Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="Collect89, post: 2810779, member: 15445"]This might be a problem since you only have one example and you may be the only CoinTalker with one.  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  I'll use the 12-hour rule & post the closest thing I've got: Mithradates VI[ATTACH=full]657630[/ATTACH]THRACE OdessosPontic KingdomMithradates VI (The Great)AR Tetradrachm83 – 82 B.C.15.97 gms, 27 mmObv: Portrait of Mithradates asAlexander III as Hercules.Rev: Zeus seated on throne holdingeagle on outstretched arm.ΛA monogram below arm andpartially obscured monogramOΔH (Odessus) in exergue.BAΣIΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞNΔΡOY.Grade: VF with good centering andstrike. Nicely toned good silver.Other: This Odessus coin type was minted in between 125-70 B.C. This particular coin may have been struck 83-82 B.C. However, it is a point of speculation whether it was minted previous to the second Mithridatic War or during it to finance the battle. Price 1191. Ex Harlan J Berk, Ltd., Dec 2013. From private sale Feb 22, 2014 Next theme is either a coin from Odessus or any coin with "BAΣIΛΕΩΣ"[/QUOTE]