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Dating to c. 185 BCE, this bronze shield is from Pontus in Asia Minor. It features a six-pointed star circled by the inscription 'Basileus Pharnakoi', in reference to King Pharnakes I of Pontus.

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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠

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