Amastris   Paphlagonia
Αμαστρις   Παφλαγονία

Stater / Στατήρ ΑR 23

SHH 1947

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9.13 g   21.8-24.2 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF Head of Mithras (or Amastris) right, wearing laureate mitra decorated with a star. Goddess (Aphrodite) wearing kalathos, enthroned left holding Nike with wreath, and sceptre; on right, ΑΜΑΣΤΡΙΕΩΝ downward; myrtle (?) bud in lower left field. ? BMC 1 Black Sea 1302, 1304/1305 (mid 3rd c. BC); BMC Paphlagonia 3/4 (early 3rd c. BC); Copenhagen IV 244 (ca. 285 BC); Delepierre 2478; Dewing 2123/2124 (ca. 285 BC); Manchester 1150; Sear Greek 3670 (after 288 BC); Stancomb 731 (ca. 285 BC)