Description: Paphlagonia, Amastris, 120 - 63 BC. Aegis with gorgon head at center/ AMAΣ-TPEΩN; Nike walking right, palm branch over shoulder.

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 7,16 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: SNG BM Black Sea 1317-8

Commentary: green patina, some reddish deposits on reverse

History: The territory of Amastris produced a great quantity of boxwood, which grew on Mount Cytorus; it was so renowned throughout the Roman Empire, that it was even mentioned in poems.

Article Number: 012-06-04-41652