Amisus   Pontus
Αμισός   Πόντος

AE 20

SHH 5307

Mo 10a Mo 121a

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance

7.93 g   19.2-20.6 mm   2.9 eqmm   1:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / - σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = 12.4 MS/m Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy. Cista mystica, thyrsos diagonally behind; ΑΜΙΣΟΥ 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 Hubert Lanz, 14.10.13