Amastris Waddington 1925 10-13, Bronze, struck at Amastris, 300–200 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing an attic helmet decorated with a star. Reverse: owl facing on a thunderbolt, wings outstretched chouette de face sur un foudre, les ailes. Weight about 5.5 g, diameter 19.8 mm.
| mint | Amastris | weight | 5.54g (5) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀19.8 (5) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (5) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing an Attic helmet decorated with a star
reverse
Owl facing on a thunderbolt, wings outstretched Chouette de face sur un foudre, les ailes
specimens (8)
British Museum
6.98g
⌀22.0
12↕
British Museum
6.67g
⌀21.0
12↕
British Museum
2.30g
⌀15.0
12↕
British Museum
4.98g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
6.77g
⌀21.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Amastris Waddington 1925 10-13 (amastris.waddington.1925.10-13), 300–200 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/amastris-waddington-1925-10-13/ (accessed: 2026-09-03). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA