Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Thymbra (BC 350) AE 16781 viewsca 350 BC. AE16 (5.13g) Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon left / Θ-Υ between three rays of an eight-rayed star, monogram.
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Antandros (AD 138-161) AE 22 - Antoninus Pius781 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE22 (6.62g, 6h). AVT AI AΔPIA ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right / ACTVPHN ANTANΔPI, cult statue of Artemis Astyrene facing. Good VF, dark green patina. Rare. Ex. Wagner Coll.
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Tenedos (BC 480-450) Obol781 viewsca 550-470 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.64g, 3h). Janiform head, female on left, male on right / Labrys (double-axe) within incuse square. VF, porous.
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Abydos (BC 175-70) Tetradrachm780 viewsafter 175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.30g). Draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder, within dotted circle / Eagle standing right with spread wings, herm with palm branch to right; ΑΒΥ-ΔΗ-ΝΩΝ above, ΑΠΟΛΛΩ/ΩΝΙΔΟΥ (magistrate) in exergue, all within laurel wreath. Minor corrosion, aEF. Rare.
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Thymbra (BC 350) AE 17780 views4th century BC. AE17 (5.21g). Head of Zeus-Ammon left / Eight pointed star. Near VF, brown surfaces, light porosity. Scarce.
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Abydos (BC 320-280) Drachm780 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.29g). Kephalos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left; thymiaterion in wreath to left, ABY above; ΚΕΦΑΛΟΥ to right above. Good VF, light porosity, cleaned.

Copenhagen identifies the symbol within the wreath as a club, but their example is too worn to clearly see that it is a thymiaterion.
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Birytis (BC 350-250) AE 11778 viewsca 300 BC. AE11 (1.23g). Head of beardless Kabeiros left, wearing pilos, two stars / Club, B-I/P-Y, within wreath. Near EF, choice patina.
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Birytis (BC 350-250) AE778 viewsca 300 BC. AE. Bearded head Kabeiros left, wearing pilos / Club, P-I/B-Y around, all within circular wreath. F. Normally, the ethnic is B-I/P-Y. Mint error?
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Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE - Caracalla777 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE (7.94g), struck 210-213 AD. Laureate head right / Temple of Apollo Smintheus in three-quarter perspective; within statue oft he god. Very rare. Brown patina. Very fine.
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Gargara (BC 400-350) Drachm775 viewsca 350 BC. AR Drachm (2.83g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bull standing left feeding, ΓΑΡΓ above.
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Thymbra (BC 350) AE 17773 views4th century BC. AE17 (5.33g). Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon left / Θ-Υ between three rays of eight-rayed star. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
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Tenedos (BC 500-470) Obol772 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.78g). Janiform head, female on left, bearded male on right / Double-axe within dotted border inside square incuse. VF. Very rare.
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Neandreia (BC 450-390) Hemiobol772 views5th-4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29g). Young male head right / NE-AN, jug, within shallow circular incuse. Toned, VF. Very rare.
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Antandros (BC 400-350) Diobol769 viewsearly-mid 4th century BC. AR Diobol (1.30g). Head of Artemis Astyrene right / Goat standing right, grapes above, in shallow incuse. Heavily toned VF. Ex Italo Vecchi 14 (2/1999), lot 550.
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Dardanos (BC 470-440) Obol767 views6th-5th century BC. AR Obol(?) (9mm, 0.73g, 9h). Cock standing left on back of hen standing left, preparing to mate / Incuse head of lion(?) left. Apparently unpublished. VF, toned.
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Alexandreia (AD 166-177) AE 23 - Commodus765 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE23 (7.86g). COMMODO CAE AV GER, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVG TROAD, Apollo Smintheus on short column standing right holding patera and bow, quiver over shoulder. Green patina, VF.
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Ophryneion (BC 350-300) AE759 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE (0.97g). Laureate head of Zeus right; circular countermark / Warrior advancing left, wearing Phrygian helmet, holding shield and spear (Hektor?); ΟΦΡΥ to right. VF, dark green patina. Very rare.
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Dardanos (BC 450-420) Obol759 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.59g). Cockerel standing left / Striated concave surface. Extremely rare. Lovely iridescent tone and extremely fine.
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Skepsis (BC 440-400) Obol758 viewsca 450 BC. AR Obol (0.47g). Forepart of horse right / Tree, N-E (retrograde); all within incuse square. VF, light porosity. Rare.1 comments
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Kebren (BC 400-300) AE 26757 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE26 (8.44g). Ram's head right, eagle standing R below / Laureate head of Apollo right, K-E. VF, dark green, almost black, patina, some scattered roughness.
