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PONT - AMISOS under MITHRIDATE VI 121-63
Gorgon's head in th…
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75
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PONT - AMISOS under MITHRIDATE VI 121-63
Gorgon's head in th…
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €100
Voluntary lot
Description
PONT - AMISOS under MITHRIDATE VI 121-63
Gorgon's head in the centre of the aegis.
R/. Niké in talar chiton walking right holding a long palm on her shoulder. In the field, AMI/ΣOY and two monograms.
♦ HGC 242
Bronze or tetrachalcum "with the head of Medusa". (7,90 g)
Golden patina. Well centred. T.B.
Unusual representation of the aegis complete with Medusa's head, which was placed either on Athena's breastplate or shield. In Greek mythology, Medusa is one of the three Gorgons, the mortal daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. She is depicted with snakes for hair and a gaze capable of petrifying anyone who meets it. Medusa's head, after her beheading by Perseus, is often used as a symbol of protection against evil and envious glances, and also represents fear, death, transformation and rebirth. It embodies power, destruction and victory over evil.
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