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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 7893317, member: 80952&quot;]... and great stories of mythology - now 2 coins surely qualify.</p><p>Both show popular mythological scenes on the reverses and as a coincidence, have obverses with Athena wearing helmets decorated with mythological characters</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362219[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>PONTOS. Amisos AE29 Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, ca 105-90 or 90-85 BC</p><p>Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos</p><p>Rev: AMI - ΣOY - Perseus standing left, holding harpa and head of Medusa, whose decapitated body lies at his feet; monogram to left and right.</p><p>SNG BM Black Sea 1169-72; HGC 7, 238.</p><p>30 mm, 18,30 g</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362220[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>10 mm, 0,90 g</p><p>CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. AR Diobol Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp/ Herakles crouching right, holding club and strangling the Nemean Lion to right. Vlasto 1303–5; HN Italy 911.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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