Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Eikonion (AD 54-68) AE 26 - Nero812 viewsEikonion as Klaudeikonion. Nero, 54-68 AD. AE27 (9.06g), struck ca 62-65 AD. NEPWN KAICAP CEBACTOC, laureate head right / ΠOΠΠAIA CEBACTH KΛAVΔEIKO[NIEWN], Poppaea (as Kore) seated left, holding poppy and scepter. Kyme (BC 400-350) Hemiobol812 views4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32g, 8mm). Forepart horse right; Y above, K below / 6-petalled floral pattern, ΑΙΟΛΟΣ around, within circular incuse. Rare. Aspendos (BC 465-430) Stater812 viewsca 465-430 BC. AR Stater (10.78g, 18mm). Warrior advancing right, holding shield and spear / Triskeles within incuse square. VF, toned. Unusually well struck for issue. Rare with warrior holding spear. Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Hekte812 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.69g, 10.5mm). Head of Perseus to left, wearing winged helmet with hair hanging beneath and represented by dots; behind, tunny swimming downwards / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. A rare type with about 20 known. Carr coll. William Greenwell, in his 1887 tome entitled: The electrum coinage of Cyzicus, notes that the helmet is the helmet of Hades lent to him by the nymphs. The reference by Greenwell is to the ‘mission’ of Perseus to cut-off the head of Medusa. The next coin in the Greenwell listing notes a type where much of the detail of this slaying is depicted – see Coin ID #14069. Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 10811 views4th century BC. AE10 (0.90g). Head of horned Nymph facing, slightly to right / Forepart of bull right, head turned facing, ΛΑ above. Rare. Dark patina. EF. Apameia (AD 251-253) AE 30 - Trebonianus Gallus811 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE30 (15.52g). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Galley sailing right. Near VF, dark green patina with some cleaning scratches. Perhaps unpublished. Ex Wagner Coll.1 comments Nikomedeia (AD 193-211) AE 34 - Septimius Severus811 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. Abydos (BC 510-480) Obol811 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Obol? (8mm, 0.80g). Eagle standing left / Rough square incuse. VF, a little porous. Pergamon (AD 177-192) AE 42 - Commodus811 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE42 - Medallion (39.13g, 6h). Homonoia with Ephesus. P. Aelius Pius, strategus. Laureate and draped bust right / Pergamus, holding statue of Aesculapius and scepter, standing right, vis-à-vis Androclus, holding statue of Artemis Ephesia and scepter, standing left; lighted and garlanded altar between. Good VF, brown-green patina, some smoothing in fields. From Group CEM. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45811 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 7h), struck circa 430 BC. Head of nymph (Europa?) three-quarter facing and turned slightly right, wearing taenia / Two boars' heads confronting each other. Very rare. Minor scratches on rev, otherwise aEF. Neokaisareia (AD 222-235) AE 30 - Severus Alexander811 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE30 (15.36g, 12h). Dated CY 163 (226/7 AD). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Two-storied portico (nymphaeum?) with central arch in which stands Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia; ЄT PΞΓ (date) in exergue. VF, attractive earthen green patina. Fine style portrait and exceptional reverse. Very rare. Çizmeli cites only three specimens with this reverse type, all of which were paired with a cruder obverse die engraved with a more youthful bust. Price and Trell (pp. 43-4) include this type with other coins depicting nymphaea, but caution that “...the building at Neocaesarea resembles a gate more than a fountain and certainly does not have the spouts at the base to indicate the nature of the monument.” Gargara (BC 500-475) Obol811 viewsca 475-450 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.65g). Female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap; ΓAP behind neck / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned, porous. Very rare. (BC 380-360) Perikle - 1/6 Stater810 viewsPerikle, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR 1/6th Stater (1.68g). Helmeted facing head of