Pontos, Amisos; head of Dionysos/cista mystica
55,00 €
Description
Pontos, Amisos, 85 – 65 BC. Wreathed head of Mithradates VI as young Dionysos right / AMIΣOY; panther skin and thyrsos on cista mystica, monograms flanking.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE21 |
| Weight [g]: | 7,82 |
| Grade: | VF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SNG BM Black Sea 1209; SNG Cop 144 |
| Commentary: | dark green patina with sand deposits, some minor breaks on reverse |
Historical Context
Mithridates VI issued in the second half of his reign first brass (copper+ zinc) and pure copper coins.
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