Lot 3085
Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Pharnakes, c. 63-47 BC. Gold Stater (8.17 g) probably minted at Pantikapaion, 51-50 BC. Diademed head right of Pharnakes. Reverse: Apollo seated left on lion-footed throne, holding branch, left arm resting on kithara with tripod to left; in right field, date (year 247 of the Pontic era); under year, ivy leaf. Cf. Golenko and Karyszkow 12 - 3 (obverse die "y" as this specimen); MacDonald 186/2; Anokhin 220 var. (ivy leaf to left). Nick at edge. Extremely Fine.
In a speedy five-day battle, Julius Caesar defeated Pharnakes' bid for territory in Pontos. Caesar then sent a message to the Roman Senate: "Veni, vidi, vici," or "I came, I saw, I conquered".
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
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