PONTOS, Amisos. Circa 90-85 BC. Æ (28.5mm, 18.88 g, 12h). Time of Mithradates VI Eupator. Near EF.

Electronic Auction 616
Lot: 33.
Closing Date: Sep 2 2026 10:00 ET

Further Selections from the Joseph A. Dow Collection, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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PONTOS, Amisos. Circa 90-85 BC. Æ (28.5mm, 18.88 g, 12h). Time of Mithradates VI Eupator. Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and Medusa’s head; Medusa’s body at his feet, monograms to left and right. Malloy 16h; HGC 7, 238. Dark brown and green patina, usual adjustment marks. Near EF. An exceptional example with great detail on Perseus and Medusa’s corpse.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 360 (30 September 2015), lot 127; Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 713098 (December 1998).


Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2026 at 10:10:40 ET.

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