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Tetradrachm - Mithridates VI Eupator Pergamon; ΓKΣ IB
| Issuer | Kings of Pontos |
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| Year | 223 (74 BC) |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and youthful bare-headed portrait of Mithradates VI Eupator facing right, rendered in the idealized Hellenistic manner evoking Alexander the Great. The effigy displays powerfully modeled features with a strong aquiline nose, a firm chin, and slightly parted lips. The king's luxuriant wavy hair flows dramatically from beneath the diadem, with long locks cascading over the neck and shoulders in deeply cut relief. The field is plain and unlettered, with no legend, the entire composition dominated by the high-relief portraiture characteristic of the Pontic royal coinage. The engraving exhibits exceptional artistic quality, consistent with the finest workshop production at Pergamon. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 223 (74 BC) - September 74 BC |
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