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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Pontus and Bosporus with head of Mithradates VI
Greek
Hellenistic Period
89–88 B.C.
Mint: Pontus and Bosporus (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 15.98 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.99
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Mithradates VI to right.
Reverse: Within wreath, Pegasus to left feeding on ground line.
In field at left, star above crescent.
At right: monogram
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within wreath, Pegasus to left feeding on ground line.
In field at left, star above crescent.
At right: monogram
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceFrom a hoard (MFA 65.62-65.99) found in 1960 at Çesme; 1960: purchased from a Greek dealer on behalf of MFA by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; purchased by MFA from Cornelius C. Vermeule III, February 10, 1965