Sinope Waddington 1925 62, Bronze, struck at Sinope, 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 18.2 g, diameter 29.2 mm.
| mint | Sinope | weight | 18.16g (13) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.2 (12) |
| denomination | — | axis | 11↕ (13) |
| 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 (14)
British Museum
20.72g
⌀30.0
12↕
British Museum
19.60g
⌀30.0
12↕
British Museum
17.42g
⌀27.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
17.15g
⌀28.0
12↕
CHANGE (Oxford)
CHANGE (Oxford)
CHANGE (Oxford)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
17.39g
Cite this coin
Sinope Waddington 1925 62 (sinope.waddington.1925.62), 90–85 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/sinope-waddington-1925-62/ (accessed: 2026-10-11). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA