KINGS OF PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator.
In the name and types of Lysimachos of Thrace.
AV Stater. Kallatis mint (Black Sea region). Circa 88–86 BC.
Weight: 8.30 g. Diameter: approx. 20 mm.
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great right, wearing the horn of Ammon.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike in extended right hand, left arm resting on shield; spear behind. Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Control mark ΚΑ on throne. Ornate trident in exergue.
Black Sea wartime issue struck during the First Mithridatic War. Minor strike softness and typical flan irregularities. Good extremely fine style for the issue.
