Ancients => Severed Head anyone?

Wow, Mentor => you never cease to amaze ... that is super interesting stuff

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Sergius

https://translate.google.ca/transla...dia.org/wiki/Marcus_Sergius_Silus&prev=search



Ummm, I actually think that my new OP-example has a pretty good gap between the rider and the horse (yah, I love my new coin)

Please keep-up the awesome work, my brilliant coin-friend!!



*edit* => sorry JA, as I read back through some of the feedback I noticed that you'd also mentioned the one hand (prosthetic device) ... you guys both rock!!

 

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How about two severed heads.......

 

I LOVE your area of the World! Yup, I have no prob with the humidity! And, except for the Dragon-Fruit you keep offering, the food is incredible. I have never had a bad experience there, even when there was some political upheaval when I was in Thailand...

 

CA: Artuqids of Mardin. Husam Ad-Din Yuluq-Arslan. Æ Dirhem. 580-597 AH = AD 1184-1201. Perseus seated with sword behind his head and holding the head of the ghûl (Medusa) in his left hand / Names of the caliph , the Ayyûbids al-Afdal 'Alî and az-Zâhir Ghâzî, sons of Saladin, and the Artuqid. Spengler/Sayles 36.3; Album, Checklist 1829.4. 13.98g, 31mm, 7h.

 

Wow, Ragnarok => that's a very cool severed head example (I'm jealous of that baby)

Man, that's a nice big example too, eh? (very cool coin)

 

Medusa's head was severed, right?



You guys are making my abstinence from European ancients (at least while I have to worry about college expenses) very hard right now. Anyhoo, my lone RR coin:

 

Could he be holding onto the reins?

 

Great coin stevex6! I love the bluish toning.