Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI Eupator. Gold Stater (8.3 g), 120-63 BC. First Mithradatic War issue. Kallatis, in the name of Lysimachos of Thrace, ca. 88-86 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting arm on shield set behind her; leaning against her far side, a spear; in inner left field, HP monogram; on side of throne (KAΛ); in exergue, ornamented trident left. Callataÿ p. 140 (dies D5/R4); AMNG I 266. Lustrous. Mint State.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.