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Tetrachalkon - Mithridates VI
| Issuer | Amisos |
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| Year | 85 BC - 65 BC |
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| Weight | 7.59 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of a youthful male deity facing right, identified as Dionysos or Mithridates VI idealized as Dionysos, wearing an elaborate wreath of ivy leaves and berries over flowing curly hair rendered in fine detail. The portrait is executed in the Hellenistic tradition, with strongly modeled facial features, a prominent nose, and a naturalistic treatment of the long locks falling behind the ear. No legend appears on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | Perseus standing facing, wearing a Phrygian helmet adorned with a wing, holding a harpa in his right hand and the severed head of Medusa in his lowered left hand; a figure or trophy structure appears in the central field. To the left, a monogram is visible in the field. The Greek ethnic legend ΑΜΙΣΟΥ is inscribed along the lower portion of the reverse field, with a row of pellets serving as a decorative border element above it. The composition reflects the Pontic royal iconographic program associating the city of Amisos with the heroic mythology favored under Mithridates VI. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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