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Home > Karia Most viewed - Karia (BC 351-344) Hidrieios - Trihemiobol832 viewsHidrieios, Satrap, 351-344 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 0.90g, 9h). Halikarnassos mint. Head of Apollo facing slightly right / 8-pointed star (4 thick rays and 4 thin) with pellet in center, ΙΔΡΙ between. VF. Karl Coll. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Tetradrachm824 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, 392-377 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.92g, 9h), struck in Mylasa. Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double-axe over shoulder / Lion standing right on ground line, about to jump, EKATOM[NΩ] above. aEF/VF. Karl Coll.; Ex Giessener Münzhandlung, Auk. 62 (4/1993), lot 280. (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Tetradrachm821 viewsMaussollos, Satrap, ca 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.25g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / ΜΑΥΣΣΩΛΛΟ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and scepter; retrograde P to left, small A to lower right. Near EF, lightly toned. Unpublished variety. Keramos (BC 300-200) Hemidrachm818 views3rd cent BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.21g, 11mm, 11h). Young male head (Apollo?) right, with long-hanging hair curls / Bull's head facing (bucranium), ΚΕΡ-Α / ΠΟΛ-Ι, within incuse square. (BC 340-334) Pixodaros - Trihemiobol817 viewsPixodaros, Satrap, 340-334 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.84g). Halikarnassos mint. Head of Apollo facing, chlamys fastened round neck / ΠΙΞΟΔΑΡΟ between eight rays of an ornament star. EF. Rare. Tabai (AD 0-100) AE 23816 viewsImperial Times, 1st cent AD. AE16 (7.21g, 1h). Head Dionysos wearing ivy-wreath right / TABH-NΩN, Poseidon standing facing, head left, holding trident in left and dolphin in right; foot on galley; in right field, dolphin. Almost extremely fine. Ex Lanz, Auc 48 (5/1989), Nr. 339. Ex Karl coll. Rhodes (BC 350) Tetradrachm815 viewsca 350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.14g). Head of Helios facing 3/4 right / ΡΟΔΙΩΝ, half-blown rose; Δ and bud to left, dolphin swimming downwards to right. Struck in very high relief, superb iridescent tone and EF. Ex Leu sale 42 (1987), lot 308. (BC 340-334) Pixodaros - AV 1/24 Stater809 viewsPixodaros, Satrap, 340-334 BC. AV 1/24 Stater - Hemiobol (6mm, 0.36g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo left / Double axe (labrys), Π−Ι. Weak strike and pits on obv, VF. Rare. Karl Coll.; ex Hirsch Auk. 231 (11/2003), lot 365. Rhodes (BC 408-400) Hemidrachm808 viewsca 408-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.87g. 12h). Head of Helios facing, turned slightly right / P-O, head of Nymph Rhodos right, hair in sphendone, wearing earring. within shallow incuse square. aEF. Very rare. (BC 351-344) Hidrieios - Tetradrachm808 viewsHidrieios, Satrap, 351-344 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.14 gm, 12h). Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath / ΙΔΡΙΕΩΣ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and lotus-tipped sceptre; small I to left. Good VF. Cohen Coll. Rhodes (BC 188-170) Drachm805 viewsca 188-170 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.12g, 12h). Agemachos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios right / P-O, rose, bud to right; aphlaston to left, ΑΓΕΜΑΧΟΣ above. EF, darkly toned, spot of encrustation on reverse. Struck from artistic dies. Rhodes (BC 405/404) Tridrachm804 viewsca 405/404 BC. AR Tridrachm or Disiglos (11.09g). Infant Herakles wrestling with two snakes / P-O, rose. Toned VF. Very rare, and listed in Sear's Greek Coins and Their Values, vol. 2, no. 5031, at EUR 4000. Alabanda (BC 167/6) Tetradrachm803 viewsca 167/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.59g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΛΑΒΑΝΔΕΩΝ, Pegasos springing right, A below. Superb EF, lightly toned. Rare. Lipcer Coll. Kos (BC 500-480) 1/2 Stater799 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Hemistater (5.60g). Crab / Rough incuse square. VF, lightly toned, porous. Unpublished denomination for the archaic series of Kos. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) female/lion - Obol797 viewsca 5th cent. BC. AR Obol (0.61g). Female head (of Archaic style) left, hair in sakkos / Facing head of lion within incuse square. gVF. Unpublished? Kindya (BC 510-490) Tetrobol796 viewsca 510-490 BC. AR Samian Tetrobol (2.15g). Head of Ketos right / Incuse geometric pattern. Near EF, strike a touch soft. Stratonikeia (BC 166) Hemidrachm796 viewsafter 166 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.32g). Leaureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing 3/4 to right, wings open, CT-PA, bee to right, APICTEAC (magistrate) above. gVF. R. Mueller coll. Halikarnassos (BC 150-50) Drachm795 views2nd-1st century BC. AR Drachm (4.35g). Facing head of Helios / Helmeted bust of Athena right; ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΩΣ (magistrate) to left, ΑΛΙ to right. Finely toned EF. Unpublished variant? Kaunos (BC 450-430) Stater790 viewsca 450-430 BC. AR Stater (11.72g). Winged female figure in kneeling/running stance left, head turned right, holding caduceus and wreath / Baetyl(?), granulated patterns resembling birds on either side. Nice VF. Halikarnassos (BC 420-350) Persic Hemiobol789 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.48g). Ram's head right / Young male head right, Karian legend. VF. Astypalaia (BC 3rd-2nd cent) AE 13788 viewsca 3rd-2nd cent BC. AE13 (2.54g). Head of Perseus right, wearing Phrygian cap / A-C, harpa. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare. Joy coll. Rhodes (BC 229-205) Diobol785 viewsca 230-205 BC. AR Diobol (0.96g). Radiate head of Helios right / P-O on either side of two rosebuds, oil-lamp above.1 comments Tabai (BC 100-0) AE 16784 viewsca 1st cent BC. AE16 (3.65g, 11h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Caps of Dioskouri, stars above, ΤΑΒΕNΩΝ below. Alabanda (BC 167/6) Tetradrachm784 viewsafter 167 BC. AR Staphanephoric Tetradrachm (16.94g, 34mm), dated 167 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right, hair falling down neck in large curls / ΑΛΑΒΑΝΔΕΩΝ, Pegasus flying right, A below (= year 1 of the local era). Large flan, slight weakness, EF. Very rare. Mylasa (AD 198-209) AE 38 - Geta783 viewsGeta as Caesar, 198 - 209 AD. AE38 (21.40g). Bust right, PO SEPTIMIOS GETAS KAI / Cult statute of Zeus Labraundos with polos, scepter und double-axe in tetrastyle Ionian temple. Green and brown patina, VF. Hyllarima (AD 140-200) AE 16781 viewsca 140-200 AD. AE16 (3.01g, 6h). ΕΠΙ ΤΕΙΜ - Ο - ΑΡCΟΝΤΟC, veiled female bust right / ΥΛΛΑΡΙΜΕ / ΩΝ, Apollo (?) driving quadriga right. About EF. Karl Coll.; ex Righetti coll. - Münzen und Medaillen, Auktion 13 (10/2003), 424. Rhodes (BC 125-88) Drachm780 viewsca 125-88 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.94g, 12h). Antaios, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios right / P-O, rose, bud to right; sun to right, ΑΝΤΑΙΟΣ above. Superb EF, slight reverse die shift. Rhodes (BC 405/404) Tridrachm778 viewsca 405/404 BC. AR Tridrachm or Disiglos (11.21g). Infant Herakles wrestling with two snakes / P-O, rose. VF. Extremely rare. Ex Lanz Auc. 40 (Muenchen 1987), lot 291. Rhodes (BC 275-250) Didrachm776 viewsca 275-250 BC. AR Didrachm (6.61g, 12h). Erasikles, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / P-O, rose with bud to right; EPAΣΚΛΗΣ above, helmet to lower left. EF, obverse a little soft. Kamiros (BC 500-480) Stater775 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Stater (12.18g). Fig leaf / Rectangular incuse with irregular surfaces, divided by a broad band. Toned, good VF, some minor roughness. Rare. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Trihemiobol775 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Trihemiobol (11mm, 1.34g). Winged female figure running right, head left / Griffin standing left, right foreleg raised, in incuse square. VF, porous. Knidos (BC 520-490) Drachm774 viewsca 520-490 BC. AR Drachm (6.27g). Forepart of roaring lion right / Archaic head of Aphrodite right within incuse square. Toned, nice VF. Antiocheia (BC 200-100) AE 19774 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE19 (6.30g). Radiate and draped bust of Helios right / Lyre within laurel wreath. Kindya (BC 510-490) Tetrobol773 viewsca 510-480 BC. AR Tetrobol (11mm, 2.00g). Head of ketos left / Incuse geometric pattern. Good VF. Alinda (AD 198-217) AE 36 – Caracalla & Plautilla773 viewsCaracalla, with Plautilla, 198-217 AD. AE36 (22.18g, 6h). Marcus Ulpius Uliades, magistrate. Struck circa AD 202/3. AV K M A-NTΩNINOC N(εα) Θ(εα) H(ρα) ΠΛAVTIΛ, confronted busts of Caracalla right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Plautilla left, draped and wearing stephane / Apollo standing facing, head left, holding plectrum and lyre. Good VF, brown patina that is lightly rubbed on the highpoints. Fine style portraits of the young newlyweds. Better than the above referenced specimens and lacking the usual countermark. From Group CEM. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XIV (11/1984), lot 493. Three Carian cities - Alinda, Alabanda, and Stratonicea - commemorated the marriage between Caracalla and Plautilla by issuing coins with dual portraits proclaiming the young empress as “the new goddess Hera.” As Ken Harl notes (Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East: A.D. 180-275 [Berkeley, CA: University of California Press], p. 41): “By implication, Caracalla was envisioned as a youthful Zeus, so that the imperial marriage became a symbolic reenactment of the celestial one.” Mylasa (BC 420-390) Tetartemorion771 viewsca. 420-390 BC. AR Milesian Tetartemorion (0.26g). Head of lion with gaping mouth left / Bird standing left in incuse square. Good very fine. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Hemiobol767 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.37g, 10h). Mylasa mint. Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Head of bull left; E behind. Fine, toned, porous. Extremely rare denomination, unpublished in the standard references. Halikarnassos (BC 150-50) Trihemiobol766 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.12g). Head of Athena right / Owl standing facing; ΑΛΙΚΑΡ left, ΔΡΑΚΟ[Ν?] (magistrate) to right. VF. (BC 340-334) Pixodaros - Trihemiobol765 viewsPixodaros, Satrap, 340-334 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.78g). Head of Apollo facing, chlamys fastened round neck / ΠΙΞΟΔΑΡΟ between eight rays of an ornament star. aEF. Rare. Attuda (AD 100-200) AE 21765 viewsImperial Times, 2nd cent AD. AE21 (6.55g, 12h). ΔHMOC - ATTOVDЄ-ΩΝ, head Demos right / ΔIA MЄNIΠ-ΠOY, Zeus Sabazios with double axe riding on horseback to right. Almost extremely fine. Hauck & Aufhäuser, Auc 13 (10/1997), Nr. 186. Ex Karl coll. Bargylia (BC 200-0) Hemidrachm763 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.16g). Head of Artemis Kindyas right / ΒΑΡΓΥ-ΛIΗΤΩΝ, stag standing right, rose below. VF/EF. Ex Auktion Peus Nachf. 351 (1997), lot 222. Apollonia Salbake (BC 200-100) AE 18761 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE18 (7.12g). Laureate head of Zeus right / ΑΠΟΛΛΟ-ΝΙΑΤΩΝ, Zeus Labraundos on horseback right, maeander pattern below. Good VF, black surfaces. Knidos (BC 411-405) Drachm760 viewsca 405-394 BC. AR Drachm (6.12g). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, hair bound with taenia, K-N-I, within incuse square. Lightly toned EF, choice flan, great style. Ex Hess-Leu 49 (4/1971), lot 221. (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Tetradrachm758 viewsMaussollos, Satrap, ca 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.21g, 11h). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / ΜΑΥΣΣΩΛΛΟ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and scepter; small monogram to lower right. Good VF, lightly toned. Apparently unpublished with this monogram. Herman Coll. Knidos (BC 530-520) Drachm757 viewsca 530-520 BC. AR Drachm (6.25g). Forepart of roaring lion right / Archaic head of Aphrodite right within incuse square. VF, lightly toned, partial flat strike on obverse. Karia Uncertain (BC 520-490) Tetartemorion749 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.17g). Roaring lion head right / Incuse square punch. VF, darkly toned. Extremely rare. Kos (BC 285-258) Tetradrachm748 viewsca 285-258 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.00g, 12h). Nikagoras, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΚΩΙΟΝ, crab, ΝΙΚΑΓΟΡΑΣ and bow-in-bowcase below; all within pelleted square border. VF, attractive iridescent toning around the devices. Rare. Rhodes (BC 205-188) Drachm747 viewsca 205-188 BC. AR Drachm (2.66g), magistrate Ainetor. Three-quarter facing head of Helios, head turned slightly right / Rose; butterfly to left, ΑΙΝΗΤΩΡ above. Good VF, slightly grainy surfaces, hairline flan crack. Interesting symbol. Antiocheia (AD 253-260) AE 35 - Valerian747 viewsValerian, 253-260 AD. AE35 (32.46g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bridge of six arches with gateway on left, river flowing beneath; on parapet, recumbent figure of Maeandros holding cornucopia and reed, figure standing behind; stork on top of gateway; two fish in waves below bridge. VF. Megiste (BC 200-100) Hemidrachm740 views2nd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.10g). Facing head Helios / ΜΕΓΙΣΤΕ, rosebud, thyrsos to left. Very rare. About very fine. Stratonikeia (BC 30-0) Drachm - Autonomous739 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. Tabai (BC 27-AD 14) Drachm - Augustus738 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (3.64g, 19mm, 12h). Laureate head right / Togate emperor seated left, with feet on footstool, holding Nike and scepter; NKP monogram to left. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, only four examples cited in RPC. From Group CEM. Ex Leu 18 (5/1977), lot 201. Idyma (BC 425-375) Hemidrachm737 viewsca 425-375 BC. AR Hemidrachm (?) (2.08g). Facing head of Pan / Fig leaf, ΙΔΥΜΙΟΝ, within incuse square. VF/Good VF. Very Rare. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Hemidrachm737 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.49g, 5h). Iris running right, head turned back to left, both hands outstretched / Griffin standing right, left foreleg raised; all within dotted border in incuse square. A magnificent piece, beautifully toned and perfectly centered. EF. Ex Monnaies et Medailles XXVIII (6/1964), lot 179. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol736 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. Karia Uncertain (BC 500-490) Stater735 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. Kos (BC 285-258) Tetradrachm734 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. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol733 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. Rhodes (BC 230-205) Tetradrachm732 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. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol732 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. Stratonikeia (BC 166) Hemidrachm729 viewsafter 166 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.18g). Laureate, bearded head of Zeus right/ C-T, Eagle with spread wings standing right, harpa in front, MELANTOY (magistrate) above, within incuse square. Light tone, EF. Broken off on rim. Kaunos (BC 410-390) Stater729 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. (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Hemiobol729 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. Knidos (BC 400-390) Tetradrachm726 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. Alabanda (BC 168) AE 22726 viewsAfter 168 BC. AE22 (4.77g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΛΑΒΑΝ-ΔΕΩΝ, lyre; A above. Good VF, olive green patina. Kaunos (BC 470) Triobol724 viewsca 470 BC. AR Triobol (2.89g, 6h). Nude winged male running left, knees bent, thunderbolt (?) in R hand, monogram to left / Lion walking left on dotted ground line, head turned back, paw raised; between lip and tail point monogram (Carian letter?); all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Very rare. Light toning, aEF. (BC 386-377) Hekatomnos - 1/6 Stater723 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, 392-377 BC. AR 1/6 Stater (2.08g), struck in Miletos after 386 BC. Forepart of roaring lion left; EK[A] above / Stellate pattern in square incuse. VF, minor porosity. Extremely rare, only 4 specimens listed by Konuk. (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Drachm723 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. Antiocheia (AD 100-140) AE720 viewsca 100-140 AD. AE (14.72g). Head of Zeus Boulaios left, wearing taenia / Zeus standing left with thunderbolt and scepter. Some pitting, dark green patina, VF. Rhodes (BC 304-275) Didrachm718 viewsca 304-275 BC. AR Didrachm (6.86g, 12h). Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / ΡΟΔΙΟΝ, rose with bud to right; grape cluster and EY to left. Good VF, toned, reverse slightly double struck. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol717 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. Alabanda (BC 166/5) Tetradrachm717 viewsafter 167 BC. AR Staphanephoric Tetradrachm (16.82g), dated 166 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right, hair falling down neck in large curls / ΑΛΑΒΑΝΔΕΩΝ, Pegasus flying right, B below (= year 2 of the local era). EF. Very rare. Mylasa (BC 450-400) Hemiobol717 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. Knidos (BC 210-185) Didrachm714 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? Alabanda (AD 209-211) AE 26 - Geta714 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. Kos (BC 300-190) Didrachm713 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. Alinda (BC 200-150) AE 17711 viewsearly 2nd cent BC. AE17 (4.64g, 12h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / ΑΛΙΝ/ΔΕΩΝ, lion skin hanging on club, within oak wreath. Very rare, aVF. Karl coll. Halikarnassos (BC 150-50) AE710 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE (4.14g). Head of Poseidon right / Trident; ΑΛΙΚΑ to left, ΜΕΛΑ (magistrate) to right. Green patina, EF. Rhodes (BC 100-0) AE 17710 views1st century BC. AE17 (4.4g). Radiate head of Helios right / ΡΟΔΙΩΝ, rose seen from above, Herm below. aEF. Ex Münzzentrum Köln 65 (1988), 207 and Ex Gorny & Mosch, 169 (2008), 770. Karia Uncertain (BC 440) Diobol707 viewsca 440 BC. AR Diobol (1.29g). Forepart of lion with open mouth right / Laureate head of young male left, Carian inscription (name of Dynast?) to left, letter to right, in incuse square. Very rare, cleaned surface, very fine. Mylasa (BC 170-130) Drachm707 viewsca 175-160 BC. AR Drachm (2.33g). Head of Helios facing, eagle on right cheek / Rose with bud to right. EF/VF. Scarce. Antiocheia (AD 253-268) AE 32 - Gallienus706 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE32 (17.25g, 6h). Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding shield and spear / AN[TIOXE]-WN, six-arched bridge with guard rails across the Maeander River; triple-bayed triumphal arch at one end; figure of Maeander River reclining left above guard rail. VF, black-brown patina, minor pitting on obverse. Rare. (BC 377-353) Maussollos - Tetradrachm706 viewsMaussolos. Circa 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.19g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / MAYΣΣΩΛΛO, Zeus Labraundos standing right. EF, attractively toned, minor double strike on reverse. Exceptionally artistic style, perhaps the finest of the series. Ex Triton VIII (1/2005), lot 467. Alinda (BC 200-100) AE 11705 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE11 (1.68g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Quiver with arrows and bow, ΑΛΙ above, club below. VF, dark green patina. Apparently an unrecorded variety. Kaunos (BC 386-300) AE705 viewsca 386-300 BC. AE (1.27g). Head of Apollo facing / Δ-Γ, sphinx seated left. Dark green patina, fine style, VF. Kalymna (BC 3rd cent) Didrachm704 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AR Didrachm (6.45g). Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Lyre, [Κ]ΑΛΥΜΝΙΟΝ below, in dotted square. Attractively toned, aEF. Scarce. Kindya (BC 510-480) Obol704 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.48g). Head of Ketos right, K (?) in field to right / Star within shallow incuse square. Nice very fine. (BC 351-344) Hidrieios - Hemidrachm?702 viewsHidrieios, Satrap, 351-344 BC. AR Hemidrachm? (2.05g). Facing head of Apollo with flowing hair / 8-pointed star (4 thick rays and 4 thin with pellet in center), legend between. This coin is not only strange as to weight, but the legend. There are only trihemiobols with this rev. design published, and the legend should be Ι−Δ−Ρ−Ι, but this looks like Δ−Ι−Τ. An unpublished denomination? An unknown satrap? Rhodes (BC 230-205) Tetradrachm702 viewsca 230-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.50g). Tharsytas, magistrate. Facing radiate head of Helios / Rose with bud; eagle on torch, ΘΑΡΣΥΤΑΣ. Near EF. Well struck, good metal. Rhodes (BC 230-205) Tetradrachm702 viewsca 230-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.56g, 12h). Aristokritos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / ΡΟΔΙΟΝ, rose with bud to right; aplustre to left, ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚ−ΡΙΤΟΣ below. Near EF, light toning. Well centered. Ex Triton III (12/1999), lot 565. Chersonesos (BC 480-450) Obol701 viewsca 530-520 BC. AR Obol (?) (10mm, 0.99g, 6h). Head of roaring lion right / Forepart of bull right within incuse square. VF. Karl Coll.; ex Heidelberger Münzhandlung, Auk. 15 (11/1995), 978. (BC 400-350) Uncertain Satrap - Tetartemorion701 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.2g, 5mm). Head of Great King left / Floral pattern within incuse square. Myndos (BC 400-300) AE 12700 views386-300 BC. AE12 (1.34g, 12h). Laureate head of Poseidon right / Dolphin right, trident below, MY above. Green-brown patina, fine style. aEF. Ex Munzzentrum Auk. 106 (3/2001), lot 202. Chersonesos (BC 480-450) Drachm698 viewsca 510-480 BC. AR Drachm (5.84g). Forepart of lion right with jaws open and tongue protruding / Bucranium, XEP (retrograde) to right; all within incuse square. Very rare. Slightly oval flan. Obv. from slightly worn die. Close to extremely fine. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel list 310 (1970), 21. Kos (BC 345-340) Tetradrachm697 viewsca 345-340 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 15.11g, 12h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Veiled head of Demeter left, ΚΩΙΟΝ below, ΑΘΑΜΑΣ (magistrate) behind. Toned near EF on a broad flan. An exceptional Classical Greek coin with a pedigree back to its source. Ex CNG XIV (3/1991), lot 169; Leu 45 (5/1988), lot 227; Pixodarus Hoard, 8c. Kaunos (BC 300-250) AE 13696 viewsca 300-250 BC. AE13 (1.63g). Bull butting right on ground line / K-A, sphinx seated right. Dark green patina, corrosion spots on rev, gVF. Gutknecht coll. (BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol696 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, 392-377 BC. AR Diobol (1.30g). Mylasa mint. Laureate head of bearded man right (Hekatomnos?) / Forepart of bull left, E before. VF. Extremely rare. Obols and Diobols are well-known from the emission of small coins assigned convincingly to the Carian Satrap Hekatomnos. A. Winzer, Antike Portraitmünzen (2005), No. 13, argues that some portray the Satrap himself, while others Zeus Lepsynos. Kamiros (BC 500-480) Trihemiobol695 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.37g). Fig-leaf / Rough incuse punch. Mylasa (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian695 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.54g, 5h), struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Zeus (Jupiter) Carius standing facing, reverted spear and shield; at feet, eagle standing left on tree stump. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype. Alabanda (AD 193-211) AE 31 – Julia Domna695 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, died 217 AD. AE31 (18.76g, 12h). IOVΛIA Δ - [OM]NA AUΓ [C], draped bust right / A-ΛABA-NΔEΩ[N], Tyche standing facing holding rudder and cornucopia, head left. Ex Hauck und Aufhäuser, Auc 12 (10/1996), Nr. 614. Ex Karl coll. 1241 coins on 13 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13