{"product_id":"coin-30104","title":"Mithradates VI (c. 85–65 BC) Pontus Amisus AE22 NGC Ancients","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMithradates VI — Bronze Coinage of Pontic Amisus\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bronze AE22 was issued at Amisus in Pontus under Mithradates VI, the formidable king who led three wars against Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCoin Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRuler:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mithradates VI Eupator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReign and issue period:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 85–65 BC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmpire\/region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pontus; Amisus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e AE22 is a modern size classification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e AE (bronze or copper alloy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNGC grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity supplied:\u003c\/strong\u003e One encapsulated coin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMithradates VI — Rome’s Great Rival in the Black Sea World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMithradates VI ruled Pontus from about 120 to 63 BC and built a powerful kingdom around the Black Sea. His expansion brought him into direct conflict with Rome, producing the three Mithridatic Wars and campaigns involving Roman commanders including Sulla, Lucullus and Pompey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmisus was a major port on the southern Black Sea coast and an important mint within the Pontic kingdom. Its bronze issues supported regional commerce while also circulating the imagery and authority of Mithradates’ rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat the Coin Tells Us\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAE22 is a modern descriptive term indicating a bronze coin approximately 22 millimeters in diameter, not an ancient denomination recorded on the coin itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBronze coinage from Amisus connects everyday economic activity with the wider political struggle between Pontus and Rome. The surviving type provides an accessible artifact from the generation that reshaped the eastern Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat You Will Receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will receive one bronze AE22 of Mithradates VI from Amisus in an NGC Ancients holder. No NGC adjectival or numerical grade is promised. A specific mint, reverse design, inscription, weight or diameter is not promised unless expressly stated above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStock-photo notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e The photographs are representative of the product offering. The coin supplied may differ from the pictured example in portrait style, reverse design, inscriptions, centering, toning, surface appearance and other individual characteristics while remaining within the stated coin type and any expressly stated grade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SVE Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43192459952190,"sku":"COIN-30104","price":93.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/8761\/5550\/files\/COIN-30104__8231053-077__01-front.jpg?v=1788218640","url":"https:\/\/coins.svegroup.net\/products\/coin-30104","provider":"SVEGroup Coin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}