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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3642790, member: 91461&quot;]Another beauty right there Pavlos! And a write up that shines light on an obscure place in the Hellenistic world.</p><p>At the risk of posting a coin that&#039;s barely hit the post, here is a wonderful rare Macedonian shield coin of Perseus issued under Philip IV that I found (listed as Gorgoneion boss, but I knew better) with a bit of a resemblance, though not nearly as beautiful, to your coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]977968[/ATTACH]</p><p>Philip V. 221-179 BC. Æ (15.5mm, 2.80 g, 7h). Pella or Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 211-201 BC. Macedonian shield, boss decorated with head of the hero Perseus right, wearing Phyrgian cap / Macedonian helmet facing. Mamroth, Bronzemünzen 9; Touratsoglou, Macedonia 7; HGC 3, 1087. VF, dark green patina, some roughness[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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