★ Very Rare Aristonikos ★

LYDIA. Apollonis. Eumenes III (Aristonikos) (Pretender to the throne of Pergamon, 132-130/29 BC). Dated year 3 (of his revolt = 132/1 BC).
AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (28.1mm 12.66g)
Obv: Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath.
Rev: AΠOΛ. Bowcase between two serpent; to outer left, laureate head of Zeus left; to outer right, laureate head of Dionysos right; BA to inner left, EY to inner right, Γ (date) in middle.
Kleiner & Noe Series 2, dies 2/g; Hochard Series 1, 1, dies D1/R2; Kurth S301; DCA 349; SNG von Aulock 2897 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 947 (same obv. die)
Very Rare
When the Pergamene king Attalos II died in 134 BC, he bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans. Because the Romans were slow in securing their claim, Aristonikos, son of the earlier Pergamene king Eumenes II, filled the power vacuum, claiming the throne and taking the dynastic name Eumenes. Although he was unable to capture Pergamon, his revolt lasted four years, until he was defeated and captured by the Romans under the consul M. Perperna. After his surrender, he was paraded through Rome and executed.