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Ancient Coinage of Ionia, Kolophon

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ARFractionKolophon (or Thraco-Macedonian?) AR Fraction, (0.42g). c 450 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Quadripartite incuse square, dot at center. TextObvRev
AR_HemitetartemorionKolophon (?), Ionia, AR hemitetartemorion, (1/8 obol), (0.15g) 350 BC, Facing head of Apollo. / Quadripartite incuse square. TextObvRev
McClean_8046Ionia, Colophon AR Drachm. 440-400 BC. Head of Apollo right / Lyre in incuse square. TextObvRev
Milne 7Ionia, Kolophon AR Tetartemorion (0.21g). 490-400 BC. Facing head of Apollo / TE monogram. TextObvRev
Milne 8Ionia, Kolophon. Circa 525-490 BC. AR Tetartemorion. Facing head of Apollo / TE monogram within incuse. TextImage
Milne 13aIonia, Kolophon. Circa 490-400 BC. AR Drachm (5.50 gm). Period II, Group A. Laureate head of Apollo Klarios right / Kithara within incuse square. TextImage
Milne 34Ionia, Kolophon. 525-490 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.31 gm). Head of Apollo right / Incuse square with T-e monogram and grain. Milne NNM 96, 34. TextImage
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Milne 51bIonia, Colophon AR Drachm. ca 389–350 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left, hair rolled / KOLOFWN, cithara, magistrate EPMWNAX to right. Traité II 1917. TextImage
Milne 65Kolophon. Circa 389-350 BC. AR Drachm. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lyre; magistrate ARISTEIDHS. TextImage
Milne 73Ionia, Kolophon. Circa 389-350 BC. AR Drachm (2.86 gm). Laureate head of Apollo right / KOLOF, lyre within incuse square; magistrate PLATWN. TextImage
Milne 85Ionia, Colophon AR Drachm. Magistrate Aminias, Period IV, ca 350-330 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / AMINIANAS KOLOFWNIWN, cithara, a lyre with five strings. TextImage
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Milne 96 Ionia, Kolophon. Circa 389-350 BC. AE, Bronze Chalkous. Apollo / Kithara. Milne TextImage
Milne 130Kolophon, AE16, Hemiobol, Head of Apollo right, hair bound in a taenia / horseman riding right, spear couched, magistrate's name GLAUKOS below. BMC 28. TextImage
Milne 131Ionia, Kolophon. ca 330-285 BC. Æ 18mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / KOL, horseman, holding spear pointed forwards & with chlamys flying behind, on horseback prancing right; lyre in upper left field, magitstrate DHIKLOS. SNG Cop 162, BMC 29. TextImage
Milne 132Kolophon, Ionia. AE Hemi-Obol. Magistrate Dionysifanes. Laureate head of Apollo right / KOL above, DIONUSFANHS beneath horseman right, chlamys flying out behind, holding couched lance. Lyre at upper left. Milne 132; Imhoof MG 35; cf Sear 4354.TextImage
Milne 145Ionia, Kolophon. ca 330-285 BC. Æ15mm. Laureate, three-quarter facing head of Apollo, head turned slightly left / KO, lyre, palm right, magistrate ERASINIDHS. TextImage
Milne 178Ionia, Kolophon. ~190-30 BC. Æ 17mm. Homer seated left on throne / Apollo Kitharoidos standing right, holding lyre. SNGvA 2017. TextImage
Milne IIIBIonia, Kolophon. Circa 389-350 BC. AR Diobol. Laureate head of Apollo left / KOLOPW on left, magistrate IUPPOKRA or ITOPOKRA on right, kithara. TextImage
SNGCop 133cfIonia, Kolophon. Circa 6th Century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.43 gm). Archaic diademed head of Apollo facing / HM monogram in incuse square. TextImage
SNGCop 140IONIA KOLOPHON. 490-400 BC. Silver Quarter-Obol, 7mm (0.29 gm). O: Laureate head of Apollo, r.. R: Quadripartite incuse square. TextObvRev
SNGCop 157Ionia, Kolophon. Circa 330-285 BC. Æ 13mm. Head of Apollo left / Forepart of horse right; Magistrate Sokrates. TextImage
SNGCop 174Ionia, Kolophona AE13. 285-190BC, Laureate head of Apollo right / Horseman advancing right. TextImage
SNGvA_1811Ionia, Kolophon. Circa late 6th Century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.41 gm). Head of Apollo right / Irregular incuse punch. TextImage
SNGvA_1999Kolophon, Ionia, AR tetartemorion, (1/4 obol), (0.26g) 490-400 BC, Facing laureate & veiled head of Apollo. / TE monogram, inside incuse square. TextObvRev
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SNGvA_2008Ionia, Kolophon. Circa 389-350 BC. Æ 11mm. Head of Apollo right, hair bound with taenia / Lyre. TextImage
SNGvA 2012Kolophon, Ionia, AR Tetartemorion (1/4 obol). 5th century BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / TE monogram, stork standing at left, inside incuse square. TextObvRev
SNGvA 7898Kolophon, Ionia, AR hemiobol, (0.41g) 520-490 BC, Facing laureate & veiled head of Apollo, leaf at side. / HM monogram, inside incuse square. TextObvRev
SNGvA 7904Ionia, Kolophon. Circa 6th Century BC. AR Hemiobol. Archaic head of Apollo right / Quadripartite incuse square with central pellet. TextImage
SNG vA 7914Kolophon, AE12. Laureate head of Apollo with flowing hair, right / KOL DHIKLOS, Horse standing right with foreleg raised. SNG von Aulock 7914.TextImage
SNG vA 7915Kolophon, AE12. Laureate head of Apollo with flowing hair, right / KOL MHTRODW, Horse standing right with foreleg raised. SNG von Aulock 7915.TextImage
Sear #4341Kolophon, Ionia, AR drachm, (5.47g) c. 480-450 BC. KOLOFWNIWN (retrograde), laureate head of Apollo right / lyre in incuse square. BMC 1. TextObvRev
Sear #4342Ionia, Kolophon AR Hemiobol. 480-440 BC. Laureate head of Apollo facing / Monogram within incuse square. TextImage
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Ionia, Kolophon AR Tetartemorion. Laureate head of Apollo facing (var: facing right) / TE monogram in incuse square.
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Sear #4344Ionia, Kolophon AR Drachm. Head of Apollo right / KOLOFWNION, lyre with six strings. TextObvRev
Sear #4345Ionia, Colophon, AR Tetartemorion. ca 430-400 BC. Head of Apollo right / TE monogram, bucranium to left, all in incuse square. (TE = denomination Tetartemorion.)TextObvRev
Sear #4346Kolophon, Ionia, AR Drachm. c 300 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / KOLOFWN IHNHS, lyre.
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Sear #4348Kolophon, Ionia, AR Diobol. c 430-400 BC, Wreathed head of Apollo left / KOLOFW AIGUPTOS, lyre. Weber 5814. TextObvRev
Sear #4352Kolophon, Ionia, AE17. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre, K O at sides. TextObvRev
Sear #4356Ionia, Colophon AE18. After 300 BC. PUQEOS, Homer seated left holding scroll / KOLOFWNIWN, Apollo advancing right holding lyre. BMC 43, SNG Cop 186. TextImage
ROMAN IMPERIAL TIMES

Domitia

RPC 1053
Domitia, Kolophon, Ionia. AE19. DOMITIA CEBACTH, diademed, draped bust right. KOLOFW LHTOC, Leto standing left holding sceptre. Ref: RPC 1053; Milne 18a.TextImage

Philip_I

Milne 227
Philip I, 244-249 AD. AE35 (18.55g). AVT K M IOUL FILIPPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EPERCT AURIAS XRI ON COG KOLOFWNIWN, Apollo Klarias seated left, holding laurel branch and lyre. Milne 227; Lindgren and Kovacs 449.TextImage

Herennius Etruscus

BMC 58
Herennius Etruscus, AE29 of Kolophon, Ionia. 250-251 AD. Obv: KV EP ETP ME DEKIOC KAI, bare-headed, cuirassed bust right / EPI CTPA FL AGAQOKLEOVC KOLOFONIWN, boxer standing right. BMC 58.TextImage

Herennia Etruscilla

Milne 251
Herennia Etruscilla, AE 29 of Kolophon. 249-251 AD. EREN ETROVCKILLA CEB, diademed bust right on crecent / EPI STRA FL AGAQOKLECV KOLOFIW-NI-WN, boxer walking right. Milne 251; BMC 57.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Kolophon
Entry for Ionia, Kolophon on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Colophon in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Kolophon at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Colophon in the ANS Database
Search for Colophon in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Kolophon at AncientImports.com
Search for Kolophon at Incitatus Coins

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