[ 5437] PONTOS: Amisos Bronze (28mm, 14.01 grams) circa 109-89 B.C. Reference: Cf. De Callataÿ pl. 48, F var. (monograms); RG 17; SNG Copenhagen 137; SNG BM Black Sea 1167. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmet ornamented with Pegasus. Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, whose decapitated body lies at his feet; ΣINΩ - ΠΗΣ across field, monogram to left. Provided with certificate of authenticity. CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC by Sergey Nechayev, PhD - Numismatic Expert Perseus (Περσεύς), the legendary founder of Mycenae and of thePerseid dynasty there, was the first of the mythic heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus was the Greek hero who killed Medusa and claimed Andromeda, having rescued her from a sea monster. According to legend, he was a son of Zeus. Payment & Shipping: Will accept payments via PayPal. = MM_contentVersion; } else if (navigator.userAgent && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>=0 && (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Win") != -1)) { document.write('\n'); document.write('on error resume next\n'); document.write('MM_FlashCanPlay = ( IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." & MM_contentVersion)))\n\n'); } if (MM_FlashCanPlay) { document.write(''); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } else { document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' This Vendio Gallery is best viewed with Macromedia Flash Player 6or higher. '); document.write(' Click here to get the latestMacromedia Flash Player. '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } //--> Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser.
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