Amastris Waddington 1925 17, Bronze, struck at Amastris, 90–85 BC. Obverse: head of medusa (gorgon) in the centre of an aegis. Reverse: nike, draped, carrying a palm decorated with ribbons on her shoulder. Weight about 7.9 g, diameter 22.3 mm.
| mint | Amastris | weight | 7.93g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀22.3 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 9↕ (4) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Medusa (gorgon) in the centre of an aegis
reverse
Nike, draped, carrying a palm decorated with ribbons on her shoulder
specimens (24)
British Museum
7.86g
⌀23.0
12↕
British Museum
8.38g
⌀23.0
12↕
British Museum
8.06g
⌀21.0
12↕
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Cite this coin
Amastris Waddington 1925 17 (amastris.waddington.1925.17), 90–85 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/amastris-waddington-1925-17/ (accessed: 2026-09-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA