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Æ21 ΑΜΑΣΤΡΕΩΣ, ΒΛ
| Issuer | Amastris (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 33 BC - 32 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Tyche facing right, wearing a turreted mural crown, rendered in the Hellenistic style typical of Pontic civic coinage. The goddess of fortune is depicted with her characteristic attributes, the turreted crown symbolising the city she protects. The field is plain with no surrounding legend. The relief is moderately high, with flan irregularities consistent with hand-struck production. |
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| Reverse description | Two torches crossed saltire-wise at centre, their flames rising upward, enclosed within a laurel wreath that frames the entire reverse field. The legend ΑΜΑΣΤΡΕΩΣ appears in the upper field within the wreath, identifying the issuing city of Amastris, while the date-letters ΒΛ are placed in the lower field below the torches, indicating the civic year of issue. The wreath is rendered with individual leaves carefully delineated, consistent with late Hellenistic engraving conventions. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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