Amastris Callataÿ 2004 Group 2, Silver, struck at Amastris, 300–285 BC. Obverse: male head wearing a kyrbasia (persian leather headdress) adorned with a star and a laurel wreath. Reverse: aphrodite, draped, wearing a polos (short cylindrical headdress), seated on a throne, holding a nike crowning her and a sceptre; in the left field, a rose aphrodite assise sur un. Weight about 9.1 g, diameter 22.3 mm.
| mint | Amastris | weight | 9.07g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀22.3 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Male head wearing a kyrbasia (Persian leather headdress) adorned with a star and a laurel wreath
reverse
Aphrodite, draped, wearing a polos (short cylindrical headdress), seated on a throne, holding a Nike crowning her and a sceptre; in the left field, a rose Aphrodite assise sur un
specimens (7)
British Museum
9.17g
⌀23.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
9.56g
⌀23.0
11↕
British Museum
8.47g
⌀21.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Amastris Callataÿ 2004 Group 2 (amastris_callatay_2004_group_2), 300–285 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/amastris-callatay-2004-group-2/ (accessed: 2026-10-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA