This rare NGC-certified ancient coin from Pontus Amisus is a great find for collectors. With a size/denomination of AE21, it features a Gorgon head on the obverse and Nike advancing holding wreath and palm branch on the reverse. The coin is from the Greek era, minted between 85 BC-65 BC and is genuine, graded by NGC.

Mithridates or Mithradates VI Eupator was the ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the Roman Republic's most formidable and determined opponents. He was an effective, ambitious and ruthless ruler who sought to dominate Asia Minor and the Black Sea region, waging several hard-fought but ultimately unsuccessful wars (the Mithridatic Wars) to break Roman dominion over Asia and the Hellenic world. He has been called the greatest ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus. He cultivated an immunity to poisons by regularly ingesting sub-lethal doses; this practice, now called mithridatism, is named after him. After his death, he became known as Mithridates the Great.

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Don't miss the chance to own a piece of ancient history with this very rare coin.

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