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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Amit Vyas, post: 5410036, member: 117268&quot;]Adding my specimen to this wonderful thread:</p><p><br /></p><p>Pontos, Amisos, AE31, time of Mithradates the Great (Mithradates VI) (c. 120-63 BC), Amisos, 109-89 BC, SNG BMC 1167, RecGen 17, SNGCop 137, Sear 3637 (31 mm, 18.5 g)</p><p><br /></p><p>In the context of the period which this coin is from, Perseus and Medusa would be representations of Mithradates VI and Rome, respectively.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmet decorated with Pegasus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and the head of Medusa. Body of Medusa, blood flowing from the neck, lying to right behind. AMI - ΣOY across the centre, monograms below to left and right.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1234316[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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