RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 85610)

Province Achaea
City Argos 
Region Peloponnesus
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Obverse inscription ΠΟ ΛΙΚ ΒΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΡΓΕΙωΝ, Ι - Α
Reverse design Perseus standing facing, holding in right head of Medusa, from which he turns away; in left, harpa and chlamys

Coin no. — of RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 85610)

 

Museum British Museum, London (UK)
Inventory no. 1839,0919.424
Reference BMC 176
Diameter 32
Weight 20.94
Axis 8
Note F&M catalogue the coin under R.1c, but it seems clearly to be a figure of Perseus holding a Medusa head. The pose and the position of the legs indicate a new die.
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