV of Pontos, 169-150 BC. AV Stater (8.49g). Diademed and veiled bust of Laodike left / ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΙΣ / ΛΑΟΔΙΚΙΣ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ / ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, banded double cornucopiae filled with fruit, six-rayed star above, monogram to right. Unique and unpublished. EF. This important piece portraits the daughter of Mithradates III of Pontus as a young woman (she is depicted as a more mature woman on Tetradrachms). This Stater has a certain parallel to an also unique Stater of Mithradates IV (see SNG von Aulock 4), which shows the inauguration of the newly wedded brother and sister. The son of Laodike's older brother Pharnakes (successor of Mithradates III), Mithradates V, was too young to succeed his father to the throne. Because of this, Mithradates IV and Laodike, his sister and wife, took over Pontic government around 169 BC. Two more ladies come into question for the portraited woman: the wife of Mithradates V (daughter of Antiochos IV of Syria) and the daughter of Mithradates V of Pontos, who were also called Laodike. (BC 220-200) Mithradates III - Tetradrachm4048 viewsca 220-196/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.19g, 12h). Amaseia or Sinope mints. Diademed and draped bust to right / Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; star within crescent to left; monogram below throne. Extremely rare. Toned, EF. Gillet Coll., Bank Leu & Munzen und Medaillen (Kunstfreund) (5/1974), 243; Rothschild coll., SWH (5/1900), 304; Carfrae coll., SWH (5/1894), 187; Dupree Coll., Hoffmann (4/1867), 240.1 comments Amisos (BC 4th cent) Siglos/Drachm3288 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Siglos or drachm (5.73g). Head of Hera left, wearing stephane, within dotted circle / Owl with open wings facing, ΠΕΙΡΑ below, ΚΤΗ to left. Toned, aEF. (BC 120-63) Mithdradates VI - Tetradrachm2916 viewsMithradates VI, 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.31g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Dated month 11 of 202 BE (August 95 BC). Diademed head right, hair neatly tucked under diadem / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΙΘΡΑΔΑΤΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, stag grazing left; star and crescent to left, BΣ (year) and monogram to right, IA (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Good VF, toned, slight die shift on obverse. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 222904 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.33g). Aegis / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, Nike walking right, holding palm tied with fillet over left shoulder; monograms flanking. EF, glossy green patina on the obverse, reverse a dark brown, well centered and about as well struck as these come. (BC 120-63) Mithradates VI - AV Stater2675 viewsca 120-63 BC. AV Stater (22mm, 8.45g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Dated month 12, year 223 BE (September 74 BC). Diademed head right / Stag grazing left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, MIΘPAΔATOY EYΠATOPOΣ in two lines below; to left, star-in-crescent above ΓKΣ (year); two monograms to right, IB (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Near EF, a few light marks. Superb high relief portrait, boldly struck and beautifully centered on a broad flan. A unique example, the latest known stater from his reign. (BC 200-169) Pharnakes III - Drachm2499 viewsPharnakes III, ca 200-169 BC. AR Drachm (4.11g, 11h). Diademed and bearded head of Pharnakes right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦAPNAKOY, male figure, wearing petasos, standing facing, cradling cornucopia and kerykeion in his left arm, and holding vine branch in his right hand; star-in-crescent (Pontic royal symbol) to upper left; to lower left, deer standing right, feeding on vine; monogram to right. Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Well centered on a broad flan. Splendid hellenistic portrait. The king in this issue has traditionally been labeled as Pharnakes I, but more recent literature has shown that he is actually the third Pontic king to hold that name. Pharnakes III ascended the throne after the death of his father, Mithridates III, ca 200 BC. Most of his reign was spent attempting to expand the borders of his realm, which, ca 181 BC, brought him into conflict with Eumenes II of Pergamon and Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia, who were allied with each other. Each side blamed the other for the aggression, and appealed to Rome to intervene. Hostilities were temporarily halted after the arrival of a Roman