I bought one the other month which I am happy to share. Not sure what possessed me and I do not actually recall bidding on it. My friend described the
obverse as looking like a 'ghost jumping out of the coin'. Even the photo did not come out well...
PeterKINGS of MACEDON. temp.
Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR
Drachm (15.5mm, 2.80 g, 12h). Third Macedonian War issue. Samothrace
mint; Gorgos, magistrate. Struck circa 171–168 BC.
Head of
Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; ΓOPΓOΣ above, torch to left, P-O flanking stem.
Ashton, Clubs,
Part 2, 26 (A16/P25) =
Weber 6723 (same dies). VF, thick find
patina. From the B. H.
Webb Collection.