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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3223549, member: 85693"]Hoping it's not too late to join the "Headless Medusa Club." I never thought I'd get one of these (too expensive), but I found a cheap(ish) one on eBay. It has obvious problems, but I liked the full-body Medusa and the hook on the harpa. Despite the obverse environmental problems, I thought the obverse Athena was quite nice in terms of style. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I found this post very helpful in evaluating the appearance of these. Thank you all for sharing so many interesting & attractive examples. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]839707[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Pontos, Amisos Æ 28</b></p><p><b>Mithradates VI the Great</b></p><p><b>(c. 85-65 B.C.)</b></p><p>Helmeted head of Athena right / AMI-[ΣOY] across fields, Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa; Medusa's body at his feet, M(T)E and ΓA monograms left and right.</p><p>Malloy 16e; RecGen 17c.</p><p>(19.14 grams / 28 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3223549, member: 85693"]Hoping it's not too late to join the "Headless Medusa Club." I never thought I'd get one of these (too expensive), but I found a cheap(ish) one on eBay. It has obvious problems, but I liked the full-body Medusa and the hook on the harpa. Despite the obverse environmental problems, I thought the obverse Athena was quite nice in terms of style. Anyway, I found this post very helpful in evaluating the appearance of these. Thank you all for sharing so many interesting & attractive examples. [ATTACH=full]839707[/ATTACH] [B]Pontos, Amisos Æ 28 Mithradates VI the Great (c. 85-65 B.C.)[/B] Helmeted head of Athena right / AMI-[ΣOY] across fields, Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa; Medusa's body at his feet, M(T)E and ΓA monograms left and right. Malloy 16e; RecGen 17c. (19.14 grams / 28 mm)[/QUOTE]
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