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<p>[QUOTE="Lane Walker, post: 4125066, member: 92357"]I have a couple of small Gorgoneion coins from Asia Minor and would love to know more about them and why so many cultures seemingly depicted these faces on their coins. Was this only for the hemidrachm of the area?</p><p><img src="https://i.redd.it/6t62kkr3och41.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font face="Courier New">Mysia, Parion / AR, 13 mm, 2.4 gm / 400-300 BC</font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Obv: Gorgoneion</font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Rev: Bull standing left, looking back, ΠA above, ΡI and patera below</font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Ref: BMC Mysia pg 96:31</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lane Walker, post: 4125066, member: 92357"]I have a couple of small Gorgoneion coins from Asia Minor and would love to know more about them and why so many cultures seemingly depicted these faces on their coins. Was this only for the hemidrachm of the area? [IMG]https://i.redd.it/6t62kkr3och41.png[/IMG] [FONT=Courier New]Mysia, Parion / AR, 13 mm, 2.4 gm / 400-300 BC Obv: Gorgoneion Rev: Bull standing left, looking back, ΠA above, ΡI and patera below Ref: BMC Mysia pg 96:31[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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