Amas(e)ia SNG Paris 876, Bronze, struck at Amasia, 90–85 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a helmet. Reverse: perseus draped and helmeted, wearing a chlamys, facing, holding a harpa (war-sickle) and the head of medusa; in the background, the elongated body of medusa. Weight about g.
| mint | Amasia | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing a helmet
reverse
Perseus draped and helmeted, wearing a chlamys, facing, holding a harpa (war-sickle) and the head of Medusa; in the background, the elongated body of Medusa
specimens (1)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Amas(e)ia SNG Paris 876 (amasia.sng.paris.876), 90–85 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/amaseia-sng-paris-876/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA