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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3026838, member: 57495&quot;]That a nice choice for a first Greek purchase.&nbsp; As others have already said, Mithradates VI was a fascinating historical character.&nbsp; He struck a variety of types at his mints that would make for an interesting sub-collection, IMHO.&nbsp; You could collect them by types (some of them shown by members upthread) or by cities that issued them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one that&#039;s the same type as the OP, but struck at a different mint.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PONTOS, Chabakta.</b> AE21. Head of Ares/Sword in sheath.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]753698[/ATTACH]</p><p>And three from Amisos, but with different types.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos. </b>AE31. Head of Athena/Perseus holding harpa and head of Medusa, standing over her decapitated corpse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]753699[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos. </b>AE18. Winged head of Perseus/Cornucopia flanked by pilei.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]753701[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos. </b>AE21. Bust of Amazon wearing wolf-skin/Nike.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]753704[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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