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A large brass coin of Amastris showing Perseus holding the severed head of Medusa Coin Type: Bronze AE27 of Amastris in Paphlagonia, time of Mithradates VI, 120-63 BCE
Mint and Date: Amastris, 109-89 BCE
Size and Weight: 27mm, 19.26g
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmet decorated with Pegasus.
Reverse: Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and the head of Medusa. Body of Medusa would be lying to right behind, but is not visible on this example.
AMAΣ - TPEO(N) across the centre, monograms below to left and right.
Provenance: Herakles Coins (Vcoins), July 2004.
Ref: GCV 3674
BW Ref: 002 024 022
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