NGC-Certified Pontus Bronze Coin: Dionysus Prosperity Struck Under Mithradates VI

Own a Bronze Coin Where Mithridates VI Declared Himself the Champion of the Greek World

A real Mithridates VI bronze from Amisos — bearing the crowned face of Dionysus, the divine symbol of Hellenistic unity and cultural identity that Pontus's defiant king placed on his coinage to rally the Greek world against Rome. NGC certified.

$73.08

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🍇 Obverse features the head of Dionysus crowned with ivy — vitality, rebirth, and the shared cultural identity of the Hellenistic world invoked against Roman expansion
🏛 Reverse depicts Dionysus standing — renewal and legitimate kingship reinforced for a diverse kingdom unified under Greek religious tradition
🤲 A symbol of Hellenistic resilience in bronze — Dionysus crowning the king who challenged Rome at the height of its ascent. NGC certified.

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Why This Coin Matters

Of the three Mithridates VI bronze types struck at Amisos — the Gorgoneion, the Ares, and the Dionysus — this one carries the most politically sophisticated message. Where the Gorgoneion invoked supernatural protection and the Ares declared martial fury, the Dionysus bronze spoke to something deeper: shared identity, cultural belonging, and the promise of a world where Greek civilization could still flourish free from Roman domination.

Dionysus was not merely the god of wine. In the Hellenistic world, he embodied vitality, abundance, and rebirth — the renewal of life after darkness, the joy of civilization over barbarism. By placing Dionysus on his coinage, Mithridates VI was telling every Greek city in Asia Minor, every merchant on the Black Sea, every soldier in his armies: I am the champion of your world, your culture, your gods. Rome offers conquest. I offer Dionysus.

It worked — for a time. In 88 BC, Greek cities across Asia Minor welcomed Mithridates so enthusiastically that they massacred tens of thousands of Roman and Italian residents in a single coordinated day. The hatred of Roman tax collectors and exploitation was that deep, and Mithridates had positioned himself perfectly as the divine liberator. This bronze circulated through the markets and ports of that world — Amisos on the Black Sea coast, the commercial heart of his kingdom — spreading a message of Hellenistic unity and royal legitimacy that Rome spent thirty years and three wars trying to silence. Certified by NGC.

Perfect for:

• Collectors of Pontic, Black Sea, and Mithridatic Wars era bronze coinage
• History lovers drawn to Mithridates VI, Hellenistic resistance, and the Dionysian propaganda campaign
• Dionysus imagery, Pontic royal ideology, and late Hellenistic bronze enthusiasts
• Anyone seeking the third piece of the Amisos trilogy — Gorgoneion, Ares, and Dionysus

What You'll Receive

• One authentic Mithridates VI Dionysus bronze from Amisos
• Denomination: AE Bronze (everyday Pontic coinage)
• NGC certified for authenticity
• Struck 120–63 BC at Amisos, Pontus — similar to examples shown (each coin is unique)

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