Lot 16: Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI. 120-63 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Copying the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Odessos, Struck ca. 115/05-72/1 B.C. VF, lightly toned, test cuts on obverse as sometimes seen.

Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI. 120-63 B.C. AR tetradrachm (29 mm, 16.19 g, 12 h). Copying the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Odessos, Struck ca. 115/05-72/1 B.C. Head of Mithradates VI as Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus setaed left, holding eagle and scepter; in inner left field, ΛAKΩ; in exergue, OΔH. Price -; CallataØ grp. 3, dies D4/R2a; Topalov 32. VF, lightly toned, test cuts on obverse as sometimes seen.

• Offered By: VAuctions
• Lot #: 16
• Listing #: 211118
• Closed: Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:30:00 PM CT
• Estimate: $300