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Stater - Mithridates I-III Amisus
| Issuer | Kings of Pontos |
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| Year | 302 BC - 185 BC |
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| Value | Gold Stater (20) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Amisus, the Black Sea port city that served as one of Pontos's primary commercial and administrative centers, issued this coinage under the early Mithridatid kings as the dynasty consolidated control over the northern Anatolian coast. The attribution spanning Mithridates I through III reflects genuine scholarly uncertainty — the lack of regnal inscriptions makes precise assignment to a single king essentially impossible with current evidence.
SNG von Aulock #1 is notable as the type specimen anchoring this classification, drawn from one of the most systematically assembled Greek numismatic collections of the 20th century.