KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates III. Circa 220-200 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.57 g, 12h). Amisos mint. Good VF.CNG Feature Auction 126 Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 25 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates III. Circa 220-200 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.57 g, 12h). Amisos mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MIΘPAΔATOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to inner left, star-in-crescent above monogram. Callataÿ, First, dies O1/R1; Mattingly 2 (same dies); RG 2 (same dies as illustration); HGC 7, 319 (same dies as illustration); SNG BN 771–2 (same dies). Toned, minor doubling, slightly soft strike and light scratch in field on obverse. Near EF. Extremely rare, only four examples noted by Callataÿ, including the two in CoinArchives. |