120 BC - 63 BC

Sinope   Paphlagonia
Σινώπη   Παφλαγονία
AE 27
 SHH 3738

3738 Sinope Paphlagonia AE

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Composition
 19.82 g   26.6-27.5 mm   3.9 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 6.4, rev. 6.2 MS/m
Head of Athena right,
wearing crested helmet decorated with Pegasus and the foreparts of four horses
Perseus standing facing, holding head of Medusa and harpa;
winged body of Medusa at his feet; ΣΙΝΩ / ΠΗ[Σ] on either side.
Irregular linear grooves on obverse and reverse.
BM Black Sea 1531/1535 (ca. 86-65 BC); Copenhagen VI 305 (2nd-1st c. BC);
Sear Greek 3707 (late 2nd-early 1st c. BC); Stancomb 796/797 (ca. 86-65 BC)
Münz Zentrum Rheinland (MZR) List 11.2009/161, 12.11.2009
μ-XRF-Analysis, edge;   ArtTAX Pro, 80-100 µm Spot
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