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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3157763, member: 82322"]There was a very nice example sold about two months ago on eBay Germany for about $500 by Lanz. I wish I had saved a picture of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is something I haven't shown before. I suspect it is an unpublished Scythian unofficial or semi-official imitation. Imitations are known for other coins of Mithradates but I was surprised to see one for something as large as this.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]809932[/ATTACH] </p><p>Northern Black Sea area?, circa 95 BC? 25mm, 13.33g.</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.</p><p>Rev: Rev: Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and severed head of Medusa; headless body at feet; crude legend around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Athena. Don't get me started on those lips and the side-eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription is blundered and the letters have "ball terminals" with very large balls. Medusa's head looks like a clam. Unlike the delicate winged boots of Hades on [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] 's example this one has crude foot lines that look like they were drawn by a kindergartner. Perseus himself looks like a Muppet with a mohawk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3157763, member: 82322"]There was a very nice example sold about two months ago on eBay Germany for about $500 by Lanz. I wish I had saved a picture of it. Here is something I haven't shown before. I suspect it is an unpublished Scythian unofficial or semi-official imitation. Imitations are known for other coins of Mithradates but I was surprised to see one for something as large as this. [ATTACH=full]809932[/ATTACH] Northern Black Sea area?, circa 95 BC? 25mm, 13.33g. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev: Rev: Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and severed head of Medusa; headless body at feet; crude legend around. Athena. Don't get me started on those lips and the side-eye. The inscription is blundered and the letters have "ball terminals" with very large balls. Medusa's head looks like a clam. Unlike the delicate winged boots of Hades on [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] 's example this one has crude foot lines that look like they were drawn by a kindergartner. Perseus himself looks like a Muppet with a mohawk.[/QUOTE]
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