Perseus Slays Medusa

174, Lot: 138. Estimate $150. Sold for $290. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHRYGIA, Sebaste. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ 34mm (21.85 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Perseus standing right, head turned left, cutting of the head of Medusa kneeling before; to left stands Athena. BMC Phrygia p. 375, 34; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -. Near Fine, brown patina. Rare.