285 BC -235 BC

Amastris   Paphlagonia
Αμαστρις   Παφλαγονία
Stater / Στατήρ ΑR 22
 SHH 6950

6950 Amastris Paphlagonia Didrachm AR

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Provenance
 9.51 g   21.3-22.0 mm   3.1 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 36.2, rev. 44.8 MS/m
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 left field.
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BMC 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); HGC VII 356; Manchester 1150;
Potzi 2107 (this coin); Sear Greek 3670 (after 288 BC); Stancomb 731 (ca. 285 BC);
von Aulock 125
Ex Gorny & Mosch 265/342, 14.10.2019