Kingdom of Bosporos, Pharnakes II. 63-47 BC. AV 20mm Stater. 
Year 247 (51-50 AD). Pantikapaion mint. 8,23g.

Diademed head of Pharnakes right. 
BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOY FARNAKOY, Apollo seated left on
throne with lion's feet, holding branch in right hand and
resting left arm on lyre; tripod to left; ZMS and B to
right. 

Golenko/Karyszkowski, The Gold Coinage of King Pharnaces of 
the Bosporus, NC 1972, 12 and plate 2, 12 (same dies); cf Anokhin 220. 
Very scarce. Fast vorzüglich.

Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 97, lot 270
Closed 22.05.2000
Sold for 14,000 DM

With kind permission of Numismatik Lanz München.