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Ancient Coins of Mysia, Antatolia

Mysia is the northwestern region of Anatolia (Asia Minor) located on the shore of the Propontis (Marmara Sea) between Troas and Bithynia. The chief physical features of Mysia are the two mountains, Mount Olympus at (7600 ft) in the north and Mount Temnus in the south. The most important cities were Pergamon in the valley of the Caïcus, and Cyzicus on the Propontis. The whole sea-coast was studded with Greek towns, several of which were places of considerable importance; thus the northern portion included Parium, Lampsacus and Abydos, and the southern Assos, Adramyttium. Further south, on the Eleatic Gulf, were Elaea, Myrina and Cyme.

Kyzikos, Mysia, 3rd Century B.C.

|Cyzicus|, |Kyzikos,| |Mysia,| |3rd| |Century| |B.C.||AE| |28|
Cyzicus was one of the great cities of the ancient world. It was said to have been founded by Pelasgians from Thessaly, according to tradition at the coming of the Argonauts; later, allegedly in 756 B.C., it received many colonists from Miletus. Owing to its advantageous position it speedily acquired commercial importance, and the gold staters of Cyzicus were a staple currency in the ancient world till they were superseded by those of Philip of Macedon. The site of Cyzicus, located on the Erdek and Bandirma roads, is protected by Turkey's Ministry of Culture.
GB112734. Bronze AE 28, Von Fritze III 11, SNG BnF 438, SNGvA 1231, McClean 7590, F, broad flan, partial green patina, obv. beveled, weight 14.353 g, maximum diameter 27.3 mm, die axis 300o, Kyzikos (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 3rd Century B.C.; obverse prow of war galley right; reverse bucranium facing, K-Y/Z-I flanking in two divided lines, all within oak wreath; $100.00 (€94.00)


Attaea, Mysia, Late 2nd Century A.D.

|Other| |Mysia|, |Attaea,| |Mysia,| |Late| |2nd| |Century| |A.D.||AE| |18|
Attaea appears to be known only from its coinage. Its site is uncertain but, based on coin finds, may be Dikeliköy, Turkey.
RP111827. Bronze AE 18, SNGvA 7203, SNG BnF 136, von Fritze Mysiens 357, Waddington 5744, RPC IV.2 online -, SNG Cop -, aVF, nice green patina, light corrosion, scratches, earthen deposits, weight 5.102 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 180o, Attaea (Dikeliköy, Turkey?) mint, reign of Marcus Aurelius(?), late 2nd century A.D.; obverse IEPA CVNKΛHTOC, draped bust of the youthful Senate right; reverse ATTAITΩN, youthful male figure (founding hero?) standing right, beardless, with short hair, left foot on cippus, upper body bent forward, arms crossed resting both on left thigh; $90.00 (€84.60)


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Attaea, Mysia

|Other| |Mysia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Attaea,| |Mysia||AE| |18|
Attaea appears to be known only from its coinage. Its site is uncertain but, based on coin finds, may be Dikeliköy, Turkey.
RP112053. Bronze AE 18, RPC Online III 1752 (8 spec.); SNG BnF 141; von Fritze 364, Stumpf 544, F, dark patina, highlighting earthen deposits, weight 4.316 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 0o, Attaea (Dikeliköy, Turkey?) mint, c. 101 - 103 A.D.; obverse AYT KAIC NEP TPAI CEB (Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus), laureate head right, small lituus before chest; reverse EΠI ANΘ CEKOYN ATTAITΩN, Zeus standing facing, head left, fulmen (thunderbolt) in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand; eagle at his feet on right, standing right head turned back to left; rare; $90.00 (€84.60)


Pergamon, Mysia, c. 40 - 60 A.D.

|Pergamon|, |Pergamon,| |Mysia,| |c.| |40| |-| |60| |A.D.||AE| |18|
Interesting autonomous series which does not bear the name of the issuing city; however, a large hoard of these coins was found near Pergamon in 1827.
RP113541. Bronze AE 18, RPC Online I 2375 (13 spec.); BMC Mysia p. 134, 211; SNG BnF -; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -, VF, dark green patina, off center, earthen deposits, weight 2.948 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 0o, Pergamon (Bergama, Turkey) mint, c. 40 - 60 A.D.; obverse ΘEON CYN-KΛHTON, draped bust of the Senate right, linear border; reverse ΘEAN PΩ-MHN (clockwise from upper right), turreted and draped bust of Roma right, lituus right below chin, linear border; $90.00 (€84.60)


Parium, Mysia, c. 45 B.C.

|Parium|, |Parium,| |Mysia,| |c.| |45| |B.C.||semis|
The abbreviated legend translates, "Twin Julian Colony of Parium." The other colony in the twin pair was Lampsakos. The head is probably Venus and intended to flatter Julius Caesar, who claimed descent from Venus. The reverse was also like intended to honor Caesar, the Pontifex Maximus, the head priest of Rome. The praefericulum was a metal ewer used by Roman augurs and pontiffs to hold wine dedicated to libations. It was carried in religious processions and, like the lituus, praefericula were among the sacerdotal insignia frequently depicted on coins of the pontiffs and augurs.
RP114662. Bronze semis, RPC I 2259; SNG Cop 280; SNG BnF 141; BMC Mysia p. 102, 80; Lindgren-Kovacs 272; Sear Imperators, App 2, 715, F, attractive green patina, weight 3.227 g, maximum diameter 14.5 mm, die axis 0o, Parium (Kemer, Canakkale, Turkey) mint, time of Julius Caesar, c. 45 BC; obverse female (Venus?) head right, wearing stephane; C G I P (Colonia Gemella Iulia Pariana) around; reverse praefericulum (ewer), D - D (by decree of the decurions) across fields; $90.00 (€84.60)


Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Kyzikos, Mysia

|Cyzicus|, |Severus| |Alexander,| |13| |March| |222| |-| |March| |235| |A.D.,| |Kyzikos,| |Mysia||AE| |28|
Colossal foundations of the Temple of Hadrian, sometimes ranked among the Seven Wonders of the World, are still visible at Cyzicus. The columns were 21.35 meters high (about 70 feet), the highest known in the Roman Empire. Those at Baalbek in Syria, the next highest, are only 19.35 meters (about 63 feet). Columns from both structures were recycled under Justinian I for the Hagia Sophia.
RP112741. Bronze AE 28, RPC Online VI T3777 (6 spec.), SNG BnF 818, SNG Tüb 2285 , F, well centered, dark patina, scratches, small edge chips, center dimple on rev., weight 13.074 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 105o, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 13 Mar 222 - Mar 235 A.D.; obverse AY KAI MAY CEBH AΛEXANΔPOC AYΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse KYZIKH-N-ΩN NEΩ/KOPΩ (last four letters in exergue), two burning torches, serpent coiled around each, flaming altar between; first example of this type handled by Forum; rare; $80.00 (€75.20)


Byzantine Empire, Focas, 23 November 602 - 5 October 610 A.D.

|Focas|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Focas,| |23| |November| |602| |-| |5| |October| |610| |A.D.||follis|NEW
Only regnal year 1 (with officina A or B) is known for this type. In the Dumbarton Oaks catalog, Grierson notes for this and other Phocas bronze coins of Cyzicus the officina letter is regularly out of alignment with the letters KYZ, which are centrally placed below the mark of value. This implies that the officina letter was added later. On our coin the officina letter is much smaller than the mintmark, cramped and weak. It appears to be an A, for the first officina.
BZ114009. Bronze follis, DOC II.1 69a, Morrisson BnF 8/Cy/AE/01, Wroth BMC 81, Tolstoi 139, Ratto 1267, Hahn MIB II 75, SBCV 664, Sommer 9.46, aVF, broad flan, dark patina with highlighting earthen deposits, obv. upper right/rev. lower right weakly struck, slight double strike on rev., weight 12.938 g, maximum diameter 31.0 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 602 - 603 A.D.; obverse d N FOCAS - PERP AVC, Phocas, on left, standing facing, crowned, globus cruciger in right hand; Leontia, on right, standing facing crowned and nimbate, holding cruciform scepter transversely in right hand, [crown between heads?], wreath border; reverse Large M (40 nummi), ANNO (year) left, I (year 1) right, KYZA (Cyzicus, 1st officina) in exergue, linear border; scarce; $80.00 (€75.20)


Pergamon, Mysia, c. 2nd Century B.C.

|Pergamon|, |Pergamon,| |Mysia,| |c.| |2nd| |Century| |B.C.||AE| |20|
Pergamon, Mysia was located to the northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey, 16 miles (26 km) from the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the Caicus (Bakircay) River. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon under the Attalid dynasty, 281-133 B.C. Pergamon is cited in the book of Revelation as one of the seven churches of Asia.
GB112986. Bronze AE 20, SNG BnF 1875; SNGvA 1374; SNG Cop 396; BMC Mysia p. 131, 172, VF, nice green patina, old scrapes, die damage, weight 8.689 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 0o, Pergamon (Bergama, Turkey) mint, c. 2nd century B.C.; obverse head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet; reverse trophy of captured arms, NIKHΦOPOY (Victorious) downward on left, AΘHNAΣ (Athena) downward on right, Pergamon monogram lower right; $75.00 (€70.50)


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Attaea, Mysia

|Other| |Mysia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Attaea,| |Mysia||AE| |17|
Attaea appears to be known only from its coinage. Its site is uncertain but, based on coin finds, may be Dikeliköy, Turkey.
RP113005. Bronze AE 17, RPC Online III 1756; SNG Cop 32; Von Fritze AMNG IV 368 - 373; BMC Mysia p. 15, 5; SNGvA 1073; SNG BnF -, VF, nice green patina, tight flan, weight 3.223 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 15o, Attaea (Dikeliköy, Turkey?) mint, obverse AY NEPBAC TPAIANOC, laureate head right; reverse ATTAEITΩN, draped, youthful bust of the Senate right, wearing taenia; ex Leu Numismatik web auction 24 (3 Dec 2022), lot 4995 (part of); $70.00 (€65.80)


Germe ad Rhyndakos, Mysia, c. 125 - 150 A.D.

|Other| |Mysia|, |Germe| |ad| |Rhyndakos,| |Mysia,| |c.| |125| |-| |150| |A.D.||AE| |20|
There were two towns named Germe: Germe ad Rhyndakos near Pergamum in Mysia and Germa ad Caicus in Lydia. BMC and SNG Cop include the city under Lydia. But recent scholarship indicates only Germe ad Rhyndakos in Mysia struck coins.
GB111803. Bronze AE 20, Ehling 403; SNG Cop 126; BMC Lydia p. 79, 5; SNGvA -, VF, well centered, earthen encrusted, weight 3.812 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 180o, Mysia, Germe ad Rhyndakos mint, c. 125 - 150 A.D.; obverse IEPOC ΔHMOC, bare head of Demos right; reverse ΓEPM-HNWN, naked Herakles standing facing, head left, club in right, lion's skin draped over left arm; rare; $60.00 (€56.40)




  






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