Amastris (BC 285-250) Didrachm

ca 285-250 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.53g, 11h). Head of Mithras right, wearing Persian mitra adorned with laurel wreath and star below / Aphrodite seated left, holding Nike, who crowns her with wreath, in extended right hand, left arm cradling lotus-tipped scepter and resting on throne; rose bud to left, AMAÎ£TPIEÎ©N to right. Near EF, toned. Exceptional for issue. Ex CNG 78 (5/2008), lot 751; Sunrise Coll. (Triton X, 1/2007), lot 263; Schonwalter Coll. (Triton V, 1/2002), lot 1400; Coin Galleries (8/1978), lot 282; Coin Galleries (4/1961), lot 132; Ars Classica 14 (7/1929), lot 298.

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Filename:	93000340.jpg
City/Mint name:	Amastris
Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	CallataÃ¿, Premier 25a (D13/R5 â€“ this coin); RG 5; SNG von Aulock 152; SNG BM Black Sea 1302; SNG Stancomb 731; SNG Copenhagen 244; Dewing 2123 (same obv. die)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 93 (5/2013), lot 340 ($11,000 + comm)
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Date added:	Jul 02, 2013
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