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| Figure III-2-chi-005. Chimaera, monstrous hybrid creature, composed of the parts of a lion and a goat, and with a tail terminating with snake's head. Gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa) with protruding tongue and swirling snakes in place of hair. |
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| Silver | Drachm (obverse & reverse) |
Uncertain (Cyzicos?), Mysia | Uncertain | Late Archaic/Middle Classical, 520-400 BC | Private |
| Source-Image(s): Ancient Coins Search (www.acsearch.info; © ACSearch.info and the original holders): Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 174, 10 October 2007, Lot 58. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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