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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3090719, member: 75937&quot;]My only Perseus coin, a tiny bronze:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]779863[/ATTACH]</p><p>Perseus, 179-168 BC.</p><p>Greek AE 14.8 mm; 2.77 g Macedonia.</p><p>Obv: Macedonian shield; wheel-ornament in center.</p><p>Rev: ΒΑ-ΠΕ above and below harpe, star below.</p><p>Refs: Sear Greek 6809; SNG Cop 1281; Lindren II (Europe) 1339; Gaebler 12.5.36.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why is a harpe on the reverse of this coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>The harpē (ἅρπη) was a type of sword with a sickle protrusion along one edge near the tip of the blade. According to legend, Perseus use a harpe to cut off the head of Medusa.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]779871[/ATTACH]</p><p>&quot;Perseus holding Medusa&#039;s head&quot; depicts Perseus armed with a harpe sword when he beheaded Medusa.</p><p>Marble sculpture by Antonio Canova (Vatican Museum).</p><p><br /></p><p>Note Perseus&#039; winged helmet in this sculpture, just as depicted on [USER=78229]@old49er[/USER] &#039;s coin in the OP.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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