Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Amisos - AE 29mm

Entry/Object ID

C2016-G37-160

Collection

Hellenistic Greece

Mintage

Mint

Amisos

Date made

100 BCE - 75 BCE

Time Period

Hellenistic

Place of Origin

City

Amisos

Region

Asia Minor

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Head of Athena Parthenos helmeted, right.

Reverse

Description

Perseus standing, facing, holding Medusa's head in left hand and harpa in right; to left in field, ME monogram; below, Medusa's winged body.

Transcription

AMIΣO(Y)

Translation

(Of) Amisos

Issuing Authority

Amisos

Denomination

AE 29mm

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Greek

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

3.91 mm

Diameter

29.03 mm

Weight

19.01 g

Composition

Material

Bronze

Web Links and URLs

Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

SNG 9 (British Museum) pt. 1 1173

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Lindgren 23