PONTOS. Amisos. Orichalcum bronze(公元前约111-105或95-90年)。铸于 Mithradates VI Eupator 之下。 正面:Helmeted head of Ares right. 背面:AMI - ΣOV。 Sword in sheath; star-in-crescent to upper left, monogram to lower left. SNG BM Black Sea 1164; HGC 7, 241. Weight 7.57 g. Orichalcum was a valuable golden-colored brass alloy used by Romans and Greeks to mint coins . Valued for its gold-like appearance, it was considered more valuable than copper.
PONTOS. Amisos. Orichalcum bronze(公元前约111-105或95-90年)。铸于 Mithradates VI Eupator 之下。 正面:Helmeted head of Ares right. 背面:AMI - ΣOV。 Sword in sheath; star-in-crescent to upper left, monogram to lower left. SNG BM Black Sea 1164; HGC 7, 241. Weight 7.57 g. Orichalcum was a valuable golden-colored brass alloy used by Romans and Greeks to mint coins . Valued for its gold-like appearance, it was considered more valuable than copper.