Pharnaceia   Pontus
Φαρνακεία   Πόντος

AE 21

SHH 6365

Mo 130 Mo 77

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance

5.89 g    20.2-20.8 mm   2.0 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF ρ = 6.14 g/cm^3   σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = 6.0 MS/m Laureate head of Zeus right. Eagle with spread wings standing facing on thunderbolt, head right; ΦΑΡΝΑK[EΙΑΣ] below; star in upper right field and monogramm in left. Low density indicates extremely high Zn-conent ! See also Pharnaceia SHH 3402 and Amisus SHH 3735, confirmed with XRF-data. BM Black Sea 1276/1283; BMC Pontus 2; Copenhagen IV 222/224; Lindgren II 51; McClean 7387; Sear Greek Imperial 3663; Stancomb 723/724; von Aulock ---; Waddington RGAM 4/7 Ex Kölner Münzkabinett (KMK) 106/38, 11.3.2017, ex collection Grewer