Obverse: Confronted head of Medusa, or Gorgoneion.
Reverse: Inverted anchor, flanked by a crayfish on the left and the ethnic symbol of the city on the right: (Pollonia Pontica).
Legend: Minted c. 450-350 BC in the Greek colony of Apollonia Pontika, wich was situated in Thrace along the Black Sea. Apollonia Pontika drachms feature among the most visually striking images on coinage of Medusa, with fierce gaze and tongue sticking out.In Greek mythology, a gorgon was one of the three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa. They were daughters of Ceto and Phorcus. Medusa was the only mortal one.
Composition: Silver
Denomination: Drachm
Date: 450-350 BC.
