Circa 300-290 BCE
Æ 20mm, 5.21g, 12h
Uncertain magistrate. Bearded figure seated left on rocks, holding labrys or dolphin-tipped scepter /
Horse stepping left; [magistrate name in exergue]
Cf. Anokhin 611–9; HGC 3, 2119
Ex Skillman Collection
Ex Leu Numismatik 2020
Karkinitis sits roughly in the location where the modern day city of Yevpatoria in the Crimea resides.
The ancient city was mentioned by both Herodotus and Strabo, though little else other than its location was given.
The city later become part of Mithridates VI Eupator’s kingdom, and the modern day city is derived from his name Eupator.
500 BCE
Karkinitis founded by Greek settlers.