Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 389. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. 
TROAS, Ilion. Circa 85-84 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.72 gm, 12h). First Mithradatic War. Magistrate Menephronostos, son of Menephron.
Sold For $4000 

Head of Athena right, wearing a laureate, crested helmet.
AQHNAS I-LIADOS, Athena Ilias standing right, wearing polos 
and chiton, distaff in left hand, filleted spear over right 
shoulder, Pegasos at her feet right; monogram behind, 
MENEFRONOSTOU MENEFRONTOS in exergue. 

Bellinger T98 = BMC Troas 12 (same dies); De Callata˙ pg. 
291 (this coin listed as example f); SNG Cop. 363 (same dies); SNG von Aulock 7604 (same dies). 

Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Sotheby's (Zurich, 27-28 
Oct 1993), lot 602; Numismatic Fine Arts 20 (10 March 1988), 
lot 716; Sternberg 9 (15-16 November 1979), lot 36.

This late issue is of historical significance. The grazing 
Pegasos symbol was traditionally seen as a reference to 
Mithradates VI of Pontos, and its appearance here probably 
marks the period following the sack of the city by Fimbria, 
who then controlled Ilion on behalf of the Pontic king.

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