Pharnaceia SNG Paris 1892, Bronze, struck at Pharnaceia, 100–95 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 18.8 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
| mint | Pharnaceia | weight | 18.75g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀21.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| 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 (2)
British Museum
18.75g
⌀21.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Pharnaceia SNG Paris 1892 (pharnaceia.sng.paris.1892), 100–95 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/pharnaceia-sng-paris-1892/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA