{"product_id":"ancient-pontos-amisos-ae20-bronze-coin-medusa-gorgoneion-nike-mithradates-vi-era","title":"Ancient Pontos Amisos AE20 Bronze Coin – Medusa Gorgoneion \/ Nike – Mithradates VI Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis isn’t some polished-up tourist trinket pretending to be ancient. This is a nasty little \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2,000-year-old bronze from Amisos in Pontos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, struck during the era of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMithradates VI Eupator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the king who spent his career making Rome’s life miserable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe obverse features a facing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGorgoneion \/ Medusa head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e set within an aegis — the ancient world’s version of “look at me wrong and regret it.” The reverse shows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNike advancing right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with traces of the Greek city legend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAMIΣOY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e still hanging on after two millennia of dirt, corrosion, war, trade, burial, and whatever else this thing survived before landing here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis coin measures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and weighs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.82 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. XRF surface analysis shows a high-tin bronze alloy: approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e77% copper, 18% tin, and 2% lead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with minor trace elements. Translation: real ancient bronze, not some shiny modern fantasy-metal nonsense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition is exactly what you’d expect from something that has outlived empires: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edark patina, rough surfaces, honest wear, and a Medusa face that still stares back at you like it’s judging your life choices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The reverse is weaker, but Nike is still there doing her thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA killer little Black Sea bronze with actual ancient-world attitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAttribution:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pontos, Amisos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mithradates VI era, circa 120–63 BC\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e AE20 bronze\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObverse:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Medusa \/ Gorgoneion facing\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverse:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nike advancing right, traces of AMIΣOY legend\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.82g\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20mm\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e High-tin leaded bronze by surface XRF\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fine to Very Fine details, rough dark patina\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Redmond Rare Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53049163907369,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/5398\/2505\/files\/IMG-1501.png?v=1777055183","url":"https:\/\/redmondrarecoins.com\/products\/ancient-pontos-amisos-ae20-bronze-coin-medusa-gorgoneion-nike-mithradates-vi-era","provider":"Redmond Rare Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}