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Ancient Coinage of Ionia, Miletos


[Deppert-Lippitz 757]

Miletus or Miletos, near the mouth of the Meander River in Anatolia

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AR_48thIonia, Miletos, AR 1/48th Stater. ca 500 BC. Facing lion head / lion head left. TextImage
BMC 2vIonia, Miletos Electrum Stater. Before 575 BC. Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch containing a fox standing left & three pellets, flanked by two square punches containing, respectively, a stag's head left & stellate pattern. Traité II 19. TextImage
BMC 3Ionia, Miletos. Circa 6th Century BC. Electrum Twelfth Stater. Lion left, paw raised, head reverted and roaring / Crude ornamental incuse square. TextImage
BMC 47Ionia, Miletos. 350-300 BC. Æ 14mm. Lion standing left, head reverted; I/M monogram / Stellate pattern; magistrate's name. TextImage
BMC 109Ionia, Miletos. 250-190 BC. Æ 14mm. Laureate head of Apollo 3/4 facing left / Lion right, looking back at star. TextImage
Deppert_058Ionia, Miletos. 327/6 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.33 gm). Laureate head of Apollo left / lion standing left, star above, MI monogram left, magistrate (...)NTIANO in ex. Deppert-Lippitz 58 (V27/R33) TextImage
Deppert_125ffIonia, Miletos. Circa 352-325 BC. AR Drachm. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, head reverted; monogram before, star above; magistrate DAMNAS. TextImage
Deppert_757Ionia, Miletus AR Tetradrachm. ca 175 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / MILHSIWN, lion standing right, head reverted, star above back; in right field, MI monogram above EP monogram, magistrate YLIADHS in ex. TextImage
Head_107vAE15 of Miletos, Ionia. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion standing right, looking back at star of six to eight rays in upper field, monogram right. ..-IWN in ex. TextImage
Klein_415Ionia, Miletos. Before 575 BC. EL 1/12 Stater. Lion head right / Incuse punch containing stellate or quincunx pattern. TextImage
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Klein_415vIonia, Miletos. Mid-6th Century BC. EL Twelfth Stater (1.12 gm). Lion head right / Incuse punch. TextImage
Klein_416Ionia, Miletos. Mid-6th Century BC. EL 1/24th Stater (0.58 gm). Lion head facing / Incuse punch. TextImage
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Klein_430Ionia, Miletos. Circa 525-494 BC. AR 1/48 Stater (0.21 gm). Lion's head left / Bird (quail?) running left. TextImage
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Lindgren_513Ionia, Miletos AE17. ca 350 - 300 BC. Head of Apollo right / lion right, head reverted, star above. TextImage
Mionnet_731cfIonia, Miletos. Circa 294-281 BC. Æ 15mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion advancing right, head reverted; star above; ZEUXILEW[S](magistrate). TextImage
Rosen_275vIonia, Miletos. Circa 600 BC. EL Twelfth Stater. Head of lion right / Cross of five pellets in incuse. TextImage
Rosen_403cfIonia, Magnestia AR Obol. Obscure obverse / scorpion within incuse square. TextImage
Rosen_407Ionia, Miletos AR 48th Stater or Hemitetartemorion. ca 500 BC. Lion's head left / bird (quail, dove, or bustard?) standing left within incuse. TextObvRev
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Rosen_579cfMiletos. 6th Century BC. AR Triobol. Facing lion head in dotted square / Stellate pattern within lattice-work square. TextImage
SNGBerry_1046Ionia, Miletos. Circa 500 BC. AR Hemitetartemorion (0.16 gm). Lion's head left / Quail within incuse. Cf. Rosen 407/8. TextObvRev
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SNGCop 378Ionia, Miletos. Circa 500 BC. AR Obol (0.67 gm). Protome of lion, seen from above / Scorpion within incuse. Rosen 403. TextImage
SNGCop 948Ionia, Miletus. 6th - 5th Century B.C. AR Diobol. Forepart of lion right, head reverted / Star-like floral pattern. TextImage
SNGCop 952Miletos, Ionia, AR 1/12 stater. Late 6th century BC. Forepart of lion left, head turned / Floral star pattern in incuse square. TextObvRev
SNGCop 956Ionia, Miletos. 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm. Lion crouching right / Stellate pattern within incuse square. TextImage
SNGCop 959Ionia, Miletos AR Drachm. ca 352-325 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, looking right; star above, monogram before, magistrate DHMAINOS. Deppert-Lippitz 94-103. TextImage
SNGCop 977Ionia, Miletos. ca 313-290 BC. Æ 11mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion standing right, head reverted; star above, magistrate ARISTOGORAS. TextImage
SNGKayhan_444Ionia, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Twelfth Stater or Hemihekte. Lion's head right / Punch with four pellets connected to central pellet. SNG Kayhan 444-448. TextImage
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SNGKayhan_449Ionia, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Twelfth Stater or Hemihekte. Lion's head left / Punch with four pellets connected to central pellet. TextImage
Traite_14Ionia, Miletos. Before 575 BC. EL 1/3rd Stater - Trite. Lion reclining left, head reverted, within segmented rectangular frame / Two irregular incuse punches. TextImage
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Traite_17vIonia, Miletos EL Stater. Before 575 BC. Lion reclining right, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch containing a running fox & three pellets; square punch below containing stellate pattern; square punch above containing N pattern. TextImage
Weidauer_126Ionia, Miletos EL Stater. Before 575 BC. Lion reclining left, head reverted, within segmented rectangular frame / Central oblong punch containing a running fox & three pellets; square punch above containing stag's head; square punch below containing stellate pattern. Boston MFA 1882. TextObvRev
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Weidauer_126cfIonia, Miletus EL Stater. Late seventh-early sixth century BC. Lion reclining left, head reverted, within double rectangular border with dentate pattern / Three incuses: the first square, containing stag head right; the second an elongated rectangle containing L & dog(?) left; the third, overlapping the second square & containing a cruciform pattern. TextObvRev
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Weidauer_130Miletos. Before 575 BC. EL Hekte. Lion reclining left, head reverted / Two divided incuse squares. TextImage
Sear #3532Miletos, Ionia, AR 1/12 Stater. c 525 BC, Head of lion right / Star ornament within incuse square. Grose 8207, SNGvA 2082, SNG Cop 952, BMC 185.
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Sear #3533Miletos, Ionia AR 1/12 stater. c 525 BC. Head of lion left / Star ornament within incuse square. Grose 8210, SNGvA 2081, SNG Cop 944v, BMC 186.
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Sear #4502Miletos AR Drachm. Mid 4th century BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion standing left, looking back at star. TextImage
Sear #4508Ionia, Miletos AR Hemidrachm. 250-200 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / MILHSIWN, lion standing right, looking back at star. TextObvRev
Sear #4512Ionia, Miletos AR Octobol. 2nd century BC. Laureate head of of Apollo right / lion standing right, looking back at star. TextImage
Sear #4521Miletos, Ionia, Æ17. Cult statue of Apollo right, holding leaping stag, and bow / Lion seated right, looking back at star in upper field, monogram before, MILHCIWN in exergue. TextObvRev
See also: A tourist destination website with nice photos of Miletos
Perseus Project database, coins of Miletos
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Entry for Ionia, Miletos on the Digital Historia Numorum
Highly recommended!Coins of Miletus, a splendid specialist site by Dr. Robert J. O'Hara
Search for Miletus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
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Search for Miletus in the ANS Database
Search for Miletus in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
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