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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2823945, member: 56859&quot;]<b>Medusa</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525253Fimage%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252525252Fproxy.php%252525252525253Fimage%252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525253A%25252525252525252F%25252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252525252Fproxy.php%25252525252525253Fimage%25252525252525253Dhttps%2525252525252525253A%2525252525252525252F%2525252525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252525252525252Fmedia%2525252525252525252Fae43f8_b1ffa85f24c54fc2918749032a819ecd.jpg%2525252525252525252Fv1%2525252525252525252Ffill%2525252525252525252Fw_1000%2525252525252525252Ch_504%2525252525252525252Cal_c%2525252525252525252Cq_90%2525252525252525252Fae43f8_b1ffa85f24c54fc2918749032a819ecd.jpg%252525252525252526hash%25252525252525253D93d362402082d528379f201ba66861e6%2525252525252526hash%252525252525253Dea6a8ba37cf1384ee3464122cdfb2de9%25252525252526hash%2525252525253Dd8b44dfb433662574dffe8f7b065145b%252525252526hash%25252525253Dfe3d673827746c802907f6fbc764ba64%2525252526hash%252525253Dd6922c08f02505dc249c510418e0664e%25252526hash%2525253D414a1c05d53432b01206aa402875096e%252526hash%25253D7d263e010bd227009184918016343823%2526hash%253Dbfe773c11620eaa43076b68e6e91a01d%26hash%3D1fe6ada920351706ac39cd34410833f3&amp;hash=17140d69ebc36132a70c17fca8344f92" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome, L. Plautius Plancus</b></p><p>47 BCE</p><p>AR Denarius, 3.79 gm</p><p>Obv: L. PLAVTIVS; <b>facing mask of Medusa</b>, serpents at either side of face; banker&#039;s mark on cheek</p><p>Rev: PLANCVS; Aurora (or Victory?) flying right and conducting the four horses of the sun. Banker&#039;s mark in left field.</p><p>Ref: Plautia 15b Sear 429, Cr453/1b; Syd 959a.</p><p><i>formerly slabbed by NGC</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttp%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_ed6209db5c094d73bfec979bc4c4f097.jpg_srb_p_850_418_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb%252526hash%25253D496041e5b0be41de3ed4a81421402124%2526hash%253D4020f17f0d8cab366843ba1e5e86939b%26hash%3De1c26dea74a7668749e63add9dfcd811&amp;hash=2590c95379f261fb4ed2e908de4a2b5c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p>85-65 BCE, time of Mithradates VI Eupator</p><p>AE29, 19.5 gm</p><p>Obv: helmeted head of Athena right; gryphon on helmet</p><p>Rev: AMI-ΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa &amp; <b>Medusa&#039;s head; Medusa&#039;s body at his feet, blood gushing from neck</b>; monograms in both fields</p><p>Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 1166; Stancomb 684; SNG Copenhagen 137 (best guess)</p><p>purchased from a local jewelry store May 2014; pre-cleaning picture is <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pontosfreebird20may2014-jpg.332104/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pontosfreebird20may2014-jpg.332104/">here</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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