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Siglos - Kte... Peiraeeus
| Issuer | Amisos |
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| Year | 435 BC - 370 BC |
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| Value | Siglos (1) |
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| Obverse description | Facing left, the bust of Hera rendered in fine archaic-to-classical Greek style, her hair elaborately arranged beneath an ornate stephanos. She wears a triple-pendant earring and a pearl necklace, with drapery visible at the base of the neck. The portrait exhibits careful die engraving characteristic of Pontic coastal mints of the fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse lettering | KT H ΠEIPA |
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Amisos, the Black Sea Greek colony founded by Milesian settlers on the Pontic coast, maintained commercial ties that stretched from the Aegean to the Persian interior — and the siglos format reflects that dual orientation. The denomination mirrors the Persian royal siglos in weight standard, a deliberate choice that facilitated trade with Achaemenid-administered territories inland from the coast without requiring currency conversion at every exchange point.
The SNG France reference places this among a well-documented but modestly represented series; individual specimens vary enough in die work to suggest small-batch production rather than sustained centralized output.