Amastris Waddington 1925 15, Bronze, struck at Amastris, 90–85 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing an attic 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 18.7 g, diameter 29.5 mm.
| mint | Amastris | weight | 18.68g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (3) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing an Attic 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 (8)
British Museum
19.53g
⌀30.0
12↕
British Museum
18.69g
⌀29.0
12↕
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National Museum of Denmark
17.83g
Cite this coin
Amastris Waddington 1925 15 (amastris.waddington.1925.15), 90–85 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/amastris-waddington-1925-15/ (accessed: 2026-10-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA