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Apollonia Pontica was founded as Antheia by Greek colonists from Miletus in the 7th century B.C. They soon changed its name to Apollonia after building a temple for Apollo. The temple contained a colossal statue of Apollo by Calamis, which was later taken to Rome and placed in the Capitol. The anchor on the coinage is evidence of the importance of its maritime trade. MA114219. Silver hemiobol, SNG Bulgaria II 95; Topalov Apollonia p. 570, 17; SNG Stancomb 32; HGC 3.2 1326 (R1), VF, bumps, scratches, tight flan, weight 0.458 g, maximum diameter 7.0 mm, Apollonia Pontica (Sozopol, Bulgaria) mint, c. 540 - 470 B.C.; obverse anchor flukes up, large flukes, perpendicular crossbar, four pellets below; reverse swastika pattern, bends to right (clockwise), ends forked, two lines parallel to ends in each quarter; rare; $75.00 (€70.50)
Amisos, Pontos, 85 - 65 B.C.
Amisos was settled c. 760 - 750 B.C. by people from Miletus, who established a flourishing trade relationship with the ancient peoples of Anatolia. Amisos came under the rule of the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire, and then the Kingdom of Pontus. The Romans took control in 47 B.C. and Amisos remained within the Byzantine Empire after the fall of Rome. In 1200, the city was captured by the Seljuks, to be later taken over by the Ilhanlilar. Amisos today is Samsun, a city of about half a million people on the north coast of Turkey.GB113929. Bronze AE 20, cf. SNG BM 1231; BMC Pontus p. 15, 26; SNG Stancomb 707; SNG Cop 135; HGC 7 245; SNGvA 56 (no star), VF/aVF, rev. double struck, porosity, weight 7.568 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 0o, Amisos (Samsun, Turkey) mint, under Mithradates VI of Pontos, 85 - 65 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse eagle standing left on fulmen (thunderbolt), head turned back right, wings opened slightly, obscure monogram left, star right, AMIΣOY below; $57.00 (€53.58)
Halikarnassos, Caria, c. 510 - 480 B.C.
In Greek Mythology, Ketos was a hideous sea-monster, daughter of Gaia and Pontos. In time it became the name of any sea-monster. Our word cetacean is derived from this name.
This type and companion fractions were long attributed to Kindya. The discovery of a coin bearing the reverse legend 'AΛIKAP' allowed for a certain reattribution of the series to Halikarnassos.MA114226. Silver Samian tetrobol, SNG Kayhan 815, Asyut 688, SNG Keckman 920 var. (Ketos left), VF, rough, ragged edge, weight 1.280 g, maximum diameter 10.8 mm, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 510 - 480 B.C.; obverse head of ketos right; reverse stellate pattern in latticed frame set diagonally within incuse square; $55.00 (€51.70)
Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.
Philip II became the ruler of all Greece when he defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. Philip personally selected the design of his coins. His horse, on the reverse of this coin, won a race in the Olympic Games in 356 B.C., the year his son Alexander the Great was born.MA114235. Bronze unit, SNG Cop 592, SNG ANS 905, SNG Alpha Bank 403, Tooled(?), weight 6.565 g, maximum diameter 16.4 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonian mint, c. 359 - 336 B.C.; obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, young male riding horse prancing to right, ANB (AN ligate) below; $55.00 (€51.70)
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D.
Three Monetae are depicted, one for each metal: gold, silver and copper.MA114208. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 670; BMCRE V p. 128, 508; SRCV II 6416; Cohen IV 335, F, attractive portrait, attractive highlighting earthen deposits, potentially active corrosion, weight 20.182 g, maximum diameter 29.6 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 194 A.D.; obverse L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III, laureate head right; reverse MONET AVG COS II P P S C, three Monetae standing facing, each with head left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left; ex Priapus Numismatics e-auction 1 (5 Nov 2023), lot 830; scarce; $47.00 (€44.18) ON RESERVE
Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.
Philip II became the ruler of all Greece when he defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. Philip personally selected the design of his coins. His horse, on the reverse of this coin, won a race in the Olympic Games in 356 B.C., the year his son Alexander the Great was born.MA114388. Bronze AE 17, SNG Munchen 968, SNG ANS 962, SNG Alpha Bank 391 ff. var. (no obv symbol), SNG Cop -, aVF, green patina, high relief, weight 5.459 g, maximum diameter 17.1 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonian mint, 359 - 336 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Apollo right, A (control symbol) behind; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, nude young male rider on horse prancing right, no visible control symbol; $46.69 (€43.89)
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Miletopolis, Mysia
Miletopolis was in northern Mysia, at the confluence of the Macestus and the Rhyndacus, west of Lake Miletopolitis Limne. There seems to have been a tribe there, called Milatæ, for whom Miletopolis was the chief town. Nothing is known of the history of Miletopolis except that its inhabitants colonized the city of Gargara.MA114908. Bronze AE 20, RPC III 1653, SNG BnF 1311, Weber 5129, weight 4.567 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 180o, obverse AYTO TΡAIA AΔΡIANOC (Imperator Traianus Hadrianus), laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse MEIΛHTOΠOΛEITΩN, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena, right, wearing aegis; ex Rönesans Salzgitter blue auction 1 (27 Aug 2023), lot 624; $46.00 (€43.24)
Tiberius, 19 August 14 - 16 March 37 A.D., Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia
BMC Phrygia and older references assign this type to Augustus. RPC I assigns it to Tiberius but notes the difficulty in determining if it is a coin of Augustus or Tiberius. It certainly looks like Augustus, but many portraits of Tiberius intentionally exaggerate his resemblance to Augustus.MA114402. Leaded bronze AE 19, RPC I 2901; SNG Cop 550; BMC Phrygia p. 301, 138; Weber 7137; AMC I 1402; Waddington 6264; SNG Lewis 1595, F, dark patina, highlighting earthen deposits, weight 4.719 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 0o, Laodicea ad Lycus (near Denizli, Turkey) mint, obverse ΣEBAΣTOΣ, bare head right; reverse Zeus Laodiceus standing facing, head left, eagle in extended right hand, staff in left hand, star over pileus flanking both left and right; ΛAOΔIKEΩN downward in left; ΠYΘHΣ / ΠYΘOY (Pythes, son of Pythes [magistrate]) in two downward lines on the right; $37.02 (€34.80)
Apameia ad Maeandrum, Phrygia, c. 88 - 40 B.C.
While playing the flute Athena saw her reflection in the water and disturbed by how her cheeks looked, puffed up while playing, threw away the instrument in disgust. The satyr Marsyas picked up the flute and since it had once been inspired by the breath of a goddess, it played beautifully on its own accord. Elated by his success, Marsyas challenged Apollo to a musical contest. For the prize, the victor could do what he pleased with the vanquished. The Muses were the umpires. Apollo played the cithara and Marsyas the flute. Only after Apollo added his voice to the music of his lyre was the contest decided in his favor. As a just punishment for the presumption of Marsyas, Apollo bound him to an evergreen tree and flayed him alive. His blood was the source of the river Marsyas, and Apollo hung up his skin, like a wine bag, in the cave out of which that river flows.MA113955. Bronze AE 14, cf. BMC Phrygia p. 85, 91; HGC 7 674; SNG Cop 190; SNGvA 3474; SNG Munchen 129 (various magistrates), F, weight 3.585 g, maximum diameter 14.0 mm, die axis 45o, Phrygia, Apameia ad Maeandrum (Dinar, Turkey) mint, c. 88 - 40 B.C.; obverse turreted head of Artemis right, bow and quiver on shoulder behind; reverse satyr Marsyas walking right on a meander pattern, nude but for nebris (skin of a fawn) tied on his neck and flying behind, playing Athena's double flute, AΠAMEΩN downward on right, uncertain magistrates' names in two downward lines on left; $36.00 (€33.84)
Byzantine Anonymous Follis of Christ, Class A3, Basil II & Constantine VIII, c. 1023 - 11 November 1028 A.D.
The emperor's name and portrait are not part of the design on the Byzantine types referred to as anonymous folles. Instead of the earthly king, these coins depict Jesus Christ, King of Kings.MA114383. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ class A3; cf. Grierson-NumisWiki ornaments 24a; DOC III-2 A2.24a; SBCV 1818; Sommer 40.3.8, weight 8.281 g, maximum diameter 27.8 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, c. 1023 - 11 Nov 1028 A.D.; obverse + EMMANOVHΛ (romanized Hebrew - God is with us), facing nimbate bust of Christ, two pellets in each arm of the cross, pallium, and colobium, Gospels in both hands, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse + IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Greek: Jesus Christ King of Kings), ornaments above and below inscription; $35.00 (€32.90)
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