120 BC - 63 BC

Amisus   Pontus
Αμισός   Πόντος
 AE 22
 SHH 5202


5202 Amisus Pontus AE Mo_0012a
Mo 012a

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Provenance
Composition
 7.32 g   21.1-22.6 mm   2.2 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   F
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = 13.8 MS/m
Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy.
Cista mystica, thyrsos diagonally behind; ΑΜΙΣΟΥ below;
monogramms in upper left and right field.
Over-strike.
BM Black Sea 1199/1208 (ca. 85-65 BC); BMC 51/56 (Time of Mithradates VI);
de Callatay Pl XLIX T/W;
Copenhagen IV 143/144 (time of Mithradates Eupator 120-63 BC);
Lindgren 30 variant;
Sear Greek 3640 (late 2nd - early 1st century BC, time of Mithradates);
Stancomb 695/699 (85-65 BC)
Ex Gitbud & Naumann, 23.06.13
μ-XRF-Analysis, edge;   ArtTAX Pro, 80-100 µm Spot
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76.4
 0.9
 1.3
 21.1
 0.1
 0.0 0.0 0.0
 0,1
 0,1