delegation, but their failure to resolve the disputes led to renewed warfare. By 179 BC, it was clear that Pharnakes could no longer withstand the combined Pergamene and Cappadocian forces. In exchange for peace, Pharnakes gave up his possessions in Galatia and Paphlagonia, except for the important trading city of Sinope. Little else is known of his reign. (BC 200-169) Pharnakes III - Tetradrachm2417 viewsca 170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.85g, 12h), Sinope mint. Diademed and bearded head of Pharnakes III to right / Pantheistic male deity standing facing, wearing broad petasos, chiton, chlamys and high boots, holding a cornucopiae and a kerykeion with his left hand and feeding a fawn standing right from a vine branch and grapes held in his right; thunderbolt above his head, star within crescent to left. RRR! Toned, probably the finest known tetradrachm of Pharnakes, and with the most realistic of all Hellenistic portraits. Extremely fine. From the collection of W. Wahler, Numismatic Fine Arts XXV (11/1990), 119, ex Numismatic Fine Arts V (2/1978), 123, and Monnaies et Medailles 47 (11/1972), 475. (BC 200-169) Pharnakes III - AV Stater2325 viewsPharnakes III, ca 200-169 BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.47g, 12h). Amisos mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦAPNAKOY, male figure, wearing flat headdress, holding cornucopia in right hand, vine branch in left, from which a deer, standing right, feeds, on his left; MH monogram to inner right. Good VF, light scuff and edge mark on reverse. Unique. Adams coll.; ex Ley Coll. Lanz 70 (11/1994), lot 81; Tkalec & Rauch (4/1989), lot 105; Leu 22 (5/1979), lot 116; Kastner 4 (11/1973), lot 52. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 212308 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE21 (7.25g). Bust of Amazon right, wearing wolf's scalp / Nike walking right, holding wreath in right hand, palm over left shoulder. Good VF, glossy dark brown patina, some encrustation on bust, light smoothing on reverse. Trapezos (BC 350-330) Drachm2228 viewsca 350-330 BC. AR Drachm (6.07g, 12h). Bearded head of young male left, in dotted circle / Rectangular table, grape bunches on top, TPA below. Very rare. Toned, VF. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 201973 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. Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE - Severus Alexander1902 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. Amisos (BC 109-89) AE 311798 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 Severus1796 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. Amisos (BC 4th cent) Siglos/Drachm1742 views4th century BC. AR Siglos or Drachm (5.3g, 17mm). Draped bust of Hera left, wearing ornamented stephane / AP-YΣ, Owl standing facing with spread wings. GVF. Amaseia (BC 120-63) AE 171655 viewsca 120-63 BC. AE17 (3.98g). Winged head of Perseus right / Cornucipiae between two pilei of the Dioskouroi with stars on top, ΑΜΑΣ-ΣΕΙ[ΑΣ] below. Black patina, good VF. (BC 220-200) Mithradates III - Drachm1643 viewsMithradates III, ca 220-196/5 BC. AR Drachm (3.96g, 12h). Amaseia or Sinope mint. Struck ca 200 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MIΘPAΔATOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to inner left field, star above crescent above monogram. Good VF, toned, granular surfaces, minor edge chips. Extremely rare, the finest of two known, the other in the BN. Ex Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland 11 (11/2002), lot 676; Bayerische Vereinsbank Münzschätze FPL 11 (4/1976), no. 32. With the exception of the coinage of Mithradates VI ‘the Great’, the coins of the earlier Pontic kings are very rare, and only a handful of drachms are known. As noted by Mørkholm in EHC, the portraits of these Pontic kings are among the most striking and lifelike in all of Greek royal portrait coinage. Unlike many other series, such as the Ptolemies and Seleukids, the portraits here are not idealized, portraying their subjects “warts and all.” Only some of the coins of the early Greco-Baktrian kings have such lovely die workmanship, but the character displayed in these Pontic portraits is unparalleled. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 221536 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.24g). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Cista mystica, panther skin, diadem and thyrsos; monogram to left, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. Good style. Brown patina, EF. Amisos (BC 109-89) AE 321518 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE32 (18.08g). 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. Brown patina, VF. