Ancient coin NEWP Day 1 (Amisos, Pontus AE22 w/ Artemis)

NiceCurrency

Going to try to make this a regular thing, I've got like 2 months worth of newps to go over, putting them on my Facebook and here for everyone's enjoyment





Greek

Circa 125-100 BCE

City of Amisos in Pontus (modern day Samsun, Turkey)

During the Reign of Mithridates VI of Pontus

Bronze Æ 21mm

8.4 grams

Obverse: Artemis (Goddess of the Hunt, Forests and Hills, the Moon, Archery) wearing diadem (ornamental headband), facing right with bow and quiver over shoulder

Reverse: Tripod with "AMIΣOY" in fields, meaning "of the people of Amisos"

Reference: Sear 3645/SNG Copenhagen 138

NiceCurrency

sorry those images were the size of the moon, fixed now

Zohar

Very nice, perfectly centered. How thick is this puppy?

Aethelred

I love that coin because:

1. The name of the city is nice and clear.

2. The bust is well centered.

3. The style is superb, you almost expect her to wink.

I would also note that in spite of some porosity the coin is still very pleasant looking.

An Old Dead King thumbs-up on this one!

NiceCurrency

little thicker than a US quarter, nice meaty bronze coin

nicholasz219

That is a really good buy, NiceCurrency. Even with the porosity, it is a very attractive coin. I am impressed with the obverse bust and the clarity of the lettering. Having bought some Greeks in the last year, I am becoming all too familiar with how worn and off center inscriptions can be.

bronzemat

Nice bronze. I have always liked the busts on theses.