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Coin Type: Bronze AE18 of Perseus of Macedonia, 178-168 BCE Mint and Date: Macedonia, 480-450 BCE Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 5.59g Obverse: Head of hero Perseus right, wearing winged cap terminating in a bird's head (probably a gryphon); harpa in front. Reverse: Eagle, with wings spread, standing facing, head right, grasping thunderbolt. B A above; ΠEP monogram in left field. Ref: GCV 6807; SNG Copenhagen 1279 Provenance: reddavexxx (eBay), April 2006 BW Ref: 003 024 084 |
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