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE1509 viewsca 85-65 BC, time of Mithradates VI. AE (12.34g). Head of Perseus right, wearing Persian tiara / Pegasos grazing left on ground line, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ and mongram below. Dark brown patina, good VF. (BC 200-169) Pharnakes III - Tetradrachm1501 viewsPharnakes III, ca 185-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.38g, 11h). Diademed head right / Ma(?) standing facing, holding caduceus and cornucopiae, feeding branch to doe standing right below. VF, toned, cleaning scratches under tone. Exceptional Hellenistic portrait. Very rare. Amaseia (BC 100-85) AE 171489 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE17 (4.06g). Winged bust of Perseus right / Cornucopiae between pilei. Good VF, black patina. Kabeira (BC 120-100) AE 221480 viewsca 120-100 BC. AE22 (8.60g). Gorgoneion facing, turned slightly right, Aegis around / ΚΑΒΗ-ΡΩΝ, Nike walking right, palm branch over shoulder, monogram to right. Varied toning, VF. Rare. Chabakta (BC 100-85) AE 201479 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE20 (7.99g). Head of Ares right in crested helmet / ΧΑΒΑΚΤ[ΩΝ], sword in sheath; star over moon and monogram to left. Brown patina, VF. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 271442 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE27 (19.65g, 12h). Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ΑΜΙΣΟΥ, eagle standing left, head right, wings spread, on thunderbolt; monogram to left. EF, dark green, almost black, patina. Amisos (AD 117-138) AE 27 - Hadrian1438 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE27 (12.91g, 6h). Laureate head right / Athena advancing right, holding spear and shield. VF, yellow-brown patina, minor roughness. Ex Wagner Coll. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 211411 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE21 (7.33g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head turned right; monogram to left, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. aEF, dark olive-green patina. Gutknecht coll. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 201384 viewsca 125-100 BC. AE20 (7.53g). Helmeted head of Ares right / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, sword in sheath. VF. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 141375 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE14 (2.50g). Head of Perseus right, wearing a winged Phrygian helmet / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, winged harpa; monogram to right. EF, glossy black patina under earthen encrustation Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 251369 viewsca 85-65 BC, time of Mithradates VI. AE25 (11.45g). Head of Perseus right, wearing Persian tiara / Pegasos grazing left on ground line, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ and two monograms below. Dark green patina, good VF. Gutknecht coll. (AD 38-64) Polemo II - AE 211357 viewsPolemo II, 38-64 AD. AE21 (6.56g). Uncertain mint in Armenia, ca 60-64 AD. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓ Îœ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝΟΣ (ΟΣ in ligature), diademed, naked portrait bust of Polemo right within dotted border / ΙΟΥΛΙΑΣ ΜΑΜΜΑΙΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ, diademed, draped portrait bust of Mammaea right within dotted border. About VF. Extremely rare, perhaps the third specimen known. Originally appointed king of Pontus by Caligula in 38 AD, Polemo made a career dependent on Roman politics. When he was deprived of his (nominal) rule of Bosporus in favor of a certain Mithradates in 41, Claudius gave him the district of the Cilician city Olba instead. In 64, Polemo got at least a part of Armenia as a reward for assisting Corbulo's campaigns. However, just four years later Nero annexed the kingdom of Pontus, and so Polemo's rule was confined to the city of Olba. The king's consort appearing on this coin was Polemo's second wife. His first marriage was to Berenike, sister of Agrippa II and later consort of Titus. His second wife, Mammaea, given the identity of the names, seems likely to have originated from the same region in Syria as the later Roman empress. Amaseia (AD 69-79) AE 22 - Vespasian1328 viewsVespasian. 