Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Most viewed Sinope (BC 250) Didrachm1265 viewsafter 250 BC. AR Didrachm (8.16g). Turreted head of Nymph Sinope left; countermark: radiate head of Helios facing, ΣΙΝΟΠΕΩΝ around / [ΣΙ-Ν]Ο/B, Poseidon sitting on throne left, holding dolphin and trident; countermark: laureate head of horned Poseidon left. EF. Ex Lockett Auc. 2149 = SNG v. Aulock 6859. Amathos (BC 350) 1/3 Stater - Rhoikos1264 viewsRhoikos, King of Amathos, ca 350 BC. AR 1/3 Stater - Tetrobol (2.18g). Head of lion right, in dotted circle / Forepart of lion right, head facing. EF. (BC 200-133) AE 151264 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE15 (3.41g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Coiled snake, head standing right; ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ to right, monogram to left. Dark green, glazed patina; slight corrosion, good VF. Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL 1/6 Stater1264 views5th-4th centuries BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Nike, holding aplustre, kneeling left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Well centered. (BC 241-197) Attalos I - Tetdradrachm1263 viewsAttalos I, 241-197 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.93g, 12h). Laureate and diademed head of Philetairos right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding wreath in right hand, left elbow resting on shield set on ground behind, spear below; ivy leaf to outer left, A to inner left, bow to outer right. Superb EF. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B111 - EL 1/6 Stater1263 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent; [small seal below] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Kaisareia (AD 202-205) Drachm - Plautilla1263 viewsPlautilla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AR Drachm (3.12g, 20mm, 12h). Draped bust right / Artemis drawing arrow from quiver with right hand, holding bow in left hand. gVF. Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 211262 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE21 (4.84g). Head of Athena right, wearing three-crested Corinthian helmet with cheek-pieces lifted up / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, trophy of arms, monogram to left. Good style, dark olive-green patina, EF. Gutknecht coll. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B53 - EL 1/6 Stater1262 viewsca 450 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.51g). Head of a lion (or lioness) facing; to left, seal swimming downwards / Four-part incuse square. EF. Lampsakos (AD 117-138) AE 23 - Hadrian1261 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE23 (5.16g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Diademed bust of Priapos right. VF, green patina. Herakleia Pontika (BC 302-281) Didrachm1261 viewsca 302-281 BC. AR Didrachm (9.78g). Head of Herakles right / Dionysos sitting on throne left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑ[Ν] to right. Fine toning, EF. Rare. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 3 - EL 1/241261 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24th Stater (6mm, 0.56g). Lion head facing / Incuse punch. Good VF.1 comments Phokaia (BC 477-388) B91 - EL 1/6 Stater 1259 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Helmeted head of Athena right; small seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Miletos (BC 600-550) EL 1/3 Stater1259 viewsbefore 575 BC. EL Trite - 1/3 Stater (4.65g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame / Two square punches containing geometric and stellate designs. VF, struck with worn obverse die. Very rare denomination. Mallos (BC 440-390) Obol1259 viewsca 440-390 BC. AR Obol (0.86g, 7mm, 11h). Bearded janiform head / Swan standing left; lotus to left, monogram to right. VF, toned, light porosity. Very rare. Apameia (BC 150-140) Cistophoric Tetradrachm1258 viewsca 150-140 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.73g). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow-case with serpents; ΑΠΑ city monogram to L, elephant head to R. EF. Scarce. Nysa (BC 134) Tetradrachm1258 viewsafter 134 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.83g), dated year 1 (134/133 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / ΝΥΣΑ, bow-case with serpents; A (date) to left, MO above, jugate busts (Pluto and Kore?) to right. VF. Apparently unpublished, possibly unique. Adramytteion (BC 350) AE 111258 viewsafter 350 BC. AE11 (1.51g). Laureate, three-quarter facing head of Zeus, slightly right / Eagle standing left on pediment. VF, glossy brown patina under light earthen encrustation. Rare. Aspendos (BC 400-370) Stater1258 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.96g, 6h). Two wrestlers grappling / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; three counterstamps around: (1) griffin left in incuse square; (2) bearded head right wearing petasos in incuse circle; (3) boar left in incuse oval. VF, attractive cabinet tone. Ex Clain-Stefanelli Coll. [Demarete Coll.] Attaleia (AD 100-300) AE1256 views2nd-3rd cent AD. AE (2.97g). Bust of Poseidon right / Athena standing left, holding prow of ship in hand. Light green patina, EF. (BC 182-149) Prusias II - AE 211256 viewsPrusias II, 182-149 BC. AE21 (6.78g). