Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Mithridates VI
INV-5773Greek; Kingdom of Pontus (now northern Turkey)
90-89 BCE, reign of Mithradates VI of Pontus and Bithynia (120–63 BCE)
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Date
90-89 BCE, reign of Mithradates VI of Pontus and Bithynia (120–63 BCE)
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Diam.: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
The front of this coin portrays King Mithradates, wearing a diadem and facing right.
The back depicts the winged horse Pegasus surrounded by an as yet untranslated inscription.
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