TYPE Ancient Greece, king Perseus of Macedon (179-168 BC), bronze AE19 DESCRIPTION . Obv: Head of hero Perseus in winged helmet terminating in bird's head Rev: Eagle facing on thunderbolt, head turned right, and Greek legend B - A, monogram PER below left REFERENCE: SG 6807 GRADING: VF, porous dark olive green patina ORDER INFO: G2749, $45 Perseus was the last Macedonian king, unable to stem the tide following the crushing defeat by the Romans against his father in 197 BC at Kynoskephalai, and leading to his own demise at the battle of Pydna (168 BC). Scarcer mythological personage on the obverse (with an interesting winged helmet resembling a petasos) - of the eponymous hero that beat Medusa.