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Perseus
Macrinus, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D., Deultum, Thrace

|Deultum|, |Macrinus,| |11| |April| |217| |-| |8| |June| |218| |A.D.,| |Deultum,| |Thrace||AE| |24|
Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus, an Aethiopian king, and Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia's boasted that Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sent a sea monster (Cetus Aethiopicus) to ravage Aethiopia as divine punishment. Andromeda was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to sate the monster, but she was saved by Perseus. Later Andromeda and Perseus were married.
SH71489. Brass AE 24, Draganov Deultum 119 (O19/R587), SNG Bobokov 119, Varbanov II 2129 (R5), Jurukova Deultum 61, BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, F, small flan, scratches and scrapes, weight 9.854 g, maximum diameter 23.6 mm, die axis 225o, Deultum (Debelt, Bulgaria) mint, 11 Apr 217 - 8 Jun 218 A.D.; obverse IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AV, radiate and cuirassed bust right, from front; reverse COL FL PAC DEVLT, Perseus (on right) standing left, helping Andromeda (on left) come down from a rock after saving her, Medusa's head and harpa in his left hand, his right foot on the sea monster, Cetus Aethiopicus, turned to stone; very rare; SOLD


Iconium, Lycaonia, 1st Century B.C.

|Lycaonia|, |Iconium,| |Lycaonia,| |1st| |Century| |B.C.||AE| |17|
Iconium, Lycaonia, is modern Konya, Turkey. Under Claudius the name was changed to Claudiconium. The region known by the name of Lycaonia was bounded on the west by Pisidia, on the north by Galatia, on the east by Cappadocia, and on the south by the mountainous country of Isauria or Cilicia Tracheia.

This coin is cruder than any of the referenced examples, but only slightly.
GB98200. Bronze AE 17, cf. vA Lykaoniens 204 ff.; SNG BnF III 2276; BMC Lycaonia p. 4, 1; Weber 7487; HGC 789 (none this crude or with this abbreviated ethnic), gVF, dark patina with highlighting earthen deposits, light scratches, part of inscription weak, weight 3.460 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 0o, Iconium (Konya, Turkey) mint, 1st century B.C.; obverse laureate and bearded head of Zeus right; reverse Perseus standing left, nude, harpa in right hand, head of Gorgon Medusa in left hand, [EI]KO/NI in two downward lines the first on the right, ending on left; very rare; SOLD







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