Lot 170 - Auction Gemini XII

EXCEPTIONAL PORTRAIT OF ...
EXCEPTIONAL PORTRAIT OF ...
EXCEPTIONAL PORTRAIT OF MITHRAPATA. Lycia. Mithrapata. - c. 380-375 BC. Stater, 9.88g (11h). Obv: Forepart of roaring lion right. Rx: ... Read more
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6.000,00 USD

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EXCEPTIONAL PORTRAIT OF MITHRAPATA.
Lycia. Mithrapata. - c. 380-375 BC. Stater, 9.88g (11h). Obv: Forepart of roaring lion right. Rx: Persian legend MITHRAPATA, Bearded head of the dynast left within incuse square. N. Olçay and O. Mørkholm, NC 1971, p. 5, 60, pl. 2 = SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 472. Obverse struck from slightly worn die. Reverse virtually unimprovable. Toned EF
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Along with his rival Perikle, Mithrapata struck the most attractive portrait coins of the early 4th century BC
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