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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     860710      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     LYCAONIA City:     Iconium Issuer:     Gallienus Date Ruled:     AD 253-268 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE23 Date Struck:     AD 253-268 Diameter:     23 mm Weight:     5.34 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Legend:     IMP Γ P LIC GALLIENVS P F Obverse Description:     Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind Reverse Legend:     ICONIEN COLO / S – R Reverse Description:     Perseus standing facing, head left, holding severed head of Medusa and harpa Primary Reference:     SNG France 2304 Reference2:     VA, Lycaoniens, 428 Reference3:     SNG Cop 9 Reference4:     SNG VA 8649 (all same dies) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=155717 Grade:     Near EF, wonderful pale blue-green patina, a few light earthen deposits Notes:     Excellent detail for issue. Alluding to Perseus’s mythical slaying of Medusa, this coin depicts the two figures from that legend. Medusa, once a beautiful young maiden, dared to challenge Athena’s beauty. As punishment for her impiety, Medusa’s hair was turned into hissing serpents and she was condemned with a gaze which turned every living being to stone. Perseus, son of Zeus and the mortal Danae, was given the task of slaying this monster and was aided, in part, by Athena who provided him with her shield for the task.

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