Amisus   Pontus
Αμισός   Πόντος

AE 20

SHH 5203

Mo 12 Mo 121a

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance

7.53 g   19.3-20.7 mm   2.7 eqmm   1:00 o'clock   VF σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = 12.9 MS/m Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy. Cista mystica, thyrsos diagonally behind; ΑΜ[ΙΣΟΥ] below; monogramms in upper left and right field. ? 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, 21.6.2013