Show your gorgoneion

Here is one from Apollonia Pontica I picked up at the end of January from our very own @Victor_Clark

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And this Macedonian Kingdom one from @arnoldoe

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James, Nice one, she looks like a happy Gorgon . I recognize the crayfish to the right of the anchor, but what is on the left side ?

 

It's an "A". Here is the attribution from my catalog
APOLLONIA PONTICA
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Gorgoneian facing with snakes for hair and a protruding tongue
REVERSE: An anchor flanked by letter A and a crayfish, which represents the minting city of Apollonia, the major fifth century BC Greek colony on the west coast of the Black Sea, modern Sozopol in Bulgaria
Struck at Apollonia 450-400 BC
3.13g, 14-15mm
BMC IX, Black Sea 150-151

 

Here is a small one:



Troas, Abydos. 10 mm. 0.76 grams.
eagle standing left, wings closed
Medusa facing in incuse square.
Sear Greek 4004 "c. 450 BC"
SNG Copenhagen Troas, Abydus 4 "c. 480-450 BC"

 

Neapolis, Macedon; 411- 348 B.C.; AR Hemidrachm (1.8 gm.). Obv: Gorgon's head facing, with tongue protruding. Rev: ΝΕΟΠ; Young female head (Artemis Parthenos?) r., of exquisite style! Ancient abrasion on obv. SNG Cop 227.

 

I really like PeteB's hemidrachm. My coin of the same city is as different as you can get except for that lovely face.
Neapolis, Macedon; 500-480 B.C.; fourree stater - Gorgon's head facing, with tongue protruding / mill sail incuse
Of my fourrees, this has the highest relief.

 

Cancel that last. Having same problem staying logged in with the new name and password, so I'll stick with PeteB

 

Philip III Arrhidaios, Macedon
AE 1/2 unit
Obv: Macedonian shield with Gorgoneion on central boss
Rev: B-A, Helmet; bipennis to left, K to right
Mint: Miletos (struck under Asandros)
Date: 323-319 BC
Ref: Price 2064

 

Just picked this one up.

I find myself tending more towards bronze issues (as I have with copper US coins), there is just something about that chocolate color and the thought that this coin could have been used to buy bread or a sword sharpening before battle.

Alexander III
336-323 BC
Salamis Mint
16.9mm, 4.51g
Price 3158