Copper Coins from Taulara of Mithridates VI Eupator Times from the Northern Black Sea Region and Eastern European Steppe and Forrest-Steppe

Abstract

In the Pontic state of Mithridates VI Eupator’s times, copper coins were minted in the cities, settlements, and fortresses. The royal fortress called Talaura, that is located on the border with Armenia Minor, was one of the centers of these emissions. The article analyses 5 types of Taulara coins which are known, the assumption about the possible period of their minting is argued. Based on the analysis of die, an assumption is made concerning the more centralized Pontic coinage in the period under study and perspective directions are identified for further studies of Pontic state’s numismatics of Mithridates VI Eupator’s period. Special attention is paid to the study of Taulara coins on the Nothern Black Sea Region and Eastern European Steppe and Forrest-Steppe areas.