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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4305200, member: 111387"]I just recently acquired a few similar to your type (portraying Zeus) minted in Amisos(modern day Samsun, Turkey). Neat coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's one...</p><p><br /></p><p>(Apologies for the poor quality cell phone w/ flash pics - I'll get off my butt, grab a real camera and figure out better lighting soon)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://srv4.imgonline.com.ua/result_img/imgonline-com-ua-resize-6a4LddhKuXJEivoW.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Pontos, Amisos, time of Mithradates VI</b>, c. 85-65 BC. Æ </p><p>O:Laureate head of Zeus r. </p><p>R: Eagle standing l., head r., on thunderbolt, AMIΣOY below</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have a couple others (also from Amisos) with a portrait of the king as Dionysos...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.imgonline.com.ua/result_img/imgonline-com-ua-resize-w41461T5bUtvKw9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Pontos, Amisos, time of Mithradates VI</b>, c. 85-65 BC. Æ </p><p>O: Head of Mithradates VI as Dionysos r. in ivy wreath</p><p>R: AMIΣOY beneath cista mystica, on which rest panther skin and thyrsus, monogram to left and right</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://srv4.imgonline.com.ua/result_img/imgonline-com-ua-resize-dyfVCp5AHiPNP.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Pontos, Amisos, time of Mithradates VI</b>, c. 85-65 BC. Æ </p><p>O: Head of Mithradates VI as Dionysos r. in ivy wreath</p><p>R: AMIΣOY beneath cista mystica, on which rest panther skin and thyrsus, monogram to left and right[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4305200, member: 111387"]I just recently acquired a few similar to your type (portraying Zeus) minted in Amisos(modern day Samsun, Turkey). Neat coins. Here's one... (Apologies for the poor quality cell phone w/ flash pics - I'll get off my butt, grab a real camera and figure out better lighting soon) [IMG]https://srv4.imgonline.com.ua/result_img/imgonline-com-ua-resize-6a4LddhKuXJEivoW.jpg[/IMG] [B]Pontos, Amisos, time of Mithradates VI[/B], c. 85-65 BC. Æ O:Laureate head of Zeus r. R: Eagle standing l., head r., on thunderbolt, AMIΣOY below I also have a couple others (also from Amisos) with a portrait of the king as Dionysos... [IMG]https://www.imgonline.com.ua/result_img/imgonline-com-ua-resize-w41461T5bUtvKw9.jpg[/IMG] [B]Pontos, Amisos, time of Mithradates VI[/B], c. 85-65 BC. Æ O: Head of Mithradates VI as Dionysos r. in ivy wreath R: AMIΣOY beneath cista mystica, on which rest panther skin and thyrsus, monogram to left and right [IMG]https://srv4.imgonline.com.ua/result_img/imgonline-com-ua-resize-dyfVCp5AHiPNP.jpg[/IMG] [B]Pontos, Amisos, time of Mithradates VI[/B], c. 85-65 BC. Æ O: Head of Mithradates VI as Dionysos r. in ivy wreath R: AMIΣOY beneath cista mystica, on which rest panther skin and thyrsus, monogram to left and right[/QUOTE]
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