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Ancient Coinage of Ionia, Teos


Teos, a port city on the coast of Ionia; modern Sighajik, Turkey

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BMC 56Ionia, Teos. c2nd Century AD. AE 17mm. Turreted bust of young Dionysos as Teos right, thyrsos over shoulder / Griffin standing left. TextImage
Balcer 13Ionia, Teos AR Stater. Circa 510/05-495/90 BC. Griffin seated right, forepaw raised; swan to lower right / Quadripartite incuse square. Boston MFA 1937, Dewing 2312, SNG Cop 1437. Text
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Balcer 15Ionia, Teos. Circa 510-490 BC. AR Stater. Griffin with curled wings seated right, forepaw raised; grape cluster below / Rough quadripartite incuse square. SNGvA 2254. TextImage
Balcer 31Ionia, Teos. c540-478 BC. AR Drachm. Griffin with curled wings seated right, forepaw raised / Rough quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Balcer 32ffTeos. Circa 540-478 BC. AR Drachm. Griffin with curled wings seated right, forepaw raised / Rough quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Balcer 67cfIonia, Teos. Circa 540-478 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.59 gm). Griffin with curled wings seated right / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Cop 1442. TextImage
Balcer 72Ionia, Teos AR Hemiobol. ca 540-478 BC. Griffin seated right, raising forepaw / pebbled, mill-sail quadripartite incuse. SNG Cop 1442. TextImage
Balcer 97Ionia, Teos AR Stater. ca 450-400 BC. Griffin with curled wings seated right; forepart of Pegasos under raised paw / Quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Balcer 99cfIonia, Teos AR Stater. ca 478–470/65 BC. T—H—I—O—N, griffin seated right, raising left foreleg, seal downward before / quadripartite incuse. TextImage
Balcer 100Ionia, Teos AR Stater. Circa 478-465 BC. Griffin with curled wings seated right, forepaw raised; owl in front / Quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
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Balcer 101Teos. c478-465 BC. AR Stater. Griffin with curled wings seated on decorated basis, forepaw raised; swan in front / Quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Balcer 102cfIonia, Teos AR Stater. ca 470/65-449 BC. Griffin seated right, raising left foreleg, grapes & vine leaf before / Quadripartite incuse. TextImage
Balcer 103Ionia, Teos AR Stater. ca 478–449 BC. T—HI—O—N, griffin seated right, raising off foreleg, facing panther’s head beneath raised foreleg / quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Balcer 117Ionia, Teos. Circa 478-449 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.32 gm). Griffin squatting right, raising left forepaw / Quadripartite incuse square. SNGvA 2258. TextImage
Balcer 130Ionia, Teos, AR Quarter Obol or Tetartemorion. Head of griffin right / quadripartite incuse square with pellet at center of each compartment. TextImage
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Klein 475Ionia, Teos AR Tetartemorion. 540-478 BC. Griffin standing right / astragalos in incuse square. TextImage
Kuenker 97Ionia, Teos AR Reduced Rhodian Diobol. ca 320-294 BC. Griffin seated right, left forepaw raised / THI below, DIOYXES (magistrate) to left, lyre. SNG Turkey 612 var. TextImage
Lindgren 578Teos, Ionia. Pseudo-autonomous issue, AE, 2nd-3rd c. AD. 3.91 g. Draped bust of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy, thyrsos behind head / THIWN, griffin standing left, placing front paw on kantharos. Lindgren II 578.TextImage
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Sear #3509		Ionia, Teos, AR Drachm. 480-470 BC. Griffin seated right, forpaw raised / crude quadripartite incuse square. SNG Cop 1433, BMC 1. TextObvRev
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Sear #3511		Ionia, Teos AR Didrachm or Stater. Late 6th Century BC. Griffin seated right with raised forepaw / quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
SNGCop 1445Ionia, Teos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 3rd Century BC, magistrate Diomenes. Griffin seated right with raised forepaw / DIOMENHS, kantharos. SNGvA 2262cf. TextImage
SNGCop 1448ffIonia, Teos. Circa 3rd Century BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.38 gm). Griffin running right / Kantharos, magistrate FIKR-ATES. TextImage
SNGCop 1454Ionia, Teos AE18. 3rd Century AD. Griffin / MHTPODOROS, kantharos. TextImage
SternbergXII_252cfIonia, Teos AR Stater. ca 520–510/05 BC. Griffin seated right, raising off foreleg / quadripartite incuse. TextImage
obolTeos, Ionia, AR obol, (0.74g) c. 480 BC, Forepart of griffin right, with curled wing. / Quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
unlisted_stater_01Ionia, Teos AR Stater. Circa 478-449 BC. T-H-I-O-N, griffin with curled wings seated right, female head under raised paw / Quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Sear #3509Ionia, Teos, AR Drachm. 480-470 BC. Griffin seated right, forpaw raised / crude quadripartite incuse square. SNG Cop 1433, BMC 1.
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Sear #3511Ionia, Teos AR Didrachm or Stater. Late 6th Century BC. Griffin seated right with raised forepaw / quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Sear #3512Ionia, Teos, Archaic Silver Stater. c500-450BC. Griffin with curled wings, seated right, forepaw raised / quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
AUGUSTUS
RPC 2512Augustus, AE of Teos, Ionia. 3.33 g. SEBASTOS KTISTHS, bare head right / THIWN, Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. RPC 2512; SNG Cop. 1514.TextImage
SABINA
BMC 76Sabina AE 21mm of Teos, Ionia. CABEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right with hair coiled on top of head / FHCEINOC ANTAGOP, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing. SNG Cop 1523.TextImage
JULIA DOMNA
Kraft 18Julia Domna, AE of Teos, Ionia. 16.34 g. IOVLIA DOMNA CEB, draped bust right, small head of Dionysos right / EPI CTRA GNHBIOY THIWN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Kraft, p. 121 and pl. 12, 18; SNG Fitz 4595 var; Leake Coll. 12 var; Imhoof KM 31 var (all: different magistrate).TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Teos
Entry for Ionia, Teos on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Teus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Teos at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Teus in the ANS Database
Search for Teus in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Teos at AncientImports.com
Search for Teos at Incitatus Coins

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