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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 7511626, member: 96635&quot;]Wonderful coin and writeup [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER]! I would like to have a coin of that king as well.</p><p>I think coins of those obscure, more &#039;insignificant&#039; kings that started to appear in the late Hellenistic period are actually really interesting and nice to have. Especially when their portrait is visible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here a coin of such a king as well:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/85eiZp3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Tarkondimotos, king of Eastern Cilicia. AE coin. Anazarbos mint, circa 39-31 B.C.</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b></b> Diademed head of Tarkondimotos I to right.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b> </b>ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΤΑΡΚΟΝΔΙΜΟ/ΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ. Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and scepter with his left.</p><p><b>Reference: </b>SNG Paris 1913-1916. Wright, New 1.</p><p>8.05g; 22mm</p><p><br /></p><p>He was so &#039;independent&#039; and &#039;strong&#039; that he had to put on his coin that he is a friend of Mark Antony <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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