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Halikarnassos (AD 98-117) AE 23 - Trajan229 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE23 (7.14g, 6h). AYTO KAI NЄP BAC TPAIANOC ΓЄ ΔA, laureate head of Trajan right / HPOΔOTOC AΛIKAPNACЄΩN, APCЄM/IA, draped bust of Herodotus right. Near VF, brown surfaces. Apparently the second known and the finer of the two. Extremely rare depiction of the historian Herodotus.
Herodotus (ca 485-425 BC) was born to a wealthy family in Halicarnassus, at the time under Persian control, although his family was exiled from the city while Herodotus was quite young and he appears to have only briefly returned to his hometown as an adult. He traveled widely and included accounts of his experiences in his famous The Histories, a description of the Graeco-Persian Wars. Cicero referred to Herodotus as “the father of history†due to his systematic investigation of historical subjects (although others have branded him “father of lies,†as Herodotus seems to have subscribed to the idea of not letting facts get in the way of a good story!).
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Keramos (BC 300-200) Hemidrachm746 views3rd cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.21g, 11mm, 11h). Young male head (Apollo?) right, with long-hanging hair curls / Bull's head facing (bucranium), ΚΕΡ-Α / ΠΟΛ-Ι, within incuse square.
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(BC 377-353) Maussollos - Drachm653 viewsMaussollos, Satrap, 377-353 BC. AR Drachm (3.54g). Laureate head of Apollo, facing slightly right / ΜΑΥΣΣΩΛΛΟ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double axe (labrys) and lotus-tipped sceptre; ME monogram left. Toned, good VF, light porosity.
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Myndos (BC 200-0) Drachm369 viewsMid 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.98g, 12h). Theainetos, magistrate. Laureate head of Sarapis right / Headdress of Isis set on two grain ears, Îœ-Î¥ÎΔΙΩΠto left, ΘEΑΙÎΕΤΟΣ to right, torch below. VF, toned.
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Knidos (BC 405-394 BC) Drachm490 viewsca 404-395 BC. AR Drachm (3.71 g, 16mm, 6h). Forepart of lion right / Head of Aphrodite right within incuse square. VF, toned. Very rare, Cahn lists nine examples. Ex Niklovitz Coll. (L. Hamburger, 11 June 1930), lot 344.
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Rhodes (BC 31-AD 60) AE 33502 viewsLate 1st cent BC-mid 1st cent AD. AE33 - Drachm (25.27g, 12h). Satyros, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose seen from above; ΣΑΤΥΡΟΣ below; all within oak wreath. VF, dark green patina. Ex Prof. Angelo Signorelli Collection, Part I (P. & P. Santamaria, 10/1951), lot 537.
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Rhodes (BC 400-350) Didrachm529 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Didrachm (6.54g). Head of Helios facing, turned slightly right / Rose with bud to right, grapevine to left, E below, within shallow incuse square. Toned, good VF.
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Amyzon (BC 200-0) AE 16344 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE16 (3.90g). Head of Artemis right with bow and quiver over shoulder / AMYZONEΩÎ, stag standing right. VF.
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Aphrodisias (AD 244-247) AE 31 - Philip II158 viewsPhilip II, as Caesar. 244-247 AD. AE31 (8.68g). Publius Aelius Apollonianos magistrate. MAPIOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC KAI CЄ, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI APX ΠOAIΛ AΠOΛΛΩNIANOY in field, AΦPOΔЄ CIЄΩN, Tyche with rudder and cornucopiae. gF.Sep 25, 2019
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Idyma (BC 425-375) Drachm234 views420-370 BC. AR Drachm (3.56g). Head of Pan facing / ΙΔYΜΙΟÎ, fig leaf; all within incuse square. VF. Rare.Jul 11, 2019
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(BC 340-334) Pixodaros - AV 1/24 Stater377 viewsPixodaros, Satrap, 340-334 BC. AV 1/24 Stater - Hemiobol (0.32g, 6mm, 4h). Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo left / Double axe (Labrys), Π−Ι flanking handle. gVF, well preserved for issue, possibly second best known [cf Roma Numismatics E-Sale 55 (4/2019), lot 384] – most other examples with reverse lettering off the flan. Very rare, 6 recorded in CoinArchives. Carr coll.Jul 03, 2019
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Ialysos (BC 510-480) 1/6 Stater?192 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.80g). Uncertain design / Head of eagle left; floral ornament below; all within pelleted linear border within incuse square. VF. Extremely rare.Jun 11, 2019
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Karia Uncertain (BC 480-450) Diobol184 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Diobol (14mm, 1.96g). Confronted foreparts of two bulls, with horns locked / Forepart of bull left; + to lower left; all within incuse square. VF. Rare.Jun 11, 2019
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Tabai (AD 69-79) AE 17 - Titus211 viewsTitus, as Caesar, 69-79 AD. AE17 (4.15g, 5h). Kallikrates Brachilidos, magistrate. KAIΣAP, laureate head of Titus right / KAΛΛIKPAT TABHNΩN, garlanded altar, surmounted by pilei of the Dioscuri. nVF, green patina. Tricarico coll.Jun 10, 2019
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Mylasa (BC 450-400) Tetartemorion185 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (9mm, 0.25g). Facing forepart of lion / Jug (?) within incuse square. nVF. Very rare.Jun 08, 2019
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Kidramos (BC 200-0) AE 13229 views2nd-1st century BC. AE13 (2.72g). Head Tyche right / ΚΙ-ΔΡΑ, cornucopia. Apparently unpublished and unique. gVF.Jun 08, 2019
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