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Parion gorgoneion Coin Type: Silver hemidrachm of Parion in Mysia, 350-300 BCE
Size and Weight: 13mm x 15mm, 2.2g
Obverse: Bull standing left, head reverted. Wreath below.
ΠA / PI
Reverse: Gorgoneion with waved hair. Snakes around, but not attached.
Ref: SNGCop 257
Provenance: legion_8 (eBay), August 2004.
BW Ref: 002 024 022
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