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PONTIC KINGDOM. Mithradates VI Eupator the Great (120-63 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.68 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Dated Seleucid Era Year 210, 1st month (88/7 BC). Diademed head of Mithradates VI right, with windswept hair / BAΣΙΛEΩΣ / MIΘPAΔATOY / EYΠATOPOΣ, stag standing left on ground line, head lowered to graze; star within crescent above, IΣ (year) above PΔK monogram; A (month 1) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath. De Callataÿ p. 15. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 234. Deep cabinet toning with a golden sheen surrounding all of the devices. Powerfully executed portrait with each lock of hair in high relief. A magnificent coin in hand.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
PONTIC KINGDOM. Mithradates VI Eupator the Great (120-63 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.68 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Dated Seleucid Era Year 210, 1st month (88/7 BC). Diademed head of Mithradates VI right, with windswept hair / BAΣΙΛEΩΣ / MIΘPAΔATOY / EYΠATOPOΣ, stag standing left on ground line, head lowered to graze; star within crescent above, IΣ (year) above PΔK monogram; A (month 1) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath. De Callataÿ p. 15. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 234. Deep cabinet toning with a golden sheen surrounding all of the devices. Powerfully executed portrait with each lock of hair in high relief. A magnificent coin in hand.
From the Historical Scholar Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-pontic-kingdom-mithradates-vi-eupator-the-great-120-63-bc-ar-tetradrachm-31mm-1668-gm-12h-ngc-choi/a/3101-32016.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD