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Arsinoe II (queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia, Ptolemaic queen and co-ruler of Egypt, c. 300-c. 270 BC) (2) · Mithridates IV (king of Pontus, 162-150 BCE) (1) · Pharnaces I of Pontus (king of Pontus, 2nde c. BC) (1) · Pontic kingdom (2) · Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC) (2) · Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC) (1) · Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) (1)
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Die Study | ImageImage of the object | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | Date fromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Date toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ |
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Amaseia (?) (Mithridates IV and Laodicea), silver, tetradrachms (162-150 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 162 BC JL | 150 BC JL | 949 kg |
Amaseia (?) (Pharnaces), silver, tetradrachms (200-169 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 200 BC JL | 169 BC JL | 4,321 kg |
S 601 - Citium (Ptolemy V), gold, mnaieia (191-188 BCE) | ![]() | Gold | 191 BC JL | 188 BC JL | 26,551 kg |
S 603 - Citium (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (143-138 BCE) | ![]() | Gold | 143 BC JL | 138 BC JL | 26,551 kg |