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Drachm - Mithridates VI Eupator Pergamon; ΒΣ

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Issuer Kings of Pontos
King Mithridates VI (Μιθριδάτης Εὐπάτωρ) (120 BC - 63 BC)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 202 (95 BC)
Calendar Bosporan era
Value Drachm (1)
Currency Attic drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 4.14 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
581714
References SNG France# 791
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum France (8 volumes).
, SNG von Aulock# 6684
Gebr. Mann (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Sammlung von Aulock. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany (17 volumes).
, Hirsch# 1418-1419
Paul Naster; 1959. La collection Lucien de Hirsch. Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (2 volumes).
, Waddington# 132
Ernest Babelon; 1898. Inventaire sommaire de la collection Waddington: Acquise par l'État en 1897 pour le département des Médailles et Antiques de la Bibliothèque Nationale. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France.

Obverse

Diademed head of Mithradates VI to right.

Reverse

Stag grazing left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, EYΠATOPOΣ below; to left, star-in-crescent; ΒΣ (year) and monogram in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
BAΣIΛEΩΣ
EYΠATOPOΣ
ΒΣ

Translation:
King Eupator
[year] 202

Mint

Pergamum, Mysia, modern-day Bergama, Turkey

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© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, Waddington.132
3.57 g
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, France 7, Paphlagonie, Pont et Arménie mineure n° 791
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Drachm - Mithridates VI Eupator (Pergamon; ΒΣ)
Roma Numismatics
Auction 7
Lot 746
Internet Archive
22 Mar 2014 XF USD 8055.78
(GBP 6000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Drachm - Mithridates VI Eupator (Pergamon; ΒΣ)
Leu Numismatik
Web Auction 32
Lot 464
Internet Archive
7 Dec 2024 F USD 1075.26
(CHF 850.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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