Tetradrachm - Mithridates VI Eupator Pergamon; ΓKΣ I
Features
| Issuer |
Kings of Pontos
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Mithridates VI (Μιθριδάτης Εὐπάτωρ) (120 BC - 63 BC)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 223 (74 BC) |
| Calendar | Bosporan era |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 16.76 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 581716 |
| References | Bement# 1341 William S. Kundig (ed.); 1924. Collection Clarence S. Bement / Monnaies grecques antiques en or et en argent. Naville & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland (2 volumes). Clarence S. Bement, Thomas Louis Comparette; 1921. A descriptive catalogue of Greek coins selected from the cabinet of Clarence S. Bement, esq. American Numismatic Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Obverse
Diademed head of Mithradates VI to right.
Reverse
Stag grazing left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, MIΘPAΔATOY/EYΠATOPOΣ in two lines below; to left, star-in-crescent above monogram; ΓKΣ (year) above monogram to right, I (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
BAΣIΛEΩΣ
MIΘPAΔATOY
EYΠATOPOΣ
ΓKΣ
I
Translation:
King Mithridates Eupator
[year] 223
[month] 10
Mint
Pergamum, Mysia, modern-day Bergama, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 223 (74 BC) | 
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$ 6000 | $ 7600 | $ 9200 | July 74 BC | ||||||||||
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Examples of the type
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Numismatica Ars ClassicaAuction 146 Lot 2199 
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8 May 2024 | UNC |
USD 9514.70
(CHF 7500.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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Heritage Auctions 2019 January 6 - 7 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction - New York 3071 Lot 34034
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6 Jan 2019 |
UNC (NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5) |
USD 8500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions | |||||
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CNG Triton XXVII Lot 218
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9 Jan 2024 | XF |
USD 6750.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 470 (September 1984), no. 9 |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Künker Auction 67 Lot 339
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9 Oct 2001 | XF |
USD 2614.55
(DEM 4400.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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