Pontus Bronze — Zeus Supreme Authority Type, Struck Under Mithradates VI, NGC-Certified

Mithradates VI Zeus Bronze (120-63 BC) — Rome's Greatest Hellenistic Foe

NGC certified Pontic bronze from Mithradates VI Eupator — Zeus enthroned proclaims divine kingship against 3 Roman invasions.

Anti-Roman Divine Design

• Obverse: Zeus enthroned — king of gods = Mithradates' legitimacy

• Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ — royal titles + mint marks

Technical Specifications

• Material: Bronze (AE)

• Ruler: Mithradates VI (Pontus + Black Sea empire)

• Certification: NGC slabbed

• Period: 120-63 BC (3 Mithradatic Wars)

• Mints: Multiple Pontic cities

Hellenistic Defiance Essential

• 80,000+ killed in 88 BC Ephesus/Smyrna massacres

• Poison immunity + 16 legitimate sons legend

• Defeated 3 Roman armies (Sulla, Lucullus, Pompey)

• Suicide ends final Roman siege

Collector Masterpiece

Rome's most dangerous Hellenistic rival. Zeus crowns Mithradates' doomed resistance.

Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens.