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Perseus Harpa Coin Type: Bronze AE19 of Perseus of Macedonia, 178-168 BCE
Mint and Date: Macedonia, 480-450 BCE
Size and Weight: 19mm, 5.3g
Obverse: Head of hero Perseus right, wearing winged cap terminating in a bird's head (probably a gryphon); harpa in front.
Reverse: Eagle, with wings spread, standing facing, head right, grasping thunderbolt.
B A above; ΠEP monogram in left field.
Ref: GCV 6807; SNGCop 1275cf. This coin is on Wildwinds.
Provenance: amphoracoins (eBay), August 2004
BW Ref: 001 024 014
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