Pontus, Amisus AE22 Bronze Greek Coin – Gorgon/Medusa Type Under Mithradates VI "the Great"

He poisoned himself to become unkillable. He spoke 22 languages. He nearly brought Rome to its knees.

This coin a surviving fragment of a king who terrified Rome itself, independently authenticated and encapsulated by NGC Ancients, so its history is beyond question.

Meet Mithradates VI of Pontus — the last and greatest king to bear that name, and one of the most feared men the Roman Republic ever faced. For over 50 years, this brilliant and ruthless monarch ruled his Black Sea empire, fought three brutal wars against Rome, and became such a master of toxicology that he rendered himself immune to poison by design, a practice so legendary it gave us the word "mithridatism," still used in medicine today.

Now you can hold a piece of his empire in your hand!

Coin Details:

• Kingdom: Pontus, city of Amisus
• Ruler: Mithradates VI "the Great"
• Date Struck: c. 85–65 BC
• Metal/Denomination: Bronze AE22
• Design: Gorgon (Medusa) type
• Certification: NGC Ancients
• Includes: Printed Certificate of Authenticity

This ancient bronze AE22 was struck at Amisus, the beating heart of Pontic coinage, sometime around 85–65 BC, while Mithradates was locked in his epic struggle against Roman legions. Staring back at you from the coin's surface is the fearsome head of Medusa, the Gorgon, a symbol so powerful that Pontic soldiers emblazoned it on their shields, believing her serpent-haired gaze would turn enemies to stone and shield them from harm in battle.

Own history. Own defiance. Own the coin of the king who dared to challenge Rome.