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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2170330, member: 57495"]A new pickup, my second headless Medusa coin. Though it's worse than my existing one - the obverse is in pretty rough shape and the harpa and the body of Medusa are largely off the flan - it was a buy for me for a few reasons:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) I really like these coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>2) It's the first one I've come across from the <b>Komana </b>mint, the vast majority being struck at Amisos</p><p>3) Usually, all you get is the outline of Medusa's head, on this one you can actually see her face!</p><p>4) The price was good after the dealer kindly accepted a lower offer for it</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]419056[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>PONTOS, Komana</b></p><p>Time of Mithridates VI Eupator</p><p>Circa 85 - 65 BC</p><p>AE</p><p>17.47g, 27.9mm</p><p>SNG UK IX: British Museum 1261; Sear Greek 3656</p><p>O: Head of Athena in crested helmet ornamented with Pegasos to right. </p><p>R: Perseus facing, holding harpa in left, and head of slain Medusa in right hand, her decapitated body below gushing blood, KOMA-NΩN across field, monogram on either side.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2170330, member: 57495"]A new pickup, my second headless Medusa coin. Though it's worse than my existing one - the obverse is in pretty rough shape and the harpa and the body of Medusa are largely off the flan - it was a buy for me for a few reasons: 1) I really like these coins :) 2) It's the first one I've come across from the [B]Komana [/B]mint, the vast majority being struck at Amisos 3) Usually, all you get is the outline of Medusa's head, on this one you can actually see her face! 4) The price was good after the dealer kindly accepted a lower offer for it [ATTACH=full]419056[/ATTACH] [B] PONTOS, Komana[/B] Time of Mithridates VI Eupator Circa 85 - 65 BC AE 17.47g, 27.9mm SNG UK IX: British Museum 1261; Sear Greek 3656 O: Head of Athena in crested helmet ornamented with Pegasos to right. R: Perseus facing, holding harpa in left, and head of slain Medusa in right hand, her decapitated body below gushing blood, KOMA-NΩN across field, monogram on either side.[/QUOTE]
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