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Coin of Pontos, Amisos

Description: Coin from the ancient Greek city of Amisos (Pontos). Obverse shows Athena bust right wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a Pegasus. Reverse shows Perseus standing left, holding the head of Medusa in his right hand with her body on the ground behind him.
Date: -0118/-0063
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Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Modern counterfiet of a coin from Macedon of Alexander the Great

Description: This is a modern cast counterfeit of a tetradrachm from Macedon from the reign of Alexander the Great. The originals were minted ca. 336-323 BCE. The obverse shows Heracles facing right wearing a lion-skin headdress. The reverse shows Zeus seated left, holding an eagle and sceptre with a torch in the left field. Very faint to the right of the seated figure is ALEXANDROU, Alexander. Since Alexander's program of hellenization through hegemony included common coinage, this example is as much … more
Date: unknown
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