Pontos, uncertain (Amisos?); bashlyk/star
Description:
Pontos, uncertain mint, time of Mithradates VI (120 - 63 BC). Bashlyk left; countermark: bow in circle / Star, bow to left.
Diameter:
AE20 mm
Weight:
7 g
Grade:
VF/VF
Attribution:
cf. SNG BM Black Sea 977-9; HGC 7, 312
Commentary:
scarce; glossy black patina with contrasting sand deposits
History:
Bashlyk as a military headdress survived in the Russian army until 1917.
Article Number:
059-05-06-42384