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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4260022, member: 96898&quot;]That&#039;s a wonderful new acquisition. I had seen it on ma-shops and was seriously attracted to it, too, though eventually I decided to follow my medieval inclinations instead.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I considered buying the coin, I searched for die matches to confirm its authenticity. Maybe you know this already, but a double die match to your coin was sold by Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg in 2015, see <a href="https://www.coincircuit.com/coin-Auction/ira-larry-goldberg-coins-collectibles-inc/5233251/lot-3049-ancient-coins-parion-ancient" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coincircuit.com/coin-Auction/ira-larry-goldberg-coins-collectibles-inc/5233251/lot-3049-ancient-coins-parion-ancient" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below are some of my (more humble) Gorgons:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1085839[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">&quot;Mysia, Parion&quot; (probably Olbia), drachm, ca. 480 BC. Obv: Gorgoneion. Rev cross-shaped incusum. 12.2mm, 3.14g. Ref: BMC 4–8; Sear Greek 3917; SNG Copenhagen 256, SNG von Aulock 1318.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1085841[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Thrace, Apollonia Pontika, AR drachm, 5th–4th century BC. Obv: Gorgoneion facing. Rev: upright anchor; crayfish to l., A to r. 13.5mm, 2.87g. Ref: Sear Greek 1655. Ex FSR, auction 106, lot 6.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1085840[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Pontos, Amisos (Kingdom of Pontos under Mithridates VI Eupator), AE 21, ca. 105–85 BC. Obv: Gorgoneion in aegis. Rev: [A]MI-ΣΟ[Υ]; Nike advancing r. with palm branch; in fields, monograms. 21mm, 7.40g. Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 1177–1191. Ex Ken Dorney.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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