(BC 197-160) Eumenes II - Tetradrachm

Eumenes II, 197-160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.75g, 32mm), struck ca 169-160 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Î¦Î™Î›Î•Î¤Î‘Î™Î¡ÎŸÎ¥, Athena seated left on throne with lion's leg, wearing long, sleeveless chiton and crested Corinthian helmet, holding spear in left hand, crowning king's name with raised right hand, left elbow resting on large, round shield with gorgoneion; in outer left field, stylis, A in center, bow to right. EF. Rare. Ex Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel Fixed Price List 415 (1979), lot 2.

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City/Mint name:	Kings of Pergamon
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Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	Westermark, Das Bildnis des Philetairos von Pergamon (1961), 73, V.CXLVI; Nicolet-Pierre, Monnaies de Pergame, Essays Kraay-Morkholm 214, 11
Valuation:	M&M Auc. 95 (10/2004), lot 45 (CHF 2,000 ($1,578) + comm)
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