WTS: Pontos, Amisos AE30 / Medusa and Perseus / $60

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  1. jb_depew

    jb_depew Well-Known Member

    Here's a nice big bronze from Pontos showing the mythological slaying of Medusa by Perseus.

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    Pontos, Amisos, Mithradates VI Eupator
    Circa 109-89 BC
    Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, decorated with griffin.
    Reverse: AMI-ΣO[Y], Perseus standing facing, wearing pointed helmet and himation, holding harpa in right hand and head of Medusa in left, whose decapitated body lies at his feet, monogram to left and right.
    References: SNG Copenhagen 137; Sear 3637; SNG BM Black Sea 1166; SNG Stancomb 684.
    Size: 30mm
    Weight: 18.68g
    Die axis: 12h
    Condition: Fine

    $5 shipping within the US.

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