Athena, slightly left / PEERKLE, helmeted facing head of Athena, slightly left (copied from the Eukleidas tetradrachms of Syracuse). Not published in the standard references. Near EF, peripheral porosity. Very Rare. Ex CNG Auction 49 (3/1999), lot 637. Ephesos (BC 138) Tetradrachm810 viewsca 166-67 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.70g, 1h), dated RY 2 of Attalos III of Pergamon (138/7 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / ΕΦΕ, bow-case with serpents; to right, B above bust of Artemis Ephesia. EF. Kibyra (AD 217-218) AE 32 - Diadumenian810 viewsDiadumenian, Caesar, 217-218 AD. AE32 (16.95g). M OΠЄΛ ANTΩ-NINOC ΔIA K Draped, cuirassed bust r., head bare / KIBV-PATΩN Zeus, nude to waist, seated l. on throne with high back-rest, holding sceptre in his l. hand, thunderbolt in his r. hand, at his feet, eagle with open wings standing l., head turned r. Nice dark brown patina. Light scratches.Good very fine. Ex Rhousopoulos, Th. Prowe and J.-P. Righetti collections; and ex J. Hirsch, Munich 13 (1905), 4111; Brüder Egger, Vienna 46 (1914), 1669 and Münzen und Medaillen GmbH, Weil am Rhein 16 (Stuttgart 2005), 531. Kyzikos (AD 139-161) AE 23 - Marcus Aurelius810 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE23 (8.01g, 6h). Bare headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Serpent-entwined torch with grain ears and poppies. Good VF, dark green patina with dusty light green and beige overtones. Rare variety. Kaisareia (AD 193-211) AE 28 - Septimius Severus810 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE28 (18.55g, 1h), dated RY 11 (203/4 AD). Laureate head right / Mt. Argaeus on platform; star above. VF, brown patina, flan split. Wagner Coll. Aigeai (AD 117-138) Tridrachm - Hadrian810 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Tridrachm (9.75g), struck 130-131 AD. AVTOKP KAICA TPAIANOC AΔPIANOC CЄB Π Π, laureate and draped bust right / AIΓEAIΩN, ETOYΣ ZOP, draped bust of Hygieia capite velato right, snake eating out of phiale to right, goat below. Very rare, VF. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater810 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (11mm, 2.41 g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame / Two square punches without designs. Good VF. Very rare denomination. The earliest example of this denomination; not only are the incuses devoid of any designs, the style of the obverse is more “archaic” in appearance. Laranda (BC 324-323) Obol809 viewsca 324-323 BC, time of satrapal campaign of Balacros and Perdiccas against Laranda. AR Obol (0.58g). Jugate diademed and bearded male heads right / Forepart of wolf right; ΛΑΡ[ΑΝ] above, monogram to left, star to right. Well struck, very fine, very rare. Tion (AD 98-117) AE 32 - Trajan809 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. Miletos (BC 260-220) AE 14809 viewsca 260-220 BC. AE14 (2.27g). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left / Lion right, looking back at star. Nice VF, green and brown patina. (BC 228-183) Prusias I - AE 28809 viewsPrusias I, 228-183 BC. AE28 (7.55g). Laureate head Apollo left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, Nike in long Chiton standing left, holding shield in left hand, crowing king's name with wreath in right; IA monogram to left. Light brown-green patina, some corrosion, gVF/F. Gutknecht coll. Kyzikos (BC 420-390) Hemiobol809 viewsca 420-390 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.22g, 12h). Male head right, wearing winged petasos / KY/IZ, tuna right. Porous. Rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96809 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear square. Good VF, a little off center. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B53.2809 viewsca 370 BC EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm, 6h). Facing gorgoneion / Incuse head of lynx facing. EF 2 known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 4th additional example offered at auction. (BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater808 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-460 BC. AR Stater (9.21g). Crab / Crab, uncertain hook-like symbol or letter below, within dotted incuse square. Very porous, VF. Paphos (BC 425) 1/3 Stater - Pnytos II808 viewsPnytos II, King of Paphos, ca 425 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (15mm, 3.31g, 12h). Bull standing left, winged solar disk (Ahura-Mazda) flying above, ankh symbol to left, within dotted circle / Eagle sitting left, olive sprig to right, within dotted incuse square. Toned, VF. Extremely rare, possibly the only known, unpublished? Kyzikos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus808 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (1.82g, 12h). Bare male head right / Bare male head right. VF, green patina. Ex Wagner Coll. The attribution of a specific Julio-Claudian prince to each of these portraits remains a matter of conjecture. Mionnet believed them to be portraits of Gaius and Lucius Caesars, an interpretation the authors of RPC believed quite plausible. They do note, however, that the index to the von Aulock collection interprets this issue both as Gaius and Lucius, and Drusus and Germanicus, all of whom became potential heirs to the imperial throne. Barring any more conclusive evidence, the matter will remain unresolved. Uncertain Satrap (BC 350-341) Tetradrachm 808 viewsCaria, Achaemenid Period, ca 350-334 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.21g, 6h). Struck circa 350-341 BC. Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Persian satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear held in his right hand, left hand on rein. Good VF, toned, a few traces of porosity. Both dies engraved in the finest style for the type, displaying unusual detail in the facial features and musculature. Magnesia (BC 459) Trihemiobol808 viewsca 459 BC, probably an issue of Archepolis. AR Trihemiobol (1.06g, 2h). Head of Hephaistos right, wearing diadem, A to left / Head of eagle left; AM below. VF, typical light porosity. Unpublished as a trihemiobol. Gergis (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm808 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.94g, 12mm, 6h). Wreathed head of Sibyl Herophile facing slightly right / Griffin seated to right, ΓEPΓIΣIOИ around; all within incuse square. aEF. Extremely Rare; the second and finest known. Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/4 Siglos807 viewsca 375-340 BC. AR 1/4 Siglos (1.27g, 9mm). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Toned, very fine. Knidos (BC 210-185) Didrachm807 viewsca 210-185 BC. AR Octobol (4.99g). Head of Helios 3/4 to right / Forepart of a roaring lion right, anchor to left, KNI above, ΠΡΑΤΑΓΟΡΑΣ (magistrate) below. Nice VF. Unrecorded magistrate? (BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - Stater807 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Stater (9.85g), uncertain mint. Facing lion's scalp; T below / Lycian triskeles within incuse circle. Superb EF, lightly toned, perfectly centered, choice flan. Exceptional for issue. (BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater807 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-460 BC. AR Stater (9.20g, 1h), Patara? Sphinx sitting left on double ground line, right foot raised / Crab, smaller crab above?, within deep incuse square. Lightly toned, VF. very rare. Ex Giessener Muenzhandlung, Auk. 64 (10/1993, Muenchen), lot 194. Olba (AD 10-15) AE 22 - Ajax807 viewsAjax, High Priest and Toparch, 10-15 AD. AE22 (6.66g), struck 10/11 AD. ΑΙΑΝΤΟΣ ΤΕΥΚΡΟΥ, bust of Ajax as Hermes wearing pilos right, kerykeion (caduceus) over breast / AΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΣ / ΤΟΠΑΡΧΟΥ - ΚΕΝ/ΝΑΤΩΝ / ΛΑΛΑΣΣ, triskeles, in field A (date = year 1). Dark green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll. (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Drachm807 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. Smyrna (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III807 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35 - Medallion (23.20g, 6h). (Claudius) Rufinus Sophistes, strategus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Three neocorate temples, the central one in elevation, with statue of Zeus, the two side tetrastyle temples in perspective; ΠOVΦINOV COΦI in two lines in exergue. VF, brown surfaces. Nagidos (BC 400-380) Obol806 viewsca 380-360 BC. AR Obol (0.74g). Head of Aphrodite right in dotted circle, monogram to left / Head of Dionysos right in dotted circle. Toned, EF. Lampsakos (BC 350-250) AE 19806 views4th-3rd cent BC. AE19 (7.24g). ΛΑΜ, laureate female head right, wearing earring, within dotted circle / ΨΑ, forepart of Pegasos right, ear below. Olive-green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Eumenia (BC 300-100) AE 11806 views3rd-2nd cent BC. AE11 (1.74g). Head of Men right, wearing laureate Phrygian hat; crescent on shoulders / Ε-Î¥-Îœ-Ε-Ν-Ε-Ω-Ν between rays of 8-rayed star. Unique and unpublished. Dark green patina, EF. Gutknecht coll. Kios (BC 74) AE 25806 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. Nikomedeia (AD 138-161) AE 18 - Antoninus Pius806 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE18 (3.81g). Laureate head right / Terminal figure of Hermes facing, caduceus at left. Good VF, dark green patina. Thyateira (AD 81-96) AE 16 - Domitia806 viewsDomitia, 81-96 AD. AE16 (2.97g). ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ CЄΒΑCΤΗ, draped bust right / ΘΥΑ/ΤΙΡΗ/ΝΩΝ within wreath. Dark green patina, almost extremely fine.1 comments Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater 806 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Tunny left with wing on back / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. Well centered. Extremely fine. Aspendos (BC 375-365) Drachm806 viewsca 375-365 BC. AR Drachm (5.43g). Mopsus on horse prancing right, hurling javelin / ΕΣΤFΕΛΙ-V-Σ (sic), boar facing left, hit by javelin, drops of blood dripping on ground. Very rare. EF. Phaselis (BC 550) 1/3 Stater805 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.25g). Prow of galley in the form of boar's head right / Irregular incuse square. Toned VF, porous. Rare. Pergamon (AD 198-217) AE 43 - Caracalla805 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE43 - Medal of M. Cerelius Attalus (40.78g). Laureate cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, gorgoneion on breast; counterstamp: wreath / [ΕΠΙ CΤΡΑ Îœ ΚΑΙΡΕΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΟΥ] / ΠEΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ / ΠΡΩΤΩΝ Γ / ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, Caesar in military dress on horse right, head to left, servant following behind; statue of ASklepios in Himation stadning on high round platform to right. Dark green patina, VF. Rare. Olympos (BC 167-81) Drachm805 viewsLykian League, ca 167-81 BC. AR Drachm (2.59g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΟΛΥΜΠΗ, three-string lyre, palm brachn to left, tropaion to right; within incuse square. EF. Ex Aufhauser Auk. 4 (1987), lot 155. Aigai (AD 69-79) AE 19 - Titus & Domitian805 viewsTitus & Domitian, as Caesars, 69-79 AD and 69-81 AD. AE19 (3.86g). Apollonios, victor of the Nemean Games. Laureate head of Titus on left vis à vis bare head of Domitian on right / Isis standing facing holding sistrum. VF, dark green patina with some encrustations. Very rare. Larisa Phrikonis (BC 400-300) AE 11805 views4th century BC. AE11 (1.08g, 2h). Horned female river-god facing slightly right / Λ-Α, laureate head of Apollo right. VF, brown patina, rubbed on the high points. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/48805 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.33g, 5mm). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite square punch. Good VF. Extremely rare denomination. Mallos (BC 425-385) Tetartemorion804 viewsca 425-385 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20g). Swan left / Head of man-headed bull right. Toned, good VF. Rare. Mallos (BC 425-385) Hemiobol804 viewsca 425-385 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32g). Bearded janiform head / Swan left; lotus flower before. Toned VF, light porosity. Skepsis (BC 350-300) AE 16804 viewsca 350-310 BC. AE16 (4.65g). Forepart of Pegasos right / Fir-tree in linear square; thunderbolt to left. VF, dark green, almost black, patina. Overstruck with traces of the undertype visible on the reverse. Mallos (BC 385-333) Obol804 viewsca 385-333 BC. AR Obol (0.77g). Female head (Aphrodite?) right, wearing sphendome / Head of satrap right, wearing Persian tiara (bashlyk). Good VF. Ex J. Brindley Coll. (= Auktion Baldwin's 34 (London, 2003), lot 343. Smyrna (AD 198-217) AE 45 - Caracalla804 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE45 - Medallion (50g). A K M AYP-ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right /CMYPNAIΩN ΠPΩ/ TΩN ACIAC Γ N/ EΩKOPΩN/ TΩN CEB EΠI / AYP XAPI/ ΔH-MOY, three four-column temples with wreaths on facade; in the right temple, a statue of Tiberius standing left, on facade TI; in the middle temple, a statue of Roma seated left on facade PΩ; on the left temple, a statue of Hadrian standing right, on facade AΔ. Extremely rare. A little rough, smoothed, very fine. Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian804 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.76g, 6h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Leucophryne(?) crowned with wreaths by flanking Nikai; eagles at sides. VF. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Extremely rare, only three specimens cited by Metcalf. Fulvia (BC 41-40) AE 20 - Fulvia804 viewsFulvia, wife of Mark Antony, ca 41-40 BC. AE20 (7.43g). Zmertorigos, son of Philonidas, magistrate. Head of Fulvia as winged Nike right; 2 countermarks: monograms in circles / Athena advancing left with spear and shield; the ethnic "Fulviana" has been erased. Near VF, dark green patina, light scratches. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/24804 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/24th Stater (0.75g). Euboic standard. Geometric type. Three-sided square with central projection, surrounded by radiate lines / Rough incuse square punch. Good VF. Extremely rare. Struck from the same obverse die as the following lot, as well as Rosen 363 and CNG 67, 709, both EL twelfth staters. Mallos (BC 385-333) Stater804 viewsca 380-333 BC. AR Stater (10.04g, 9h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin around neck / Head of satrap right, wearing Persian headdress. EF, slight weakness at high points. Herakleia Pontika (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla804 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. Lampsakos (BC 190-85) AE 13804 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (2.09g). ΛΑ-Îœ, Kerykeion (caduceus) within olive wreath / Ψ-Α, Pegasos right, dolphin? below. Light green patina, EF/gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Skepsis (BC 250-210) AE 17804 viewsca 250-210 BC. AE17 (4.24g). Rhyton in form of forepart of flying Pegasos left / Six-branch fir-tree, Σ-Κ, in linear square; thyrsos to left, bukranion to right, H below. Fine green patina, thick flan, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Tarsos (AD 117-138) AE - Hadrian804 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE (once plated) Tetradrachm (6.85g, 1h). Countermarked under Caracalla, 215-217 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ΤΑΡCΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩC, lion bringing down bull to left; c/m: laureate head of Caracalla right, A-M-K around bottom of bust; all within incuse oval. Very rare, very fine, about 20 % cut off. The countermark exposed the coin as being plated, the coin fooled people for about 100 years in between being struck and countermarked! Perperene (BC 400-300) AE 804 views4th century BC. AE (0.80g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΠΕΡ, grape bunch with vines. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare. Tisna (BC 350-300) AE 18?803 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE (3.64g). Head of young, horned Tisnaios left / Kotyle, ΤΙΣ−ΝΑΙΟΝ. Black patina, VF. Rare. Kos (BC 285-258) Tetradrachm803 viewsca 285-258 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.94g). Kleinos, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Κ-ΩΙΟ-Ν, crab; ΚΛΕΙΝΟΣ, bow-in-bowcase below, all within dotted square. Lightly toned, good VF, choice smooth flan. Rare. Magnesia (BC 450-400) Hemiobol803 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol - Attic standard (0.29g). Bull butting right / 8-rayed star with central pellet, MA above. (BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater803 viewsca 520-470/60 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 9.33g). Pegasos flying left / Facing lion’s scalp, within incuse square. VF, toned, some striking weakness. Winokur Coll. Eikonion (AD 253-268) AE 28 - Gallienus803 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE28 (16.55g). [I]MP C P L E GALLIEN, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ICONIEN CO, S R in exergue, she-wolf standing right below tree, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Good VF, brown patina. Simpson Coll.; ex Brand Coll., pt. 7 (Sotheby's, 10/1984), lot 404; Von Aulock Coll.; Prowe Coll., pt. II (Egger Auktion XLI, 5/1914), lot 2130. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater803 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.68g). Nude youth kneeling right, hair bound by taenia with frontal projection, holding a tunny fish in his extended left hand / Quadripartite incuse square. EF, lightly toned. Ex Triton VI (1/2003), lot 307. Kalchedon (BC 340-320) Siglos803 viewsca 340-320 BC. AR Siglos (5.32g). Bull standing left on grain ear, ΚΑΛΧ above / Incuse square of mill-sail pattern. EF. Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol803 viewsMethymna(?). ca 550/30-450/40 BC. AR Tritartemorion (6mm, 0.24g). Facing head of Silenos / Incuse square. VF, toned. Rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-803 viewsca 378-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 10mm). Female head (Leda?) right, hair rolled behind / Head of Nike right, hair bound with a taenia, [N]-I/K-A, all within linear square. VF. Carr coll. Ex Münzen and Medaillen Deutschland, Auc. 22 (2008), lot 928 (Schulte coll.); ex Karl coll.; ex Münzen and Medaillen Deutschland, Auc. 9 (2001), lot 254. Only 3 examples known of this type. Obverse of all examples is die match with Bodenstedt 82 that he described as head of Leda. The obverse die for Bodenstedt 82 has a reverse of a swan and is only known by 2 specimens. The reverse of this coin is Nike. The inscription is not complete on any of the 3 examples known, but it is clear that the letters are N-I/K-A. Silvia Hurter, in her article on this specific example, notes that the inscription makes it clear that the reverse is Nike and it can be inferred that this coin was struck to commemorate a victory, but which is uncertain (see Die Nike von Mytilene: Eine anonyme Siegespragung, SM 202, June 2001, pp. 21-22). Kibyra (BC 166-84) Drachm802 viewsca 166-84 BC. AR Drachm (2.93g). Draped male bust right, wearing crested helmet / Horseman galloping right, holding couched spear and shield; caps of the Dioskouroi behind, OC-AI and ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ below. Good VF, toned, reverse strike a little soft. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Figural - EL 1/24 Stater802 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Milesian standard 1/24 Stater (0.62g). Lion head (?) / Incuse punch. VF. Gryneion (BC 350-250) AE 16802 views4th century BC. AE16 (3.87g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left / Mussel shell. VF, dark green patina. Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-470) Triobol?802 viewsca 510-495 BC. AR Triobol (11mm, 2.23g). Forepart of horse right / Quadripartite incuse punch. VF. Methymna (BC 360-330) Obol801 viewsca 360-330 BC. AR Obol (0.51g) Helmeted head of Athena right / Kantharos, Îœ-Θ-Α, within linear incuse circle. Ephesos (BC 550-500) Drachm801 viewsca 6th century BC. AR Drachm (3.34g). Bee / Irregular incuse punch. VF. Rare. Kyme (BC 165-140) Tetradrachm801 viewsafter 190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.95g, 6h). Head of the Amazon Kyme right wearing taenia / Horse standing right, one handled cup below; ΚΑΛΛΙΑΣ magistrate. Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla801 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (22.60g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hector standing right, holding a rock with which he prepares to wound Teucer, whom he holds by the hair, kneeling left with bow at feet; to right, Ajax running right with head left, brandishing shield and spear. Fine, brown surfaces. Extremely rare, possibly only the second example known and the only one not in a public collection. The son of the Greek king Telamon of Salamis and his Trojan wife Hesione, Teucer was the half-brother of the Greek hero Ajax the Greater, as well as the nephew of King Priam of Troy and cousin of Hector. Siding with the Greeks and hiding behind the giant shield of his half-brother, Teucer used his skills as an archer to defend the Greeks against the Trojans. Enraged by Teucer's success during one of these fights, Hector picked up a huge rock and flung it at Teucer, injuring him so badly that he was forced to withdraw for some time while he recuperated from the concussion. Mallos (BC 375-360) Obol801 viewsca 375-360 BC. Mallos Satrapal coinage. AR Obol (0.61g). Herakles strangling the Nemean lion / Great King running right holding spear and bow. Toned, VF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B12 var801 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Head of roaring lion facing left / Incuse head of calf facing left; rectangular punch behind. EF. This is an unrecorded variant of Bodenstedt 12 with the lion facing left instead of right. Karia Uncertain (BC 500-490) Stater801 viewsca 500-490 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 14.54g). Two dolphins right within linear square border / Two rectangular incuses. VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare issue with both dolphins right, only the von Aulock specimen published. This coinage had originally been attributed to Poseidion on Karpathos, but Cahn’s analysis of the issues bearing an inscription, Ï€os, has conclusively shown that this legend is not an ethnic and cannot point to a mint in Poseidion. It is most likely struck from a mint on the coast of Caria or one of the other mints that used this form of double rectangular incuse: Ialysos, Kamiros, or Lindos. Gambrion (BC 350-250) AE 10800 viewsafter ca 350 BC. AE10 (0.93g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Star. VF, brown patina. Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Demetrios800 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. Dardanos (BC 420-380) Obol800 viewsca end of 5th-4th cent BC. AR Obol (0.63g). Horseman left / Cock in shallow incuse square. Toned, VF. Hermokapeleia (AD 0-100) AE 15 800 viewsClaudian era, under the Romans. Anonymous 1st century AD. AE15 (3.81g, 8h). [ΙΕΡΑ CΥΝ] − ΚΛΗΤΟN (?), Draped bust of Senate right / ΕΡΜΟΚΑΠΗ-ΛHΤΩΝ, draped bust of goddess right. VF, green patina. Methymna (BC 330-280) AE 17 - Koinon of Lesbos800 viewsca 4th century BC. AE17 (3.67g). Female head right, wearing stephane, earring, and necklace / ΑΙΟΛΕ, thunderbolt, bunch of grapes below. Good VF, dark green patina. Freedman Coll. Kios (BC 350-300) 1/4 Drachm - Miletos800 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. Megiste (BC 200-100) Hemidrachm800 views2nd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.10g). Facing head Helios / ΜΕΓΙΣΤΕ, rosebud, thyrsos to left. Very rare. About very fine. Nesos (BC 350-300) AE 9799 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE9 (0.63g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΝΑΣΙ, panther crouching left, head reverted, astragalos below. VF, glossy, dark grayish green patina. Assos (BC 300-241) AE799 viewsca 300-241 BC. AE (0.83g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / Griffin sitting left, ΑΣΣΙ above, club below. Mallos (BC 425-385) Hemiobol799 viewsca 380-370 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.48g). Winged male running right, holding solar disc in both hands / Swan standing left, wings spread, M above. Very fine. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Geometric - EL 1/24799 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/24th Stater (0.73g). Euboic standard. Geometric type. Three-sided square with central projection, surrounded by radiate lines / Rough incuse square punch. Good VF. Extremely rare. Struck from the same obverse die as the previous lot, as well as Rosen 363 and CNG 67, 709, both EL twelfth staters. Selge (BC 300-190) Stater799 viewsca 300 BC. AR Stater (10.60g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; AΛ between / ΣΕΛΓΕΩΝ, Herakles standing facing, head right, holding club overhead in his right hand, lion skin draped over left arm. EF, lightly toned. Unpublished and extremely rare transitional issue. This coin pairs an obverse die from the earlier series (reverse in a square pelleted border) with a reverse from the later series (reverse in a circular pelleted border). The artwork is particularly good, which also suggests an earlier, rather than later, issue. Mopsos (BC 200-0) AE 23799 viewsca. 2nd-1st century BC. AE23 (6.70g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Circular altar on legs. Very fine. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 - 149