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Alexandreia (AD 253-268) Aureus - Gallienus757 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AV 'Aureus' (6.98g, 22mm, 9h). Struck north of the Danube with dies stolen from the mint of Alexandria Troas, after 262 AD. IMP LICINI GALLIENVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of right, seen from behind / COL AVGO / TRO, horse grazing right. Of the highest rarity. Very light marks on the reverse, gEF.
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Antandros (AD 81-96) AE 17756 viewsTime of Domitian, 81-96 AD. AE17 (2.89g). ΔΙΑXΑΙΡΕΦΑΝΟΥ, laureate head of Apollo left / ANTANΔ-PIΩN, goat standing right. VF, dark green patina with some encrustation. Rare.
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Antandros (BC 350-250) AE 15755 views4th cent BC. AE15 (3.93g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion's head right, tongue protruding; ANTAN to right, ivy leaf? below. Dark brown-green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll.
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Tenedos (BC 400) AE 8755 viewsafter 400 BC. AE8 (0.45g). Head of Artemis right, wearing stephane / TE, double-axe, uncertain symbol above. VF. Very rare. Joy coll.; ex Lindgren coll.
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Abydos (BC 320-200) AE 23754 viewsca 300-250 BC. AE23 (8.07g). Turreted head of Artemis right, bow and quiver under chin / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head turned left; ABY to left, ram's head to right. Nice VF, glossy brown patina with some green encrustation. Well centered.
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Neandreia (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm753 views4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.88g, 10h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse grazing right on ground line; NEAN above. VF, rough surfaces. Rare denomination.
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Gargara (BC 350-300) Obol752 viewsafter 350 BC. AR Obol (0.5g, 7mm). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΓΑΡ, head of ram right. Very rare.
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Assos (BC 350-300) AE 10751 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE10 (1.36g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with olive wreath / Bucranium, ΑΣ-ΣΙ; AP[TA]? above. EF, black patina.
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Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 22 - Caracalla749 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE22 (6.10g). ANTONINV - S PIVS AV, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / GEN CO - L - AUG TRO, Genius standing facing, head left, holding cornucopiae in left hand and statue of Apollo in his outstretched right hand. About VF. Hoeft coll.

Bellinger 221 has the same rev. type for Commodus, but does not list it for Caracalla. Curious, since Cohen 801 has the type for Caracalla, citing the Paris collection. This coin is different than Lindgren's and Cohen's. Obv. legend different, ANTONIVS PIVS AV versus M AVREL ANTONINVS. Rev. legend different, GEN COL AVG TRO versus COL AVG TRO CN (GEN?) (per Curtis Clay)
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Abydos (BC 385-335) Drachm749 viewsca 387-335 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.42g). Hfaistoleos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing left; Nike flying left before, HΦAIΣTOΛEΩΣ, and rose behind. Toned VF.
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Ilion (BC 228-190) Hemidrachm747 viewsca 228-190 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.34g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Athena Ilias advancing left; to left, monogram above owl standing left. VF, toned. Very rare.
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Neandreia (BC 350) AE 11745 viewsca 4th cent BC. AE11 (1.55g). Laureate head of Apollo right / N•E•-•A•N• around corn grain. Dark green patina, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.
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Tenedos (BC 450-387) Drachm744 viewsca 450-387 BC. AR Drachm (3.49g). Janiform female and male heads, the male laureate and facing right, the female diademed and facing left / ΤΕ-ΝΕ/ΔΙ-ΩΝ around double-axe; grape bunches to left and right; within shallow incuse. VF.
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Sigeion (BC 350) AE 16741 viewsca 355-334 BC. AE16 (5.34g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right / Owl standing right, head facing; crescent behind. Good VF, dark green patina. Herman Coll.
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Neandreia (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm741 views4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.78g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse feeding right, NEAN above. VF. Extremely rare.
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Birytis (BC 350-250) AE 10735 viewsca 300 BC. AE10 (1.13g, 12h). Head of bearded Kabeiros left, wearing pilos / Club, P-I/B-Y around, within wreath. VF. Normally, the ethnic is B-I-P-Y. Mint error?
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Alexandreia (AD 180-192) AE 25 - Commodus735 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE25 (6.44g). Draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / COL - AVG TROAD, naked Apollo Smintheus standing left, bent with right foot on basis, holding branch in right hand, left hand on hip; bird standing left at feet. Brown patina with light green highlights on obv., VF/gVF. Rare.
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Ophryneion (BC 350-300) AE 11734 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE11 (2.27g, 6h). Helmeted head of Hektor facing slightly right / Infant Dionysos kneeling right, holding grape cluster; ΟΦΡΥ to left. VF, rough green patina. Alighieri Coll.
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Abydos (BC 385-335) Drachm734 viewsca 385-335 BC. AR Drachm (2.57g, 9h). Hyllippos, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / ABY, eagle standing right; [Υ]ΛΛΙΠΠΟΣ to left, bee to right. EF, toned. An excellent example. Ex Brand Coll. (Sotheby’s, 2/1984), lot 187.
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Alexandreia (AD 256-258) AE 21 - Valerian II733 viewsValerian II, Caesar, 256-258 AD. AE21 (5.50g, 12h). IMP LICI COR VALERIA, bare-headed draped bust right / COL AVG TROA, horse grazing right. VF.
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Neandreia (BC 350-300) Drachm731 views4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.68g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse feeding right, NEAN above. VF. Extremely rare.
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Achilleion (BC 400-300) AE 8731 viewsca 4th century BC. AE8 (0.95g, 58h). Crested helmet left / City monogram. VF, dark green patina, light roughness. Extremely rare mint.
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Abydos (AD 14-37) AE 13 - Tiberius731 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE13 (1.43g). CЄ BA, laureate head right / ABY, eagle standing right on thunderbolt. VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 250-268) AE 20730 viewsQuasi-autonomous, ca 250-268 AD. AE20 (5.65 g, 12h). AL-EX TRO, Draped bust of turreted bust of Tyche right, vexillum behind shoulder / COL AVG TRO, Horse grazing right. EF, brown patina.
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Assos (BC 450-400) Obol728 views5th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.53g). Griffin leaping right / Head of roaring lion right in incuse square. VF.
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Antandros (BC 440-400) Drachm725 viewslate 5th century BC. AR Drachm (3.85g). Head of Artemis Astyrene right / Goat standing right, ANTA-N, in incuse square. VF, struck with worn obverse die, porous with light smoothing on cheek. Scarce.
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Abydos (BC 480-450) Drachm725 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Drachm (5.27g). Eagle standing left, ΑΒΥΔ−[Η]ΝΟΝ / Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue, within incuse square. Toned, good VF. Very rare. Ex Marian A. Sinton Collection (Triton III, 1999), lot 503; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Sotheby's, 6/1991), lot 578 (part of).
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Abydos (BC 510-480) Obol725 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Obol? (8mm, 0.80g). Eagle standing left / Rough square incuse. VF, a little porous.
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Tenedos (BC 450-387) Obol721 viewsca 450-387 BC. AR Obol (0.56g). Janiform head, female on left, male on right (Hera and Zeus) / Double-axe, T-E over crossing line; within incuse square. VF, typical porosity. Rare.
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Ophryneion (BC 350-300) AE 12721 viewsca. 350-300 BC. AE12 (2.16g). Bearded head of Hektor 3/4 to right, wearing triple crested helmet / The infant Dionysos kneeling right, holding grape cluster in hand, ΟΦΡΥ to left. Dark green patina, thick broad flan, gVF. Scarce and interesting type. Gutknecht coll.
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Skepsis (BC 440-400) Tetrobol719 viewsca 450 BC. AR Triobol (2.00g). Forepart of Pegasos right / Tree; E-N (retrograde); all within dotted incuse square. Good VF, light porosity. Rare. BMC suggests that the NE on the reverse may indicate an alliance between Skepsis and Neandria.
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Assos (BC 300-250) AE 16718 viewsca 300-250 BC. AE16 (3.40g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Griffin seated left, ΑΣΣΙ above, bukranion below.
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Abydos (BC 500-480) Trihemiobol716 viewsbefore 480 BC. AR Diobol (1.43g). Eagle standing left / Quadripartite incuse. Lightly toned, good VF, light porosity.
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Lamponeia (BC 500-450) Hemiobol716 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.38g). Bull's head facing / Quadripartite square incuse. Rare. Good very fine.
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Kebren (BC 412-399) AE 8716 viewsZenis?, Satrap in Troas, ca 4th cent BC. AE8 (0.54g), struck in Kebren. Male head left, wearing Persian tiara / KE monogram. VF, slightly porous, black patina.
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Gargara (BC 400-350) Drachm715 views4th century BC. AR Drachm (3.14g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΓΑΡΓ, bull grazing left on ground line. Very rare. Porous. Very fine.
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Kebren (BC 450) Hemidrachm715 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.90g, 13mm). Horse prancing right / KE-B-P-H within quarters of quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Near EF, double struck on obverse. Extremely rare.
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Alexandreia (AD 218-222) AE 24 - Elagabalus714 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE24 (6.50g, 8h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. VF, green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll.
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla713 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.
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Assos (BC 420-380) Obol707 views4th-3rd century BC. AR Obol (0.5g, 9mm). Female head left / A-T, head of griffin right within dotted border in incuse square. VF.
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Alexandreia (BC 301-281) AE 13705 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.
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Tenedos (BC 188-70) Tetradrachm704 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 14.97g). Janiform male and female heads, the male laureate and facing left, the female diademed and facing right / Double axe; monogram and grape cluster left, Eros right; all within laurel wreath. VF, porous, rough surfaces.
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Antandros (BC 400-360) Pentobol?696 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.
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Skepsis (BC 350-300) AE 16696 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.
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Dardanos (BC 420-380) Obol696 viewsca end of 5th-4th cent BC. AR Obol (0.63g). Horseman left / Cock in shallow incuse square. Toned, VF.
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Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla696 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (8.15g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Apollo standing right sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar. EF, black patina. Rare and attractive. Marc Melcher Coll.
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Ilion (AD 177-192) AE 27 - Commodus695 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE27 (8.01g). ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ − ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ, draped bust right / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ, Ganymede and the eagle of Zeus. Green patina, VF. Rare.
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Skepsis (BC 250-210) AE 17694 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.
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Ilion (AD 254-268) AE 20 - Salonina690 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE20 (5.37g). Diademed and draped bust right / Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena right. Good VF, dark brown patina, very minor roughness.
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Neandreia (BC 400) Obol689 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.59g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Ram standing right, NEA-N. Lightly toned EF, typical light porosity. Rare.
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Kebren (BC 400-300) AE 9689 views4th century BC. AE9 (0.86g). Head of ram right / Laureate head of Apollo right. Dark green patina, aEF. Gutknecht coll.
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Assos (BC 300-241) AE687 viewsca 300-241 BC. AE (0.83g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / Griffin sitting left, ΑΣΣΙ above, club below.
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Ptolemais (BC 300-200) AE 15686 views3rd century BC. AE15 (2.12g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΠTOΛEMAIEΩN around amphora. Rare, good very fine.
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Kebren (BC 460-420) Obol686 views5th cent BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 0.78g). Ram’s head right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, lightly porous, deposits on reverse.
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Sigeion (BC 350) AE 10681 viewsca 350 BC. AE10 (0.97g) Head of Athena right / Crescent, Σ-Ι/Γ-Ε.
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Thymbra (BC 350) AE 16681 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.
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Assos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus680 viewsAugustus, 27 BC -14 AD. AE19 (3.71g, 12h). Bare head right / Griffin reclining right. VF, brown surfaces, light overall roughness. Ex Prideaux Coll.
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Tenedos (BC 400) AE 9678 viewsafter 400 BC. AE9 (0.74g). Head of Artemis right, wearing stephane / TE, double-axe, star and grape bunch in fields. VF. Very rare. Joy coll.
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Kebren (BC 520-480) Obol678 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Obol (0.55g). Head of ram left / Irregular incuse punch. Toned, EF. Rare. Ex Aufhäuser 8 (1991), 115.
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Abydos (BC 320-200) AE 10678 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE10 (0.87g). Bust of Artemis facing, wearing headdress / ABY, eagle standing right, head left; trident to right. aEF, brown patina. Rare.
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Ilion (AD 253-268) AE 39 - Gallienus675 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE39 (24.25g). AY K GAL - LIHNOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right / -ΤΩ-Ρ / ΙΛΙΕΩΝ, helmeted naked hero Hector, holding spear and shield, driving biga to left. Dark brown-green patina, VF/EF. Very rare.
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Alexandreia (BC 200-0) AE 15675 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE15 (1.71g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΛ-ΕΞ in two lines, monogram below, within wreath.
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Tenedos (BC 480-450) Obol674 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Obol (0.47g). Janiform head, female on left, male on right (Hera and Zeus) / Double-axe, T-E, within incuse. Dark patina, gVF. Rare.
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Troas Uncertain (BC 480-420) Trihemiobol(?)674 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Diobol(?) or Twelfth Stater (1.16g, 9mm, 6h). Head of bull right within dotted linear square border / Gorgoneion facing within incuse square. VF, lightly toned, slightly granular. Extremely rare.

This type is unpublished, but similar pieces are known for Abydos and Kebren (and also possibly Gergis; see Triton XVI, lot 437), where the obverse features the civic badge of the city (eagle at Abydos and ram at Kebren) and the reverse has a facing gorgoneion in incuse square. The style of the gorgoneion here is also consistent with these other issues.
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Antandros (BC 400-350) Tetrobol?673 viewsafter 400 BC. AR Tetrobol? (2.56g, 12h). Head of Artemis Astyrne right, thin band in hair, earring / Goat standing right, left leg raised, ANT/A/N around, palm or fir tree to right; all within shallow incuse square. Very rare. Lightly toned, VF.
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Alexandreia (BC 261-227) AE 15672 viewsca 261-227 BC. AE15 (4.31g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse grazing right; ΑΛΕΞΑ[N] above, palm before, monogram below, grain ear between horse’s hind legs. Good VF, dark green patina.
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Gergis (BC 350-241) AE 11671 viewsca 350 BC. AE11 (1.72g) Laureate head of Sibyl Herophile 3/4 to right / Sphinx seated right, ΓΕΡ to right.
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Hamaxitos (BC 350-310) AE 10671 viewsca 400-310 BC. AE10 (1.32g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΑΜΑ−ΞΙ on either side of lyre. VF, dark green patina. Scarce.
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Hamaxitos (BC 350-310) AE 11670 viewsca 350-310 BC. AE11 (1.54g). Laureate head of Apollo left / ΑΜΑ−ΞΙ on either side of lyre. VF, green patina, darker on high points. Rare.
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Sigeion (BC 350) AE 20669 viewsca 355-334 BC. AE20 (8.31g). Three-quarter facing head of Athena, wearing triple crested helmet and necklace, head turned slightly right / Double-bodied owl standing facing; crescent right. Good VF, thick, dark green patina, some scattered roughness, reverse double struck. David Herman Coll.
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Lamponeia (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm669 views4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.90g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Facing bucranium, Λ-Α-Μ around, within incuse square. VF, light porosity. Rare.
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Alexandreia (AD 198-217) AE 26 - Caracalla668 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE26 (8.20g). Laureate head right / COL A-V-G / TROAD, side view of temple of Apollo Smintheus, statue of god in middle. DArk olive-green patina with red marks, VF.
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Dardanos (BC 349-300) AE 666 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.
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Tenedos (BC 525-470) Hemidrachm664 viewsca 525-470 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.89g). Janiform head, male on left, female on right (Zeus and Hera) / Double axe, ΤΕ-ΝΕ/ΔΙ-ΟΝ (retrograde); within dotted incuse square. Good VF, lightly porous surfaces.
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Dardanos (BC 420-380) Diobol664 viewsca late 5th century BC. AR Diobol (1.13g). Horseman riding left / Two roosters facing each other, ΔA to right, P (?) to left; all within incuse square. Unpublished?
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Antandros (BC 400-350) Tetrobol?664 viewsLate 5th century BC. AR Tetrobol (2.70g, 14mm). Head of female (Artemis Astyrene?) right / ANTAN, goat standing right; palm tree to right; all within incuse square. gVF.
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Tenedos (BC 480-450) Obol663 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Obol (0.58g). Janiform head, female on left, male on right (Hera and Zeus) / Double-axe, T-E, within incuse. Toned, EF. Rare.
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Dardanos (BC 480-450) Trihemiobol662 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.13g). Cock standing right / Incuse head of horse. VF/EF. Extremely rare.
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Ilion (AD 238-244) AE - Gordian III662 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE (4.57g). AU KAI M ANT GORDIANOS SEB, draped laureated bust right / ΙΛΙΕ-ΩΝ, Hector riding in chariot right. Dark green patina, VF.
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Tenedos (BC 188-70) Drachm662 viewsafter 189 BC. AR Drachm (3.88g). Janiform male and female heads / Double-axe, TΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ above; monogram and grapes to left, Nike to right; all within laurel wreath. aEF. Rare.
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