TYPE Ancient Greece, Amphipolis (Macedon), after 168 BC, bronze AE20
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Facing head of Gorgon
Rev: Helmeted Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding shield with other hand, Greek legend AMFIP to right
REFERENCE: LE 937v, Cop 85
GRADING: F / AF, mixed patina, some encrustation, scarce
ORDER INFO: G2133, $36
A scarce issue, featuring another somewhat "kinder, gentler" Medusa, though with considerable classical traits for this late Hellenistic period, given the unruly hair and fixating gaze, here in the fully facing variant.