374, Lot: 291. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of COMMAGENE. Mithradates I Kallinikos. Circa 96-70 BC. Æ Dichalkon (20mm, 6.42 g, 12h). Head right, wearing pointed tiara / Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding spear; shield resting against spear at her feet. Bedoukian, Coinage 20; AC 187. Near Fine, rough dark green and brown patina.

On this specimen, it appears that Athena is holding a small Nike in her extended right hand. While neither Bedoukian or Nercessian describe the reverse for this type as Athena Nikephoros, the illustrated examples in both references seem to indicate that Athena is holding Nike.