CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Uncertain. Makhares, governor of the Bosporos, circa 79-65 BC. (Bronze, 26.5 mm, 17.69 g, 11 h). Wreathed head of Dionysos to right. Rev. Bow case; in left field, monogram. HGC 7, 110 (Pantikapaion). MacDonald 180. Tan patina. Cleaning marks, otherwise, about very fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, acquired in October 2000.