Ancient Coins: Mithridates VI

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

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[@creounity]

BTW just this year (2023) the new book has been released on the topic: "Coins of the Pontic kingdom under Mithridates 6 Eupator" (author: V. N. Yushkov).

[@Matts_Ancient_Coins]

Your story telling and amazing artistic ability is a perfect combination helping everyone learn through coins. I personally really appreciate it. And can’t wait to wear my pink Athenian owl shirt around.

[@GordonGrant-o1h]

Thanks Leo , marvelous 😀👍

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Hi Gordon! Thanks for that :)

[@Numischannel]

His coins are fascinating, although his portrait tetradrachms are scarce and expensive, his civic brass, bronze and copper coins are readily available and affordable!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Thats true! Im paying more attention to his brass issues, I'll get more in the future. Recently got a lovely obol, a very chunky, 15 gram piece.

[@Numischannel]

@@ClassicalNumismatics The bronze obol (as the one you showed in photo) with the head in bashlik, struck prior to the introduction of orichalcum issues in the last stages of the reign, is even heavier (average weight 20g, sometimes more)!

[@johnpennock9277]

Great video. Love the coins of Mithradates VI, especially the bronzes - especially his extensive hero Perseus imagery showing the slaying of Medusa as an allegory to resisting Rome. He probably borrowed this iconography from the Macedonian Kingdom, Philip V/Perseus the King, failed resistance to Rome, in the previous decades, where they featured Perseus the hero as well.. Perseus, the mythological hero, was viewed as the founder of Persia as well so was a unifying hero in multi-cultural state.

[@numiscanal8018]

Maravillosas monedas, que piezas mas espectaculares, son gemas... Y ni hablar de la calidad de los videos, cada vez quedo pasmado frente a tu producción, es limpia, construida, da en el blanco cada vez, si había un festival de Cannes de canales de numismatica, sin duda alguna te llevas las palmas !

[@caracallaavg]

Amazing video! I hope the northern Black Sea area gets some spotlight, too, eventually

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Hopefully I can get my hands on more footage and make other episodes, lots of interesting coins from that area

[@antonio4782]

Excelente video,unas piezas espectaculares,un fuerte abrazo.

[@Diogenes_43]

Whenever I think of Mithradates I just think of the Unbiased History of Rome where he’s an annoying little dude with a lion skin on his head lol His coinage is really nice, thanks for showing these.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

I absolutely love the Unbiased series lmao

[@christopherevans2445]

Another great video thanks

[@danielralston7182]

Another great video! Thank you!

[@Glorious_God]

Great video and what a lovely stater, well struck and exceptional

[@HistoricalGameplay]

an informative video, thanks a lot! create one on coins of Mithridates sons in law, Tigranes, please. thanks again.

[@armenpoghosyan4998]

Yes, I havent seen any videos on Armenian coinage, it would be cool.

[@glasgowjohn6372]

I always look forward to your talks. I remember when you could purchase old coins from street barrows, from rusty biscuit tins😊! I still have many, these started a lot of kids collecting.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Thanks for the kind words! Indeed, sadly its getting harder and harder to find coins on street markets

[@bratrcunik4571]

Alexander looks like a rock star on the Mithridates tetradrachm.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

He does!!

[@acidicjello1962]

I DO have a coin of the Pontic Kingdom. It's a bronze with the head of Ares, like the one shown in the video but with no control marks or crescent and star. I got it because I was inspired by this channel and the artistry amazes me for a piece of relatively small value.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

I always feel very happy when I read people have gotten into ancient coin collections as a result of watching my videos

[@johnnyb3126]

Amazing history 👏

[@obscurehistory1]

A Tetradrachm of Mithridates VI would be an amazing addition to any collection. Such a shame a decent grade one is goes for so much

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Indeed, the Tets are nearly as rare as the gold staters.

[@markp44288]

Another possibility is that Mithridates may have been a numismatist himself.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

That would be so cool! Augustus probably liked old coins, I wonder how many of the ancient rulers collected coins.

[@markp44288]

I am sure it is more than you think, but we may never know!@@ClassicalNumismatics

[@Arduu123]

Great video! How do we know that the Lysimachus coin was struck under Mithridates, since nothing on the coin itself says so?

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Mostly by hoard locations and style. The types struck under Lysimachus were sculpted in very fine style, while those under Mithridates are less well defined.

[@thomaswalsh4552]

9:18 are those not flowers, rather than fruit?

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

On catalogues they are typically called "fruits", so I just went for that theory, but what you say is plausible.

[@timoverdijk3176]

Classical numismatics how do you get access to all of these excellent coins?

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

I am very active on social media groups, and Im constantly talking to other collectors and asking them if they are willing to film me their coins. You would be surprised on how kind and generous people are with their time, as most of them film me their wonderful coins.

[@timoverdijk3176]

@@ClassicalNumismatics very nice! Have you also contacted (national) coin collections etc. They have thousands of items. Here in the netherlands for example i was thought numismatics by the administrator of the national dutch coin collection.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Yes I have, and without exception they have been completely dismissive of my requests. Unless you are an academic or archaeologist, they wont let you access any coins. Maybe in the Netherlands or the UK things are different

[@timoverdijk3176]

@@ClassicalNumismatics that is such a shame. So many of these collections can opened up to the public via digital means like youtube.

[@gregmiller9710]

...i like Mithradates vi....i got a him on coin and in a poem or 2....^^

[@davedavidson4762]

were you on pawn stars?

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

No I was not :)

[@janiskar7892]

📽️👍👍👍👍👍👌

[@chezburger1781]

'romes greatest general pompey' i have a feeling many will argue over that. cool video.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Greatest general AT THE TIME! 😝 No one beats Trajan or Aurelian

[@chezburger1781]

@@ClassicalNumismatics oh thank Alexander

[@gudgoodsteps8036]

we throat singing with this one …