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Kios (AD 41-54) AE 29 - Claudius285 viewsClaudius. 41-54 AD. AE29 (13.45g). ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΡΜΑÎΙΚΟΣ, bare head right / ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ ΚΤΙΣΤΗΣ ΚΙΑÎΩÎ, club draped with lion skin. Very rare. VF.
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Kios (AD 69-179) AE 25 - Vespasian404 viewsKios or Prusias ad Mare. Vespasian, 69-79 AD. AE25 (5.69g, 6h). AYTOKPATOPI KAIΣAPI ΣEBAΣTΩ OYEΣΠAΣIANΩ ΠPOYΣI, laureate head right / EΠΙ MARKOY ΠΛANKIOY OYAPOY ANΘIΠATOY, club, quiver and bow. Scarce, VF, dark green patina. Tricarico coll.
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Kios (AD 81-96) AE 19 - Domitian234 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE19 (3.02g, 10h). AYT ΔOMITIANΩΣ KAICAP ΣEB, laureate head right / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΕΩÎ, lion skin on club. Rare (two specimens cited in RPC), VF, dark green patina with earthen deposits. Tricarico coll.
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Kios (AD 81-96) AE 25 - Domitian452 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE25 (9.24g, 6h). AYT ΔOMITIANΩΣ KAICAP ΣE ΓEP, laureate head right / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΕΩÎ, in three lines, in oak wreath. Rare (three specimens cited in RPC), VF, dark green patina. Tricarico coll.
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Kios (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitian 241 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE26 (11.71g, 6h). AYT ΔOMITIANΩΣ KAIΣAP ΣE ΓEP, laureate head right / TON KTIΣTHN ΠΡΟΥΣΙΕIΣ, Herakles standing left, holding club and lion-skin. Scarce, VF, green patina. Tricarico coll.
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Kios (AD 128-137) AE 31 - Sabina530 viewsSabina, Augusta, 128-136/7 AD. AE31 (20.23g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. VF, brown patina, minor scratches on obverse, deposits on reverse. Very rare and with a fine style portrait. Ex Marcel Burstein Coll.; Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 325 (Jul 1971), no. 20.
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Kios (AD 130) AE 38 - Antinoüs1045 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE37 - Medallion (33.62g, 6h). ANTINOOC [HPΩC], bare-headed bust left / HPΩKIANOI AΔPIANOI, nude male figure standing left, holding purse(?) in left hand; ANTI NON(?) across field. VF, brown surfaces, tooled and smoothed. Ex Dowdy Coll.; Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 32 (11/1985), lot 350 (where unidentified).
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Kios (AD 138-192) AE 17173 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE17 - Hemiassarion (3.09g, 1h). Lyre / KIA-NΩN Club. Very rare. Minor cleaning marks, otherwise, very fine.
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Kios (AD 138-192) AE 20274 viewsTime of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE20 / Hemiassarion (4.24g, 6h). KIA-NΩN, lion Skin draped over club / Laurel wreath. Extremely rare and very interesting. VF.
This issue has been dated to the 3rd century BC in RG, which is highly unlikely indeed. The style, fabric and lettering clearly point toward a pseudo-autonomous issue from the Roman times, most likely from the 2nd century AD.
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Kios (AD 198-217) AE 26 - Caracalla386 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE26 (9.36g, 8h). Laureate head right / Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis. VF, tan surfaces. Very rare. Spradling Coll. Ex Patrick Cooper Coll., CNG Elec. Auc. 101 (11/2004), lot 84; Hecht Coll.
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Kios (AD 209-212) AE 24545 viewsGeta (as Augustus), 209-212 AD. AE24 (7.42g). AVT.KΠ.CE - ΓETAC AV, cuirassed, laureate bust right / K-IA-NΩ-N, Youthful Hylas, waving clothes around hips, advancing right, drinking from a jug which he holds in his right hand. Very rare, F+, deep brown patina. Hoeft coll.
Hylas was a beautiful young boy, the 'catamite' of Herakles, abducted by Nymphs near Kios.
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Kios (AD 225-227) AE 22 - Orbiana207 viewsOrbiana, Augusta, 225-227 AD. AE22 / Assarion (5.59g, 1h). CAΛΛ B OPBIANA AVΓ, diademed and draped bust right / KIANΩN, youthful male figure seated right, adjusting sandal. Very rare. Attractive green patina, VF.
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Kios (AD 225-227) AE 26 - Orbiana320 viewsOrbiana, Augusta, 225-227 AD. AE26 (10.43g). Γ C EP B OPBIANH AYΓ, draped bust right / KIANΩN, Zeus Sarapis seated left with patera, flanked by two lions. VF.
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Kios (AD 235-238) AE 19 - Maximus481 viewsMaximus, Caesar, 235/6-238 AD. AE19 (3.84g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / Thanatus standing right with legs crossed, leaning on inverted torch. VF, mostly brown patina with some red, surfaces a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll.
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Kios (AD 235-238) AE 25 - Maximinus168 viewsMaximinus I Thrax, 235-238 AD. AE25 (7.73g). IOV OVHP MAΞIMINOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KIANΩN, Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Extremely rare. aVF.
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Kios (AD 238-244) AE 30 - Gordian III179 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE30 (14.13g). M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / KIANΩN, the Farnese Hercules: statue of Herakles right, with hand upon hip and leaning upon club draped with lion skin. Very rare. VF.
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Kios (AD 241-244) AE 23 - Tranquillina231 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. A23 (6.11g). CABЄI TPANKVΛΛЄINA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ΚΙΑÎΩÎ, two goats rearing facing one another; amphora between them. Very rare. aVF.
