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Figure III-6-aeg-021. Hendecagonal (?) scaly aegis with snakes-fringe and gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa).

Material: Denomination
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Mint: Issuer/Authority: Historical Period,
Date:
Collection:
Bronze 21 mm coin
(obverse)
Sinope,
Paphlagonia
Mithridates VI
(r. 120-63 BC)
Middle/Late Helle-nistic, 120-63 BC Private

Source-Image(s): Forum Ancient Coins (www.forumancientcoins.com; © Forum Ancient Coins): Reference № 001.025.022. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page.

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