Paphlagonia, Sinope AE 20 (Gorgon, Nike, & Mitridates VI) 85 - 65 BC 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5850977
Area
Coins
Title
Paphlagonia, Sinope AE 20 (Gorgon, Nike, & Mitridates VI) 85 - 65 BC
Country
Greece (ancient), Paphlagonia
Face value
AE 20
Year
-75
Variety / overstrike
Era
Ancient Greece - Illyria as Roman Protectorate (167-35 B.C.)
Head of State
Mithradates VI of Amisos, Pontos (120-63 BCE)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Bronze
Weight
8.3
Diameter
20
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
IN M (Nike right with palm)
Reverse
( Gorgon & Aegis, in frame)
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
SNG Copenhagen 246 or 309 variety
Catalogue number
Details
Paphlagonia was an ancient area on the Black Sea coast of north central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia to the west and Pontus to the east, and separated from Phrygia (later, Galatia) by a prolongation to the east of the Bithynian Olympus. According to Strabo, the river Parthenius formed the western limit of the region, and it was bounded on the east by the Halys river. The name Paphlagonia is derived in the legends from Paphlagon, a son of Phineus.