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Pontus, Amisos Bronze — Gorgon Head Apotropaic Issue, Struck Under Mithradates VI, NGC-Certified
Mithradates VI Gorgoneion Bronze (120-63 BC) — Amisos Evil-Eye Shield
NGC certified Amisos bronze from Mithradates VI Eupator — Gorgon head wards evil + Roman enemies with petrifying gaze.
Apotropaic War Design
• Obverse: Gorgoneion — petrifying stare repels invaders
• Reverse: Pontic symbols — royal protection + Greek myth power
Technical Specifications
• Material: Bronze (AE)
• Mint: Amisos (Black Sea strategic royal mint)
• Certification: NGC slabbed
• Ruler: Mithradates VI (Rome's greatest Hellenistic foe)
• Period: 1st century BC (Mithradatic Wars)
Anti-Rome Supernatural Defense
• Gorgon protects Pontus from Roman legions
• Apotropaic magic + Greek cultural defiance
• Strategic port mints ultimate talisman coinage
• Myth meets Mithradates' desperate resistance
Collector Masterpiece
Gorgon's stare shields doomed Pontic empire. Ultimate Hellenistic apotropaic relic.
Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens.
Mithradates VI Gorgoneion Bronze (120-63 BC) — Amisos Evil-Eye Shield
NGC certified Amisos bronze from Mithradates VI Eupator — Gorgon head wards evil + Roman enemies with petrifying gaze.
Apotropaic War Design
• Obverse: Gorgoneion — petrifying stare repels invaders
• Reverse: Pontic symbols — royal protection + Greek myth power
Technical Specifications
• Material: Bronze (AE)
• Mint: Amisos (Black Sea strategic royal mint)
• Certification: NGC slabbed
• Ruler: Mithradates VI (Rome's greatest Hellenistic foe)
• Period: 1st century BC (Mithradatic Wars)
Anti-Rome Supernatural Defense
• Gorgon protects Pontus from Roman legions
• Apotropaic magic + Greek cultural defiance
• Strategic port mints ultimate talisman coinage
• Myth meets Mithradates' desperate resistance
Collector Masterpiece
Gorgon's stare shields doomed Pontic empire. Ultimate Hellenistic apotropaic relic.
Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens.

