Greece & Asia Minor
Coins from the Anatolia/Asia Minor is another common theme in my collection. I will also share here a few other Greek coins from outside Asia Minor. These are vary varied and come from a broad range of time and people.
Pontos, Amisos, 4th Century BC
Siglos (5.54g, 19mm, 3h)
Obv: Draped bust of Hera left, wearing turreted stephanos
Rev: Owl standing facing with spread wings; H ΓH across fields; ΠEIPA below
Ref: SNG Stancomb 661 (this coin); cf. SNG BM Black Sea 1071; HGC 7, 229
Obv: Draped bust of Hera left, wearing turreted stephanos
Rev: Owl standing facing with spread wings; H ΓH across fields; ΠEIPA below
Ref: SNG Stancomb 661 (this coin); cf. SNG BM Black Sea 1071; HGC 7, 229
Thessaly, Phalanna, 380-350 BC
Thessaly, Phalanna, 380-350 BC, Æ Trichalkon
Obv: Youthful male head right
Rev: [ΦAΛ]–ANNAI[ΩN], head of nymph right, with hair in sakkos [a hairbag made of a coarsely worked wool or linen], wearing earring and necklace
Size: 18mm, 6.04g
Obv: Youthful male head right
Rev: [ΦAΛ]–ANNAI[ΩN], head of nymph right, with hair in sakkos [a hairbag made of a coarsely worked wool or linen], wearing earring and necklace
Size: 18mm, 6.04g
Byzantion, Trace, circa 387-340 BC
Thrace, Byzantion, circa 387-340 BC, AR Drachm
Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin left; raised foreleg
Rev: Incuse punch of mill-sail pattern
Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin left; raised foreleg
Rev: Incuse punch of mill-sail pattern
Mytilene, Lesbos, circa 377-326 BC
Electrum Hekte
Obv: Head of Apollo wearing laurel wreath right
Rev: Head of Artemis right, her hair in sphendone; snake symbol in left field
Obv: Head of Apollo wearing laurel wreath right
Rev: Head of Artemis right, her hair in sphendone; snake symbol in left field
Akarnania, Anaktorion, circa 350-300 BC
AR Stater
Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left; KΛE above, monogram below, monogram and bucranium ornamented with fillets behind
Obv: Pegasos flying right; AN monogram below
Ref: Pegasi 71;
Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left; KΛE above, monogram below, monogram and bucranium ornamented with fillets behind
Obv: Pegasos flying right; AN monogram below
Ref: Pegasi 71;
Thrace, Abdera, circa 346/345-336 BC
AR Hemisiglos (drachm)
Obv: ΕΠΙ - Χ-ΑΡΜ-Ο, griffin leaping left, forepart and forpaws raised, with feathered wings, tail curling and closed beak.
Rev: ΑΒΔ-ΗΡΙ-ΤΕ-ΩΝ, laureate head of Apollo, left, within linear square
Obv: ΕΠΙ - Χ-ΑΡΜ-Ο, griffin leaping left, forepart and forpaws raised, with feathered wings, tail curling and closed beak.
Rev: ΑΒΔ-ΗΡΙ-ΤΕ-ΩΝ, laureate head of Apollo, left, within linear square
SICILY, Syracuse, 344-317 BC.
Sicily, Syracuse, Timoleon and the Third Democracy, 344-317 BC, Æ Hemidrachm, 1st series, circa 344-339/8 BC.
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right
Rev: Upright thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right
Rev: Upright thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right
Thrace, Abdera, circa 336-311 BC
Hemisiglos, 14mm, 2.59 g, Pithedoros, magistrate
Obv: ΑΒΔΗ/ΡΙΤΕΩ, Griffin springing left
Rev: ΕΠΙ ΠΥΘΟ-ΔΩΡΟ, Laureate head of Apollo right within square linear frame
Ref: May, Abdera 553
Obv: ΑΒΔΗ/ΡΙΤΕΩ, Griffin springing left
Rev: ΕΠΙ ΠΥΘΟ-ΔΩΡΟ, Laureate head of Apollo right within square linear frame
Ref: May, Abdera 553
Thessaly, Ekkarra, circa 325-320 BC
AE Chalkous
Obv: Laurel-wreathed, head of Zeus to the left in a circle of dots. The head of the Zeus is compact with wide cheeks. The beard and hairstyle are cut in stiff lines, and the hair covers the nape of the neck, a wavy line. Details like the pupil can be seen on the eyebrowed eyes.
Rev: ΕΚΚΑΡ / ΡΕΩΝ, downward, Artemis standing in between, in three-quarter view to the left. Her right leg is bent back. Her left arm rests on her hip, her right hand rests on a hunting lance, in the middle of which you can see a strap. Her hair is pinned up in a Lampadion knot and a bow and drapery appear on the nape of the neck, fastened crosswise in front of the chest with the shoulder strap. She is wearing a short sleeveless chiton (woolen tunic) and a himation (outer garment), and an endromides (cloak) lined with fur.
Obv: Laurel-wreathed, head of Zeus to the left in a circle of dots. The head of the Zeus is compact with wide cheeks. The beard and hairstyle are cut in stiff lines, and the hair covers the nape of the neck, a wavy line. Details like the pupil can be seen on the eyebrowed eyes.
Rev: ΕΚΚΑΡ / ΡΕΩΝ, downward, Artemis standing in between, in three-quarter view to the left. Her right leg is bent back. Her left arm rests on her hip, her right hand rests on a hunting lance, in the middle of which you can see a strap. Her hair is pinned up in a Lampadion knot and a bow and drapery appear on the nape of the neck, fastened crosswise in front of the chest with the shoulder strap. She is wearing a short sleeveless chiton (woolen tunic) and a himation (outer garment), and an endromides (cloak) lined with fur.
Kings of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC
323-317 BC, AR Fifth Tetradrachm, Amphipolis mint. Struck under Polyperchon (regent), circa 318-317 BC
Obv: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia (headband)
Rev: [ΦIΛIΠΠOY] Horseman riding right; forked branch below
Ref: Le Rider pl. 46, 26-7 (?)
Obv: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia (headband)
Rev: [ΦIΛIΠΠOY] Horseman riding right; forked branch below
Ref: Le Rider pl. 46, 26-7 (?)
THRACE, Abdera, circa 300-250 BC
Æ 17mm,4.84g, Erogeitonos, magistrate Obv: Griffin with pointed wings rearing left
Rev: Laureate head of Apollo right within linear frame; EΠI H-POΓ-EITO-NOΣ around
Ref: C-N Period XI, Style II, 362–89; AMNG 182; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 90
Rev: Laureate head of Apollo right within linear frame; EΠI H-POΓ-EITO-NOΣ around
Ref: C-N Period XI, Style II, 362–89; AMNG 182; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 90
Eastern Europe, imitating Philip II of Macedon, 3rd century BC
AR Tetradrachm, (25mm, 13.80g). Complete legend type. Struck in the central and lower Carpathian region (Modern Romania)
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠ-OY, Nude youth on horseback left, holding rein and palm frond; Λ above torch below, monogram below raised foreleg.
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠ-OY, Nude youth on horseback left, holding rein and palm frond; Λ above torch below, monogram below raised foreleg.
Sicily, Syracuse, 275-269/265 BC
Struck under Hieron II, AE 17.5mm, 6.04g
Obv: [ΣYPAKO]ΣIΩN, head of Persephone left, crowned with wheat; behind, amphora(?)
Rev: Bull butting left; and I; in exergue
Obv: [ΣYPAKO]ΣIΩN, head of Persephone left, crowned with wheat; behind, amphora(?)
Rev: Bull butting left; and I; in exergue
Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II, circa 275-215 BC
Æ Litra. Hieron II
Obv: Head of Poseidon left, wearing tainia
Rev: Ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; IEP-ΩNOΣ across lower fields, monogram H in lower left field
Size: 9.6g, 22.4mm
Ref: Calciati II pg. 370, 194
Obv: Head of Poseidon left, wearing tainia
Rev: Ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; IEP-ΩNOΣ across lower fields, monogram H in lower left field
Size: 9.6g, 22.4mm
Ref: Calciati II pg. 370, 194
Ionia, Ephesus,166-160 BC
AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm
Obv: Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a serpent issues to left; all within ivy wreath
Rev: Two coiled serpents with heads erect; between them an ornamental bow-case with strap at right, containing a strung bow. To left, EΦE, head of leopard right
Size: 12.77g 29mm
Ref: Kleiner & Noe: Series 1:1-a p.41
Obv: Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a serpent issues to left; all within ivy wreath
Rev: Two coiled serpents with heads erect; between them an ornamental bow-case with strap at right, containing a strung bow. To left, EΦE, head of leopard right
Size: 12.77g 29mm
Ref: Kleiner & Noe: Series 1:1-a p.41
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator, circa 163-130 BC
AR Drachm, Eusebeia mint, Dated CY 32 (129 BC).
Obv: Diademed head right
Rev: Athena Nikephoros standing left; monogram to outer left, inner left, and outer right; BΛ (date) in exergue
Note: Simonetta called this Ariarathes IV
Obv: Diademed head right
Rev: Athena Nikephoros standing left; monogram to outer left, inner left, and outer right; BΛ (date) in exergue
Note: Simonetta called this Ariarathes IV
Mysia, Pergamon, 159-133 BC
Mysia, Pergamon, 159-133 BC, Æ (20mm,7.25g, 12h)
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, military trophy facing, monogram left of trophy and right of legend
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, military trophy facing, monogram left of trophy and right of legend
Phrygia, Laodikeia, 133/88-67 BC
Phrygia, Laodikeia, 133/88-67 BC
Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Aphrodite or the foundress Laodice right
Rev: Filleted cornucopia to right; filleted kerykeion to left
Size: 20mm, 6.55g
Ref: BMC 40-4, SNG Copenhagen 501-2
Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Aphrodite or the foundress Laodice right
Rev: Filleted cornucopia to right; filleted kerykeion to left
Size: 20mm, 6.55g
Ref: BMC 40-4, SNG Copenhagen 501-2
Phrygia, Philomelion, Late 2nd-1st century BC
Phrygia, Philomelion, Late 2nd-1st century BC, AE, ΜΕΝΕ−ΚΛΕ, magistrate
Obv: Draped and winged bust of Nike to right, palm over her right shoulder
Rev: ΦIΛOMH, double cornucopiae, each bound with fillet; between, thunderbolt surmounted by star and crescent, below magistrates name, ΜΕΝΕ−ΚΛΕ
Ref: AMC 2544 (legend and magistrate variant), SNG von Aulock 3916 (?)
Obv: Draped and winged bust of Nike to right, palm over her right shoulder
Rev: ΦIΛOMH, double cornucopiae, each bound with fillet; between, thunderbolt surmounted by star and crescent, below magistrates name, ΜΕΝΕ−ΚΛΕ
Ref: AMC 2544 (legend and magistrate variant), SNG von Aulock 3916 (?)
Seleukis and Pieria, Seleukeia Pieria, 105/4-83/2 BC
AR Tetradrachm, 30mm, 14.90g, dated CY 13 (97/96 BC)
Obv: Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right
Rev: ΣEΛEYKEΩN / THΣ IEPAΣ / KAI / AYTONOMOY, Filleted thunderbolt on throne; ΓI (date = 13) below, monogram (ω/Δ) to lower right; all within wreath.
Ref: Callataÿ, Production, pp. 75–6
Obv: Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right
Rev: ΣEΛEYKEΩN / THΣ IEPAΣ / KAI / AYTONOMOY, Filleted thunderbolt on throne; ΓI (date = 13) below, monogram (ω/Δ) to lower right; all within wreath.
Ref: Callataÿ, Production, pp. 75–6
Phrygia, Akmoneia, 1st century BC
Greek Coins, Phrygia, Akmoneia, AE, 1st century BC, Menodotos and Silion, magistrates
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: AKMONE / MHNOΔO ΣIΛΛΩN, Asklepios standing facing, resting hand upon serpent-entwined staff.
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: AKMONE / MHNOΔO ΣIΛΛΩN, Asklepios standing facing, resting hand upon serpent-entwined staff.
Macedonia (Roman Province), Aesillas, Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC
AR Tetradrachm, Thessalonika, 13.6g, 28mm
Obv: MAKEΔONΩN, head of the deified Alexander the Great right; with horn of Ammon; Θ to left
Rev: AESILLAS, fiscus (money chest), club and sella curulis (chair); Q to upper right, all within wreath tying below.
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1330
Obv: MAKEΔONΩN, head of the deified Alexander the Great right; with horn of Ammon; Θ to left
Rev: AESILLAS, fiscus (money chest), club and sella curulis (chair); Q to upper right, all within wreath tying below.
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1330
Illyria, Dyrrhachion, circa 92-60 BC
Drachm, Exephron and Zopuro, magistrates.
Obv: Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; head of Helios right and EXEΦΠΩN above, owl before
Rev: Double stellate pattern within slightly curved double linear square; ΔYP ZΩΠYPOY around
Obv: Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; head of Helios right and EXEΦΠΩN above, owl before
Rev: Double stellate pattern within slightly curved double linear square; ΔYP ZΩΠYPOY around
Argolis, Argos, circa 90-50 BC
AR Triobol, Hieron (IEPΩNOΣ), magistrate
Obv: Forepart of wolf at bay left
Rev: Large A; I-E/P-Ω/NO-Σ in three lines around; below crossbar, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; all within incuse square
Size: 14mm 2.43g
Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1177-8
Obv: Forepart of wolf at bay left
Rev: Large A; I-E/P-Ω/NO-Σ in three lines around; below crossbar, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; all within incuse square
Size: 14mm 2.43g
Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1177-8
Pontos, Amisos, time of Mithridates VI, circa 85-65
Æ, time of Mithridates VI, circa 85-65 BC
Obv: Head of Dionysos with ivy-wreath right
Rev: AMI-ΣOY, Thyrsos
Size: 3.65g, 17mm
Obv: Head of Dionysos with ivy-wreath right
Rev: AMI-ΣOY, Thyrsos
Size: 3.65g, 17mm
Saitta, Lydia, Pseudo-autonomous, AD 193-211
1/3 Assarion, time of Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD
Obv: Bust of Mēn Axiottenos on crescent right, wearing Phrygian cap
Rev: CAITTHNΩN, Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch in his right hand and leaning left on bow set on ground
Size: 2.26g, 16.3mm
Ref: SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 17; Lindgren I 789; Asia Minor Coins Online AMCO #6106
Obv: Bust of Mēn Axiottenos on crescent right, wearing Phrygian cap
Rev: CAITTHNΩN, Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch in his right hand and leaning left on bow set on ground
Size: 2.26g, 16.3mm
Ref: SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 17; Lindgren I 789; Asia Minor Coins Online AMCO #6106
Thrace, Deultum, AD 222-235
Thrace, Deultum, Julia Avita Mamaea, AD 222-235 during the reign of Severus Alexander, with Julia and her mother as regents. Æ23
Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Rev: COL FL PAC DEV-LT, She-wolf standing right, suckling twins
Ref: Jurukov 174 (same reverse die), Moushumov 3615, CNG Featured Coin (same dies), SNG Bobokov 675 (same obv. die), Windwinds shows Varbanov 2378 (same dies)
Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Rev: COL FL PAC DEV-LT, She-wolf standing right, suckling twins
Ref: Jurukov 174 (same reverse die), Moushumov 3615, CNG Featured Coin (same dies), SNG Bobokov 675 (same obv. die), Windwinds shows Varbanov 2378 (same dies)
Cilician Armenia, Royal, Levon I, AD 1198-1219
AR Tram
Obv: Levon seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding cross and lis, with feet resting upon footstool
Rev: Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with heads reverted; patriarchal cross between
Obv: Levon seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding cross and lis, with feet resting upon footstool
Rev: Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with heads reverted; patriarchal cross between