Selective gilding and colorized High Relief Antique coin with box and COA. Mintage of only 250. All items in new condition. The Legends of Medusa abound. There are stories about who she was and what made her become a woman who could change men and creatures to stone with her gaze. This is a beautiful rendition of a creature that is most likely misunderstood. A coin that is sure to increase in value. In Greek Mythology, Medusa, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone. While ancient Greek vase-painters and relief carvers imagined Medusa and her sisters as having monstrous form, sculptors and vase-painters of the fifth century began to envisage her as being beautiful as well as terrifying. Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden, but Minerva punished Medusa by transforming her beautiful hair into horrible snakes. Items are well packed for optimum arrival condition. Please be sure to return the item in the condition it was received in. Include COA and all original packaging.