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Most viewed Kos (AD 37-41) AE 24 - Agrippina Senior920 viewsAgrippina Senior, died 33 AD. AE24 (7.37g, 12h). Veiled head right / Asklepios standing facing, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. Good Fine, green-brown patina. Possibly unique. Only this specimen cited in RPC. Ex. Wagner Coll. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B35 - EL 1/6 920 viewsca 480 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g, 10mm). Forepart of man-headed bull left, collar with row of pearls; behind, seal swimming upward / Irregular quadripartite incuse square punch. Very Rare. EF. A pleasing example of this type. Kyzikos (BC 160-150) Tetradrachm919 viewsca 160-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.91g, 0h). Laureate bust of Kore Soteira / ΚΥZΙ - ΚΗΝΩΝ within wreath, monograms above and below. Very rare. Fine style, lightly toned, EF example. Ex Hirsch, Auc. 71 (3/1971, Munchen), lot 183; ex Bank Leu AG, Auc. 2 (4/1972, Zurich), lot 228; ex Bank Leu AG, Auc 33 (5/1983, Zurich), lot 360. Ilion (AD 161-180) AE 35 - Marcus Aurelius919 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE35 - “Sestertius” (22.12g, 1h). AVT KAI MA AVPHL ANTΩNEINOC A, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IΛIEΩN, Ganymede, wearing chlamys and Phrygian cap, seated right on rock outcropping set on ground line, leaning back on right hand and extending left hand to large eagle standing left; behind eagle, low column surmounted by statue of Athena Ilios standing left. VF, blue-black patina, light roughness on obverse. Extremely rare and struck with dies of fine style. Ex Wagner Coll. Ganymede was the son of Tros, founder of Troy. A youth of great beauty, he was abducted by Zeus while the young man was tending his flocks on Mt. Ida. Carried to Olympus either by an eagle, or Zeus himself in aquiline form, Ganymede served as the god’s cupbearer in place of Hebe, as well as his eromenos. This arrangement angered Hera to such a degree that she would abandon the Trojans in their war against the Greeks. To recompense Tros for the loss of his son, Zeus provided him with a pair of horses so swift, they could cross over water, and which were the ancestors of the horses for which the Trojans were renowned. Herakleia Pontika (AD 98-117) AE 17 - Trajan919 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE17 (2.74g, 7h). Laureate head right / Club. Good Fine, dark green patina, rough. (BC 62-40) Deiotaros - AE919 viewsDeiotaros, ca 62-40 BC. AE (10.89g). Winged bust of Nike right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΔHIOTAPOY, eagle standing on sword within scabbard, head turned left; caps of the Dioscuri flanking. VF. Rare. Ophryneion (BC 350-300) AE 11919 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE11 (1.28g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Warrior, wearing crested helmet, crouching left, holding shield and spear; ΟΦΡΥ to right. gVF, nice patina. Very rare. Ankyra (AD 130) AE 35 - Antinous918 viewsAntinoos, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE35 (25.11g). Julius Saturninus, magistrate. QEOC ANTINOOC, bare head right / IOUL CATOPNINOC ANKVPANOIC, the god Men standing left, wearing cloak and cap, crescent on shoulder, holding anchor and sceptre. Near VF, glossy black patina. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B92918 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.39g). Half length bust of dancing Maenad right / Race torch within linear incuse square. VF, toned, very light porosity. (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Stater917 viewsMaussollos, Satrap, 377-353 BC. AR Stater (13.11g), struck 377-367 BC in Miletos. Forepart of lion left, MA above / Stellate pattern (star?). Very rare denomination, VF. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater917 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Boar standing left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse punch. EF. Boldly struck in high relief. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-550) Geometric - EL 1/12916 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.17g, 8.2mm). Geometric pattern / incuse geometric pattern with central pellet. EF. Eusebeia (BC 36-AD 17) AE 23916 views19-17 BC. AE23. Laureate head of Apollo right, lyre to left / ΕΥΣΕ−ΒΕΙΑΣ, tripod, IO (date = 19/18-17 BC) below. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B68916 viewsca 430-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Female head facing right, wearing hair-net / Beardless head with grotesque features facing left, wearing a modius-like object at forehead, the hair covered by net; thin square frame, all in incuse square. About EF/VF. Bodenstedt interpreted the male head on the reverse as a Daktylos or Telchine, both from mythical bands of miners and blacksmiths, sometimes described as having a sinister character. (A common feature of mythical blacksmiths - Hephaestus is the exception, but he was physically handicapped instead). The object at the forehead could be something like a miner's lamp, but this is by no means confirmed. Kromna (BC 340-300) Drachm915 viewsca 340-300 BC. AR Drachm (3.56g). Laureate head of Zeus left / Turreted head of Hera left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; AP monogram before, swastika above, ΚΡΩΜΝΑ behind. Toned EF. Rare. (BC 37-25) Amyntas - AE915 viewsAmyntas, 36-25 BC. Ankyra? AE (7.16g). Head of bearded Herakles right, club over shoulder / Lion walking right on ground line; B above, monogram in exergue. Dark green patina, EF. Rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B90915 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm, 6h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Facing head of satyr within linear square. VF/aEF. Ex Aufhauser Auktion 13 (10/1997), lot 111. Pergamon (AD 60-150) AE 19915 viewsQuasi-autonomous, late 1st-mid 2nd cent AD. AE19 (2.72g). ΘEON CVN - KΛHTON, draped bust of Senate right / ΘEAN - [PΩMHN], head of Roma right, wearing mural crown; monogram in right field. VF. Hoeft coll. Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/6915 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.67g). Phokaian standard. Lion standing right, turning head backwards, roaring. In left field, unknown object / Punch mark with irregular shape and surface. Rather unusual type. Extremely rare. Struck with worn dies. Good VF. Kilikia Uncertain (BC 4th cent) Obol915 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Obol (0.72g, 9mm, 3h). Herakles kneeling right, holding club and bow, lion skin tied at neck and draped over arm / Bearded head of Pan left. Good VF, toned. Ophryneion (BC 350-300) AE 12914 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE12 (1.54g). Bearded head of Hektor 3/4 to right, wearing triple crested helmet / The infant Dionysos kneeling right, holding grape cluster in hand, ΟΦΡΥ to left. Fine, dark green-brown patina. Klazomenai (BC 500-480) Drachm914 views5th cent BC. AR Drachm (3.41g). Forepart of winged boar flying right / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare. Toned, EF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) 1/12 Stater914 viewsca 521-478 BC. AR 1/12 Stater (1.15g). Head of archaic nymph (Artemis?) left, earring in the form of Θ on cheek / Quadripartite incuse square. Fine dark toning, VF. Interesting variant. Birytis (BC 350-250) AE 11914 viewsca 300 BC. AE11 (1.57g). Head of beardless Kabeiros left, wearing pilos, two stars / Club, B-I/P-Y, within wreath. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B49? - EL 1/6 Stater914 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.60g). Protome of bridled horse left; seal behind / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, light scratches. The two dies illustrated for issue 49 show a horsehead only, with no legs visible, and the seal below the horse rather than behind it. Amastris (AD 81-96) AE 34 - Domitian914 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE34 (25.07g, 6h). Laureate head right / Zeus Strategos standing facing, head left, leaning on scepter; at feet to right, eagle standing right, head left, with wings displayed. VF, tan surfaces. Extremely rare. Tricarico coll.; ex Wagner coll. Trapezos (AD 161-169) AE 29 - Lucius Verus914 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. Ilion (AD 79-86) AE 19914 viewsQuasi-autonomous, Flavian time, ca 79-96 AD. AE19 (Semis) (6.86g). Bust of Athena left, wearing warlike clothes with Corinthian helmet, aegis on chest, spear over right shoulder; in front, a snake twisting upwards (from the aegis?), ILI beneath, all in dotted circle / Aineias, bearded, bare-headed, in short military cloak and boots, advancing right; with his right hand leading his son Askanios, in short chiton and looking upwards at him; in his left hand, carrying his father Anchises, bearded, head veiled, looking forward; all in dotted circle. Rare, VF, natural Orichalcum surface, slight roughness. Hoeft coll. Kalchedon (BC 387-340) Tetradrachm913 viewsca mid 4th century BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.91g). Bull standing left on wheat ear, ΚΑΛX above, ΔΑ before / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Lightly toned, near EF, worn obverse die, old scuff on rump. Kyme (BC 100) AE 20913 viewsAfter 190 BC. AE 16 (4.10g). Artemis standing right, clasping hands with Kyme (?) standing left / Two figures in quadriga right, one holds spear. Nice VF, green-brown patina. Freedman Coll. Klazomenai (BC 375-340) AE913 viewsca 4th century BC. AE (4.90g). Head of Athena facing slightly to right, wearing Attic helmet / Ram walking right, ΚΛΑZΟΜΕ/ΝΙΩΝ above, thunderbolt to right. Light brown patina, VF. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater913 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater - Hemihekte (1.15g). Lion's head right / Punch with four pellets connected to central pellet. VF. Lapethos (BC 425) Stater913 viewsca 425 BC. AR Stater (10.84g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin, right in incuse square. VF, toned, die break on reverse. Extremely rare, apparently the third known. Ephesos (BC 500-420) 1/24913 viewsca 500-420 BC. AR Milesian 1/64th or Persic 1/48 Stater (6mm, 0.18g). Bee with curved wings / Eagle’s head right. Good VF, typical light porosity. Sigeion (BC 350) AE 20913 viewsca 355-334 BC. AE20 (8.37g, 4h). Head of Athena, wearing triple crested helmet and necklace, facing slightly right / Double-bodied owl standing facing; crescent to right, ΣΙΓΕ below. VF, black patina with some spots of green, a few small breaks in the patina, earthen highlights. Ilion (BC 300-200) Tetrobol913 views3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.59g). Head of Athena right, wearing attic crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left. Light corrosion, VF-EF. Extremely rare. Lampsakos (BC 350-250) Hemidrachm913 views4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.71g, 7h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Helmeted head of Athena right. VF, light porosity. Very rare, unpublished in the standard references. The reverse type is commonly found on Lampsakos hemidrachms of the 4th century BC, with a janiform head on the obverse (cf. SNG France 1175-81). The obverse type typically occurs on Lampsakos bronzes dated to the 4th-3rd centuries BC (cf. SNG France 1200-1). Eleutheria (BC 4th cent) AE 10912 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE10 (1.36g). Head of Athena 3/4 to right, wearing helmet with five crests and necklace / Lion walking right, head turned left, [Ε]ΛΕΥ to right. EF, glossy black patina, small rough spot in the center of both sides. Nikomedeia (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian and Sabina912 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. Kolophon (BC 330-280) AE 15912 viewsca 330-280 BC. AE15 (1.89g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Forepart of bridled horse right; ΕΞΗ (magistrate) above, ΚΟ below. Smooth green patina, EF. Scarce variant. Gutknecht coll. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B86912 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 7h). Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet / Head of Hermes right, wearing kausia tied behind his neck, in linear square. Good VF, toned. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B01 - EL 1/6 Stater912 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.60g). Forepart of seal right; behind, small seal right; circle below / Incuse punch. EF. Unique. Aigai (BC 160-150) Tetradrachm911 viewsca 160-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.69g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right; quiver and bow behind neck / ΑΙΓΑΙΕΩΝ, Zeus standing half-left, holding eagle in right hand, scepter in left, monogram to left; all within oak-wreath. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B35 - EL 1/6 Stater911 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Bearded head left; seal to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Rare. Kebren (BC 400-300) AE 9911 viewsca 387-310 BC. AE9 (1.05g, 6h). Ram's head right; K below / Laureate head of Apollo right. Near EF, black patina, very minor patch of roughness on cheek of Apollo. Well centered. Birytis (BC 350-250) AE 11910 viewsca 300 BC. AE11 (1.33g) Head of bearded Kabeiros left, wearing pilos / Î’-Ι/Ρ-Î¥, club, within wreath. Kromna (BC 340-300) Drachm910 viewsca 340-300 BC. AR Drachm (3.59g, 10h). Laureate head of Zeus left / Turreted head of Hera left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; monogram to left, moon above, star and ΚΡΩΜΝΑ to right. Toned EF. Rare variant. Ex J. W. Garrett Collection, Part II, Numismatic Fine Arts - Bank Leu AG, Auktion 16 (10/1984, Zurich), lot 248. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Geometric bee - EL 1/12910 viewsca 7th-6th cent BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.16g). Milesian standard. Bee / quadripartite incuse square with central pellet. EF. Extremely rare. Apameia (BC 133-48) AE 23910 viewsca 133-48 BC. AE23 (9.06g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΑΠΑΜΕ, cult statue of Artemis Anaitis facing; magistrates ΜΑΝΤΙΟ and ΔΙΟΔΟ. EF, glossy dark green patina with a hint of blue, light roughness on the reverse. Aizanis (BC 200-0) AE 20910 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE20 (8.26g). Helmeted and draped male bust right / Free horse walking right. Nice VF, black patina shadowed by orange. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B09910 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Forepart of winged lion left / Incuse head of cock left; incuse rectangular punch behind. Good VF, small die break in field on obverse. Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL 1/3 Stater910 viewsca 650-600 BC. EL Trite - 1/3 Stater (4.76g). Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Double incuse punch. Good VF. Extremely rare. The punch on the right was also used on the stater offered above (lot 938). Both punches were also used on the following hemistaters: CNG 70, lot 271; CNG 69, lot 421; and CNG 67, lot 702. Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm910 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. Nikomedeia (AD 253-268) AE - Gallienus910 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. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B101910 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Half-length bust of Nike right with wings spread; two stars above; all within linear square. Good VF, well centered, obverse die a bit rusty. Attractive reverse type. Smyrna (BC 288-281) AE 18910 viewsas Eurydikeia. ca 288-281 BC. AE18 (4.01g). Veiled head of Eurydice right / EYPYΔΙΚEΩΝ, tripod. gVF. Ilion (BC 281-228) AE 16909 viewsca 301-281 BC. AE16 (5.64g). Head of Athena right, wearing laureate crested Athenian helmet / Statue of Athena Ilias left, holding filleted spear and distaff, ΙΛΙ to right. Good VF, black patina, some light roughness. Taulara (BC 100-85) AE 21909 viewsca 100-85 BC. AE21 (7.53g). Head of Mithradates VI as Ares / ΤΑΥΛΑ−ΡΩΝ, Sword in sheath, monogram to L. Light patina, VF. Memnon (BC 340-334) Siglos909 viewsMemnon of Rhodes, Satrap in Ionia, ca 340-334 BC. Ephesos? AR Siglos (5.46g, 3h). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger and bow / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Good VF, trace of encrustation on reverse. Extremely rare. The reverse depicts what Johnston interprets as a relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos (the earliest Greek map and first physical relief map known) - the mountains Tmolos and Messogis between the river valleys of the Caister and Maeander, and three mountain ridges (Madranbaba Dagi, Karincali Dagi, and Akaba Tepesi). Johnston follows Six in suggesting that the coins were probably struck under the Persian general Memnon at Ephesos, circa 336-334 BC, in order to pay his army after he had captured the city, but before his defeat by Alexander at the Battle of Granicus in 334. However, this theory is still debated and doubted by some scholars, most recently by Leo Mildenberg. (BC 351-344) Hidrieios - Tetradrachm909 viewsHidrieios, Satrap, 351-344 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.20g). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double axe (labrys) and lotus-tipped sceptre/ ΙΔΡΙΕΩΣ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and lotus-tipped sceptre, E to right. Fine style and high relief, EF. Apameia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 15 - Appius Claudius Pulcher909 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. Priene (BC 200-100) Drachm909 viewsca 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (3.93g). Head of Athena right, wearing pendant earring and triple-crested Attic helmet / ΠΡΙΗΝΕΩΝ, lidded amphora, magistrate’s name ΑΝΑΞΙΛΑ[Σ] to right. Extremely rare. Flan crack. Good very fine. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater909 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.66g). Head of Amazon left, wearing feathered headdress; tunny fish behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare in this denomination. Sinope (BC 120-100) AE 17908 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. Kyme (BC 165-140) AE 21908 viewsca 250-190 BC. AE21 (8.38g, 12h). Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia and earring / Horse prancing right, one-handled cup below; KY above, A between legs, ΛΑΟΝΙΚΟ[Σ] (magistrate) in exergue. Ankyra (AD 130) AE 37 - Antinoüs908 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE37 (57.17g). ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟC - ΘΕΟC, bare-headed, draped bust right / IOVΛ CATOPNINOC ANKVPA[NOIC], Men standing left, wearing Phrygian cap, crescent behind shoulders, holding anchor and scepter. NFA X (9/1981), lot 341 (this coin). Apparently unique as a medallion; otherwise known only in sestertius size. Several minor pits on obverse and some isolated pitting on reverse. Extremely handsome portrait of Antinous. Obverse with a glossy olive patina. Good very fine/good fine. Persian Kings (BC 505-480) Siglos908 viewsTime of Darios I to Xerxes I, ca 505-480 BC. AR Siglos (5.23g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Good VF, toned, surfaces a little granular. Well centered. Kios (BC 350-300) 1/4 Drachm - Poseidonios907 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/ΔΩΝΙΟΣ above and below. VF, toned. (BC 700-500) EL 1/3 Stater907 viewsAsia Minor Uncertain, ca 7th-6th century BC. EL 1/3 Stater Ingot (4.9g, 18mm). Plain convex surface / Plain flat surface. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-907 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 10mm). Female head right, hair bound with ribbons / Panathenaic amphora, palm branch to left; all within linear square. gVF/EF. Carr coll. The reverse depicts an amphora, described as “Panathenaic,” as amphoras of this shape, containing olive oil, were given to winners at the Panathenaic Games in Athens. The palm alongside the amphora is also suggestive of a victory. It has been suggested that in the circumstances of “victory,” the obverse might be a depiction of Nike – the goddess of victory. This coin type is unknown to Bodenstedt, but three examples have appeared in auction. The first and third examples are from the same dies. This current example is the second known and is from different dies. 1 comments Methymna (BC 500-450) Tetrobol906 viewsca. 500-460 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.69g). Hoplite with round shield and spear at ready left / Protome of horse galloping with rider right, in dotted square, within incuse square. About EF. Rare. Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 12 - Tissaphernes906 viewsTissaphernes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 400-395 BC. AE12 (1.29g, 2h). Bearded head of Satrap right / Cult statue of Artemis Astyrene facing, ΑΣΤΥΡΗ to left, club to right. Black-brown patina, about EF. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B69 - EL 1/6 Stater906 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Head of bearded male left, wearing Pilos (Hephaistos or Kabeiros) / Quatripartite incuse square. aEF. Anazarbos (BC 39-31) AE 21906 viewsTarkondimotos, circa 39-31 BC. AE21 (8.35g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter, ANAZAPBEΩN to right. Amisos (AD 117-138) Drachm - Hadrian906 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Drachm (2.09g) of 131/2 AD. Laureate bust right / Athena standing facing, holding Nike and shield. EF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-540) Stag - EL 1/6906 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.61g). Phokaian standard. Figural type. Forepart of stag running right / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. VF. Apparently unique. Pitane (BC 400-350) Hemiobol906 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (7mm, 0.43g). Head of Zeus-Ammon right / ΠΙΤΑΝA, pentagram within shallow incuse square. VF, a little porous. Extremely rare, perhaps the second known. Head cites a specimen in the BM, but that piece remains unpublished - it does not appear in the BMC volume on Mysia (1892), and was not in any of the published acquisitions before Head wrote Historia Nummorum in 1911. Klazomenai (BC 160) Tetradrachm905 viewsca 160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.73g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΔIOΣ ΣΩTHΡOΣ EΠIΦANOΥΣ KΛAZO, Artemis standing left, wearing short tunic and boots, holding long spear in right hand and double-bladed axe in left, short sword(?) at side, palm branch in inner left field. Rev. weakly struck, EF. Unpublished, second specimen known with these types. Kyme (BC 460-400) Hemiobol905 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.38g). Eagle head left / Quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern, H-P-A-K in compartments. VF, toned, minor porosity. Alighieri coll. 1 comments Apameia (AD 193-211) AE 36 - Septimius Severus905 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE36 (22.99g). Agonotheten Artemas. AVT∙K∙Λ∙CЄΠT - CЄOVHPOC ΠЄP-TI, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / [ЄΠI AΓO]NOΘЄ TO V APTЄMA, in ex. AΠAMЄΩ/N, Noah and his whife standing in enclosing square chest (Latin, arca; Greek, kibotos) with raised lid on which perches a raven (?) right, facing left; floating on waves and inscribed with NΩE; to left, standing figures, as above but full-length, of Noah and spouse, gazing upwards, latter outermost, and raising right hands, elbows bent, in salutation to dove flying right above them, grasping olive-branch in claws. Unpublished (?). Four times holed in antiquity. VF. The coin is a testimony for the mutual recognition and respect between the Jewish community and the city of Apameia Kibotos, which integrated the Jewish myth of Noah's ark into her own traditions: Noah got ashore with his 'Kibotos' ('chest') at Apameia; the Jewish people of Apameia were descendants of Noah. Kolophon (BC 330-280) AE 13904 viewsca 330-285 BC. AE13 (2.10g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Forepart of bridled horse right; ΣΟΚΡΑΤΗΣ (magistrate) to left, ΚΟΛ below. EF, black patina. ??? on Pamhylia, Aspendos904 viewsPamhylia, Aspendos, ca 420-400. AR Stater (10.65g, 29mm). Nude wrestlers, M between / Slinger right, herm to right. Three round countermarks on rev: helmeted head of Athena right, facing radiate head(?), and slightly barbaric head of Athena with crested helmet right (?). Oval flan. Very fine. Herakleia Pontika (BC 394-364) Drachm904 viewsca 394-364 BC. AR Drachm (5.14g). Head of Herakles left, weraing lion skin / ΗΡΑΚ/ΛΕΙΑ, bull butting left. VF. Rare. Ex von Aulock Collection and Auktion M&M Basel 52 (1975), lot 160. Kyme (BC 400-350) Obol904 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.78g). Head of goat right / Floral pattern, KY. Rare. Apameia (BC 160-150) Cistophoric Tetradrachm904 viewsca 160-150 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.81g, 32mm). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow-case with serpents; star to the right. Nice very fine. Aspendos (BC 325-280) Stater904 viewsca 325-280 BC. AR Stater (10.66g, 28mm). Two wrestlers grappling; EI between / Slinger standing right; ΕΣΤFΕΔΙΙY to left, triskeles and club to right. Lightly toned, FDC. Apparently unrecorded in all the major collections. Feirstein coll. Apameia (AD 139-161) AE 30 - Marcus Aurelius904 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE30 (16.71g, 6h). M AVRELI[V]S CΛES ΛVG [...] P • F, youthful bare-headed and draped bust right right / DIΛNΛE LVCIF • ΛUG • CIC Λ D D, Artemis Phosphorus, holding torch in each hand, in biga drawn by stags right. Unpublished in the standard references, but Good VF, brown patina, some areas of smoothing. Struck in high relief with dies of fine style. Extremely rare reverse type for this city. Idalion (BC 470-460) Stater904 viewsUncertain king, ca 470-460 BC. AR Stater (10.51g, 4h). Sphinx seated left, raising forepaw; Cypriot letters around (most off flan) / Lotus flower; ivy leaf to left, astragalos to right. VF, toned, some corrosion. Very rare. Morcom Coll. Chios (BC 133-84) Drachm904 viewsca 190-84 BC. AR Drachm (3.82g, 12h). Derkylos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; grape bunch before / Amphora, ΧΙΟΣ and cornucopiae to left, ΔΕΡΚΥΛΟΣ to right. VF, toned. Well centered and struck on good metal. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Drachm903 viewsca 430 BC. AR Drachm (3.78g, 3h). Gorgoneion with out-stretched tongue, surround by four wings arranged in clockwise direction / Harpy with four wings and stretched claws flying right, 3 pellets to left, all in deep incuse square. Very rare. Light toning, VF. One of the very rare representations of a Harpy on an ancient coin. The dating and assignment to a Carian mint are not completely secure - one finds the Harpy motif on other Carian Incerta from the second half of the 5th century BC (see Troxell, Winged Carians, p. 262, 37-40), but a mint in Lycia could also be conceivable. Aphrodisias-Plarasa (BC 100-0) Drachm903 viewsca 1st cent BC. AR Drachm (3.48g). Magistrate - Hephaistion (son of) Charixenos. Veiled head of Aphrodite right / Eagle standing on thunderbolt. VF. Rare. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B11903 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of ram right; cock below / Incuse head of roaring lion left, punch behind. Good VF, well centered. Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 19903 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE19 (7.59g). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, trophy of arms. Good style, dark green patina, aEF. Kaisareia Germanika (AD 20) AE 21 - Germanicus903 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. Tarsos (AD 198-217) Didrachm - Caracalla 903 viewsCaracalla, 211-217 AD. AR Didrachm (7.03g), struck 215 AD. AV K M AVP CE-OVHP ANTΩNINOC CE, head laureate right / TVXH TAPCOV MHT, city goddess, veiled and wearing crown of towers,seated left on rocks, leaning back on left hand and holding flower (?) downwards in right hand; at her feet, river god Kydnos swimming left, AM-K in field. Rare. Late in Caracalla's reign, probably on the occasion of the emperor's actual visit to the city in 215 AD, Tarsus exceptionally produced a small issue of silver coins like this one, and also assumed the titles "First, largest, most beautiful", indicated by the letters AMK on the reverse of our didrachm. Phokaia (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Nero903 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (5.76g, 12h). Laureate head right / Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield. VF, green patina, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll. Abydos (BC 320-280) Drachm903 viewsca 411-387 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.68g, 12h). Kephalos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left; thymiaterion in wreath to left, [KE]ΦAΛOY to right. VF, toned, slight die shift and spots of encrustation on reverse. Rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B87903 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Ivy-wreathed head of youthful Dionysos right / Head of horned Satyr right, within linear frame. EF. Methymna (BC 330-240) Triobol902 viewsca 330-240 BC. AR Triobol (2.82g). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / ΜΑ/Θ-Y, lyre, dolphin to left. Finely toned, VF. Rare. Methymna (BC 440-400) Drachm902 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Drachm (3.06g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with vine tendril and crescent / M-A-Θ, kantharos in dotted square within incuse square. 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