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Tion (AD 98-117) AE 25 - Trajan1785 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE25 (6.60g). Laureate bust right / Serapis standing facing left holding snake entwined staff. Ex Nemesis Ancients. 
(69 votes)
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Prusias ad Hypium (AD 81-96) AE 28 - Domitian1806 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE28 (12.10g). Laureate head right / Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and sceptre; prow at her feet. VF, mottled green patina.
(71 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 24 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II2029 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE24 (8.37g, 7h), struck 256-258 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, seen from behind, and radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, seen from behind, vis-Ã -vis; between, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right, seen from behind / Three agonistic crowns set on ornate base, central crown containing two palms, each flanking crown a single palm. VF, green patina with traces of red-brown, minor roughness. Rare.
(28 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 222-234) AE 22 - Severus Alexander844 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-234 AD. AE22 (4.16g, 8h). M AVP CEVH AΛEXANΔPOC AVΓ, laureate head right / NIKAIEΩN, Aphrodite-Venus kneeling right, nude but for cloth draped across her lap, flanked by two winged Erotes, each holding a torch, with the one on the left also holding up a mirror, which Aphrodite turns to gaze into. Good VF, smooth olive green patina. Important mythological type.
(37 votes)
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Bithynion-Hadriana (AD 130) AE 38 - Antinoüs1526 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE38 - Medallion (45.49g, 6h). ANTINOON ΘEΩN H ΠATRIC, bare-headed and draped bust right / BEIΘYNEIΩN AΔPIANΩN, Antinoüs, as Hermes Nomios, standing facing right, wearing short chiton, chlamys, and winged sandals, holding pedum in left hand, the right raised protectively over the forepart of a grazing cow standing left beside a tree; star above. Good VF, matte dark brown patina. One of the finest unaltered Antinoüs bronzes known. Ex Dowdy Coll. Ex Leu 30 (4/1982), lot 367; Sternberg 7 (11/1977), lot 644.
In Egypt, the cult of Antinoüs saw him as an avatar of Hermes-Thoth, a messenger between mortals and the gods. Elsewhere, he was seen in another guise, as Hermes Nomios, or the "Herdsman." As defender of the herd or flock, Hermes brought forth fecundity and prosperity, just as Antinoüs would bring good fortune to those who did him honor.
(8 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 41 - Antoninus Pius875 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE41 - Medallion (54.07g, 7h). AVTO KAI TI AI AΔPI ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CΩTHPI ACKLH ΠIΩ NIKAIEIC, half-length bust of Asclepius left, partially draped; serpent beside right shoulder. Good VF, magnificent apple green patina, slightly worn at high points, but generally smooth and glossy. A huge second century medallic bronze. Ex Drewry Coll.
(7 votes)
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Bithynion-Klaudiopolis (AD 81-96) AE 16 - Domitian1895 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE16 (3.01g). Radiate head right / Club. VF, rough brown surfaces. Better than the BMC specimen which is illustrated in RPC. Wagner Coll.
(25 votes)
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Bithynia Uncertain (AD 117-138) AE 22 - Hadrian827 viewsKoinon of Bithynia, Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (6.50g, 7h). Laureate head right / Octastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, annulet in pediment. Good VF, even brown patina, with orichalcum highlights.
(10 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla600 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (14.56g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Naked male figure (the Emperor?), wearing wreath, holding spear and sword in sheath. Good very fine.
(6 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III828 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35 (25.31g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hercules standing left, destroying Lernaean Hydra; quiver and bow to right. Good VF, green patina with pale brick-red overtones, minor smoothing. Rare. Ex Cain Coll.
(6 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 69-79) AE 20 - Vespasian847 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE20 (4.87g). Laureate head right / Panther seated left, with paws resting on cantharus. Good VF, dark brown patina. It was commonly thought in antiquity that panthers were fond of wine and that they could be captured by setting a bowl of it out and waiting until they had drunk to excess.
(6 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 138-161) AE 28 - Antoninus Pius786 viewsAntoninus Pius, AD 138-161. AE28 (15.07g, 6h). Laureate head right / Troptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right. VF, brown surfaces, light roughness. Apparently unpublished. From the Tony Hardy Collection.
(6 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 193-211) AE 34 - Septimius Severus703 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE34 (24.75g, 12h). Radiate head right / Octastyle temple façade; figure holding shield, flanked by pellets, in pediment. VF, attractive green patina. Ex de Barros Coll.
(7 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 28 - Marcus Aurelius850 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE28 (15.63g). AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TON KTICTH NIKAIEIC, nude Heracles seen from behind, carrying off the Erymanthian boar; club by his side, star to right. VF, dark green patina, scratches. Rare representation of a Labor of Heracles. Apparently unpublished.
The canonical representation of the fourth labor of Heracles, the capture of the Erymanthean Boar, in sculpture, painting, and coins shows the hero carrying his prize "piggy-back" over his shoulder, sometimes in the act of surprising Eurystheos with it, who hides in a pithos in fright. The present, apparently unpublished piece, has the hero, labeled "The Founder of the Nicaeans," carrying the beast in front of him. There seems to be only one numismatic parallel for this depiction: a medallion of Commodus (Gnecchi 34; Stoll 103), where Heracles is seen in a similar stance, but with the boar on a rock in front of him and the Nemean Lion behind. On this medallion the scene could be interpreted to show Heracles carrying the boar to the rock.
(7 votes)
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Bithynion-Klaudiopolis (69-79 AD) AE 33 - Vespasian877 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE33 - Medallion (22.75g, 5h). M. Plancius Varus, proconsul. Laureate head right / MAPKOΣ/ ΠΛANKIOΣ/ OVAPOΣ ANΘVΠATOΣ in four lines across field; all within oak wreath. VF, brown surfaces. Rare. Ex Drewry Coll.
(8 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 238-244) AE 36919 viewsTime of Gordian III, ca 238-244 AD. AE36 - Medallion (27.35g). TON KTICTAN, bearded bust of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck, holding club over right shoulder / Herakles and the capture of Kerberos: HPAKL-EΩTA-N (sic), PONTΩ in exergue, Herakles, nude, standing right, head turned back to left, holding club in left hand with lion's skin draped over left arm and pulling Kerberos by chain in right hand; before, statuette of Hera on cippus. Good VF, green patina, light smoothing in reverse field. Very rare. Ex Simpson Coll.; ex Hauck & Aufhäuser Auktion 15 (3/2000), lot 100.
(8 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 180-192) AE 28 - Commodus647 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE28 (10.71g, 1h). Bust right / Three athletes drawing competition lots from an urn. Rare.
(24 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 180-192) AE 26 - Commodus801 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE26 (11.97g, 8h). Bust right / Herakles standing right, holding lionskin and attended by fluttering figure of Telephos.
(31 votes)
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Apameia (BC 40-1) AE 16959 viewsMid-late 1st cent BC. AE16 (2.60g, 12h). Head of Hermes right / Three signa. VF, dark green patina. Ex Prideaux Coll.
(7 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-268) AE - Gallienus907 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE (9.53g). Radiate and draped bust right/ Three Temples; on top of them, statues of Nikai. Brown patina. Good very fine.
(7 votes)
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(BC 228-183) Prusias I - AE 23929 viewsPrusias I, 228-183 BC. AE23 (9.92g). Diademed head of Zeus right / Thunderbolt, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ above and below, within wreath. Good VF, glossy dark brown patina with some green encrustation.
(7 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE - Marcus Aurelius 769 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE (17.23g) AVT KAI M AVP ANTONIN TI CEI, laureate, draped bust right/ NEIK AIA Turreted bust of Nikaia right. Brown patina. EF.
(10 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 29 - Domitia Lucilla659 viewsDomitia Lucilla, mother of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE29 (16.50g, 7h). ΔOMITI ΛOYKIΛΛAN NEIKAIEIC, draped bust of Domitia right, hair coiled on top of head / M AVPHΛIOC OVHPOC KAICAP, Aurelius on horseback right, holding couched lance in right hand. VF, tan patina, corroded. Extremely rare, one of two known, the other in the BN.
The specimen of this coin in Paris has been known since 1863, being the subject of some debate concerning its authenticity. This second specimen is from the same dies and seems to confirm the reading in Cohen. Domitia's husband, Annius Verus died shortly after the birth of their son in 121 AD, but her family wealth and close connections to the imperial court insured that the youth came to the attention of the emperor Hadrian, who in 138 AD advised Antoninus Pius to adopt him. This coin was probably struck shortly after the accession of Antoninius Pius, and marks the noble family lineage of the new heir apparent of the Roman empire.
(5 votes)
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Bithynion-Hadriana (AD 177-192) AE - Commodus772 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE (9.28g). Laureate, draped bust right / Draped bust of Hermes left with kerykeion over shoulder. Rare. Brown patina. Very fine.
(5 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE - Elagabalus461 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE - Assarion (6.63g, 12h). Laureate head right / Hercules standing right, capturing Cretan Bull. VF, black-green patina. Ex Cain Coll.
(6 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 253-268) AE 25 - Gallienus660 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE25 (7.74g). ΠΟΥ ΛΙ ΕΓ ΓΑΛΛΙΗÎΟΣ, cuirassed, draped and radiate bust right / NIKAIEΩN, Dionysos in Elephant-quadriga. Rare. Very fine.
(7 votes)
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Kalchedon (BC 387-340) Drachm950 viewsmid 4th cent BC. AR Drachm (3.81g). Bull standing left above grain ear, ΚΑΛΧ above, caduceus and B to left, A below belly / Quadripartite, granulated incuse square. EF. Drewry Coll.; Ex Christie's (6/1993), lot 39.
(7 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 193-211) AE 22 - Septimius Severus636 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE22 (5.95g). Laureate head right / Octastyle temple; c/m: laureate bust right. Host Fine, countermark VF but poorly struck, green patina. Roper Coll.
(7 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla447 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (14.36g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hercules standing right and holding club, breaking Horses of Diomedes. VF, green patina with traces of lighter green overtones, light overall roughness. Rare. Ex Cain Coll.
(6 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla501 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (8.20g, 1h). Laureate head right / Hexastyle temple set on three-tiered base; • in pediment. VF, green patina, minor pitting on obverse. Rare. Ex Poncin Coll.
(6 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 177-192) AE - Commodus698 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE (14.15g). Laureate and draped bust right / Tetrastyle temple. Brown patina. Very fine.
(6 votes)
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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.
(6 votes)
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Apameia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 15 - Appius Claudius Pulcher903 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE15 - Chalkous (3.00g, 12h). Appius Claudius Pulcher, proconsul; C. Cassius C.f., duovir. Struck 27 BC. AP PΠVL[CHER] PRO • COS, bare head of Appius Claudius Pulcher right / C CASSIVS • C F • II • VIR• [F C AVG DI F S C C] R •, she-wolf standing right, suckling twins. VF, brown patina, some green encrustation. Extremely rare. Ex Villemur Coll.
(5 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-260) AE 26 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II1009 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE26 (10.16g), struck 256-258 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, seen from behind, and radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, seen from behind, vis-Ã -vis; between, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right, seen from behind / Three neocorate temples situated around central altar with serpent. Good VF, hard bright green patina. Ex Triton VII (1/2004), lot 747.
(5 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus800 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 - Medallion (30.21g). AY KA CEΠ– CEYHPOIC PC, radiate head r. NIKOMH – ΔEΩN, Severus, holding spear, on prancing horse r.; below, fallen enemy and scattered arms. In exergue, ΔIC NEΩKO / PΩN. Extremely rare (missing in all major collections). Dark green patina and extremely fine.
(5 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 138-161) AE 19 - Antoninus Pius695 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE19 (3.63g). ΑVΤ ΚΑΙCΑP − ΑÎΤΩÎΙÎΟC, draped bust right / ÎΕΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑC ΜΗΤPΟΠΟΛΕΩC, Ships’ prow to right; on it curled snakes. Rare. Nice very fine.
(5 votes)
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Iuliopolis (AD 198-209) AE 26 - Geta645 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE26 (11.54g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust R, seen from behind / Tyche, holding rudder and cornucopia, within tetrastyle temple; wreath on pediment. VF, green patina, fields smoothed.
(11 votes)
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Kalchedon (BC 250) Tetradrachm1484 viewsmid 3rd cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.71g, 1h). Imitating Lysimachos-type tetradrachms. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / KALΧA-ΔΟÎΙΩÎ, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind; monogram to inner left, spiral ornament on throne, grain ear in exergue. Good VF, toned, light porosity, die break in field on obverse. Extremely rare. Weimer Coll.
(8 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 69-79) AE 21 - Vespasian645 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE21 (6.85g). Laureate bust right / Panther seated left, paw on cantharus. Rare. VF.
(12 votes)
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Prusa ad Olympum (AD 98-117) AE 33 - Trajan559 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE33 (23.54g). Laureate head right / Zeus enthroned right, holding Nike on globe and scepter. Good VF, rough green patina.
(6 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla682 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (17.81g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles seated left on rocks covered with lion's skin, resting club on ground in left hand, right hand extended holding cantharus. Near VF, glossy dark green patina, flan bent slightly, some smoothing in fields.
(11 votes)
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Kaisareia Germanika (AD 193-194) AE 28 - Pescennius Niger862 viewsPescennius Niger, 193-194 AD. AE28 (13.27g). [ΑVΤ-] Κ-Γ- ΠΕPT ÎΙ[Γ]ΠΟC- ΙΟV[ΤΟC-CΕΒ], laureate head right / KAICAPEIAC G-EPMANIKHC, Nike walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left. Good VF, brown patina with traces of green, small flan crack. Extremely rare. Ex Dr. Busso Peus 360 (4/1999), lot 607.
(9 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 222-235) AE 28 - Severus Alexander673 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE28 (10.12g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles standing left, nude, raising club far over his shoulder, about to beat to death the Hydra. Near VF, dark brown surfaces, some light smoothing. This type not recorded for Severus Alexander from this mint.
(16 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 35 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II771 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE35 - Medallion (19.32g, 12h). AYT K OYAΛЄPIANOC/ΓAΛΛIHNOC •/OYAΛЄPI/ANOC, CЄBBB in exergue, laureate and draped bust of Valerian I right vis-à -vis laureate and draped bust of Gallienus left; between them, laureate and draped bust of Valerian II right / MЄΓIC/TΩN APIC/T Ω N above, NIKAIЄΩN in exergue, three agonistic crowns, each containing two palms, set on ornate table top. VF, dark green patina, light overall roughness. Unique as a medallion. Ex Wagner Coll., Ex Mabbott Coll. (Part I, Hans Schulman, 6/1969), lot 1164; Münzen und Medaillen XIII (6/1954), lot 878.
(6 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian and Sabina906 viewsHadrian, with Sabina, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.61g, 6h), struck after 128 AD. Laureate head of Hadrian right / Draped bust of Sabina right, hair drawn up in elaborate plaiting. VF, toned with areas of purple iridescence. Extremely rare. Only one cistophorus with the busts of Hadrian and Sabina is published (Leo Benz Collection [Lanz 94, 11/1999, lot 531 = Lanz 30 [11/1984], lot 548 [realized 15,000 DM]) and stylistically belongs to Metcalf's Unattributed Mint (Cistophori, pl. 27, 393-404). Our coin, however, was clearly struck at Nicomedia, based on its obverse die link to Metcalf's type B19, no. 43 (obv. die O30). The presence of Sabina's imperial title dates the coin to after 128 AD, the year in which she was made Augusta.
(6 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Bakheus694 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.55g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΒΑΚ-ΧΕΥΣ (magistrate) above and below. Good VF.
(6 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Sosigenes770 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.50g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΣΩΣΙ-ΓΕÎΗΣ (magistrate) above and below. Nice VF.
(6 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 130) AE 38 - Antinoüs833 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian. died 130 AD. AE39 (37.91g). HPΩC ANTINOOC, bare head right / H MHTPOΠOΛIC NIKOMEΔEIA, bull standing right; crescent moon on flank. VF, brown patina with touches of red, slightly porous surfaces. Ex Triton IV (12/2000), lot 358; Münzen und Medaillen 52 6/1975), lot 643; Von Aulock Collection, 7102.
(8 votes)
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Iuliopolis (AD 198-217) AE 26 - Caracalla581 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE26 (12.54g). Bust right / Bust right wearing Phrygian cap. aEF.
(5 votes)
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Tion (AD 98-117) AE 32 - Trajan721 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE32 (23.56g). AVT NEP TPAIANOC KAICAP CEB GM D, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ZEVC CVPGACTEIOC TIANWN, Zeus Syrgastes standing left, holding patera and sceptre, eagle at feet. VF, orichalcum patina, some porosity. Zeus Syrgastes represents the assimilation of Zeus with a local high god.
(12 votes)
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Tion (AD 130-138) AE 44 - Antinous758 viewsAntinous, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE44 - Medallion (38.64g), struck 130-138 AD. ΑÎΤΙÎΟΩΙ ΗΡΩΙ, Bare-headed and draped bust left / Antinous, as Dionysos, riding on panther right, TIANOI below. VF, dark brown patina with some red on the reverse, light smoothing. Rare.
(7 votes)
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Tion (AD 130-138) AE - Antinous1704 viewsAntinous, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE44 - Medallion (41.12g), struck 130-138 AD. ΑÎΤΙÎΟΩΙ ΗΡΩΙ, Bare-headed and draped bust left / Antinous, as Dionysos, riding on panther right, TIANOI below. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare.
(18 votes)
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Prusa ad Olympum (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla727 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (9.51g). Laureate head right, AVT K M AVP ANTWNEINOC CEB / Ajax the Telamonian falling upon his sword left; pile of stones before, shield below, PRO-UCAEW-N above. EF, dark green patina. Rare Trojan War reference. Simpson Coll.
Ajax led the warriors of Salamis to Troy, and was regarded as the second greatest Greek warrior, after Achilles. When he failed to win Achilles' armor after the latter's tragic death, Ajax went mad and, after creating turmoil amidst the Greek ranks, finally committed suicide by falling on his sword.
(14 votes)
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Kaisareia Germanika (AD 193-194) AE 29 - Pescennius Niger697 viewsPescennius Niger, 193-194 AD. AE29 (11.67g, 8h). Laureate head right / Zeus(?) standing left, holding long sceptre. Fine, brown surfaces, centering holes. Extremely rare. Ex Sullivan Coll.
(6 votes)
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Kaisareia Germanika (AD 193-194) AE 29 - Pescennius Niger860 viewsPescennius Niger, 193-194 AD. AE29 (14.17g, 7h). Laureate head right / Apollo standing left, holding phiale and laurel branch. (Artemis[?]). Good VF, brown-black surfaces with orichalcum highlights, two flan cracks. Extremely rare.
(6 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian970 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.67g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / COM BIT, tetrastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, ROM S P AVG across frieze, no pellet in pediment; within, draped male figure standing right, holding sceptre and Victory. VF, trace of porosity on reverse. Attractive portrait.
(9 votes)
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Nikomedeia (BC 62-59) AE 252924 viewsC. Papirius Carbo, Proconsul, 62-59 BC. AE25 (8.62g, 12h). Dated year 224 (59 BC). NIKOMHDEWN, laureate head of Zeus right / EPI GAIO[U] PAPIRIOU KARBWN[OS], RWMH in exergue, Roma seated left on pile of shields, holding Nike in right hand, spear in left; monogram in inner left field, DKS (date) below shields. EF, dark green, almost black patina. Ex Freedman Coll. (Triton V, 1/2002), lot 421; Numismatic Fine Arts V (2/1978), lot 313.
