A Gallery of 40 Coins Through History (Image Gallery) p. 24

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 10 September 2024

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Coin of Amastris

by Heritage Auctions
published on 01 June 2019

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Coin of Amastris — View Full-Size Image

Silver stater issued by Amastris (r. c. 300 - 285 BCE) in Paphlagonia. Neither the youthful portrait nor the enthroned goddess may be a direct portrait of Amastris, but in both Greek and Persian terms they express her claim to rule as queen.

Heritage 3061, 7 January 2018, lot 29140. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.HA.com.

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