Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Hierapolis (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Nero799 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (5.72g). Bare headed and draped bust right; c/m: radiate bust of Helios(?) right / The Rape of Persephone: Hades in galloping quadriga right, carrying Persephone; Eros flying above, overturned cista mystica below horses. Coin good VF, c/m Fine, brown patina with earthen highlights. Extremely rare and possibly unique. Ex Simpson Coll. Hades fell in love with Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, and asked Zeus for permission to marry her. Zeus feared to offend his eldest brother by a downright refusal, but knew also that Demeter would not forgive him if Persephone were committed to the underworld. Zeus "therefore answered politically that he could neither give nor withhold his consent." This emboldened Hades to abduct Persephone, as she was picking flowers in a meadow, and carry her away in his horse-drawn chariot to the underworld. Sinope (BC 480-450) Drachm799 viewsca 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (6.01g). Head of eagle left; [below, dolphin left] / Quadripartite square with two sunken quarters and two quarters in relief; K in one sunken quarter. Good VF, toned. Pergamon (AD 253-260) AE - Valerian I799 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE Medallion (39.76g). Strategos Aurelius Damas. Laureate and draped bust right/ table with wreath and price urns; below, two money bags; in between IA. Rare. Brown patina. Very fine. Aurelius Damas was not only Strategos, but also Asiarch. The reverse shows that in Pergamon, as in 37 other mints, there were Olympic or Isolympic games organized by the city, that were related by regulations and prices to win to the Olympic games. Ephesos (AD 161-180) AE 19 - Marcus Aurelius799 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE19 (4.43g). KAICAP.OV - VHPOC, draped bust right / EΦE / CIΩN (in ex.), emperor, with waving chlamys behind, stg. right in biga drawn by two stags, holding reins in outstretched hands. VF-. Unpublished, probably unique. Hoeft coll. Nysa (BC 200-0) AE 799 views2nd-1st century BC. AE. Laureate head of Hades and wreathed head of Kore right / ΝΥΣΑΕΩΝ, young Dionysos in short chiton standing left, holding thyrsos in left hand, kantharos in right hand; in left field, date ETOYΣ / E? (=year 5?). Green patina, gVF. Rare. Ex Hirsch Auk. 178 (Muenchen, 1993), lot 409. Larisa (BC 400-300) Obol799 views4th century BC. AR Obol (?) (0.75g). Laureate head of Apollo(?) right / [...]ARIS-[...]ION, eagle with spread wings; club below right wing. Apparently unpublished. VF, dark find patina, some roughness. Possibly unique.1 comments Tavion (AD 50) AE 27798 viewsMid-1st cent AD. AE27 (13.20g). ΤPΟ-ΚΜΩΝ, Zeus seated facing, holding scepter in R hand / [CΕΒΑCΤΗ]ΝΩΝ (retrograde), bull standing L. VF, dark brown patina, typical oval flan. Rare. Tavion was the capital of the Trokmoi (the principal tribe of eastern Galatia), named as the issuers of this coinage in the obverse legend. Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm798 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.54g). Winged boar left / Lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. EF. (BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - 1/6 Stater798 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR 1/6th Stater (1.56g), Limyra mint. Triskeles, Lycian letters 'zemu' (Limyra) / Triskeles, Lycian letters 'trbbe.' VF, porous. Rare denomination. Metropolis (BC 100-0) AE 15798 views1st cent BC. AE15 (3.34g). Helmeted head of Ares right / Thunderbolt, monogram above, ΔΙΟΓΕΝΗΣ (magistrate) below. Dark green patina, good VF. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol798 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Diobol (1.50g, 3h). Mylasa mint. Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Forepart of bull left; E on shoulder. VF, some porosity, irregular flan. Fine style. Very rare. Ilion (AD 177-192) AE 27 - Commodus798 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE27 (8.01g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Îœ ΑΥΡΗ − ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ, draped bust right / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ, Ganymede and the eagle of Zeus. Green patina, VF. Rare. (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Hemiobol798 viewsMaussolos, Satrap, ca 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.38g, 7mm, 5h). Halikarnassos(?) mint. Forepart of roaring lion right, head left / Trident; MA to right. Good VF, faint porosity. Kebren (BC 460-420) Hemiobol798 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.39g, 7mm). Forepart of ram right, [KE]BPH / "Wind-mill" quadripartite incuse square. Uncertain (BC 470-440) Tetartemorion797 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion? (0.17g). Scorpion viewed from above, tail curling left / Quadripartite incuse square with pellet in each quarter. Apparently unpublished. Fine, extremely rare. The scorpion type is well established for Caria, but only as a reverse.1 comments Antandros (BC 400-360) Pentobol?797 viewsca 400-360 BC. AR Pentobol (?) (2.87g). Head of Artemis Astyrne right, thin band in hair / Goat walking right, ANTA[N] above, grape bunch below. Rare. Find patina. Good VF. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol797 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.39g). Lion's head turned left, in linear circle / Head and neck of bull left, Carian letters. Very rare. Laodikeia (AD 14-37) AE 18797 views14-37 AD. AE18 (4.49g, 12h). Dioskourides, magistrate. ΛΑΟΔΙ-ΚΕΩΝ, laureate and draped bust of Men right, wearing Phrygian cap and torque; all set on crescent / ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΙΔΗΣ, eagle facing, head left, wings folded; PK(ligate) O monogram in right field. Good VF, black patina with beige overtones. Nikomedeia (AD 138-161) AE 19 - Antoninus Pius797 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE19 (3.63g). ΑVΤ ΚΑΙCΑP − ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, draped bust right / ΝΕΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑC ΜΗΤPΟΠΟΛΕΩC, Ships’ prow to right; on it curled snakes. Rare. Nice very fine. (BC 440-425) Kheriga - 1/3 Stater797 viewsKheriga, Dynast, ca 440-425 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.08g), Phellos mint. Head of female right / Tetraskeles; inside, owl standing right, head facing; all within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Magnesia ad Sipylos (AD 37-41) AE 20 - Caligula797 viewsGaius (Caligula), with Germanicus and Agrippina Senior, 37-41 AD. AE20 (3.53g, 11h). Radiate head of Gaius right / Germanicus, wearing a toga capite velato, standing facing; to right, Agrippina Senior (as Demeter) standing left, holding grain ears and scepter. VF, brown patina with traces of olive overtones, hairline flan crack at 10h. Very rare.1 comments Lampsakos (BC 190-85) AE 20796 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE20 (6.24g). Head of Priapos right / Forepart of winged horse right, ΛΑΜΨΑ − ΚΗΝΩΝ, star to right. VF, high relief obverse, a little rough, especially the reverse, green patina. Kolophon (BC 330-285) AE 15796 viewsca 330-285 BC. AE15 (2.21g). Laureate head of Apollo 3/4 to left / Lyre, palm to right, ΕΡΑΣΙΝΙΔΗΣ (magistrate) to left, KO below. Good VF, glossy, dark grayish green patina. Rare. Idyma (BC 425-375) Hemidrachm796 viewsca 425-375 BC. AR Hemidrachm (?) (2.08g). Facing head of Pan / Fig leaf, ΙΔΥΜΙΟΝ, within incuse square. VF/Good VF. Very Rare. Tlos (BC 490-440) Stater796 viewsUncertain dynast, ca 490/80-440/30 BC. AR Stater (9.36g, 8h). Protodynastic period B. Lion seated left, raising right paw / Forepart of Pegasos right in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, toned, a couple flan flaws on obverse. Rare. Nagidos (BC 400-380) Stater795 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Stater (10.52g). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Head of Aphrodite right, hair bound in sphendone, ΝΑΓΙΔΙ[...]. EF, a bit overcleaned. Rare. (BC 400-380) Vekhssere II - 1/3 Stater795 viewsVekhssere II, Dynast, ca 400-380 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.79g). Head of roaring lion left, in dotted circle / Head of Athena facing, turned slightly to left, wearing Attic helmet; monogram? to left. VF. Extremely rare. Diokaisareia (AD 98-117) AE 24 - Trajan795 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE24 (10.62g). Laureate bust right; titles of Trajan (in Greek) including Germanicus and Dacicus.. / ΔΙΟΚΑ-CΑΡΕΩΝ, thunderbolt. Kos (BC 300-190) Didrachm795 viewsca 300-190 BC. AR Didrachm (6.56g), Mikon, magistrate. Head of Herakles wearing lion skin facing, turned slightly right / ΚΩΙΟΝ / ΜΙΚΩΝ, crab, club below; within dotted square. VF. Kyzikos (AD 0-100) AE 20795 viewsunder Roman rule, ca 1st cent AD. AE20 (4.02g). Head of Kore right, grain ear in hair; within a wreath of grain / K-Y/ZI, caduceus, in the center of which is a gorgoneion, the handle is made of a club, crescent above, tunny below, monogram to right; all within a laurel wreath. Green patina, gFV. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Herakleia Pontika (AD 236-238) AE 27 - Maximus795 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. Magnesia (BC 300-200) Drachm795 viewsca 300-200 BC. AR Drachm (5.61g, 10h). Persic standard. Morimos, magistrate. Warrior, holding lance, on horse rearing right; monogram below / Bull butting left; grain ear behind, MOPIMOΣ in exergue; all within circular Maeander pattern. Good VF. Well centered. Rare. (BC 400-370) Artumpara - Stater795 viewsArtumpara, Dynast, ca 400-370 BC. AR Stater (7.62g, 9h), Telmessos mint. ΤΛ[...], bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / ΑΡΤΟΧΠΑΡΑ, helmeted head of Athena right. Extremely rare, one of only a very few coins of this Dynast known. Good fine. PGB coll., acquired in early 1970s. Artumpara was a late satrap or dynast of Lycia who was involved in putting down the revolt of Datames; he himself seems to have been defeated by Perikle, who at one point ruled over most of Lycia. Apameia (BC 133-48) AE 20794 viewsca 133-48 BC. AE20 (7.98g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Cult statute of Artemis Anaitis facing, ΑΠΑ[ΜΕ] to right, KHΦΙΣΟ[Σ] / ΔΙΟΝ to left. VF. Rhodes (BC 230-205) Tetradrachm794 viewsca 230-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.53g, 1h). Eukrates, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; thunderbolt to left, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΗΣ below. Superb EF. Exceptional strike with fresh dies. Samos (BC 408-366) Tetradrachm794 viewsca 408/4-366 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.71g, 12h). Hegesianax, magistrate. Facing lion's scalp / Forepart of bull right; branch behind, ΗΓΗΣΙΑΝΑΞ above, monogram below. Good VF, attractively toned, well centered. Ex Hess-Leu 49 (4/1971), lot 214; Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 13, 2/1935), lot 1306. Hieropolis-Kastabala (BC 200-30) AE 23794 views2nd-1st century BC. AE23 (8.19g, 12h). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / River-god Pyramos swimming right, holding eagle in right hand. VF, green patina, light smoothing. Daldis (AD 198-209) AE 21 - Geta794 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE21 (5.95g). Λ CΕ ΓΕ-ΤΑC ΚΑ, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΔΑΛΔ-Ι-ΑΝΩΝ, terminal figure of Herakles to left wearing diadem and with drapery around waist, holding apple of the Hesperides in his right hand and left hand resting on his hip. Apparently unpublished, but see Kraft pl. 71, 62a and 62b (BMC Lydia p. 71, 13 (Daldis) and BMC Lydia p. 117, 50 (Hypaipa)) for the sharing of the same obverse die. Superb EF, adjustment marks, grey-green patina. Extremely rare. Simpson Coll.; Ex Leu Numismatics Auk. 72 (5/1998), lot 484. Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla794 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (17.04g, 121h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Octastyle temple façade. EF, blue-black and black-green patina. de Barros Coll. Dardanos (BC 349-300) AE 794 viewslater 4th century BC. AE (1.95g). Philokra..., magistrate. Horseman riding right, wearing petasos and cape, holding spear; ΦΙΛΟΚΡ (magistrate) below / Rooster standing right, head left, ΔΑΡ above. Good VF. Rare. Samos (BC 270-240) Tetrobol794 viewsca 270-240 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.33g, 12h). Ptolemaic standard. Head of Hera left, wearing stephanos / Prow right; trident above, ΣΑΜΙΩΝ below. Good VF, toned, a couple peck marks on reverse. Rare. Ex Lestranges Coll. (Egger, 11/1909), lot 409. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol794 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Diobol(?) (10mm, 1.59g, 3h). Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Forepart of bull left; E facing upwards behind; all within incuse square. VF, porous. Heavy for series. Assos (BC 300-250) AE 20794 views4th-mid 3rd century BC. AE20 (7.15g). Helmeted head of Athena right; countermark: griffin seated left, ΑΣΣΙ below / Griffin seated left; countermark: owl standing facing. Fine, dark green patina. Thymbra (BC 350) AE 16793 viewsca 350 BC. AE16 (5.94g) Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon left / Θ-Υ between three rays of an eight-rayed star, monogram. (BC 460-440) Uncertain Dynast - Tetrobol793 viewsUncertain Dynast (Kuprilli?), ca 460-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.94g), uncertain mint. Naked man (Herakles?) running left / Triskeles in dotted circle and deep incuse. VF. Second known? Ex H. von Aulock Coll. Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian793 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.73g, 12h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Aesculapius standing left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. VF, light scratches in fields. Miletos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian793 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.67g, 7h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Temple of Apollo Didymeus: tetrastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, pellet in pediment; within, statue of Apollo standing facing, holding stag and bow. VF. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Kolophon (BC 330-280) AE 15793 viewsca 330-280 BC. AE15 (2.05g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Forepart of bridled horse right; ΑΝΤΗΝΩΡ (magistrate) to left, ΚΟΛO below. Fine green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Xanthos (BC 400) Stater793 viewsUncertain dynast, ca 400 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.10g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Laureate head of Apollo right; diskeles behind. VF, toned, porous. Winokur Coll. Smyrna (AD 98-117) AE - Trajan793 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE Pentassarion (20.63g, 1h). Cl. Proclus, stephanophorus, and Cl. Bion, strategus. Struck 100-105 AD. Laureate head right / Hercules standing left, with lion skin over forearm and holding club, being crowned with wreath by female figure standing facing with head left. VF, green patina, minor roughness. Ex Cain Coll. Myous (BC 2nd cent) AE 16793 viewsca 2nd (?) century BC. AE15.6 (2.10g). Head of Asklepios right / Îœ-Î¥/Ω-Ν, serpent-staff within wreath. Unpublished? Kios (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm - Bakheus792 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. Kaunos (BC 410-390) Stater792 viewsca 410-390 BC. AR Stater (11.65g, 12h). Winged female figure in kneeling/running stance left, head turned right, holding caduceus and wreath / Baetyl(?), Δ (inverted) - [Γ] flanking. Good VF, toned, struck with worn reverse die. Excellent detail. Issos (BC 388-380) Tiribazos - Stater792 views388-380 BC. Tiribazos, Satrap of Western Asia. Second reign, AR Stater (20mm, 10.52g). Baal standing half-left, holding eagle and sceptre / Ahura-Mazda, body terminated by solar disk, holding wreath and lotus blossom. VF, usual weak strike. Apameia (BC 133-48) AE 22792 viewsca 133-48 BC. AE22 (7.39g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΑΠΑΜΕ, cult statue of Artemis Anaitis facing; magistrates ΜΕΝΕΚΡ and ΔΙΟΔΟ. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll. Mylasa (BC 450-400) Hemiobol792 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.59g). Milesian standard. Facing forepart of lion / Scorpion, tail to left, M below; within incuse square punch. EF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Bull - EL 1/24792 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.59g, 6mm). Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of bull right / Incuse square punch. VF. Extremely rare, SNG Kayhan notes the type in this denomination is otherwise unpublished. Spithridates (BC 334) Tetrobol792 viewsSpithridates, Satrap of Lydia and Ionia under Darius III, ca 335/4 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.25g). Head of satrap left, wearing Persian headdress / Forepart of Pegasos right, ΣΠI-ΘPI behind and below. Extremely rare portrait of satrap. EF. The Lampsakene reverse (Pegasos rather than a horse) might point to a date in early spring 334, when (or shortly before) Alexander crossed the Hellespont. Tmolos (AD 136-138) AE 30 - Hadrian & Aelius792 viewsHadrian, with Aelius Caesar, 136-138 AD. AE30 (16.46g, 1h). AV • AΔPIANOC • CЄ • Λ • AI • KAI-CAP, confronted busts of Hadrian right, laureate and draped, and Aelius left, bareheaded and cuirassed, with slight drapery / TMOΛI-TΩN, Tmolus standing facing, head right, leaning on knotted staff and cradling the infant Dionysus in a fawn skin (nebris) tied around his neck. EF, dark brown patina, lightly rubbed on high points. Sesamos (BC 340-300) Drachm792 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (3.50g). Laureate head of Zeus left / Wreathed head of Demeter left, wearing earring and necklace; ΣΗΣΑΜΗ to right, anchor above. Toned, aEF. Rare. Ex Rockefeller University (Mirsky coll.). Lamponeia (BC 400) Drachm792 viewsLate 5th - ­early 4th century BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.06g, 12h). Bearded head right / Boukranion within incuse square. VF, toned, some porosity, light marks, edge splits. Very rare as drachm. Sardeis (AD 98-117) AE 19 - Marciana791 viewsMarciana, sister of Trajan, 98-117 AD. AE19 (4.31g). MAPKIA - CEBACTH, draped bust of diademed Marciana right / [CAR] - DIA - N[W]N - PELO[Y], Pelops with a raised whip riding galloping horse right. aEF/VF. Ex Hauck & Aufhauser, Auk. 16 (10/2001), lot 318. Termessos (BC 100-30) AE 19791 views1st century BC, time of Amyntas, 71-36 BC. AE19 (5.84g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of horse left; IZ (date) above; TEP below. Very fine. Beautiful dark green patina. Alabanda (AD 209-211) AE 26 - Geta791 viewsGeta, Caesar, 209-211 AD. AE26 (10.28g). Π C ΓЄT - AC•K•CЄ•, laureate and cuirassed bust right; countermark, laureate head of Caracalla right; before, A / AΛAB-A-N-ΔEΩ-N, laurel branch with. Ex G. Kastner, Auc 12 (11/1976), Nr. 319 ; Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser, Auc 9 (10/1992), Nr. 370. Ex Karl coll. Hyde (AD 147-176) AE 21 - Faustina II791 viewsFaustina II, 147-176 AD. AE21 (7.53g). ΦAVCTЄINA CЄBACTH, bust in stephane right / YΔHC IЄPAC KOIN ΛYKAO, rivergod Hermos reclining left, holding reed, arm resting on an urn from which water flows. Good fine. Lebedos (BC 330-294) Hemidrachm791 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.45g, 11h). Marsyas, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena left / ΜΑΡΣΥΑΣ, owl standing right, head facing; Λ[Ε] to right, ship’s prow below. VF, off center. Aigeai (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Philip I, Philip II and Otacilia Severa790 viewsPhilip I, Philip II and Otacilia Severa. 244-249 AD. AE28 (16.11g). Philip, radiate draped and cuirassed right facing Otacilia, diademed and draped left; small laureate head of Philip II between / Hexastyle temple of Asklepios and Telesphoros; eagle on pediment. Fine, brown surfaces, a little rough. Scarce. (BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater790 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.61g), uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and spiral / Forepart of a winged man-headed bull right; Lycian letters 'kherei' to right, within incuse square. VF, typical soft obverse, weakly struck on reverse. Very rare. Mallos (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Alexander Severus790 viewsAlexander Severus, 222-235 AD. AE22 (7.40g). IMP ES SEV ALEXANΔPOC, Cuirassed, draped and laureate bust right / MALO COLONIA FELIX, She-wolf right suckling twins. Rough, about very fine. Ephesos (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian790 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.47g, 5h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia; stags at sides. VF, trace of light toning on obverse. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 13790 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (3.26g). Head of bull right in dotted circle / KY/ZI surrounding monogram, within oak wreath. VF, black patina, under some light earthen encrustation. Myra (BC 167-100) Drachm790 viewsLycian League, late 2nd cent BC. AR Drachm (2.94g). Head Apollo right / ΛΥΚΙΩΝ, M-Y, lyre, ear of corn to right. Toned very fine. Assos (BC 300-250) AE 16790 viewsca 300-250 BC. AE16 (3.40g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Griffin seated left, ΑΣΣΙ above, bukranion below. Eriza (AD 177-192) AE 30 - Commodus790 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE30 (15.04g). AV Λ AVP KOMOΔOC - KAICAP ANTONЄIN, laureate and draped bust right / ΓPA TI KLA[VΔIOV] – ΠAPΔALA, in ex. EPIZANΩN, Heros riding right, holding double axe. Extremely rare. Holed in antiquity. EF. Alexandreia (BC 301-281) AE 13790 views301-281 BC. AE13 (1.81g). Laureate head of Apollo right / AΛEΞ, Apollo Smintheus advancing right, holding burning torch over left shoulder, and in outstretched right hand bow and arrow; mouse at his feet. Rare. F+. Hoeft coll. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 19790 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE19 (8.68g). Bow in case; countermark: helmet / 8-rayed star. VF. Pfeiler coll. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B59 - EL 1/6 Stater790 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.54g). Ram standing right, scratching head with right hind hoof; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. aEF. Knidos (BC 400-390) Tetradrachm789 viewsca 400-390 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.45g). Head of Aphrodite left, prow behind / Forepart of roaring lion left, ΣΤΑΣΥΛΛΕΟΣ (magistrate) below, within incuse square. Very rare. Good VF. Smyrna (BC 180-130) AE 17789 views180-130 BC. AE17 (5.18g) Turreted head of Tyche right, in dotted circle / Aphrodite Stratonikis in long garb and polos standing right next to column from which Nike flies up to crown her with wreath; ΣΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ to right, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ (magistrate) to left. Fine dark green patina, EF. Kaisareia (AD 222-235) AE 26 - Severus Alexander789 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE26 (12.49g), dated RY 6 (227 AD). Cuirassed, draped and laureate bust right, ΑΥ K CEOVΗΡ ΑΛΕIΞΑΝΔΡΟC, Mount Argeus with wreath, ET S - MHTPO KAICAPI. Very fine. Ephesos (BC 550-500) 1/6789 viewsca 6th century BC. AR Obol (0.54g). Bee / Quadripartite incuse square. Toned, EF. Rare. Nikaia (AD 180-192) AE 28 - Commodus789 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE28 (10.71g, 1h). Bust right / Three athletes drawing competition lots from an urn. Rare. Hierokaisareia (AD 0-100) AE 15789 viewsca 1st century AD. AE15 (3.20g). Draped bust of Artemis right, quiver over shoulder, bow and arrow pointing forwards / ΙΕΡΟΚΑΙCΑΡΕΩΝ, forepart of stag right. Choice VF, black patina with some light earthen encrustation. Thyateira (BC 200-100) AE 20789 views2nd cent BC. AE20 (9.73g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Filleted tripod; monogram above; all within wreath. VF, dark green, almost black, patina. Smyrna (AD 161-180) AE 41 - Marcus Aurelius789 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE 41 - Medallion (51.70g). Homonoia with Laodikeia. AV KAI M AV-PH ANTΩNINOC•, laureate and cuirassed bust left / ATTAΛOC COΦICTHC TAIC ΠATPI / SMVP ΛAO, Zeus of Laodikeia with scepter and eagle in between two Nemesis of Smyrna. Extremely rare, gVF. Adramytteion (BC 200-100) AE 14789 views2nd century BC. AE14 (1.62g, 6h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Rider on horseback galloping right. VF, dark green patina, minor roughness, some chipping of the patina around edge. Wagner Coll. Miletos (BC 520-450) 1/96 Stater789 viewsca late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.15g, 6mm). Head of a roaring lion left / Floral or stellar pattern within incuse square. gVF. Unpublished in the standard references. Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL Stater789 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Stater (15.96g, 20.5mm). Tunny left above tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, double struck on reverse. Extremely rare. Stratonikeia (BC 30-0) Drachm - Autonomous788 viewslate 1st cent BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.69g, 12h). Zopuros, magistrate. Laureate and draped bust of Hekate right, crescent on forehead; ZΩΠΥΡΟΣ to left, uncertain symbol to right / ΣΤΡΑ, Zeus on horseback right, holding sceptre and reins. Good VF, attractive dark iridescent toning. Extremely rare, one of two known (the other in the Vatican collection cited by Imhoof-Blumer). The traditional view of this denomination as a drachm has been challenged by Meadows, who believes that during this period at Stratonikeia their drachm was roughly equal to the Roman quinarius (1.8g). As such, he labels this type as a didrachm, but we have retained traditional attribution for clarity. Eikonion (AD 54-68) AE - Nero788 viewsEikonion as Klaudeikonion. Nero, 54-68 AD. AE (5.80g). ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head right / ΚΛΑΥΔΕΙΚΟΝΙΕΩΝ, head of Perseus with Harpa right. Rare, dark green patina, very fine. Iuliopolis (AD 222-235) AE 23 - Severus Alexander788 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE23 (6.21g, 1h). M AVP CEVH ALEXANΔPOC AVG, laureate head right / IΟΛΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, three standards. EF, choice dark blue-green patina. Hierapolis (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian788 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.82g, 7h). Struck after 128 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Great God right on horseback, holding labrys over shoulder. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain cistophorus. Extremely rare and unpublished. Olympos (BC 167-81) Drachm788 viewsLykian League, 2nd-1st century BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.72g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΛΥΚΙΩΝ, lyra, O - Λ, Isis crown to left; within incuse square. aEF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 625-600) Swastika - EL 1/6788 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (9mm, 2.50g). Milesian standard. Geometric type. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Mallos (AD 81-96) AE 28 - Domitian787 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE28 (13.58g). AVTOK PATωP ΔΟΜΙTIANOC, laureate bust right / MAΛΛωΤωN IOV AΓΑ, goddess seated (Roma?), turreted and veiled, resting on shield and holding Nike who presents her wreath; spear at right. Rare especially this nice. Good very fine. Bee on Pamphylia, Side Drachm787 viewsPamphylia, Side AR Drachm (3.66g, 18.38mm). Porosity, coin F, countermark good very fine. Anazarbos (AD 41-54) AE - Claudius787 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD, Anazarbos? AE (8.23g) 45/46 AD. Head right / Tyche seated on rock; below, river-god. Green patina, good very fine. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol787 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Diobol (1.12g, 12h). Mylasa mint. Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Forepart of bull left; E on shoulder. Good Fine, light porosity. Very rare. Methymna (BC 400-360) Silenos - Obol787 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.37g). Facing head of bearded Silenos / Land turtle in circle incuse. Dark toning, VF. Very rare. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater787 viewsca 560 BC. EL Hemihekte (1.18g). Forepart of panther left, head facing / Incuse punch with irregular surface. Apparently unique and unrecorded. Struck on a full flan and extremely fine. Ex Aufhäuser 10 (1993), 167 and Peus 372 (2002), 491. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 - 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 - 149