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Ancient Coinage of Paphlagonia, Amastris


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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 7Amastris, Paphlagonia, AE28. Helmeted head of Athena right, in crested helmet with Pegasus / AMASTR..., Perseus standing, holding harpa & head of Medusa. TextImage
BMC 15Amastris, Paphlagonia, AE20. OMHROC, bust of Homer right, wearing taenia / AMACTRIANWN MELHC above and beneath river-god Meles, reclining left, himation over lower limbs, holding lyre and reed and resting left arm on overturned urn or rock. BMC 15.TextImage
RecGen 32Amastris, Paphlagonia, AE21. 4.06g. OMHROC, bearded, draped bust of Homer right, wearing taenia, countermark of Gordian III (Howgego 43) / AMASTRIANWN, Zeus Sarapis seated left, holding sceptre, Cerberus at foot. RecGen 32; Lindgren 79.TextImage
Reich 48870Paphlagonia, Amastris, 2nd century AD. OMHROC; head of Homer right, wearing taenia / AMACTPIANWN; male figure standing left, holding patera over altar in right, long sceptre in left hand. SNG von Aulock cf. 6806 (same obverse die), unpublished. A. Reich Collection 48870.TextImage
SNGBMC 130PAPHLAGONIA, Amastris. Mid 3rd Century BC. AR Didrachm. Young head right, in laureate leather cap decorated with star / Aphrodite enthroned left in kalathos, with scepter & Nike who crowns her; rose bud left. Dewing 2123-2124. TextImage
SNGBMC 1302ffPaphlagonia, Amastris AR Didrachm. Circa 285 BC. Head of Amastris right, in mitra with wreath & star / AMASTRIEWN, Aphrodite enthroned left, in polos & holding Nike in right hand, scepter in left; to left, myrtle bud. RecGen 5, SNG von Aulock 152, Dewing 2123/2124. TextImage
SNGCop 246Paphlagonia, Amastris, AE21. 120-63 BC. Aegis with Gorgon head at center / Nike advancing right carrying palm branch. TextImage
SNGvA 158Amastris, Paphlagonia. 120-63 BC, AE 19mm. Bearded head of Zeus right / AMASTR, beneath eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head right; monogram left, star right. BMC 5; Waddington 14; SNG von Aulock 158.TextImage
DOMITIA
RPC 713ADDDomitia, AE26 of Amastris, Paphlagonia. 81-96 AD. DOMITIA QEA SEBASTH, draped bust right / HRA..AMA-STRIANWN, Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos. Not in RPC for any city with this obv. legend.TextImage
ANTONINUS PIUS
Mionnet 28Antoninus Pius, AE27 pf Amastris, Paphlagonia. 138-161 AD. AYT KAICAP ANTWNEINOC, bare head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / AMACTRIANWN, Herakles Farnese standing right, right hand behind back, resting on club set on rock or cippus. Mionnet Suppl. IV, 28; cf. RecGen 69.TextImage
RecGen 65Antoninus Pius, AE23 of Amastris, Paphlagonia. AYT KAICAR ADR ANTNWEINOC, laureate head right / AMACTRIANWN, Hermes standing facing, head right, holding purse and caduceus. RecGen 65.TextImage
MARCUS AURELIUS
RecGen 80Marcus Aurelius, AE of Amastris, Paphlagonia. KAICAP OVHROC, bare head right / AMACTRIANWN, Hygieia standing left, holding patera, feeding serpent in arms. RecGen 80; Paris 551; BMC 22-23.TextImage
FAUSTINA II
Lindgren 82Faustina II AE 23 of Amastris in Paphlagonia. Draped bust right / Winged Nemesis standing left, holding horizontal wand.TextImage
GETA
RecGen 151aGeta AE18. 205-211 AD. Amastris, Paphlagonia. P CEP GETAC K, bare-headed and draped bust right / AMASTRIANWN, Bull standing right. RecGen 151a.TextImage
RecGen 152Geta AE21 of Amastris in Paphlagonia. AD 209-212 AE21. AYT K P CE GETAC AYG, Laureate bust right / AMACTRIANWN, Pallas Athena, helmeted standing right, wearing chiton and peplos, holding spear and owl. RecGen 152.TextImage
GORDIAN_III
RN 8767Gordian III, AE27 of Amastris, Paphlagonia. ..VT GORDIANOC AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / AMACTP(IANWN), Isis Pharia sailing right, head facing, holding a billowing sail. Not in SNG Cop, BMC, Mionnet, Isegrim database, Lindgren.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Amastris
Entry for Paphlagonia, Amastris on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Amastris in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Amastris at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Amastris in the ANS Database
Search for Amastris at AncientImports.com
Search for Amastris at Incitatus Coins

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