Medusa Beheaded

174, Lot: 34. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PONTOS, Amisos. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 85-65 BC. Æ 28mm (18.62 g). Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested helmet decorated with griffin / Perseus standing facing, holding harpa in right hand, Medusa's head in left, Medusa's body at his feet; monogram left and right. SNG BM Black Sea 1166; SNG Stancomb 684; SNG Copenhagen 137. VF, dark brown surfaces, some double striking.