69-79 AD. AE22 (11.81g, 8h). dated CY 81 (78/9 AD). Laureate head right / Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown; date in legend. Near EF, green patina. An attractive, well-struck issue in high relief. Amisos (BC 125-100) AE 171324 viewsca 125-100 BC. AE17 (4.14g). Winged bust of Perseus right / ΑΜΙΣΟΥ, cornucopiae between two pilei. Dark green patina, EF. Amisos (BC 4th cent) Siglos/Drachm1320 viewsearly 4th century BC. AR Siglos or Drachm (5.53g). Head of Tyche left, wearing turreted stephane / Owl standing facing on shield, sword in sheath to right, AΦ-PO/ ΠΕΙΡΑ (magistrate) around and below. Amaseia (BC 85-65) AE1314 viewsca 85-65 BC, time of Mithradates VI. AE (19.45g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΑΜΑΣΣΕΙΑΣ, eagle standing on thunderbolt. Dark brown patina, VF/F. Ex Aufhauser 2 (1985), lot 55. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 211312 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE21 (8.27g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head turned right; monogram to left, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. EF, glossy dark brown patina. Chabakta (BC 100-85) AE 241286 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE24 (11.58g). Head of Perseus right, wearing Phrygian helmet / Pegasos standing left, drinking, ΧΑΒΑΚΤΩΝ in exergue, monogram below. EF, dark green patina, some light roughness. Komana (BC 85-65) AE 221280 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (6.65g). Gorgoneion surrounded by aegis / ΚΟΜΑ-ΝΩΝ, Nik carrying palm leaf over shoulder; two monograms to right. Olive green patina, some porosity on rev., VF. Pharnakeia (BC 85-65) AE 201274 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE20 (7.37g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΦΑΡΝΑΚΕΙ[ΑΣE], eagle on thunderbolt; [star] and monogram in left field. Brown patina, EF. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 79 (Basel 1994), Nr. 300. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 311268 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE31 (19.59g). Laureate head of bearded Zeus right / Eagle standing on thunderbolt; monogram to left, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. Good style, thin dark-green patina, slight weakness on reverse. EF/gVF. Amisos (BC 118-63) AE 181249 viewsca 118-63 BC. AE18 (4.62g). Panther walking right, holding stag's head in paw / Cista mystica, thyrsos with panther skin, taenia and bells; ΑΜΙ-ΣΟ[Î¥] below. Rare. aXF (AD 38-64) Polemo II - Drachm RY141249 viewsPolemo II, with Agrippina Junior(?), 38-64 AD. AR Drachm (3.59g, 1h). Dated RY 14 (51/2 AD). Diademed head of Polemo right / Diademed and draped bust of Agrippina Junior right; IΔ (date) to right. VF, toned, minor hairline flan crack, scratch under tone on reverse. Very rare. Burnett in RPC I identified the female on these drachms as Antonia Tryphonaea, mother of Polemo II, based on the portrait’s similarity to silver and bronze issues which also bear her name. These drachms, however, have no such identifying legend and from the known regnal dates, were struck during the period AD 49-54. Stylistically, they fit within the series bearing clearly identifiable portraits of Claudius and Nero, as well as two examples, dated AD 55/6 and AD 56/7, with a portrait which Burnett tentatively identified as that of Britannicus. As Polemo owed his installation as king to Agrippina Junior’s brother, Caligula, it is quite possible that Claudius’ marriage to his benefactor’s sister in AD 49 prompted him to begin striking these coins which continued, as evidenced by the regnal dates, during her period of influence at court. Amisos (BC 120-63) AE 171232 viewsca 120-63 BC. AE17 (4.11g). Panther walking right, holding stag's head in paw / Cista mystica, thyrsos with panther skin, taenia and bells; monogram to left, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. Rare. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 211228 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (8.41g). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Cista mystica, panther skin, diadem and thyrsos; monogram to left, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. Good style. Brown patina, gVF. Amisos (BC 120-63) AE 211214 viewsStruck under Mithradates VI, 120-63 BC. AE21 (7.33g). Youthful head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / AMIΣOY, cista mystica, thyrsos behind, with taenia and panther-skin, monogram in left field. About VF, earthen highlights on the devices. Hoeft coll. Amisos (BC 300-100) 1/3 Siglos?1201 views3rd-2nd century BC. AR Half Siglos - Hemidrachm (1.77g, 11mm, 1h). Uncertain magistrate. Head of Hera right, wearing turreted crown / Owl standing facing, wings spread, on shield; [...]-OY around. EF, toned, double struck on reverse. Amisos (BC 120-63) AE 191175 viewsca 85-65 BC, time of Mithradates VI. AE19 (4.37g). Panther walking right, holding stag's head in paw / Cista mystica, thyrsos with panther skin, taenia and bells; monogram to left, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. Rare. Good dark green patina, EF. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 281165 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE28 (22.84g). Male head left (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk); countermarks: helmet, thunderblot, gorgon facing / 8-rayed star. VF, dark green patina. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 221153 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (8.33g). Bust of Amazon right, wearing wolf's scalp / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, Nike walking right, holding wreath in right hand, palm over left shoulder. Good VF, dark green, almost black, patina. Pharnakeia (BC 85-65) AE1129 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE (8.73g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle on thunderbolt. Dark brown patina, EF. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE1128 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE. Head of Artemis right / Owl in wreath, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 261128 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE26 (20.90g). Male head left (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / 8-rayed star; bow to left, ANT monogram and Λ below. aEF, fine dark green patina. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Komana (BC 85-65) AE 281126 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE28 (18.75g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos / ΚΟΜΑ-ΝΩΝ, Perseus standing left, wearing Phrygian helmet; holding head of Medusa in left hand, harpa in right, Medusa's body lying below, monogram to right. Scarce. Dark green patina, VF. Gaziura (BC 100-85) AE 221126 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE22 (8.04g, 12h). Helmeted head of Ares right / ΓΑZΙ-ΟΥΡΩΝ, sword in sheath. VF, dark brown patina, minor roughness. Righetti Coll., 10354; ex Münzen und Medaillen 13 (10/2003), lot 254. Trapezos (BC 350-330) 1/4 Drachm1094 views4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.50g). Bearded male head left within circular dotted border / ΤΡΑ, table, T below, all within circular incuse. EF. Ex Jameson Collection No. 2545. The table (τρaπεζα) is the badge of Trapezos. Amisos (BC 30-AD 14) AE1088 viewsTime of Augustus, 30 BC - 14 AD. AE (12.22g). Diademed female head right (Amisos?) / Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm. Good VF, dark green patina. Pontos Uncertain (BC 30-1) AE 191071 viewsLate 1st cent BC. AE19 (8.65g, 12h). Bare male head right / Two figures sacrificing a pig; EETI[A] below. VF, black patina. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 311070 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE31 (20.25g). Male head left (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / 8-rayed star; bow to left, ANT monogram and 2 other monograms below. Broad flan. VF/gVF, dark brown-green patina. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 221055 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.66g). Bust of Amazon right, wearing wolf's scalp / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, Nike walking right, holding wreath in right hand, palm over left shoulder. VF/F, dark green patina. Rare type. Gutknecht coll. Amisos (BC 30-AD 14) AE 241053 viewsTime of Augustus. AE24 (12.91g). Diademed female head right (Amisos?) / Amisos standing right, facing Roma standing left, holding a patera, shield and spear, ΑΜΙΣΗΝΩΝ below. Good VF, glossy green patina. Rare. Taulara (BC 100-85) AE 281048 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE28 (19.71g). Bearded head of Zeus right / Eagle standing on thunderbolt, head reverted, monogram to left, ΤΑΥΛΑ−ΡΩΝ below. VF. Rare. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 281040 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE28 (20.83g). Male head left (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / 8-rayed star; bow to left. gVF, dark brown-green patina. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Amisos (BC 125-100) AE 251039 viewsca 125-100 BC. AE25 (20.70g). Male head right (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, quiver. Near EF, dark olive green patina with a dusting of earthen encrustation. Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 171037 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE17 (4.83g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, lion skin hanging on club, monogram to right. aEF. Amisos (AD 117-138) Didrachm - Hadrian1034 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Didrachm (5.94 g, 21mm, 6h). Dated CY 163 (131/2 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, holding rudder set on head left in right hand, cornucopia in left. VF, toned, minor green deposits. Rare. Chabakta (BC 85-65) AE 211027 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE21 (8.01g). Head of Ares right in crested helmet / ΧΑΒΑΚΤ[ΩΝ], sword in sheath; star over moon and monogram to left. Good VF, red-brown patina. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 191023 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE19 (4.41g). Persian leather cap (bashlyk), bow to left; countermark: bust of Pan facing / 8-rayed star; bow to left, CKOΠA between rays. VF, dark brown patina. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Amisos (BC 4th cent) Siglos/Drachm1010 viewsca 435-370 BC. AR Siglos - Drachm (20mm, 5.55g, 3h). Persic standard. Aris-, magistrate. Head of Hera left, wearing stephane, earring, and necklace / Owl standing facing on shield, with wings spread; [grain ear to outer left,] sword in sheath to outer right, AP-IΣ and H-Γ across inner field, ΠEIPA in exergue. EF, toned, light die rust on obverse. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 151000 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE15 (4.18g). Bow in bowcase / 8-rayed star. Dark patina, EF. Extremely rare. Amisos (BC 125-100) AE 21985 viewsca 125-100 BC. AE21 (8.33g). Diademed head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, tripod. EF, dark brown patina with tan high points. Amisos (BC 125-100) AE 31977 viewsca 125-100 BC. AE31 (19.65g). Male head right (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, quiver. VF/gVF. Light green patina. Pharnakeia (BC 85-65) AE 19970 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE19 (8.10g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΦΑΡΝΑΚΕΙΑΣE, eagle on thunderbolt; star; monogram in left field. Good very fine. Trapezos (AD 98-117) AE 20 - Trajan969 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE20. Head right / ΤΡΑΠΕ/ZΟΥΝΤΙ/ΩΝ (in 3 lines), E TN - year 50 (=113-114 AD). Amisos (BC 125-100) AE 13967 viewsca 125-100 BC. AE13 (0.97g). Head of beared Herakles right / [Α]ΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, club and quiver; monogram to left. EF/gVF, dark green patina. Very rare. Gutknecht coll. Zela (AD 193-217) AE 29 - Julia Domna961 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, 193-217 AD. AE29 (16.11g). Dated 206/7 AD. Draped bust right / ZΗΛΙΤ-ω-Ν ΤΟ-Î¥ ΠΟΝ six-column temple; in exergue, EΤ ΡΜΓ (= year 143 of local era). Rare, attractive very fine. Amaseia (AD 98-117) AE 19 - Trajan956 viewsTrajan 98-117 AD. AE19 (6.51g). Laureate bust right; AUT KAI - AP CE / Snake on altar; year EIP=115 below. Ex Tom Vossen. Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE 32 - Severus Alexander953 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE32 (23.13g), dated 228 (228/9 AD). ΑΥΤ Κ ΣΕΟΥΗΡΟΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ΑΔΡ ΣΕΥ ΑΛΕ ΑΜΑΣΙΑΣ ΜΗ ΝΕ ΠΡ / ΠΟΝ ΕΤ ΣΚ/Η] view of city with walls and two temples. Red brown patina. VF. Kabeira (BC 120-100) AE 22944 viewsca 120-100 BC. AE22 (7.67g). Three-quarter facing head of gorgoneion, head turned slightly right, on an aegis / Nike walking right, holding palm. Near VF, glossy brown patina. Scarce. David Herman Coll. Kerasos (AD 225/226) AE 29 - Severus Alexander931 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE29 (10.93g), struck 225/226 AD. Laureate draped bust right / KERACOU- NTIwN, helmeted Roma sitting left, spear in left hand, cornucopiae and Nike with wreath in right; date ET RXB (= Year 162 of Local era) below. VF. Very rare. Righetti Coll. Pontos Uncertain (BC 130-100) AE 11927 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE11 (1.48g). Head of horse right, with star on neck / Comet. gVF. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 25918 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE26 (20.90g). Male head left (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / 8-rayed star; bow to left, monogram to right. aEF. Trapezos (AD 161-169) AE 29 - Lucius Verus909 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE29 (13.17g, 6h), dated CY 108 (161 AD). AVTAKPATΩP OVHPOC CЄBACT, bare head right / TPAΠEZOVTIΩN ЄTOV ЄPV, radiate and draped bust of Mithras right, wearing Phrygian cap, seen from behind; behind, head of horse right. Good VF, green patina. Very rare. Mithras, the central god of the syncretic Hellenistic mystery religion known as Mithraism, was of Persian origin. There, known as Mithra, he served as a mediator between the supreme god Ahura-Mazda and humankind. His attributes were varied, but he soon became associated as a divinity of light and much of the symbolism of the mystery cult that developed around him is cosmologic. The chief participants of the cult were the military, attracted to the masculine aspect of the god and his selfless sacrifice to duty. Taulara (BC 100-85) AE 21906 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE21 (7.53g). Head of Mithradates VI as Ares / ΤΑΥΛΑ−ΡΩΝ, Sword in sheath, monogram to L. Light patina, VF. Amisos (AD 117-138) Drachm - Hadrian901 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Drachm (2.09g) of 131/2 AD. Laureate bust right / Athena standing facing, holding Nike and shield. EF. Neokaisareia (AD 198-217) AE 30 - Caracalla893 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (13.17g), dated CY 146 (209/10 AD). Laureate and draped bust right / Tetrastyle temple of Ma / Zeus with wall visible in background, statue standing on cippus within; ET PMR (date) in exergue. VF, olive patina, earthen encrustation. Wagner Coll.1 comments Amisos (BC 85-65) AE 16889 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE16 (2.34g). Head of Mithradates VI (?) right / ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, winged harpa, monogram to left. Dark green patina, EF/VF. (AD 38-64) Polemo II - Drachm885 viewsPolemo II, with Tryphanae, ca 38-64 AD. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.11g, 2h). Diademed head of Polemo right / Legend in four lines within diadem. Good Fine, toned. Amaseia (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Severus Alexander877 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE34 (28.47g), struck 234/35 AD. AUT K M AUR SEOUHROS ALEXANDROS, laureate cuirassed Bust R / ADR SEU ALE[...]T NE / PR PON, Altar; eagle and Helios in Quadriga above. Dark green patina, good VF. Amaseia (AD 165-166) AE - Lucius Verus871 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE (21.92g), dated year 165 (165-166 AD). Laureate bust right / Ares standing right, helmeted and armed, spear in right hand, shield in left; naked Aphrodite standing left, right hand covering breasts, left hand on groin, in shame. Green-brown patina, good VF. The Amaseian era began on October 1, 1. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 18870 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE18 (6.96g). Persian leather cap (bashlyk) with horned Pan-head, bow to left. / 8-rayed star; bow to right. gVF. Rare. Ex Pfeiler Coll. (AD 38-64) Polemo II - Drachm RY20849 viewsPolemo II, with Nero, 54-68 AD. AR Drachm (3.55g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Pontus. Dated RY 20 (57/8 AD). BACILEwC POLEMwNOC, diademed head of Polemo right / ETOYC K, laureate head of Nero right. VF, toned, slight die shift on reverse. Strickhausen coll. Amisos (AD 136-138) Drachm - Aelius842 viewsAelius, as Caesar, 136-138 AD. AR Drachm (2.57g). Year 182 = 137 AD. Λ ΑΙΛΙΟC ΚΑΙCAP Head bare r. / AMICOV EΛEVΘΕPAC ETOVC PΞΘ Aequitas / Dikaiosyne standing left holding scales and cornucopia. Quite rare: only eleven specimens included in J.H. Nordbo’s corpus, “The Imperial Silver Coinage of Amisus, 131/2-137/8 A.D.”, Studies in Ancient History and Numismatics Presented to Rudi Thomsen, p. 170. Fine. (AD 38-64) Polemo II - Drachm RY18838 viewsPolemo II, with Nero, 38-64 AD. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.91g, 6h). Dated RY 18 of Polemo II (55/6 AD). Diademed head of Polemo right / Laureate head of Nero right; ЄTOYC IH (date) in fields. EF. Komana (AD 193-211) AE 32 - Caracalla835 viewsCaracalla, 197-217 AD. AE32 (13.66g), struck 205/6 AD. Youthful laureate head right / IERO - KAIC - KO-MANE, frontal view of tempel; inside, Nike standing on pedestal, holding wreath and palm; date in exergue ET BOR (= year 162 of local era). Green patina, good VF. Taulara (BC 100-85) AE 21835 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE21 (8.08g). Head of Mithradates VI as Ares / ΤΑΥΛΑ-ΡΩΝ, Sword in sheath. VF. Rare. Ex Auktion Muenzhandlung Schulten + Co. GmbH (Koln, 3/1990), lot 145. Trapezos (AD 222-227) AE 29 - Orbiana824 viewsOrbiana, wife of Severus Alexander, 222-227 AD. AE29 (14.28g). OPB CAΛOY OPIANH AYT, diademed and draped bust right / TPAΠEZOYNTIWN, Zeus Serapis standing left hooding scepter, extended right. Unpublished (?). Rare. Good very fine. (AD 38-64) Polemo II - Drachm RY15820 viewsPolemo II, with Claudius, 38-64 AD. AR Drachm (3.41g). Dated RY 15 (52/3 AD). ETOYC / IE, laureate head of Claudius right / ΒΑC/ΙΛΕΩC / ΠΟΛΕΜ/ΩΝΟC in four lines within tied diadem. Good VF, toned. Rare. Amaseia (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla819 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (16.34g), 209 AD. Draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / Altar aflame, tree at left. Good VF. 323 coins on 4 page(s) 1 2 3 4