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AR 48th Ionia, Miletos, AR 1/48th Stater. ca 500 BC. Facing lion head / lion head left. TextClick Here
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. TextClick Here
BMC 3Ionia, Miletos. Circa 6th Century BC. Electrum Twelfth Stater. Lion left, paw raised, head reverted and roaring / Crude ornamental incuse square. TextClick Here
BMC 47Ionia, Miletos. 350-300 BC. Æ 14mm. Lion standing left, head reverted; I/M monogram / Stellate pattern; magistrate's name. TextClick Here
BMC 109Ionia, Miletos. 250-190 BC. Æ 14mm. Laureate head of Apollo 3/4 facing left / Lion right, looking back at star. TextClick Here
Deppert 58 Ionia, 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) TextClick Here
Deppert 125ff Ionia, Miletos. Circa 352-325 BC. AR Drachm. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, head reverted; monogram before, star above; magistrate DAMNAS. TextClick Here
Deppert 757 Ionia, 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. TextClick Here
Head 107v AE15 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. TextClick Here
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Klein 415 Ionia, Miletos. Before 575 BC. EL 1/12 Stater. Lion head right / Incuse punch containing stellate or quincunx pattern. TextClick Here
Klein 415v Ionia, Miletos. Mid-6th Century BC. EL Twelfth Stater (1.12 gm). Lion head right / Incuse punch. TextClick Here
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Klein 416 Ionia, Miletos. Mid-6th Century BC. EL 1/24th Stater (0.58 gm). Lion head facing / Incuse punch. TextClick Here
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Klein 430 Ionia, Miletos. Circa 525-494 BC. AR 1/48 Stater (0.21 gm). Lion's head left / Bird (quail?) running left. TextClick Here
Lindgren 513 Ionia, Miletos AE17. ca 350 - 300 BC. Head of Apollo right / lion right, head reverted, star above. TextClick Here
Mionnet 731cf Ionia, Miletos. Circa 294-281 BC. Æ 15mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion advancing right, head reverted; star above; ZEUXILEW[S](magistrate). TextClick Here
RJO 77Miletos, Ionia autonomous Coinage AR 1/96th Stater. 0.12 g, 5.21mm. 525-500 BC. Lion's head right / Quail standing right in incuse square, two dots in opposing corners. RJO 77; cf SNG Berry 1045 (1/48 Stater).TextFull Size
Rosen 275v Ionia, Miletos. Circa 600 BC. EL Twelfth Stater. Head of lion right / Cross of five pellets in incuse. TextClick Here
Rosen 403cf Ionia, Magnestia AR Obol. Obscure obverse / scorpion within incuse square. TextClick Here
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Rosen 407 Ionia, Miletos AR 48th Stater or Hemitetartemorion. ca 500 BC. Lion's head left / bird (quail, dove, or bustard?) standing left within incuse. TextObverseReverse
Rosen 579cf Miletos. 6th Century BC. AR Triobol. Facing lion head in dotted square / Stellate pattern within lattice-work square. TextClick Here
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SNGBerry_1045Ionia, Miletos. Circa 500 BC. AR Hemitetartemorion. Lion's head right / Quail right within incuse square, two dots in field. SNG Berry 1045, Rosen 407/8. TextFull Size
SNGBerry 1046 Ionia, Miletos. Circa 500 BC. AR Hemitetartemorion (0.16 gm). Lion's head left / Quail left within incuse. Cf. Rosen 407/8. TextFull Size
SNGCop 378Ionia, Miletos. Circa 500 BC. AR Obol (0.67 gm). Protome of lion, seen from above / Scorpion within incuse. Rosen 403. TextClick Here
SNGCop 948Ionia, Miletus. 6th - 5th Century B.C. AR Diobol. Forepart of lion right, head reverted / Star-like floral pattern. TextClick Here
SNGCop 952Miletos, Ionia, AR 1/12 stater. Late 6th century BC. Forepart of lion left, head turned / Floral star pattern in incuse square. TextObverseReverse
SNGCop 956Ionia, Miletos. 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm. Lion crouching right / Stellate pattern within incuse square. TextClick Here
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. TextClick Here
SNGCop 977Ionia, Miletos. ca 313-290 BC. Æ 11mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lion standing right, head reverted; star above, magistrate ARISTOGORAS. TextClick Here
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SNGKayhan 444 Ionia, 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. TextClick Here
SNGKayhan 449 Ionia, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Twelfth Stater or Hemihekte. Lion's head left / Punch with four pellets connected to central pellet. TextClick Here
SNGKeck 925Miletos, Ionia. AR 1/48th stater. 0.21 grams, 5.39 mm. 525-494 BC. Lion's head right / Quail standing left within incuse square. SNG Keckman I, 925; Klein 432; Sear -.TextFull Size
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Traite 14 Ionia, Miletos. Before 575 BC. EL 1/3rd Stater - Trite. Lion reclining left, head reverted, within segmented rectangular frame / Two irregular incuse punches.TextClick Here
Traite 17v Ionia, 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.TextClick Here
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Weidauer 126 Ionia, 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.TextObverseReverse
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Weidauer 126cf Ionia, 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.TextObverseReverse
Weidauer 130 Miletos. Before 575 BC. EL Hekte. Lion reclining left, head reverted / Two divided incuse squares. TextClick Here
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.
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.
Sear #4502Miletos AR Drachm. Mid 4th century BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion standing left, looking back at star.
Sear #4508Ionia, Miletos AR Hemidrachm. 250-200 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / MILHSIWN, lion standing right, looking back at star.
Sear #4512Ionia, Miletos AR Octobol. 2nd century BC. Laureate head of of Apollo right / lion standing right, looking back at star.
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.
See also: A tourist destination website with nice photos of Miletos
Of interest!Nov. 2009: A 109 page, English translation of L. Weidauer's work (translated with permission) is available for people who already have the German version (The translation does not include plates). The price of the translation is only US$ 20. Contact Reid at The Weidauer Project for more information.
Highly recommended!Coins of Miletus, a splendid specialist site by Dr. Robert J. O'Hara
Perseus Project database, coins of Miletos
Entry for Ionia, Miletos on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Miletus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Miletos at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Miletus in the ANS Database
Search for Miletus in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Miletos at AncientImports.com
Search for Miletos at Incitatus Coins

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