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A silver obol or trihemiobol of Selge showing Athena and Medusa Coin Type: Silver obol or trihemiobol of Selge, 400-333 BCE
Mint and Date: Selge, 400-333 BCE
Size and Weight: 9mm, 0.9g
Obverse: Gorgoneion resembling Apollo or Helios, tongue not protruding.
Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, astragalos behind.
Provenance: Numismatica Argenteo (Vcoins), December 2004
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 246
BW Ref: 001 025 035
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