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Coin of Amisos with head of Mithradates VI as Perseus
Greek
Hellenistic Period
121–63 B.C.
Mint: Pontus, Amisos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 3.06 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1302
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Mithradates VI as Perseus right, wearing winged helmet.
Reverse: Cornucopia flanked each side by pileus of Dioskouroi topped by star.
Inscription in Greek below.
Reverse: Cornucopia flanked each side by pileus of Dioskouroi topped by star.
Inscription in Greek below.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (Sylloge von Aulock, no. 69); purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964