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Centaur walking right, playing lyre. Good VF, glossy black patina. Pharnakeia (BC 85-65) AE1255 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE (8.73g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle on thunderbolt. Dark brown patina, EF. Gergis (BC 400-350) Obol1254 views4th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.62g). Wreathed head of Sibyl Herophile facing slightly right / Griffin seated right, ΓΕΡ above, within shallow incuse square. VF, lightly porous. Very rare. Unusual with griffin on reverse. Kyme (BC 350-250) Hemidrachm1253 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.99g) Eagle standing right, head reverted, KY to left / Forepart of horse right. Persian Kings (BC 420-375) Daric1253 viewsca 420-375 BC. AV Daric (8.35g). Great King of Persia running right, wearing kidaris, holding bow in his left hand, spear with his right hand / Rectangular incuse. Insignificant knock on edge. Almost extremely fine. Ionia Uncertain (BC 550-500) Lion - EL 1/241253 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.63g, 7mm). Phocaic standard. Figural type. Lion seated right / Incuse square punch. EF. Extremely rare, the third, and finest, known. Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - satyr1253 viewsca 360-340 BC. AV Stater (8.42g). Head of female (!) satyr with pointed ear and flowing hair facing left, wearing ivy wreath, ear pendant and necklace / Forepart of Pegasos right. Highly unusual and extremely beautiful. Less than five recorded specimens. Good EF. Kaisareia (AD 54-68) Hemidrachm - Nero1253 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AR Hemidrachm (1.74g, 13mm, 12h). Laureate head right / Nike standing right, right foot on globe, inscribing shield set on knee. Near EF, toned, obverse slightly off center. Komana (BC 85-65) AE 281251 viewsca 85-65 BC. AE28 (18.75g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos / ΚΟΜΑ-ΝΩΝ, Perseus standing left, wearing Phrygian helmet; holding head of Medusa in left hand, harpa in right, Medusa's body lying below, monogram to right. Scarce. Dark green patina, VF. Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm1251 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.99g, 8h). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡΔ, panther standing right within incuse square. VF, porous. Unpublished, apparently unique. While the type is unpublished, cf. BMC Troas, p. 219, 1, for a drachm of Pordosilene with the same obverse type.1 comments Abydos (BC 175-70) Tetradrachm1250 viewsca 80-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.63g, 1h). Draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at her shoulder, within dotted circle / Eagle standing right with spread wings, bunch of grapes to right; ΑΒΥ-ΔΗ-ΝΩΝ above, ΦΕΡΕΝΙΚΟΥ (magistrate) in exergue, all within laurel wreath. Beautifully toned. Good very fine. From the collections of H.S. von Aulock, R. Jameson, and Consul E. Weber (Hirsch XXI, 11/1908, lot 2534). Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - maenad1250 viewsca 394-350 BC. AV Stater (8.36g, 17mm, 12h). Head of female left, wearing ivy wreath, single-pendant earring and necklace / Forepart of Pegasos flying right within shallow incuse square. Near EF, test cut on edge. Good style and sharp details. Ex Gorny & Mosch 151 (10/2006), lot 174. Phokaia (BC 387-326) Hemidrachm1248 viewsca 387-326 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.12g, 2h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Head of griffin left; ΑΓ monogram below. Good VF, minor porosity. Rare.1 comments Kyme (BC 400-350) Hemiobol1247 viewsca 350 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g, 7mm) Forepart of prancing horse right / Rosette. Mallos (AD 14-37) AE 20 - Tiberius(?)1247 viewsTiberius(?), 14-37 AD. AE20 (4.07g, 12h). Laureate head left / Nike advancing right, holding wreath; star above outstretched arm. VF, attractive green patina. One of only two cited in RPC. Ex Frederick Coll.; ex CNG Elec. Auc. 90, lot 226; Levante Coll. There is some disagreement as to which emperor this belongs. SNG Levante assigns it to Tiberius, while the authors of RPC tentatively place it under Caligula. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Stater - B60.21245 viewsca 428-427 BC. EL Stater (15.45g). Laureate head of Apollo right, hair short; MVTI above / Quadripartite incise square. aEF. This is the only example known and is noted in Bodenstedt as being in the British Museum (BMC 28 Pl. 32,1). It has been speculated that this may have been issued at the time of the Lesbian revolt from Athens, 428/7 BC.1 comments Methymna (BC 500-450) Stater1244 viewsca 480 BC. AR Stater (8.51g). ΜΑΘVΜΝΑ[ΙΟΣ], boar standing right, head lowered / ΜΑΘVΜΝΑΙ-ΟΣ, helmeted head of Athena right, dotted square border; all within an incuse square. Good VF. Rare. From the Robert Schonwalter Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Auc. VIII (6/1980), lot 225; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Warren Collection, 1069; Greenwell Collection; Lesbos Hoard 1891 (IGCH 1187). (BC 340-334) Pixodaros - AV 1/12 Stater1244 viewsPixodaros, Satrap, 340-334 BC. AV 1/12 Stater - Obol (8mm, 0.67g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo left / Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and lotus-tipped scepter, ΠΙΞΟΔΑΡΟΥ to right. Pits and scratches, VF. Rare. Karl Coll. Kition (BC 392-361) AE - Melekiathon1243 viewsMelekiathon, King of Kition, 392-361 BC. AE13 (1.79g). Head of Aphrodite left, wearing earing, necklace and decorated stephane / Herakles standing right in fighting stance, club held overhead in right hand, bow in left hand, lion's skin draped over left arm, Aramaic 'm' to left. EF, bluish green patina. Rare. Mallos (BC 425-400) Hemiobol1242 viewsca 400-380 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.38g). Astragalos / "Ankh" symbol. Very fine.1 comments Teos (BC 300) Didrachm1242 viewsca 300 BC. AR Didrachm (5.99g). Griffin seated right / Anakreon seated right, plucking a lyre; magistrate [ΠΡ]ΟΚΛΕΙΔΗΣ. Unpublished types. Nicely toned, good VF, strike a bit uneven on the obverse. Unique. This is the second known example of an Anakreon didrachm, the first being a coin that turned up last year with the magistrate's name Aristonax. The magistrate Prokleides also appears on a drachm that shares its obverse die with an Aristonax drachm (see CNG Auction 55, lot 519). Anakreon (fl. late 6th Century BC) was a lyric poet who was a native of Teos. This issue marks his first appearance on a coin, and in fact this is probably the first appearance of any poet on a coin. Anakreon continued to appear on coins from Teos down through Roman times. Phokaia (BC 600-522) EL 1/6 Stater 1242 viewsca 6th century BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.56g). Seal between two fish swimming in different directions; pellet behind / Rough incuse square. Exceptionally rare. VF. This puzzling issue was earlier attributed to both Cyzicus and Macedonia. However, due to weakly struck examples, the seal between the fish has never been recognized before ("an oval object between two pellets" and the like). The weight standard is clearly Phocaean and not Milesian, so unlikely to have been used in Northern Greece. Pergamon (BC 19-18) Tetradrachm - Augustus1241 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.15g). Pergamum mint. Struck circa 19-18 BC. IMP IX TR PO IV, Bare head right / Hexastyle temple set on four-tiered base; COM-ASIAE, ROM ET AVGVST across entablature. EF. Abydos (BC 175-70) Tetradrachm1241 viewsafter 175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.87g). Draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder, within dotted circle / Eagle standing right with spread wings, bunch of grapes to right; ΑΒΥ-ΔΗ-ΝΩΝ above, ΑΡΤΕΜΩ/ΝΟΣ (magistrate) in exergue, all within laurel wreath. Nicely toned, aEF. Rare. Pergamon (BC 200-133) AE 201240 viewsca 200-133 BC. AE20 (8.91g). Laureate head of bearded Asklepios right / ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, snake coiled around omphalos. Green patina, VF. Elaia (BC 400-300) Diobol1240 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (?) (1.01g). Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet / ΕΛΑ in triangular inscription in olive wreath. VF. Very rare. Kyzikos (BC 404-394) Tridrachm1240 viewsca 404-394 BC. AR Tridrachm (11.41g, 21mm, 6h). Herakliskos Drakonopnigon: the Infant Herakles crouching right, strangling a serpent coiled around each arm; Σ-Y-[N] around / Head of lion left; below, tunny left; KY-ZI around; all within shallow incuse circle. Near EF, old collection tone, slightly off center, some marks on the reverse. Extremely rare, only BM example known for this symmachy issue at Kyzikos. MPM coll., acquired in 1928. The British Museum acquired the only known example of this type from a dealer in Rhodes in 1927 (cf. N. Hardwick in QT XXV [1996]), as part of a group of four coins that had been found together. As the present coin was acquired by the consignor’s grandfather in 1928, it is possible that it was part of the same find that contained the BM coin. A comparison of color photographs of the two coins reveals a similar surface appearance that is consistent with coins from a common hoard. Pergamon (BC 57-55) Cistophoric Tetradrachm1239 viewsC. Septimius T.f., Proconsul, 57-55 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.09g, 12h). Poseidonios, magistrate. Cista mystica within ivy wreath / C. SEPTVMI. T. F. PRO. COS, bow case between two serpents; monogram to left, thyrsos to right, ΠΟCΕΙΔωΝΙΟC below. EF, obverse a little off-center. Rare. Trapezos (BC 350-330) 1/4 Drachm1239 views4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.50g). Bearded male head left within circular dotted border / ΤΡΑ, table, T below, all within circular incuse. EF. Ex Jameson Collection No. 2545. The table (τρaπεζα) is the badge of Trapezos. Chios (BC 520-480) Didrachm1238 viewsca 480-460 BC. AR Didrachm (7.88g, 19mm). Sphinx seated left with open wings, amphora to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Slight weakness on obv. Good very fine. Marion (BC 330-312) AV Triobol - Stasoikos1238 viewsStasoikos II, King of Marion, 330-312 BC. AV Triobol (2.02g). Head of Zeus left / Head of Aphrodite right, M[A] behind. VF. Very rare. Amisos (BC 30-AD 14) AE1237 viewsTime of Augustus, 30 BC - 14 AD. AE (12.22g). Diademed female head right (Amisos?) / Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm. Good VF, dark green patina. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B371237 viewsc. 440-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of aged satyr facing right, wearing a taenia / Two confronted heads of rams, palmette in upper field, the whole in framed incuse square. Obverse struck in high relief. EF/Good VF. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B107 - EL 1/6 Stater1236 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of Omphale left, wearing lion's skin; club over shoulder, small seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Rare. Abydos (BC 470-440) Obol1236 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Obol (0.66g). Eagle standing left; ABY to left, kylix to right / Gorgoneion in incuse square. VF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B82 - EL 1/6 Stater1235 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Head of Hermes left, wearing Petasos; seal to right / Quatripartite incuse square. aEF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Geometric bee - EL 1/31234 viewsca 7th-6th cent BC. EL 1/3 Stater - Trite (4.69g). Milesian standard. Bee / Ornamented quadripartite incuse square. EF. Extremely rare. Ephesos (AD 0-100) AE 211234 views1st century AD. AE21 - Tesserae (5.87g). Stag kneeling left, head reverted / Bee. VF, dark green patina, mounted in a contemporary silver bezel which has been broken, most likely where a loop had been for suspension. A long series of tesserae, or tokens, was produced at the cult center of Ephesos during the Hellenistic period and later. The legends generally cannot be translated, and are probably for the most part meaningless mystical formulae. Sinope (BC 520-480) Drachm1234 viewsca 490-425 BC. AR Drachm (6.07g, 16mm). Head of sea eagle left, dolphin left below / Quadripartite pattern, opposite quadrants incuse and granulated. EF, well centered and exceptional for this issue. Virtually unimprovavble and perhaps the finest known of the type. Ilion (BC 300-200) Tetrobol1232 views3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.87g). Head of Athena right, wearing attic crested helmet / Archaic cult statue of Athena Ilias left, holding spear and distaff, rose to left. Light porosity, VF-EF. Extremely rare. Unpublished? Philadelphia (AD 35-37) AE 16 - Tiberius Gemellus1232 viewsTiberius Gemellus(?), co-heir of Tiberius. AE16 (3.18g), struck ca 35-37 AD. TIBERION [CEBACTON], bare head of Tiberius Gemellus(?) right / N[EO]KEC"PEIC, winged thunderbolt. Dark green patina, gF. Extremely rare. Tiberius Gemellus, born 19 AD, was twin brother to Germanicus Gemellus. They were the sons of Livilla, sister of Germanicus and Claudius, and given to her husband Drusus, son of emperor Tiberius. However, it is probable that they were fathered by Sejanus, the ambitious prefect of Tiberius. During the last years of Tiberius' life, his options for an heir had narrowed to his only 'grandson' Tiberius Gemellus and his grandnephew Caligula. Both men were adopted as co-heirs in 35. However, when Tiberius died in 37, the prefect Macro declared Caligula the new emperor, as the two had prearranged. For appearances, Tiberius Gemellus was hailed