Amastris (ruler of Heraclea)
Amastris (Greek: Ἄμαστρις; c. 340/39- 284 BC) also called Amastrine, was a Persian princess, and Tyrant-ruler of the city of Heraclea from circa 300 to her death. She was the daughter of Oxyathres, the brother of the Persian King Darius III. She was the first woman in the Mediterranean publicly identified as the political, economic, and administrative royal authority.
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Didrachm of Amastris. Amastris was the first woman to issue coins in her own name. British Museum. | |
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| Died | c. 284 BC |
| Spouses | Craterus Dionysius Lysimachus |
| Children | Clearchus II and Oxyathres |
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