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| Issuer | Amastris (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#58998 |
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| Reverse description | Athena standing facing, head turned to the left, depicted in full figure wearing a crested Corinthian helmet and long peplos. She holds an upright spear in her right hand and rests her left hand upon a large round shield set at her side. The composition is rendered in the classical provincial style, with the figure occupying the full height of the field. The encircling Greek ethnic legend ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ is distributed around the periphery within a beaded border, identifying the issuing city of Amastris. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ (Translation: of the Amastrians) |
| Edge | Plain |
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