From the collection of W. F. Stoecklin, Amriswil, Switzerland, acquired from Hess in Luzern, FPL 1949-V, 39
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Diademed head of Mithradates VI to right, his hair streaming out behind
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΙΘΡΑΔΑΤΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek) Stag feeding to left, to left, star within crescent, to right and left monograms, ΓKΣ, Σ below stag and Θ below, all within ivy wreath
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 74 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 74 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams).in grams: 15.8215.82 g <br />15,820 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />
periodTime period of the numismatic object.
