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| Figure III-2-chi-004. Protome of Chimaera, monstrous hybrid creature, composed of the parts of a lion and a goat, and with a tail terminating with snake's head (not shown). Gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa) with protruding tongue and swirling snakes in place of hair. |
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| Silver | Hemidrachm (obverse & reverse) |
Uncertain (Cyzicos?), Mysia | Uncertain | Late Archaic/Middle Classical, 520-400 BC | Private |
| Source-Image(s): Coin Archives (www.coinarchives.com; © CoinArchives, LLC and the original holders): Numismatik Naumann, Auction 58, 1 October 2017, Lot 114. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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