PONTIC KINGDOM. Mithradates VI Eupator the Great (120-63 BC). AV stater (20mm, 8.24 gm, 1h). NGC MS. Late posthumous issue in name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace, Tomis, period of the 1st Mithradatic War, 88-86 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon; pellet in left field / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣΙΜΑΧΟY, Athena seated left, Nike standing left in outstretched right hand, left elbow resting on shield decorated with star motif, transverse spear beyond; ΘΕΜ under right arm, TO on throne, filleted trident left in exergue. De Callataÿ p. 141. AMNG I 2480. Müller 273. Struck from fresh, crisp dies on flashing sun-yellow flan. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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Starting price | 750 USD |