220, Lot: 595. Estimate $100. Sold for $116. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GREEK. Asia Minor. Æ of Pontos, Amisos. All coins: Time of Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 85-65 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa; body of Medusa at feet, monograms to left and right. Cf. SNG BM Black Sea 1173. Average Good Fine, some encrustation and adjustment marks. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot.

These coins depicts two figures from the legend of Medusa, the once beautiful young maiden who dared to challenge Athena's beauty. As punishment for her impiety, Medusa’s hair was turned into hissing serpents and condemned to turn every living thing which gazed upon her to turn to stone. Perseus, son of Zeus and the mortal Danae, was given the task of slaying this monster. He was aided, in part, by Athena, who gave her shield to him for the task. In the context of the period which this coin is from, Perseus and Medusa could be representations of Mithradates VI and Rome, respectively.