Astypalaea BMC Astypalaea 5-8, Bronze, struck at Astypalaea, 200–100 BC. Obverse: head of perseus wearing a helmet in the form of a phrygian cap. Reverse: head of medusa facing. Weight about 2.9 g.
| mint | Astypalaea | weight | 2.95g (5) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 0↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Perseus wearing a helmet in the form of a Phrygian cap
reverse
Head of Medusa facing
specimens (8)
British Museum
2.92g
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
2.95g
British Museum
2.14g
British Museum
3.33g
National Museum of Denmark
3.40g
Cite this coin
Astypalaea BMC Astypalaea 5-8 (astypalaea_bmc_5-8), 200–100 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/astypalaea-bmc-astypalaea-5-8/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA