CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Circa 90-79 BC. (Bronze, 21.5 mm, 6.17 g, 12 h), struck under Mithradates VI of Pontos. Wreathed head of Dionysos to right. Rev. ΠΑΝ-ΤΙΚΑ/ΠAΙ-ΤΩΝ Tripod and thyrsos; monograms flanking. HGC 7, 120. MacDonald 171. Tan and brown patina. Fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, acquired in Summer 2002.