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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1864803, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;ve been on the lookout for ones of these for many months.&nbsp; They are somewhat plentiful but all have their issues, rather like the Nemausus COL-NEMs.&nbsp; Recently there was one with a superb obverse but off-center reverse.&nbsp; It&#039;s obverse was so nice that I almost bid.&nbsp; In the end though what I wanted most from this coin was a clear reverse, with the full body of both Perseus and Medusa, gushing blood, head clearly identifiable in Perseus&#039;s hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is from the last Pecunem auction.&nbsp; At the end, bidding went higher than I had hoped but sometimes that&#039;s how it goes.&nbsp; The obverse is not well struck but the reverse had the requisite clarity, with only the end of the harpa off the flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]313943[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p><b>85-65 BC</b></p><p>AE28, 18.5 gm</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.</p><p>Rev: AMIΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, Medusa&#039;s body at his feet.</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; SNG Stancomb 683 var. (no monogram to right). [I cannot verify this reference and suspect it may not be correct because there are monograms both left and right.&nbsp; Looks like Sear 3637 fits though][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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