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Stater of Kingdom of Pontus and Bosporus with head of Mithradates VI
Greek
Hellenistic Period
85–84 B.C.
Mint: Pontus and Bosporus (Kingdom), Pergamon (Mysia)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 8.38 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.188
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1358.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Mithradates VI Eupator, right, diademed.
Reverse: Within ivy wreath, stag standing on line, grazing to left.
In field at left, star in crescent.
Inscription in Greek above and below stag. Monogram below inscription.
Greek letter in field at right.
Year 4.
Reverse: Within ivy wreath, stag standing on line, grazing to left.
In field at left, star in crescent.
Inscription in Greek above and below stag. Monogram below inscription.
Greek letter in field at right.
Year 4.