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Crete, Gortyna. Silver Drachm (3.14 g), ca. 267-200 BC. Diademed head of Minos right; below neck, [A].
Rev. Warrior advancing left, holding shield and spear. Svoronos 147; SNG Copenhagen 448. Pleasing old
cabinet tone. Choice Very Fine.
$250
From the Dionysus Collection.
133
Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI Eupator. Gold Stater (8.28 g), 120-63 BC. First Mithradatic War issue.
Istros, in the name of Lysimachos, 88-86 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander the Great right, wear-
ing horn of Ammon. Rev.
BASILEWS
LUSIMACOU
, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting
elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against her far shoulder; in inner left field,
D
I above knee; on side
of throne, I
S
; in exergue, trident. Callataÿ p. 139 (D1/R1); AMNG 482. NGC grade MS; Strike: 4/5,
Surface: 4/5. Die shift.
$750
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Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI Eupator. Silver Tetradrachm (15.86 g), 120-63 BC. Odessos, in the name
of Alexander III of Macedon, ca. 80-72/1 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin headdress.
Rev.
BASILEW
[
S
]
ALEXANDROU
, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in inner left field,
LA
;
in exergue,
ODH
. Topalov, Odesos 83; Price 1195. Lightly toned. Removed from an NGC holder where
graded Ch XF, strike: 5/5, surface: 5/5.
$400
From the Dionysus Collection.