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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 118 | Auction date: 13 September 2021 |
| Lot number: 714 | |
| Lot description: KINGS of BOSPORUS. Mithradates III, with Claudius. AD 39/40-44/5. AV Stater (20mm, 7.85 g, 12h). Dated BE 336 (AD 39/40). Head of Claudius right / BACIΛE ΩC MIΘPI ΔATOV•, Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; ς ΛΤ (date) across field. Frolova dies A-a; MacDonald 308; Anokhin 327; RPC I 1908. Die rust and slight doubling on obverse, scratch on reverse. Near EF. Extremely rare, only four specimens cited by RPC. Following Julius Caesar's famous defeat of Pharnakes II, the Bosporan kingdom was ruled by a succession of Roman-approved client kings. Upon Mithradates III' accession, he sent his younger brother Cotys to Rome as his ambassador. Cotys instead used this as an opportunity to betray his brother, informing the Romans that Mithradates was plotting a war against Rome. As a result, Mithradates was deposed and replaced by Cotys. Mithradates fled and, with Cotys now installed as king, much of the Roman forces left the region. Mithradates attempted to regain the throne but was quickly defeated. With all of his support now gone, the displaced king was forced to surrender and was subsequently permitted to live in Rome. He was put to death by Galba in AD 68 following an attempted coup. Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
