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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2699833, member: 15445&quot;]Cool Coins &amp; Super Posts. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Mithradates VI:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]607495[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>THRACE Odessos</b></p><p><b>Pontic Kingdom</b></p><p><b>Mithradates VI (The Great)</b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b>83 – 82 B.C.</b></p><p>15.97 gms,&nbsp; 27 mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Portrait of Mithradates as</p><p>&nbsp; Alexander III as Hercules.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Zeus&nbsp; seated on throne holding</p><p>&nbsp; eagle on outstretched arm.</p><p>&nbsp; ΛA monogram below arm and</p><p>&nbsp; partially obscured monogram</p><p>&nbsp; OΔH (Odessus) in exergue.</p><p>&nbsp; BAΣIΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞNΔΡOY.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> VF with good centering and</p><p>&nbsp; strike.&nbsp; Nicely toned good silver.</p><p><b>Other:</b> This Odessus coin type was minted in between 125-70 B.C.&nbsp; This particular coin may have been struck</p><p>83-82 B.C. However, it is a point of speculation whether it was minted previous to the second Mithridatic War</p><p>or during it to finance the battle.</p><p>Price 1191. Ex Harlan J Berk, Ltd., Dec 2013.&nbsp; From private sale Feb 22, 2014[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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