Moneta
Registered: August 2005
Location: Arizona USA
Posts: 1,875
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A decent example of this interesting design: Aegis, with Gorgon's head in the center; Rx: Nike advancing right, carrying palm branch. Name of city "Amisos" in Greek divided across both sides of Nike. AE 21.
Established in the 6th century B.C., it controlled an important trade route to the south, located on the southern coast of the Black Sea, re-settled by the Athenians in the 5th C. B.C. S 3642, BMC 13, 20, 74
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