A Medusa, Gorgon, Gorgoneion thread: When good girls turn really bad.

[kirispupis]

Here's my recent gorgon pickup. It was still in the mail when this was originally posted.

Pisidia. Selge
circa 350-300 BCE
Diobol AR 10 mm, 0,89 g
Ex Savoca

[Octavius]

 My  collection of RR  Plautius denarii with Medusa / Aurora..

and my ring with Medusa...

[Ryro]

Here's a recent bad bitch that'll turn you to stone quicker than Snoop Dogg and Chong at a party:

Edited February 10, 2023 by Ryro

[Ed Snible]

On 2/9/2023 at 2:15 PM, Monolith said:

Any suggestions for reading more about these coins?

I don't know who is working on these.  This 20-year-old article is the best summary of the coins of Olbia that I have found:

A. M. Gilevich, “Coins from the Excavations on Berezan Island, 1962-1991”, Northern Pontiac Antiquities in the State Hermitage Museum (2001)

For a long time I thought the "Parion" gorgon/incuse coins were from Olbia.  I no longer believe that.  The Olbia coinage itself remains mysterious.

[Alegandron]

On 1/14/2023 at 10:16 AM, Ed Snible said:

@maridvnvm I suspect your "Amisis" is a Scythian imitation.  http://digitalhn.blogspot.com/2015/12/imitations-of-bronze-coinage-of-pontos.html

 

L. Plautius Plancus. 47 B.C. AR denarius (18 mm, 3.62 g). Brockage strike. Rome.
Obv: L · PLAV[TIV]S below, head of Medusa facing
Rev: Incuse of obverse.
Classical Numismatic Group, e-auction 59, February 2003, lot 131.

I really like that brockage Ed!

[Alegandron]

Etruria:

20-Asses: (Similar to a Roman AR Didrachm / Heavy Denarius)

Etruria, Populonia
3rd Century BC
Silver 20-Asses
8.1g, ovoid 16.6mm x 20mm
Obv: Facing head of Metus, hair bound with a diadem, X:X below
Rev: blank
Sambon 47; HN Italy 152

[Alegandron]

GORGON
 
Ionia Klazomenai 480-400 BC AR Drachm Pentobol 3.5g 13mm Forepart winged boar r gorgoneion incuse sq Cf SNG Copenhagen 12 hard to find