Astyra was a Greek settlement in Mysia. The precise location is unknown.
It struck coins for a very short time under the satrap Tissaphernes.
It struck coins for a very short time under the satrap Tissaphernes.
Modern location: Unknown
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Tissaphernes
Obverse: head of Tissaphernes* right, short beard; TIΣΣA
Reverse: facing cult statue of Artemis Astyra wearing kalathos, club right; AΣTYPH
Diameter:
11 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.3 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.3 g
*This is probably the oldest coin depicting living person.
SNG BnF 124A, Klein 253, Winzer 6.2