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Kios (AD 241-244) AE 25 - Tranquillina247 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE25 (9.28g). CABЄINIA TPANKVΛΛЄINA, diademed and draped bust right / KIANΩN, Hygieia standing right, holding serpent and patera. VF.
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Kios (AD 253-260) AE 25 - Valerian466 viewsValerian, 253-268 AD. AE25 (6.64g). ΓΠOVB ΛIK OVAΛEPIANOC AVΓ, radiate head of Valerian right / KIANΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
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Kios (AD 253-268) AE 18 - Gallienus344 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE18 (3.17g). ΑΥΤ ΓΑΛΛΗÎΟC ΑΥΓ, radiate and draped bust right / ΚΙΑÎΩÎ, two rampant goats with their forelegs standing on amphora between them. VF.
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Kios (BC 74) AE 25748 viewsKios or Prusias ad Mare, after 74 BC. AE25 (7.89g). Head of Heracles right / ΠPOYCIEΩN/ TΩN ΠPOC / ΘAΛACCHI, club, bow in quiver. Very fine.
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Kios (BC 300-200) AE 19670 views3rd century BC. AE19 (5.73g). Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Club and bow in bow-case; ΔΙ. VF, green patina, a little rough. Ex Drewry Coll.; Colosseum Coin 30 (1/1988), lot 23.
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Kios (BC 300-200) AE 23902 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.
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Kios (BC 330-300) AE 111402 viewsca 325-300 BC. AE11 (1.28g). Head of Mithras right, wearing a laureate tiara / Kantharos with two grape vines, K-I-A around, within wreath of grain. EF, black patina, some roughness on the reverse. Rare.
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Kios (BC 330-300) AE 11194 views3rd century BC. AE11 (1.71g). Head of Mithras right, wearing a laureate tiara / KIA, bunch of grapes within grain wreath. VF.
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Kios (BC 330-300) AE 12816 viewsca 330-300 BC. AE12 (1.36g). Head of Mithras right, wearing a laureate tiara / Kantharos with two grape vines, K-I-A around, within wreath of grain. gVF, dark green patina. Gutknecht coll.
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Kios (BC 330-300) AE 14377 viewsca 330-300 BC. AE14 (3.1g). Head of Mithras right, wearing Phrygian cap / Kantharos with two grape vines, K-I-A around, within wreath. VF. Rare.
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Kios (BC 330-300) AE 14273 views3rd century BC. AE14 (2.82g, 12h). Head of Mithras right, wearing a laureate tiara / Kantharos with two grape vines within wreath of grain. VF, dark green patina. Scarce.
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Kios (BC 330-300) AE 15251 views3rd century BC. AE15 (4.07g, 12h). Head of Mithras right, wearing peaked cap / KIANΩN, club right; two monograms below. Near VF, brown patina, light cleaning marks.
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Kios (BC 350-300) 1/4 Drachm - Miletos766 viewsca 350-320 BC. AR 1/4 Drachm (1.28g). Miletos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right, K? below / Prow of galley left, ΜΙΛΗ-ΤΟΣ above and below. gVF, toned. Rare denomination. R. Mueller coll.
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Kios (BC 350-300) 1/4 Drachm - Poseidonios970 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) 1/4 Drachm - Proxenos596 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR 1/4 Drachm (1.31g). Proxenos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right, KIA below / Prow of galley left, ΠΡΟΞ/ΕÎΟΣ above and below. aVF, porosity. Rare denomination.
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Kios (BC 350-300) 1/4 Drachm - Sosigenes504 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR 1/4 Drachm (10mm, 1.21g, 10h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΣΩΣΙ-ΓΕÎΗΣ (magistrate) above and below. gVF.
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Kios (BC 350-300) AV 1/6 Stater - Herodoros919 viewsca 350-300 BC. AV 1/4 Siglos (1.43g, 10mm). Herodoros, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / HPO / ΔΩΡΟΣ, prow left. gVF. Extremely rare denomination.
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Kios (BC 350-300) AV Stater - Proxenos1444 viewsca 350-300 BC. AV Stater (8.60g, 12h). Proxenos, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Prow of galley left, decorated with star; above, club right; to left, eagle standing left; ΠPOΞENO[Σ] below. Good VF, some die rust, obverse a little off center. Extremely rare. This magistrate is only known on two examples of Kios staters, both in museums (Paris and Berlin).
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Kios (BC 350-300) AV Stater - Proxenos1455 viewsca 350-300 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.53g, 1h). Proxenos, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Prow of galley left, decorated with star; above, club right; to left, eagle standing left; ΠPOΞENOΣ below. VF. Well centered. Very rare.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Drachm - Nikas823 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Drachm - Nikas678 views350-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.07g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Prow of galley left, ÎΙΚΑΣ (magistrate) above. Good style, good VF. Very rare!
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Kios (BC 350-300) Drachm - Proxenos1011 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Aristokrates885 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Athenodoros809 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Bakheus756 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Bakheus643 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.53g, 3h). Laureate head of Apollo right, K[IA] below / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΒΑΚ-ΧΕΥΣ (magistrate) above and below. Good VF.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Demetrios752 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.39g). Laureate head of Apollo right, KIA below / Prow of galley left, ornamented with star, ΔΗΜΗ-ΤΡΙΟΣ (magistrate) above and below. Nice VF, soft reverse strike.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Kteson486 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.4g, 22mm). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Prow right; KTH/ΣΩN above and below. aEF.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Miletos732 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Poseidonios763 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Posis689 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Sosandros860 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Sosigenes835 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.
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Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Sosigenes941 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.
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