Greek c.500-450 BC Mysia (Gorgon) Silver Drachm NGC VF – Series VI

The coins prominently feature the head of the Gorgon, a mythical creature with snakes for hair, known for its power to turn onlookers to stone, symbolizing protection and warding off evil.

This imagery reflects the ancient Greek fascination with mythological symbols and their use in daily life, including as amulets against danger, imbuing these coins with cultural and religious significance.

Minted in Parium, a major trading city in Mysia, these coins facilitated commerce across the Aegean Sea, reflecting the city’s economic prosperity and the wider political networks of the Greek world during this period.