Mithradates, Satrap of Armenia - Atypical Group - AE сhalkous - Bust of Hermes
Identifier
A&Y-29; Kovacs-unlisted; ANRO-2006
Reference Description
Armenia Minor
Mithradates, Satrap of Armenia 212-? BC
AE 2 сhalki
Obverse: Bust of Mithradates facing left, surrounded by a circular Greek legend: VΘ/ΟΙΤ or MIΘ BA.
Reverse: Bust of the god Hermes wearing a winged helmet.
Kovacs-unlisted
Arakelian & Yevadian-29
Mithradates, Satrap of Armenia 212-? BC
AE 2 сhalki
Obverse: Bust of Mithradates facing left, surrounded by a circular Greek legend: VΘ/ΟΙΤ or MIΘ BA.
Reverse: Bust of the god Hermes wearing a winged helmet.
Kovacs-unlisted
Arakelian & Yevadian-29
Provenance
| Auction | Date | Characteristics | |
| 1 | Leu Numismatik Auction 7 Lot 1349 | 24-Oct-2020 | 13mm, 2.00g, 2h |
Recommended Reading
Arakelian, Roy, and Maxime K. Yevadian. “Preliminary Note on The Coinage of King Mithradates I / Note Preliminaire Sur Le Monnayage Du Roi Mithradates I; Corpus Inedit Et Reflexion Sur Son Ideologie Royale.” Proceedings of The History Museum of Armenia, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 52-67, 204-233, 2024, https://doi.org/1829-0361.
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Citation
“Mithradates, Satrap of Armenia - Atypical Group - AE сhalkous - Bust of Hermes,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 17, 2025, http://armnumres.org/items/show/2006.