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Mithradates from Kommagene or Sophene?

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Altamura:
Recently I acquired a coin which nowadays seems usually to be assigned to Mithradates II Philopator of Sophene, dated to "circa 89-after 85 BC".
It looks like these and also has such a countermark:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8137621
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7835480
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7805829
The reference given is always Kovacs 35, referring to Frank Kovacs, "Armenian Coinage in the Classical Period", Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, PA 2016. Unfortunately I don't have access to this book :(.

In older auctions this type has been assigned to Mithradates I Kallinikos of Kommagene:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5373284
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5061790
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2656425
Obviously there has been a reattribution by Frank Kovacs in his book.

But elsewhere I find nearly nothing about this Mithradates II Philopator of Sophene and the reasons why this coin type has been assigned to him :-\.
(And I also don't find a single review of Kovacs's book :-\.)

Does anyone know more about this?

Regards

Altamura

shanxi:

--- Quote from: Altamura on May 27, 2022, 06:48:20 am ---
And I also don't find a single review of Kovacs's book :-\.



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A review:

https://coinsweekly.com/armenian-coinage-in-the-classical-period/

Altamura:

--- Quote from: shanxi on May 27, 2022, 07:01:47 am ---A review:

https://coinsweekly.com/armenian-coinage-in-the-classical-period/

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This is the editor's text for the press but not a review :-\, you find it at several places in the web.

Regards

Altamura

Altamura:
Nobody with any idea about this reattribution?

Regards

Altamura

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