princeps iuventutis, but within months was executed for treason. This portrait is especially important because it depicts him not as a child, but as a teen and heir to the throne. All coins from this issue share the same obverse die. (BC 182-149) Prusias II - AE 201232 viewsPrusias II, 182-149 BC. AE20 (5.19g, 12h). Head of wreathed Dionysos right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, Kentaur Chiron trotting right, lyra in left hand; monogram to right. Green-brown patina, small corrosion spots, aEF/EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B861232 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 11mm, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Head of Hermes right, chlamys around shoulders and petasos behind neck, within linear frame. gEF. 41 examples known to Bodenstedt. Additionally, there appear to be the 58 additional examples that have come to auction – this being the 58th. Cyprus Uncertain (BC 450) Stater1231 viewsca 450 BC. AR Stater (10.52g). Cow right suckling calf, eagle flying right, "ankh" in right field topped with owl's head / Bull standing right, plow above, owl's head below. Good VF. Extremely rare; one of only three known coins. Ex Geissener Muenzhandlung 44 (4/1989), lot 463. The examples of this coin are known: this piece, the Paris specimen, and one in a private collection (from Leu 50, lot 216). There is another coin in Paris from the Seyrig Collection which is stuck from the same dies, but in an earlier state, before the dies were recut to add the owl heads. Originally attributed to a Phoenician mint and later an uncertain Cilician mint, M. Amandry has since convincingly argued that the style does not fit the Sidonian origin and directs one to another coin (see Sternberg XVII, 180) possibly from the same obverse die, but with heavier recutting, that has a more Cypriote-appearing reverse. Naulochos (BC 350-340) AE 111230 viewsca 350-340 BC. AE11 (1.45g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / NAY, leaping dolphin within circular maeander pattern. Very rare. Slightly rough, very fine. Erythrai (BC 330-300) Drachm1229 viewsca 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (3.61g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / EPY, club and bow case; owl to left, magistrate ΧΑΡΜΗΣ. Attractively toned, near EF. Rare. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XVI (8/1991), lot 162; Numismatic Fine Arts IV (3/1977), lot 288; John Ward Collection - Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sotheby's - Zurich, 4/1973), lot 567. Adramytteion (AD 98-192) AE 221229 viewsAntonine Period, 98-192 AD. AE22 (4.05g). AΔPAMY THN[ΩN], head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / CTPA TΩN ΠEPI A KAI KAΠIΩNA, Demeter seated left on cippus, grain ear and poppy head in right, scepter cradled in left. Very rare. Nice very fine. Kyme (BC 350-320) Didrachm1229 viewsca 350-320 BC. AR Didrachm (5.45g, 7h). Eagle with closed wings standing right, head turned to left / […], forepart of horse right. Extremely rare. Considerable traces of corrosion, otherwise very fine. Acquired from Spink´s in April 1970. This is one of the very few known examples of the late 4th century didrachm coinage of Kyme. One example signed by a different magistrate is in the BM and one was sold by NFA in 1976, which may well have been struck from the same dies as the present piece but is so corroded that it is impossible to be sure. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B53 - EL 1/6 Stater1228 viewsca 450 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.56g). Head of a lion (or lioness) facing; to left, seal swimming downwards / 'Window' incuse. Choice EF. The obverse image is borrowed from the coinage of the Bruttian city Rhegion. Aigai (AD 41-48) AE 17 - Messalina1227 viewsMessalina, wife of Claudius. Augusta, 41-48 AD. AE17 (3.06g) Draped bust of Messalina right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. Good VF, dark green patina with earthen encrustation. Rare portrait issue of Messalina in her own name. Kaisareia (AD 241-244) Drachm - Tranquillina1227 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, 241-244 AD. AR Drachm (2.18g, 18mm). Dated RY 4 (240/1 AD). CABINIA TPANKVΛΛIN V, draped bust right / MHTPO KAICA BNЄ, ЄT Δ in exergue, Mount Argaeus; pellet to left. Good VF, porosity. Rare. Amisos (BC 4th cent) Siglos/Drachm1226 viewsca 435-370 BC. AR Siglos - Drachm (20mm, 5.55g, 3h). Persic standard. Aris-, magistrate. Head of Hera left, wearing stephane, earring, and necklace / Owl standing facing on shield, with wings spread; [grain ear to outer left,] sword in sheath to outer right, AP-IΣ and H-Γ across inner field, ΠEIPA in exergue. EF, toned, light die rust on obverse. Tenedos (BC 188-70) Tetradrachm1224 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.62g). Janiform male and female heads, the male laureate and facing left, the female diademed and facing right / Double-axe; ΤΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ above, monogram and grape bunch to left, two pilei of the Dioskouroi to right; all within laurel wreath. Good VF. Very rare. Ilion (BC 188-133) Tetradrachm1224 viewsca 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.72g, 12h). Phoinikos, "magistrate." Head of Athena right, wearing laureate and triple-crested helmet / Α-ΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟS, Athena Ilias standing right, holding distaff and filleted spear; at her feet to right, owl standing right; to inner left, monogram above star; ΦΟΙΝΙΚΟΣ in exergue. Unpublished with these controls and magistrate. Near EF, attractive, even gray toning. Rare. Lipcer Coll. Aigai (AD 222-235) AE 50 - Severus Alexander1221 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE50 - Medallion (49.60g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tetrastyle temple; cult statue within, Nike standing on apex. Unpublished. Nice VF, dark green and brown patina with a trace of red, some light smoothing in fields. Unique. Quite impressive and huge. Kyme (BC 400-350) Obol1221 views4th century BC. AR Obol (0.56g). Head of goat right / 8-petalled floral pattern, K-Y. EF. Very rare. Thymbra (BC 330-300) AE 161221 views4th century BC. AE16 (2.64g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Θ-Î¥, torch within wreath. VF, dark green patina, rough areas on obverse, flan crack. Extremely rare, apparently unpublished.1 comments Kebren (BC 520-480) Obol1220 viewsearly 5th cent BC. AR Obol (0.58g). Head of ram right / Rough quadripartite incuse square. Adramytteion (AD 193-211) AE 31 - Septimius Severus1220 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE31 (23.94g). [A]VT K[...]PT[...] - CЄOVHPOC ΠЄPT, laureate, drapped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI CTP ΛOVK-IO B [...] / AΔPAMYTH/ΩN, emperor riding horse over bound captive. Brown patina, VF. Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL 1/12 Stater1218 viewsca 450-400 BC. EL Hemihekte (). Head of Attis right, wearing ornamented Phrygian cap, [tunny fish below] / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely Rare - possibly only the third known specimen. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B101217 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Forepart of winged boar right / Incuse head of roaring lion left. Good VF, well centered. Very rare, only five examples noted by Bodenstedt. Ionia Uncertain (BC 600-550) Lion 2 - EL 1/121217 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte (1.17g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Facing lion's head / Incuse punch. Good VF. Kromna (BC 340-300) Drachm1216 viewsca 340-300 BC. AR Drachm (3.57g, 10h). Laureate head of Zeus left / KPΩMNA, head of Hera left, wearing elaborate stephane, crescent above; monogram below chin, star behind neck. EF, dark iridescent toning. Unpublished variety. Ex Garrett Coll. (Numismatic Fine Arts & Leu, 10/1984), lot 248. Lampsakos (BC 390-330) Trihemiobol1216 viewsca 390-330 BC. AR Diobol (1.10g). Janiform female head with circular earring / ΛΑΜ, helmeted head of Athena right. Nice VF. Assos (BC 450-420) Obol1215 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (0.56g). Griffin seated left / Lion's head left, Α-Σ above, within incuse square. VF, light porosity. Very rare early issue. Kaisareia (AD 69-79) Hemidrachm - Vespasian1215 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AR Hemidrachm (1.77g). Laureate head right, AYTOKP CAP OYECΠΑCIANOC CEBA, Nike advancing right, holding wreath. Very fine. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B191215 viewsca 477-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Gorgoneion facing / Incuse head of Herakles wearing lion skin right. Phokaia (AD 244-249) AE 40 - Philip I1215 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE40 - Medallion (29.67g, 6h). Cl. Scribonianus, strategus. • A • K • MAP • IOV • • ΦIΛIΠΠOC •, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / • ЄΠ • CT KΛ • CKPЄI/• BωNIA/NOY • above, • ΦωKAIЄωN • in exergue, dog standing right, biting into a captured dolphin left with tail upturned. Good VF, brown patina. Extremely rare, one of two known (the other is in the BM). The enigmatic reverse type of this coin has defied any substantially conclusive explanation. Phocaea’s extant foundation mythology does not include this topos, and the civic badge was the seal, rather than the dolphin. To date, Head’s suggestion (HN, p. 590) seems the only explanatory attempt: the dog is a personification of the local river, the Smardos, rushing down to the sea, personified by the dolphin. Otherwise, the meaning of this scene is unknown. