PONTUS, AMISUS 85-65 BC, AE21 NGC (HG)

PONTUS, AMISUS 85-65 BC, AE21 NGC (HG)

Under Mithradates VI

Pontos, Amisos AE20 Dionysos / Cista Mystica & Thyrsos

Obv: Head of Dionysos right.

Rev: Cista Mystica, thrysos behind.

Ref: BMC 53

Between 85 BC and 65 BC, the Kingdom of Pontus and its major coastal city, Amisus, were the epicenters of the Mithridatic Wars. This was a brutal, multi-decade struggle between King Mithridates VI "the Great" and the Roman Republic for total dominance over Asia Minor and the Black Sea region.

1. The Treaty of Dardanus & The War's Lull (85–83 BC)

2. The Second Mithridatic War (83–81 BC)

3. The Great Third Mithridatic War (73–63 BC)

4. Pompey's Campaign & The Fall of Pontus (66–65 BC)

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