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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryan McVay, post: 8051008, member: 117904&quot;]<b>AMESTRIS </b>(Gr. Ámēstris, Ionic for Ámāstris), Greek form of an Old Persian female proper name. It may reflect Old Persian *Amāstrī-, containing *<i>ama-</i> “strength, strong” and *<i>strī-</i> “woman;” cf. the Avestan phrase <i>kainīnō . . . amayǡ</i> (<i>Haδōxt nask</i> 2.9; see Justi, <i>Namenbuch</i>, p. 512).</p><p>I&#039;m leaning heavy to Mithra. That is a Persian based religion and she was Persian. Putting her name on a coin is one thing but her image? That would take some serious..well man parts! </p><p>Here&#039;s a very well done article and it agrees this is not a phrygian cap.</p><p><a href="https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/amastris-first-hellenistic-queen/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/amastris-first-hellenistic-queen/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/amastris-first-hellenistic-queen/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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