262 Pontos; Mithradates VI (120 - 63 B.C.)
Mithradates VI the Great (Eupator Dionysius)
Reign: 120 - 63 B.C.
Æ 12.2 mm, 2.18 grams, Pontos, uncertain mint, EF.
OBV.: comet star of seven points, central pellet, and tail to right;
REV.: horse-head right, with star of eight points and central pellet on neck;
SNG BM 984; SNG Stancomb 653; Lindgren III 154; HGC 7 317,
An enigmatic and very rare coin with unusual curious types.
Savoca 23rd Blue Auction, Lot 12-1985, Aug. 25, 2019
No. 12-1985-08252019
FILE: GREEK
NOTE: Some sources have the date as: 130 - 100 B.C.
Other sources state this could be an apparition of comet Halley which was observed in August, 87 to 86 B.C. Halley's comet was observed to get faint and then disappear in the constellation of Pegasus, which might be the horse's head and star found on the reverse.
262 Pontos; Mithradates VI (120 - 63 B.C.)
Mithradates VI the Great (Eupator Dionysius)
Reign: 120 - 63 B.C.
Æ 12.2 mm, 2.18 grams, Pontos, uncertain mint, EF.
OBV.: comet star of seven points, central pellet, and tail to right;
REV.: horse-head right, with star of eight points and central pellet on neck;
SNG BM 984; SNG Stancomb 653; Lindgren III 154; HGC 7 317,
An enigmatic and very rare coin with unusual curious types.
Savoca 23rd Blue Auction, Lot 12-1985, Aug. 25, 2019
No. 12-1985-08252019
FILE: GREEK
NOTE: Some sources have the date as: 130 - 100 B.C.
Other sources state this could be an apparition of comet Halley which was observed in August, 87 to 86 B.C. Halley's comet was observed to get faint and then disappear in the constellation of Pegasus, which might be the horse's head and star found on the reverse.