Amisus Waddington 1925 17, Bronze, struck at Amisus, 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 18.1 g, diameter 28.4 mm.
| mint | Amisus | weight | 18.13g (12) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀28.4 (10) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (12) |
| 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 (24)
British Museum
18.05g
⌀28.0
12↕
British Museum
19.20g
⌀27.0
12↕
British Museum
18.52g
⌀29.0
12↕
British Museum
18.11g
⌀28.0
12↕
British Museum
18.76g
⌀28.0
12↕
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Cite this coin
Amisus Waddington 1925 17 (amisus.waddington.1925.17), 90–85 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/amisus-waddington-1925-17/ (accessed: 2026-10-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA