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125. Amastris. Ad Obv. Female bead to right, wearing Phrygian
Rev. AMA2ETPSE.Q.N. Femaie Rgure, seated, to left, wear-
Amastris was a city of Paphlagonia, which derived its
name from Amastris, the niece of Dareios Kodomannos,
and the wife of Lysimachos, whom she married in B.c, 302.
Lysimachos abandoned her shortly afterwards for Arsinoe :
she then retired to Herakleia, in Bithynia, and founded
the city of Amastris, on the coast of Paphlagonia. The
head on the obverse of this coin is perhaps a portrait
of this queen.
126. Sinope. Ad Obv. Female head to left, (nymph Sinope.)
Sinope was the most important of all the Greek colonies
on the coast of the Euxine. Its foundation was referred
to the nymph Sinope, a daughter of the river-god Asopos,
who was carried off by Apollo and conveyed to Paphla-
gonia. The city, after being re-colonized from Miletos and
other places, attained great wealth and importance : it was
celebrated for its tunny-fisheries.
127. Ivios. A^ Head of Apollo, laureate, to right.
Rev. Prow to left, upon which a star ; above, club ; in held to
left, eagle; APNTINSAH^E, in two lines, above and
below.
Kios, in Bithynia, on the Propontis, was founded, ac-
cording to the myth, by Eios, one of the Argonauts, who
remained here on his return from Kolchis, and gave his
name to the city. In later times the name of the place
was changed to Prusias ad mare.
128. Nikomedes II. Ad Obv. Head of , Nikomedes II., (Epi-
Rev/BAX!AEflZ Em<t>ANOYX N!KOMH-
AOP, B.c. 126.
Nikomedes II., (Epiphanes,) was king of Bithynia from
B.c. 149-91.
125. Amastris. Ad Obv. Female bead to right, wearing Phrygian
Rev. AMA2ETPSE.Q.N. Femaie Rgure, seated, to left, wear-
Amastris was a city of Paphlagonia, which derived its
name from Amastris, the niece of Dareios Kodomannos,
and the wife of Lysimachos, whom she married in B.c, 302.
Lysimachos abandoned her shortly afterwards for Arsinoe :
she then retired to Herakleia, in Bithynia, and founded
the city of Amastris, on the coast of Paphlagonia. The
head on the obverse of this coin is perhaps a portrait
of this queen.
126. Sinope. Ad Obv. Female head to left, (nymph Sinope.)
Sinope was the most important of all the Greek colonies
on the coast of the Euxine. Its foundation was referred
to the nymph Sinope, a daughter of the river-god Asopos,
who was carried off by Apollo and conveyed to Paphla-
gonia. The city, after being re-colonized from Miletos and
other places, attained great wealth and importance : it was
celebrated for its tunny-fisheries.
127. Ivios. A^ Head of Apollo, laureate, to right.
Rev. Prow to left, upon which a star ; above, club ; in held to
left, eagle; APNTINSAH^E, in two lines, above and
below.
Kios, in Bithynia, on the Propontis, was founded, ac-
cording to the myth, by Eios, one of the Argonauts, who
remained here on his return from Kolchis, and gave his
name to the city. In later times the name of the place
was changed to Prusias ad mare.
128. Nikomedes II. Ad Obv. Head of , Nikomedes II., (Epi-
Rev/BAX!AEflZ Em<t>ANOYX N!KOMH-
AOP, B.c. 126.
Nikomedes II., (Epiphanes,) was king of Bithynia from
B.c. 149-91.