Mithradates, Satrap of Armenia 212-? BC (Kov 295-296)
Description
Mithradates (BNP [11]) was a nephew of Antiochus III who was proposed as ruler of Armenia in 212. He may have been the same Mithradates who led an army against Sardis in 179 BC (see next).
Coin Kov-295 was first attributed to Mithradates I Ktistes of Pontus, 302-266 BC, by W. Museler (Peus 340, no. 334) which may well be correct. However, the attribution here has been preferred for the following reasons: the bashlyk (satrapal bonnet) is more appropriate for a regional governor than a king and the use of Aramaic script is in keeping with the contemporaneous issues of satraps such as Arsaces I, 238-211 BC (Sell. 3.1 and 4.1), and the early issues of Artaxias I, ca. 190 BC or earlier (Kov-37-44).
Kovacs, Frank L. “Armenian Coinage in the Classical Period” CNS 10, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, 2016, pp. 49.
Coin Kov-295 was first attributed to Mithradates I Ktistes of Pontus, 302-266 BC, by W. Museler (Peus 340, no. 334) which may well be correct. However, the attribution here has been preferred for the following reasons: the bashlyk (satrapal bonnet) is more appropriate for a regional governor than a king and the use of Aramaic script is in keeping with the contemporaneous issues of satraps such as Arsaces I, 238-211 BC (Sell. 3.1 and 4.1), and the early issues of Artaxias I, ca. 190 BC or earlier (Kov-37-44).
Kovacs, Frank L. “Armenian Coinage in the Classical Period” CNS 10, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, 2016, pp. 49.
Collection Items
Mithradates, Satrap of Armenia - AE 4 сhalkoi - Eagle standing right
Identifier:
Kovacs-unlisted; ACV- ; ANRO-1442
Mithradates, Satrap of Armenia - AE 4 сhalkoi - Lion running right
Identifier:
Kovacs-unlisted; ACV- ; ANRO-1420
Collection Tree
- ANCIENT
- Armenia Minor
- Mithradates, Satrap of Armenia 212-? BC (Kov 295-296)
- Armenia Minor