(30 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 41-54) AE 37 – Claudius1409 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE37 (10.59g, 8h). C. Cadius Rufus, proconsul and patron. Struck circa 43-48 AD. Laureate head left / EΠI ΓAIOY KAΔIOY POYΦOY ANΘYΠATOY ΠATPONOΣ, veiled and draped bust of Demeter right, wearing grain ear wreath(?); [poppy] before, monograms in left and [right] fields. VF, green and red patina, soft strike on reverse. Struck on an oversized flan. Rare. Ex Drewry Coll.; ex Freeman & Sear 7 (2/2002), lot 245.
(7 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Aristokrates812 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right, K[IA] below / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΑΡΙΣΤΟ-ΚΡΑΤΗΣ (magistrate) above and below. Lightly toned, good VF, light porosity. Apparently an unrecorded denomination for this magistrate.
(7 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 337-305) Didrachm - Dionysios1222 viewsca 337-305 BC, time of Tyrant Dionysios. AR Didrachm (9.64g). Head of Dionysos left, wreathed in ivy / Naked Herakles left, with lion skin and club, erecting trophy of arms. aVF. Rare.
Dionysios was the unelected overlord of Heraclea Pontica and its surrounds - a tyrant. He managed to keep his domain relatively independent within the Persian Empire. The Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor in 333 BC did not disturb the area and Dionysus remained, even whilst Antigonus Mono. monitored Alexander's lines of communications. After 323 BC, as Ariarathes I of Cappadocia struck North into Sinope and much of the surrounds, still Dionysus prevailed even whilst Perdiccas and Eumenes restored order. He married Amastris the niece of the deceased King Darius III (divorced from Craterus having been wedded at Susa in 324 BC by Alexander) and she bore him 3 sons. He died in 305 BC and she ruled on with her sons. Soon Lysimachos was making advances and they married in 302 BC. VF.
(12 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian3701 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.25g), struck after 128 AD. IMP CAES TRA HADRIANO AVG P P, laureate head right / COM-BIT across field, octastyle temple, ROM S P AVG across frieze, pellet in pediment. Choice EF.
(32 votes)
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Iuliopolis (AD 193-211) AE 26 - Septimius Severus598 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE26 (11.28g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus seated left, holding uncertain object and scepter. VF, brown patina. Wagner Coll.
(5 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 138-161) AE 18 - Antoninus Pius702 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE18 (3.81g). Laureate head right / Terminal figure of Hermes facing, caduceus at left. Good VF, dark green patina.
(5 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 217-218) AE 27 - Macrinus554 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE27 (12.63g). Laureate bust right / Herakles holding a small Eros and club reclines left on a lion walking right. Nearly VF.
(5 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 253-268) AE 26 - Salonina634 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 (10.84g). Diademed and draped bust right / Valerian and Gallienus clasping hands, female figure (Homonaia, Salonina or priestess?) to right. Attractive very fine.
(8 votes)
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Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 15 - Julia Domna528 viewsJulia Domna, 193-211 AD. AE15. Bust right / Urn containing palm branch. VF+.
(10 votes)
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Bithynia Uncertain (AD 117-138) AE 26 - Koinon of Hadrian935 viewsKoinon of Bithynia, Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE26 (13.11g). Radiate head right / Octastyle temple. Nice VF, green patina.
(11 votes)
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Kios (BC 300-200) AE 23832 views3rd century BC. AE23 (4.41g). Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Club, KIANΩN, bow in case (gorytos). Green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.
(9 votes)
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Kaisareia Germanika (AD 20) AE 21 - Germanicus897 viewsGermanicus, ca 20 AD. AE21 (9.13g). Bare head right / View of city gate with statue between four towers; monogram in exergue. VF, green over brown patina. Very Rare.
(9 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Sosigenes862 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.48g, 3h). Laureate head of Apollo right, KIA below / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΣΩΣΙ-ΓΕÎΗΣ. EF.
