Mithradates Prepares for War against Rome Click image to view larger Description: Kingdom of Pontos, Mithradates VI Eupator AR Tetradrachm. 90/89 BC. Diademed head right / Pegasos on ground line to left, preparing to lie down, BAΣΙΛEΩΣ above, MIΘPAΔATOY EYΠATOPOΣ below; star within crescent to left, date and monogram to right, month below; all within ivy wreath. De Callataÿ D47/R5; SNG von Aulock 6678 (same dies). 16.77g, 30mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Privately purchased from Tradart; From a European collection, bought in 1977. Struck in the year prior to Mithradates' first war against Rome, this coin was part of an extensive issue struck to finance his preparations.
Mithradates Prepares for War against Rome Click image to view larger Description: Kingdom of Pontos, Mithradates VI Eupator AR Tetradrachm. 90/89 BC. Diademed head right / Pegasos on ground line to left, preparing to lie down, BAΣΙΛEΩΣ above, MIΘPAΔATOY EYΠATOPOΣ below; star within crescent to left, date and monogram to right, month below; all within ivy wreath. De Callataÿ D47/R5; SNG von Aulock 6678 (same dies). 16.77g, 30mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Privately purchased from Tradart; From a European collection, bought in 1977. Struck in the year prior to Mithradates' first war against Rome, this coin was part of an extensive issue struck to finance his preparations.
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