• Finest Quality Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Coins
  • Renaissance & 17th Century Dutch Medals
  • Auctions & Private Treaty Sales

Obolos 12

31 March 2018
Webauction
overview
Starting Price: 50 CHF
Hammer Price:  110 CHF
Lot 31

KINGS OF SOPHENE. Mithradates II Philopator, ca. 89 - after 85 BC. Dichalkon (Bronze, 17 mm, 3.26 g, 11 h), Arkathiokerta (?). Diademed head of Mithradates to right (or more likely his brother Arkathias II) wearing bashlyk; horse countermark punched against his neck. Rev. BA M-IΘΡ around club. ACV -. CSC -. Kovacs 34. for c/m Kovacs 11. Dark brown patina; extremely rare type and apparently unpublished prior to Kovacs in 2016, and not recorded countermark for this type. Very fine.

From the collection of Yerets’ Kariatin, Switzerland.

Online bidding closes: 31 Mar 2019, 15:15:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 20:39:08 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:110 CHF by augustus (4 bids)
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙
Reconnecting, please wait...