Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction IV 30 Sep - 1 Oct 2012
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Kings of Pontos. Mithradates VI AR Tetradrachm. Circa 115-105 BC. Diademed head of Mithradates right / Pegasos on ground line to left, preparing to lie down, star within crescent to left, monogram to right, BASILEWS above, MIQRADATOU EUPATOROS below; all within ivy wreath. De Callataÿ D5/R–. 16.75g, 32mm, 12h.
A few hairs weakly struck, but otherwise Mint State. Extremely Rare.
The earliest issues of Mithradates VI are undated, his dated issues beginning only in 96/5 BC. These early coins are all extremely rare, and indeed this is the first such example to appear at auction since online records began. The present specimen bears a remarkably realistic portrait of Mithradates in fine Hellenistic style that recalls the earlier Pontic numismatic traditions.
A few hairs weakly struck, but otherwise Mint State. Extremely Rare.
The earliest issues of Mithradates VI are undated, his dated issues beginning only in 96/5 BC. These early coins are all extremely rare, and indeed this is the first such example to appear at auction since online records began. The present specimen bears a remarkably realistic portrait of Mithradates in fine Hellenistic style that recalls the earlier Pontic numismatic traditions.