Æ28 - Septimius Severus ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙϹ

Amastris, a coastal city on the Black Sea shore of Pontus, was founded in the early third century BC by a niece of Darius III and former wife of Craterus — one of Alexander's generals. It retained a strong civic identity through the imperial period, issuing bronze coinage under its own authority well into the Severan dynasty. The reign of Septimius Severus was particularly active for provincial mints across Bithynia and Pontus, partly driven by his need to legitimize a rule won through civil war.