Mithradatic War Issue
Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 493. Estimate $150. Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007. Sold For $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
ATTICA, Athens. 87/6 BC. Æ Chalkous (6.85 g, 12h). Mithradatic War issue. Struck under Mithradates VI of Pontos and Ariston. Helmeted head of Athena right / Zeus striding right, preparing to cast thunderbolt; to right, star within two crescents. Kroll 97; SNG Copenhagen 307. VF, dark green patina.
From the Christopher Morcom Collection. Ex Clarence S. Bement Collection.