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B107 - EL 1/6 Stater1214 viewsca 390-370 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.53g). Head of the Lydian queen Omphale facing left, wearing Herakles' lion-skin, shouldering his club; beneath truncation, seal swimming left / Four-part incuse square. EF. Ionia Uncertain (BC 570-530) Crab - EL 1/61214 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.59g). Phokaian standard. Figural type. Crab / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare, apparently the fifth known. Kibyra Minor (BC 2nd-1st cent) AE 191213 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE19 (6.18g). Conjoined heads of Dioskouroi right / Nike standing left, crowning trophy and holding taenia; countermark: male head right. Good VF, dark olive patina, lightly worn at high points. Ex von Aulock Collection, 5654. Amisos (BC 130-100) AE 311213 viewsca 130-100 BC. AE31 (20.25g). Male head left (Mithradates VI?), wearing Persian leather cap (bashlyk) / 8-rayed star; bow to left, ANT monogram and 2 other monograms below. Broad flan. VF/gVF, dark brown-green patina. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Kaisareia (AD 98-117) Drachm - Trajan1213 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.36g, 7h), struck 98-99 AD. Laureate head right / Right hands clasped over military standard set on prow. VF, light porosity. Rare. (BC 440-425) Kheriga - 1/3 Stater1211 viewsKheriga (Gergis, son of Harpagos), Dynast, ca 450-410 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (2.85g, 6h), Phellos mint. Diademed head of female left; flower behind / kheriga in Lycian around, owl standing left, head facing; olive sprig to right; all within incuse square. VF, toned, porous. Unpublished variety for this rare dynast. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B351210 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.47g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Confronted steer heads within incuse square. Near VF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B351210 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Helmeted head of Athena right; ΛΕ behind neck / Confronted steer heads within incuse square. Good VF, well centered. Ex CNG 61 (9/2001), lot 665. Dia (BC 120-63) AE 201210 viewsca 120-63 BC. AE20 (7.84g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing on thunderbolt left, head right; monogram to left, ΔΙΑΣ below. Glossy black patina, gEF. Rare city. Gutknecht coll. Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL 1/2 Stater1209 viewsca 650-600 BC. EL Hemistater (7.18g). Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Two rough incuse punches separated by a cleft. Good VF. Extremely rare, one of five known hemistaters of this type. Struck from the same cleft as the stater offered above (lot 270), and the staters in CNG 69, lot 420, and CNG 67, lot 701. Also struck from the same punches as the following third stater (lot 272), and the third staters in Triton VIII, lot 434, CNG 69, lot 422, and CNG 67, lot 703. Smyrna (BC 75-50) Drachm1209 viewsca 75-50 BC. AR Drachm (3.89g, 12h). Homereia type. Megakles, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Homer seated left, holding scroll; scepter behind, MEΓAKΛ[HΣ] to left. VF, minor porosity, very light cleaning marks, small flan flaw on chin. Very rare denomination, unpublished with this magistrate. The magistrate Megakles is only known for Milne’s period XVII coinage, and the obverse die link to the drachms of Apollonios of this period confirms this placement. While the tetradrachms of Smyrna used local reverse types not found on other denominations, the very rare drachms employ the famous ‘Homereia’ type found on the relatively common bronzes. Strabo specifically mentions this bronze coinage when, discussing the city, he says "there is also a library; and the 'Homereum', a quadrangular portico containing a shrine and wooden statue of Homer; for the Smyrnaeans also lay especial claim to the poet and indeed a bronze coin of theirs is called a Homereum" (Strabo, Geographica XIV, I.37, transl. by H.C. Jones, The Geography of Strabo, VI [Loeb, 1960], pp. 245-247). Mallos (BC 385-333) Stater1208 viewsca 385-333 BC. AR Stater (10.65g). Bearded head of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck / Head of Persian satrap right, wearing Persian headdress, ΜΑΛ to left. Nice EF, beautifully engraved dies. Ex the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sotheby's, 11/1972), lot 627; Montagu Collection (Sotheby, 3/1896), lot 657. 14853 coins on 149 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 - 149