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MEDUSA – 2019 3 oz Pure Silver High Relief Antiqued Coin with Diamond Eyes – Cameroon
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Product Description
MEDUSA – 2019 3 oz Pure Silver High Relief Antiqued Coin with Diamond Eyes – Cameroon
In Greek mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Μέδουσα “guardian, protectress”) was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed upon her face would turn to stone. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, though the author Hyginus makes her the daughter of Gorgon and Ceto. According to Hesiod and Aeschylus, she lived and died on an island named Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. The 2nd-century BCE novelist Dionysios Skytobrachion puts her somewhere in Libya, where Herodotus had said the Berbers originated her myth, as part of their religion.
Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.
SPECIFICATIONS OF COIN
Metal: 999 Fine Silver
Finish: Antique
Diameter: 50 mm
Features: Rimless coin :: Serial number :: Handmade Antique Finish :: Featuring genuine Diamonds
Denomination: 3000 Francs CFA
Year of Issue: 2019
Mintage: 250
Weight: 3 oz
