Ancient Coinage of Asia Minor


Uncertain Mints of Asia Minor (Caria, Ionia, Cilicia, Lydia, Lycia etc.)

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Bement 1435Electrum hekte, Late seventh–early sixth century BC. 2.74 g. Cock or Siren standing left, with body of bird and human head wearing cap with long “curl”. / Irregular square incuse with irregular raised projections. Bement 1435 (same obverse die).TextImage
Fontain 394Asia Minor Uncertain mint, poss. Mytilene, Lesbos. AR hemiobol, 1 g. Head of roaring lion left with dotted neck truncation / Bearded head of satyr right with ass's ears, within dotted square, all within incuse. Not in Mionnet, BMC, Traité but type similar to Traité 2150 (electrum). R. Fontain Coll. 394.TextImage
Imhoof KM 7Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, possibly Erythrae. AE18. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin / EN or EΡV monogram between bow to left, arrow-head pointing downwards to right, aphlaston above and caduceus at centre right. Imhoof KM p.529, 7; Svoronos 27 in JIAN 1903 p. 182. [cf Imhoof MG, p. 467, nos. 47-48 (without caduceus).]TextImage
Rosen 12Asia Minor. Milesian Standard. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Trite (4.67 gm). Geometric design consisting of an irregular square bisected by crossing lines / Incuse rectangle divided into twelve smaller compartments, the two largest of which contain dots. TextImage
Rosen 308cfAsia Minor, Early Electrum 24th-Stater. Late seventh to early sixth century BC. dot within raised ring from which lines radiate at irregular angles / Rectangular incuse with irregular raised projections. TextImage
Rosen 320cfAsia Minor. Uncertain. 7th Century-500 BC. EL 1/24th Stater. Female figure standing facing, head left, arms upraised, holding objects / Quadripartite incuse. TextImage
Rosen 338Asia Minor, Uncertain mint. Circa 6th Century BC. EL 24th Stater (0.62 gm). Phokaic standard. Fibula or torque design with central dot / Incuse punch. TextImage
Rosen 352vAsia Minor. Circa 6th Century BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.57 gm). Aeginetan Standard? Flower / Incuse square. TextImage
Rosen 359cfAsia Minor, Early Electrum 96th-Stater. Late seventh to early sixth century BC. Irregular surface / Irregular incuse. TextImage
Rosen 360cfAsia Minor, Early Electrum Hemihekte. Late seventh to early sixth century BC. Irregular surface / Square incuse. Cf. Weidauer 27. TextImage
Rosen 380Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint AR Hemidrachm. ca 500 BC. Gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Square incuse with irregular filling. TextImage
Rosen 390Asia Minor, uncertain mint, AR Triobol. Ca 500-490 BC. Cow walking left, head reverted / Rough quadripartite incuse. AMNG III 32. TextImage
Rosen 403Asia Minor, uncertain mint. Ca. 6th-5th century B.C. AR obol. Lion's scalp facing / Scorpion right. Rosen 403. TextImage
Rosen 406Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, AR Hemiobol. 6th-5th century BC. 0,45g. Head of roaring lion right / Symbol in square dotted border, all within circular incuse. Rosen 406.TextImage
SNG Kayhan 699-700Ionia, uncertain city, EL twelfth Stater. 625-600 BC. 8 mm, 1.12 g. Milesian standard. Geometric design of an irregular square bisected by crossing lines. / Incuse square with eight triangular sections, dot in centre. SNG Kayhan 699-700.TextImage
SNG Kayhan 740Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, Miletos or Erythrai. AR 1/96th Stater, ca 520-480 BC). 4mm, 0.10 g. Whirl rotating right / Incuse square with a dot in a crescent in each corner and a larger dot in the centre. SNG Kayhan 740; Klein 433.TextImage
SNG Kayhan 1575Uncertain mint in Asia Minor. AR hemiobol. 7.4 mm, 0.54 g. 520-480 BC. Calf's head right. / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Kayhan 1575.TextImage
SNG Levante 208Asia Minor, possibly Kelenderis, AR obol, 0.77 g. Forepart of Pegasos left. / Owl standing left, head facing, olive sprig above. SNG Levante 208.TextImage
Svoronos 8cfAsia Minor AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint imitating Athens, after 449 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, AΘE before. TextImage
Weidauer 142Asia Minor, uncertain mint EL Hemihekte. Circa 6th Century BC. Horse's head left / Incuse punch. TextImage
Whittall III 1206Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, AR Twelfth Stater or diobol, 9 mm, 1.16 g. ca 460 BC. Bull's head right. / Gorgoneion facing within incuse square. Whittall III, 1206 ("Uncertain"); Six 17 ("Uncertain") in NC 1890.TextImage
wwxls AR10144Uncertain mint in Asia Minor. AR Tetartemorion, ca 500-480 BC, 5.5 mm, 0.2 g. Unclear legend around ram's head right. / Legend resembling IANTVNI around wreath-like monogram of Θ and a curled M. wwxls AR10144; CNG 368,78.TextImage
wwxls AR10549Lycia, Uncertain mint. AR hemiobol, 490-400 BC. 8 mm, 0.23 g. Wolf's head right. / ARN in Lycian (resembles PPB), astragalos in circular incuse. wwxls AR10549.TextImage
wwxls AR10549 (2)Lycia, Uncertain mint. AR hemiobol, 490-400 BC. 8 mm, 0.23 g. Wolf's head right. / ARN in Lycian (resembles PPB), astragalos in circular incuse. wwxls AR10549 (2).TextImage
wwxls AR10580Asia Minor, uncertain mint. AR hemidrachm. 10.4 mm, 1.86 g. 500-460 BC. Bull standing right, head turned left. / Quadripartite incuse square. wwxls AR10580. Unpublished but several known.TextImage
wwxls AR10794Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, AR Hemiobol. 6th-5th century BC. 0,43g. Head of roaring lion left / Wreath-like monogram of Θ and a curled M.. wwxls AR10794. Rosen 406 var. (lion left). The symbol is similar to the monogram of Themistokles.TextImage
wwxls AR10805Asia Minor, uncertain mint. AR obol. 500-400 BC. 8.3 mm, 0.5 g. Unclear legend, bull's or calf's head left. / Wreath-like monogram of Θ and a curled M in dotted square. wwxls AR10805; Bucephalus June 2023.TextImage
wwxls AR11804Uncertain mint in Ionia. AR 5 mm Tetartemorion, Ca 5th C. BC. 0.12 g. Bee standing left / Sea turtle in incuse square. wwxls AR11804.TextImage
wwxls AR11805Uncertain of Asia Minor, possibly Birytis, Troas. AR Hemiobol(?) 5th-4th Centuries BC, 0.24g. Head of Herakles right. / Head (of Kabeiros?) left, wearing pileus. wwxls AR11805. Unpublished. (Obv. var of Traite II-2, 2476; Fritze 1-2 in ZfN 1904; Imhoof MG 38 and SNG Tuebingen 2571).TextImage
wwxls AR11916Asia minor, uncertain mint. AR obol, ca 450-400 BC. 11 mm, 0.86 g. Forepart of a bull left, dotted shoulder truncation, dolphin downwards to right. / Crab in incuse square. wwxls AR11916, apparently unpublished.TextImage
wwxls AR12066Uncertain mint in Asia Minor. AR hemiobol, ca 500-480 BC, 8 mm, 0.41 g. Unclear legend around ram's head right. / Legend resembling IVTILTIEIT around wreath-like monogram of Θ and a curled M. wwxls AR12066; Naville 83, 137.TextImage
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