anybody know about Greek Thrace Starter -Pontic Kings- Caliates- Mithradtes VI

Collectorcoins

Does anybody have any information on the above listed coin. Its in an ICG Holdered AU 55 but I cannot find any information on the rarity of ones made in Cailatis. The obver & reverse are very sharp and nice, Date on Holder is 88-86 BC and the potriate of Alexander is very nice and strong in high relief. Thanks steve

Sapyx

Without a pic, or catalogue reference, I assume you're talking about a coin of this type.

I believe this mint city is normally Anglicised as "Kallatis". The attribution of these coins to this particular ruler and time period is apparently fairly recent; because these coins don't actually name Mithridates on the coin itself, and because the king that is named on them (Lysimachos) died two hundred years before these coins were struck, it was difficult for the archaeologists to pin them down.

From what I can tell by cross-referencing my Sear catalogue with the Wildwinds page, the rarity of this mintmark is middle-of-the-road for the series. Sear lists the various mintmarks under the city that struck them. This coin is filed under "Kallatis" in Greek Coins volume 1 (Sear #1661), dating them to "second century BC" and gives it a CV of £1000. In comparison, the coins of Tomis (Sear #1708) are valued at £1100 and Istros mint (Sear #1671) at £1250. Byzantium mint (Sear #1590) is rated at a mere £800. These are of course 1997 prices, but should still be useful for judging relative rarity.

Collectorcoins

Thanks for the Information. It was very helpful and 100% accurate. Thanks