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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3013035, member: 56859&quot;]If it&#039;s <b>Ares</b> you&#039;re after, we can do a pile-on <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a common type from Amisos, gussied up with a fancy background.&nbsp; The coin came from a larger mixed lot.&nbsp; There were a couple of these in there.&nbsp; This one has an attractive patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]747509[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p>100-85 BCE, time of Mithradates VI</p><p>AE 20, 8.55 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; helmeted head of Ares right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; sword in sheath; star over crescent in upper left field, monogram below; AMI-ΣOY across fields</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; I don&#039;t own any of the typically cited references but this seems to be similar to Malloy 31[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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