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Drachm - Mithridates VI Panticapaeum
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom (Bosporos) |
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| Year | 120 BC - 100 BC |
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| Weight | 3.68 g |
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| Obverse description | Youthful male head facing right, laureate with flowing locks, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with naturalistic facial features. The hair is elaborately arranged beneath a wreath of bay leaves, with individual strands depicted in high relief. The portrait is consistent with an idealized effigy of Mithridates VI Eupator, conveying regal authority through its confident three-quarter profile. The field is plain, with no legend present on this face. The flan is slightly irregular, characteristic of hand-struck coinage of the late Hellenistic period. |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprising a grazing or standing stag to the right, accompanied by a bow in its case (gorytos) and an arrow or spear, symbols closely associated with the cult of Artemis and the royal iconography of the Pontic rulers. The Greek legend ΠΑΝΤΙΚΑ / ΠΑΙΤΩΝ is disposed in two lines flanking the central devices, identifying the issuing city of Panticapaeum. The composition is enclosed within a circular flan, with the inscription rendered in clear, well-formed Greek capitals. The overall style reflects the Hellenistic coinage conventions of the northern Black Sea region. |
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| Mint | Panticapaeum |
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