Ancient Greek coin – HCR8002

Obverse

Design:

Head of Mithridates VI wearing a diadem, long, curly flowing hair, right

Reverse

Inscription:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΙΘΡΑΔΑΤΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ; ΘΣ (above monogram); monogram (right field)

Design:

Pegasus grazing left; star above crescent (left field); Dionysiac wreath border of ivy and fruit

Information

Period

Greek

Dynasty

"house of Mithridates"

Reign

Mithradates VI

Person

Mithradates VI, King, 120 BCE - 63 BCE (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown mint of the Kingdom of Pontus (Greek)

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

89 BC

Note

HCR8002

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.48

Axis

Diameter (mm)

30.4

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1919

Source

Sir Arthur Evans (ex Sir John Evans); Hermitage Collection

Acquisition credit

Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, 1919.

Reference

SNG Ashmolean IX : 199

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mithradates_vi_pontus.callatay.1997.realistic.dated

Contributors to this coin record

autouploader, cgallacher, mmaliczowski, corchard