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Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm905 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (5.88g). Head of Eagle right / Quadripartite incuse square, opposing quarters filled or stippled. Good VF, toned. Unpublished in the standard references, unique variety. Ex Auctiones 10 (6/1979), lot 167.33333
(7 votes)
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Sinope (BC 330-320) Drachm837 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (4.93g). Head of Nymph left / Eagle on dolphin, ΣΙΝΩ below, ΔΙΟ... (magistrate) above. VF33333
(10 votes)
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol827 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.49g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / ΣΙ-Ν[Ω], sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. EF.22222
(8 votes)
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Sinope (BC 120-63) AE 19882 views120-63 BC. AE19 (7.75g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΣΙΝΩ-ΠΗΣ, tripod. Green patina, aVF/VF. Rare. Joy coll.22222
(8 votes)
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Sinope (AD 217-218) AE 30 - Diadumenian735 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE30 (13.50g), dated CY 261 (217 AD). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Serapis standing left, right hand raised, holding sceptre in left. Near VF, brown patina, minor roughness.22222
(6 votes)
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Sinope (BC 27-AD 14) AE 14 - Augustus739 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE14 (2.61g, 12h), dated CY 22 (25/4 BC). C I F AN • XXII (AN ligate), bare head right / EX • D • D, filleted cornucopia set on globe. Good VF, dark green patina. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Virgil Brand Coll. (Part 7, Sotheby’s, 10/1984), lot 353; Sir Hermann Weber Coll., no. 4835.22222
(5 votes)
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Sinope (BC 27-AD 14) AE 22631 viewsTime of Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE22 (6.26g, 12h). Dated CY 19 (28/7 BC). C • F • I • SI • AN • XIX (AN ligate), laureate female head right / Plow right; EX • D • D above; all within palm wreath. Good VF, brown patina. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Aufhäuser 6 (10/1989), lot 95.22222
(5 votes)
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Sinope (AD 37-41) AE 17 - Caligula1315 viewsGaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE17 (4.00g, 6h). Bare head right / Two colonists plowing right. Near VF, rough brown surfaces. Rare.22222
(5 votes)
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Sinope (BC 120-100) AE 17904 viewsca 120-100 BC. AE17 (4.33g). Draped bust of Perseus right / Cornucopiae between two pilei of the Dioskouroi, each surmounted by a star, ΣΙΝΩ−ΠΗΣ below. Near EF, glossy black patina, old scratch behind head. 22222
(5 votes)
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Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I772 viewsca 365-322 BC, in name of Satrap Ariarathes I of Cappadocia. AR Siglos/Drachm (5.36g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front, Aramaic letters behind / Eagle on top of dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('Arydrt' - Ariarathes) below. Very rare. EF.22222
(9 votes)
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Sinope (BC 250) Didrachm1095 viewsafter 250 BC. AR Didrachm (8.16g). Turreted head of Nymph Sinope left; countermark: radiate head of Helios facing, ΣΙΝΟΠΕΩΝ around / [ΣΙ-Ν]Ο/B, Poseidon sitting on throne left, holding dolphin and trident; countermark: laureate head of horned Poseidon left. EF. Ex Lockett Auc. 2149 = SNG v. Aulock 6859.22222
(12 votes)
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Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I786 viewsca 365-322 BC, in name of Satrap Ariarathes I of Cappadocia. AR Drachm (5.28g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front, Aramaic letters ('m) behind / Aramaic legend (Arydrt), dolphin and sea-eagle left. Deep cut, toned very fine.22222
(8 votes)
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Sinope (BC 330-250) Drachm998 viewsca 330-300. AR Drachm (5.05g). Head of Nymph Sinope left, hair in sakkos / Sea eagle on dolphin left; ΣΙΝΩ below, ΦΑΓΕ (magistrate) in field to right. EF.11111
(12 votes)
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Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm1578 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (6.05g). Head of eagle left, dolphin below / Quadripartite incuse with two fields raised, two deepened, one containing an E?. EF-VF.11111
(15 votes)
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Hemidrachm771 viewsca 4th-3rd cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.90g, 16mm). Head of Nymph Sinope left / [Σ]Ι-ΝΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. Toned, gVF.11111
(8 votes)
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Sinope (AD 138-161) AE - Antoninus Pius831 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE (9.94g), struck ca 159 AD. Head right / Head of bull on human leg before burning altar (Cult statue of Serapis?). Red-brown patina, VF. Very rare.11111
(11 votes)
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Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm1105 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (6.07g, 16mm). Head of sea eagle left, dolphin left below / Quadripartite pattern, opposite quadrants incuse and granulated. EF, well centered and exceptional for this issue. Virtually unimprovavble and perhaps the finest known of the type.11111
(15 votes)
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Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm752 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.53g). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; aplustre and monogram before. Toned, good VF, some light obverse die rust. Scarce issue.11111
(10 votes)
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Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm873 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (6.02g). Head of eagle left; dolphin below / Quadripartite incuse with pellets in two quarters. EF. Ex Hess-Leu 28 (5/1965), lot 217. 11111
(15 votes)
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Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 221112 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE22 (7.58g). Gorgoneion surrounded by aegis / Nike walking right. Good VF, dark brown patina.11111
(8 votes)
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol641 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.37g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / [ΣΙ]-ΝΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. VF.11111
(8 votes)
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Hemidrachm803 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.91g). Head of Nymph Sinope left / [Σ]Ι-ΝΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left; Π to right. Toned, gVF.11111
(5 votes)
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Sinope (AD 198-209) AE 27 – Geta917 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE27 (15.08g), dated CY 252 (207/8 AD). P SEPTI GETAS C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIF SINOP AN N CCLII, Geta on horseback right, holding spear pointed at bound captive seated on ground below. VF, brown surfaces, a little rough. Apparently unpublished. Wagner Coll.

This coin proves that Geta joined his father and elder brother in the rather prolific coinage issues of Sinope’s civic years 252 and 253. The reverse type is something of a mystery. The bound captive is wearing a crested Phrygian style helmet and must represent an eastern foe. Yet Severus’ Persian campaigns had wrapped up around AD 199, and the last coinage issues commemorating the wars appeared around 202-203. There followed several years of relative peace, only broken in 208 by the plans to expand the conquest of Britain. There seems to be no event that can be tied to this militant type.
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(6 votes)
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Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 31864 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE31 (18.41g). Head of Athena right in helmet decorated with pegasos / Perseus standing, facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, whose decapitated body lies at his feet. Good VF, orange-brown patina.11111
(7 votes)
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Sinope (BC 100-85) AE1302 viewsca 120-80 BC. AE (9.58g). Head of Zeus right / Eagle on thunderbolt, monogram to left, ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ below. Black patina, EF.11111
(9 votes)
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Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm891 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.40g, 12h). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; ΣΙΝΩ above, aplustre and monogram to left. Good VF, toned.11111
(9 votes)
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Sinope (AD 41-54) AE 28 - Claudius786 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD, with Messalina (his third wife). AE28 (12.73g), struck 41 AD. TI CLAVDIVS CAES [AVG C I F ANNO LXX]XVI (= Year 86 of the local era). Laureate head of Claudius right / MESSALINA - [AVGVSTA], draped bust of Messalina right. red-green patina, corrosion, G/VF. Extremely rare. Ex Auctiones AG 10, Basel (1979), lot 170.11111
(11 votes)
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Trihemiobol791 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (12mm, 1.52g). Head of Nymph Sinope facing slightly left / ΣΙ-ΝΩ, sea eagle standing facing, wings spread, head turned left. gVF.11111
(7 votes)
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Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I822 viewsca 365-322 BC, in name of Satrap Ariarathes I of Cappadocia. AR Siglos/Drachm (5.36g). Head of nymph Sinope left, hair in sphendone, aplustre in front, Aramaic letters behind / Eagle on top of dolphin left, Aramaic legend ('Arydrt' - Ariarathes) below. Very rare. VF.11111
(8 votes)
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Sinope (BC 100-85) AE 291049 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE29 (19.79g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle on thunderbolt, ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ below. Dark green patina, gVF/VF. Gutknecht coll.11111
(11 votes)
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Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm1773 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Drachm (5.82g). Head of sea eagle left / Quadripartite pattern, opposite quadrants incuse and containing pellet in each.11111
(23 votes)
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Sinope (BC 410-375) Drachm1717 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.09g, 6h). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; NI behind / Sea eagle on dolphin left; [Σ]ΙΝΩ below, EKA (magistrate) in field to right. Near EF, attractively toned, fine style.11111
(21 votes)
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Sinope (BC 310-290) Hemidrachm793 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.41g). Female head left wearing turreted crown / Prow of galley left; ΣΙΝΩ above, aplustre and EA monogram to left. Good VF, toned.11111
(9 votes)
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Sinope (AD 138-161) AE - Antoninus Pius820 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE (12.08g), struck ca 140 AD. CIF A-NN CL-XXXU (= Year 185 of the local era, beginning 45 BC), head right / Two-columned shrine with bow, inside statue of Nemesis left. Unique? Good style, fine green patina, aEF. Ex Schulten & Co. GmbH, Koeln (10/1985), lot 372. 00000
(9 votes)
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Sinope (AD 209-212) AE - Geta692 viewsGeta, 209-212 AD. AE (14.04g), struck 210 AD. Head right / Bust of Serapis right. Dark brown patina, VF.00000
(6 votes)
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Sinope (AD 235-238) AE - Maximinus I639 viewsMaximinus I, Thrax, 235-238 AD, for Maximus. AE (12.87g), struck ca 235 AD. Bust right / Bust of Serapis left. Green-red patina, F.00000
(6 votes)
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Sinope (BC 85-65) AE 21920 viewsca 120-63 BC. AE21 (8.39g). Head of Ares right / ΣΙΝ-ΩΠΗΣ, sword in sheath. Dark green patina, VF.00000
(7 votes)
     
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