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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2885237, member: 82322&quot;]Philip V named his son Perseus hoping for another Greek hero.&nbsp; [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] posted a denarius that shows how that dream ended.&nbsp; A century later another enemy of Rome, Mithridates the Great, claimed descent from Perseus and also used Perseus on his coins.&nbsp; Here is a scarcer type showing a portrait and flying harpa.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]692352[/ATTACH] </p><p>Pontos, Amisos, 85-65 BC, 2.64g, 15mm</p><p>Obv: Head of Perseus right, wearing a winged Phrygian helmet</p><p>Rev: ΑΜΙ-ΣΟΥ, winged harpa; monogram right.</p><p>Ref: <i>SNG BM</i> 1197</p><p>ex Münzen &amp; auction 17, Medaillen GmbH (DE), October 2005, lot 731</p><p>said to be ex Münzen und Medaillen AG Basel, list 474 (1985), #148.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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