Pontos, Amisos; head of Ares/sword
75,00 €
Description
Pontos, Amisos, 100 – 85 BC. Head of young Ares right, wearing crested helmet / AMI-ΣOÎ¥; sword in sheath with strap.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE20 |
| Weight [g]: | 8,38 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | Lindgren 28; BMC Black Sea 1148; SG 3643 |
| Commentary: | dark patin with golden edge on obverse and sandy deposits on reverse, well centered |
Historical Context
Mithradates VI Eupator chose Amisos as his royal residence where he built Eupatoria, a new quarter which was an extension to the old city.
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