British Museum Electrotype

358, Lot: 90. Estimate $100. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AV Stater (21mm, total weight 16.02 g). British Museum Electrotype. Set of two uniface halves. New Style coinage. King Mithradates and Aristion, “magistrates”. Original struck 87/6 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right on amphora, head facing; A-ΘE / BAΣI-ΛE / MI-ΘPA / ΔA / THΣ / APIΣ / TIΩN across field; to right, star between two crescents. Head, Guide –. For prototype, cf. Thompson p. 216, n. 1, pl. 127, left hand AV piece = Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 71, 3 = BM Museum no. 1896,0601.45. As made.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 37 (20 March 19960, lot 2699 (part of).