Pontic Kingdom
Mithradates VI, ruled 120-63 BC
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AV stater 8.3565 g, 21.5 mm
Pergamon mint September/October, 74 BC
de Callataÿ, François. 1997. L'Historie Des Guerres Mithridatiques Vue Par Les Monnaies. Reference for dating, page 48. Louvain-la-Neuve: Université catholique de Louvain. Coins of this date are unpublished, but two specimens are known, this is probably the last date Mithradates VI staters were struck.
Obverse
Head of Mithradates VI right, diademed, flying hair
Reverse
Stag left feeding, left star in crescent, border wreath
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ    ΜΙΘΡΑΔΑΤΟΥ    ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ
Year Γ Κ Σ - 223, month Ι Γ - September/October (month 13)