And that these things were done by me, not because of lack of funds, but that the parties
 in Pontus might believe that to be the case, you will readily learn. I will present to you
 first those who knew that I had received much money from Pontus; next, those who saw me as
 a patron of Pasion’s bank, and, besides, the persons from whom at that time I bought more
 than a thousand gold staters.