Nomos AG > obolos 31 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
Lot number: 203 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 88 USD / 82 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: PONTOS. Amisos. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, circa 85-65 BC. (Bronze, 21 mm, 8.70 g, 11 h). Head of young Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev. ΑΜΙΣΟΥ Panther skin and thyrsos on cista mystica. HGC 7, 243. Malloy 26a. SNG BM Black Sea 1199-1200. About extremely fine. In his study 'The Coinage of Amisus', Malloy described the rendering of Dionysos on the obverse as 'bearing a resemblance to Mithradates Eupater'. Starting price: 50 CHF |