🔥 Ancient Greek Bronze Coin — Amisos (110–90 BC) — Ares (Mars) & Sheathed Sword — Rare Pontic Type! 🔥

Add a powerful piece of ancient Greek history to your collection with this bronze AE19 drachm from Amisos, minted between 110–90 BC during the era of Mithradates VI, the legendary King of Pontus who challenged the might of Rome.

Featuring Ares (Mars) — the god of war — and a striking sheathed sword reverse, this coin embodies the military spirit and dramatic history of the Hellenistic world.

✅ Coin Details

• Region: Greek Kingdom of Pontus — City of Amisos

• Date: 110–90 BC

• Denomination: AE Drachm (Bronze)

• Diameter: ~19.23 mm

• Weight: ~8.18 g

• Grade: Very Good

• References: BMC Pontus 40 • Sear 1401 B

A solid, attractive example with strong imagery and readable legends.

⚔️ Obverse — Ares (Mars)

• Design: Helmeted bust of young Ares, god of war

• Notes: Ares (Roman Mars) was the fearless and fierce Olympian god of battle — a symbol of power, aggression, and unstoppable force.

A bold portrait of the war god, revered and feared in ancient mythology.

🛡️ Reverse — Sword in Sheath

• Design: Sheathed sword with strap

• Legend: AMIΣOY — identifying Amisos mint

• Symbols: Monograms flanking sword, star above crescent

The sheathed sword symbolizes strength held in readiness — a fitting theme for a kingdom preparing to confront Rome.

🏛️ Historical Significance

Minted during the reign of Mithradates VI (120–63 BC) — one of Rome’s greatest adversaries — this coin reflects the power and pride of the Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates’ battles against Rome foreshadowed major shifts in Mediterranean power and culture.

Amisos, located on the Black Sea (modern Samsun, Turkey), was a wealthy and strategic Greek port city central to Mithradates' rule.

🌟 Why This Coin Belongs in Your Collection

• Striking mythological obverse — Ares / Mars

• Powerful martial symbolism — sheathed sword

• From the era of Rome's greatest Eastern rival

• Authentic Greek Hellenistic bronze coin over 2,000 years old

• Excellent storytelling coin for collectors of ancient military & mythological themes

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