PONTOS, Amisos (as Peiraieos). Circa 435-370 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 5.72 g, 2h). Persic standard. Kte–, magistrate. Head of Hera left, wearing ornate stephanos, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace, drapery at base of neck / Owl standing facing on shield, with wings spread; hippocamp to outer left, sword in sheath to outer right, KT-H across inner field, [Π]E[IPA] in exergue. Malloy 1by; RG 1; HGC 7, 229; SNG BN 1096; SNG BM Black Sea –; Ward 584. Deep iridescent tone, minor double strike on reverse. Near EF.
From the Kalevala Collection.