Amastris   Paphlagonia
Αμαστρις   Παφλαγονία

AE 20

SHH 5305

Mo 94

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance

4.79 g   19.7-20.3 mm   1.7 eqmm   1:00 o'clock   VF t = 1.6-2.4 mm Aegis with head of Gorgon in the center. Nike advancing right, carrying palm branch; ΑΜAΣ / ΤΡE[ΩΣ] on either side. ? BM Black Sea 1315/1318 ( ca. 85-65 BC); BMC Paphlagonia 9/10 (time of Mithradates); Copenhagen IV 246 (time of Mithradates); Lindgren III 78; Sear Greek 3675 (late 2nd - early 1st c. BC, time of Mithradates); Stancomb 736/737 (ca. 85-65 BC) Ex Hubert Lanz, 14.10.2013