(5 votes)
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(BC 228-183) Prusias I - AE 27817 viewsPrusias I, 228-183 BC. AE27 (9.88g). Head Apollo left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, Athena-Nike with shield crowning king's name. Beautiful patina, scratches in reverse field, good very fine.
(5 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 236-238) AE 27 - Maximus658 viewsMaximus Caesar, 236-238 AD. AE27 (9.88g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; c/m: H in incuse circle / Athena standing left, holding Nike and scepter. VF, brown and green patina with some earthen encrustation. Wagner Coll.
(6 votes)
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(BC 182-149) Prusias II - AE 18921 viewsPrusias II, 182-149 BC. AE18 (3.56g). Head of Prusias right, wearing winged diadem / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, naked Herakles standing left, lion skin under arm, holding club; monogram to right. Dark patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.
(6 votes)
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Apameia (AD 0-100) AE 161538 viewsImperial Times, 1st cent AD. AE16 (2.22g). Head Hermes in winged petasos / C I - C A / D - D, winged kerykeion. Rare. Dark brown green patina. Extremely fine.
(8 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 209-211) AE 30 - Geta773 viewsGeta, as Augustus, 209-211 AD. AE30 (17.75g, 1h). Geta, laureate, head to right, AVT K P SEP | GETAS A[VGOV] (completed from the Paris Geta with statue on column between two temples) / Seven-line legend: [--- / -----] / NIKOMEDE / ON DIS NEO / KORON PRO / TON BITHYNI / AS KE (for kai?) PON / T O V (spaced between loops of bowknot); all in laurel wreath.
The illegible top two lines in the wreath might be ΤΩΝ ΑΘΛΩΝ, from the Games. The obverse die is the only obverse for Geta as Augustus, that of the two-temple reverse (Waddington). The legend-in-wreath reverse is evidently unlisted anywhere.
(8 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Drachm - Proxenos943 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.07g). Laureate head of Apollo right, KIA below / Prow of galley left, ΠΡΟΞ-ΕÎΟΣ (magistrate) above and below. EF, attractive style, light porosity. A rare denomination and apparently unrecorded for this magistrate.
(9 votes)
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Kalchedon (AD 238-244) AE 25 - Tranquillina805 viewsTranquillina, 238-244 AD. AE25 (8.25g). Bust right / Apollo holding lyre reclining on back of swan swimming left.
(16 votes)
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Kretia-Flaviopolis (AD 198-209) AE 27 - Geta685 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE27 (10.70g, 1h). ΠCΕΡΤΙ - ΓΕΤΑC Κ, head right / ΚΡΗΤΙΕΩΠ- ΦΛΑΟVΙΟ / ΠΟΛΙ. Good F.
(11 votes)
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Kalchedon (BC 387-340) Hemidrachm1134 viewsca mid 4th cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.84g, 12mm, 5h). KAΛ, forepart of bull left on grain ear, ΔA monogram before / three grain ears. Toned, good VF. Rare denomination.
(12 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Sosandros803 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.58g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, Σ-ΩΣΑÎ-ΔΡΟΣ (magistrate) above and below. Good VF.
(11 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Athenodoros739 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.51g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, grain ear before, Α-ΘΗÎΟ-ΔΩΡΟΣ (magistrate) above and below. Good VF.
(12 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Drachm - Nikas769 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.16g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ÎΙΚΑΣ (magistrate) above. Deeply toned, VF. Very rare.
(10 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 350) Tridrachm1310 viewsUnder tyrant Satyros, 353-347 BC. AR Tridrachm (11.77g, 1h), struck ca 350 BC. Head of youthful Herakles wearing lion's skin headdress to left; club below / Head of Hera to left, wearing turreted stephane and pendant earring, crescent below chin, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΑ to right. Very rare. Attractive grey patina. Slightly rough surfaces, otherwise aEF. Ex Star coll.; ex Leu 48 (5/1989), 211; ex Leu 2 (4/1972), 221.
(9 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian1136 viewsHadrian. 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.43g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Laureate head right / COM BIT, octastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, ROM S P AVG across frieze, pellet in pediment. VF.
(7 votes)
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(BC 128-94) Nikomedes III - Tetradrachm931 viewsNikomedes III, 128-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.14g, 32mm). Dated CY 203 (95/94 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus standing left, holding wreath and sceptre; eagle on thunderbolt above monogram and date to left. Nice VF, small flan flaw behind head.
(6 votes)
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Prusias ad Hypium (AD 197-212) AE - Geta636 viewsGeta, 197-212 AD. AE (10.78g), Π CΕΠΤΙ ΓΕΤΑC Κ, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΕΩΝ ΠΡΟΣ ΨΠΙΩ, Heracles pointing arrow at Stymphalic bird. Very fine.
(6 votes)
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Iuliopolis (AD 222-235) AE 23 - Severus Alexander659 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE23 (6.21g, 1h). M AVP CEVH ALEXANΔPOC AVG, laureate head right / IΟΛΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩÎ, three standards. EF, choice dark blue-green patina.
(6 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 217-218) AE 28 - Macrinus606 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE28 (13.81g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / ΔIC NЄΩKO / PΩN NЄI / KOMH / ΔЄON, within a laurel-wreath. See aVF with a nice portrait and a pleasing dark green patina.
(5 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) 1/4 Drachm - Poseidonios899 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR 1/4 Drachm/Siglos (9mm, 1.25g). Poseidonios, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right, KIA below / Prow of galley right, ΠΟΣΕΙ/ΔΩÎΙΟΣ above and below. VF, toned.
(5 votes)
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(BC 182-149) Prusias II - AE1275 viewsPrusias II, 182-149 BC. AE (5.41g). Head of Dionysos right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, Kentaur Chiron trotting right, monogram to right. Dark green patina, VF.
(5 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian854 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.75g, 6h), struck after 128 AD. Laureate head right / COM BIT, S P Q P (sic) across fields, octastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, ROM AVG across frieze, shield in pediment, dot between fourth and fifth columns. Good VF. Exceptional.
(5 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian884 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.43g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Laureate head right / COM BIT, temple set on three-tiered podium, ROM S P AVG across frieze, clipeus in pediment; within, Hadrian standing left, holding patera and reverted spear. VF, trace of porosity in reverse fields.
(5 votes)
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Prusias ad Hypium (AD 177-192) AE 27 - Commodus571 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE27 (13.45g). Laureate head right / Nike driving galloping biga right. Fine, brown surfaces, porosity. Apparently unpublished.
(5 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Posis635 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.47g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, Π-ΟΣΙΣ (magistrate) above. Good VF, light reverse double-strike.
(5 votes)
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Nikomedeia (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Severus Alexander646 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE22 (5.31g, 7h). M AVP CE AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟC AVΓ, laureate head R / NI-KO, MH (ligate)- ΔE/Ω-N across fields, TPIC NEΩN, in exergue, octastyle temple set on two-tiered base. Good VF, dark brown patina. Rare.
(9 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 320-280) AE 231200 viewsca 320-280 BC. AE23 (8.93g). Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Bow in case (gorytos), ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ, club. Good style, fine brown-green patina, EF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
(11 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Miletos672 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.51g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΜΙΛΗ-ΤΟΣ (magistrate) above and below. Nice VF.
(9 votes)
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Dia (BC 120-63) AE 201069 viewsca 120-63 BC. AE20 (7.84g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing on thunderbolt left, head right; monogram to left, ΔΙΑΣ below. Glossy black patina, gEF. Rare city. Gutknecht coll.
(8 votes)
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(BC 228-183) Prusias I - Tetradrachm2643 viewsPrusias I, 228-183 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.30g, 32mm). Diademed head right / Zeus standing left, holding wreath and lotus tipped scepter; thunderbolt and two monograms to left; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ. Rare. Good VF.
(15 votes)
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Poseidonios684 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.54g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΠΟΣΕΙ-ΔΩÎΙΟΣ (magistrate) above and below. Good VF.
(7 votes)
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