greece_olymp_poseidon
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Poseidonia (Lucania), 470-450 BC, silver hemiobol (twenty-fourth stater), 0.38g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Poseidon walking to r., naked but for chlamys draped over both arms, wielding trident
Rev.: Bull walking right on exergual line, Greek legend POM above (retrograde)
REFERENCE: SG -, ANS 644
GRADING: F+ / VF, hoard patina
ORDER INFO: G2614, $65
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Poseidonia (Lucania), ca. 400 BC, bronze AE14
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Poseidon walking to r., naked but for chlamys draped over both arms, wielding trident
Rev.: Bull walking right on exergual line
REFERENCE: SG 628
GRADING: F, green patina, edge flaw, minor adhesion
ORDER INFO: G2279, $35
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Paestum (Lucania), 268-89 BC, bronze quadrans (AE18)
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon to right, 3 pellets behind
Rev.: Dolphin r., 3 pellets above, Greek PAIS and grain (strigil?) below
REFERENCE: SG 632v, LE 289
GRADING: VF / AVF, partially encrusted olive green patina
ORDER INFO: G3077, $70
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Syracuse (Sicily), reign of Hieron II (275-215 BC), AE19 (bronze)
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon wearing tainia to left
Rev.: Ornamented trident with dolphins around it
REFERENCE: SG 1223
GRADING: VF / F+, dark red patina with touches of green
ORDER INFO: G1031, $28
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Syracuse (Sicily), reign of Hieron II (275-215 BC), AE19 (bronze)
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon wearing tainia to left
Rev.: Ornamented trident with dolphins around it
REFERENCE: SG 1223
GRADING: VF / AVF, brown patina, some reverse encrustation
ORDER INFO: G1393, $32
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Syracuse (Sicily), reign of Hieron II (275-215 BC), AE19 (bronze)
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon wearing tainia to left
Rev.: Ornamented trident with dolphins around it, Greek legend IERO - NOS below, Greek 'delta' further below
REFERENCE: SG 1223
GRADING: AVF / F, dark green-brown patina
ORDER INFO: G2030, $25
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Syracuse (Sicily), reign of Hieron II (275-215 BC), AE18 (bronze)
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon wearing tainia to left
Rev.: Ornamented trident with dolphins around it, Greek legend IERO-NOS below
REFERENCE: SG 1223
GRADING: VF, dark red patina with touches of green highlights, fine style
ORDER INFO: G1763, $32
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Syracuse (Sicily), Fifth Republic (215-212 BC), bronze AE14
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon wearing tainia to left
Rev.: Ornamented trident with dolphins around it, Greek legend SYR-AKO / SI-ON /
REFERENCE: LE 594
GRADING: VF / AVF, encrusted olive green patina
ORDER INFO: G2310, $25
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, kings of Macedon, autonomous issues (185-168 BC), bronze AE20
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon to right, hair bound with tainia
Rev.: Greek legend: MAKE / DONON, Greek "ER" monogram above, all in oak wreath
REFERENCE: SG -, LE -. L3 -, Pl -, cf. LE 1320 (obv.), cf. LE 1352 (rev. type), cf. LE 1345 (monogram)
GRADING: F, slight green highlights
ORDER INFO: G2025, $24
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Amphipolis (Macedon), after 168 BC, bronze AE17
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon to right, wearing tainia
Rev.: Horse stepping to right, Greek legend AMPHIPOLITON above and below
REFERENCE: LE 938
GRADING: AVF / VF, bit encrusted green-red patina, horse's head off flan, obv. die break
ORDER INFO: G3125, $30
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Amphipolis (Macedon), 187-31 BC, bronze AE17
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laurete head of Poseidon right
Rev.: Horse walking right, Greek legend AMFIPO-LEITON
REFERENCE: Cop 64
GRADING: F+ / F, bit rough olive green patina
ORDER INFO: G1906, $18
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Amphipolis (Macedon), after 168 BC, bronze AE18
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon to right, wearing tainia
Rev.: Horse stepping to right, monogram to its right, Greek legend AMPHIPOLITON above and below
REFERENCE: LE 938
GRADING: VF / AVF, mixed red-brown patina, slight roughness and encrustation
ORDER INFO: G2098, $30
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Amphipolis (Macedon), after 168 BC, bronze AE18
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon to right, wearing tainia
Rev.: Horse stepping to right, 8-ray star below, Greek legend AMPHIP / OLITON above and below
REFERENCE: LE 938v, Cop 64v
GRADING: F+ / VF+, olive green patina, obv. bit off-center
ORDER INFO: G2306, $30
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Pella (Macedon), 187-31 BC, bronze AE18
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laurete head of Poseidon right
Rev.: Bull right, Greek legend PEL - LIS
REFERENCE: Cop 259
GRADING: F+ / F, bit rough olive green patina
ORDER INFO: G1695, $22
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Byzantion (Thrace), 240-220 BC, silver tetradrachm, 12.47g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Veiled head of Demeter right
Rev.: Poseidon seated on rock r., holding trident and aphlaston, Greek legend AGILOLGAION (?) in ex., Greek letters A - G in fields
REFERENCE: ANA 60v, SG 1587 var.
GRADING: AVF, contact marks, toned, rare
ORDER INFO: G2736, $375
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Byzantion (Thrace), 357-340 BC, bronze AE17
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Cow walking left
Rev.: Ornamented trident
REFERENCE: SG 1591
GRADING: F, encrusted green-brown patina, obv. pit above cow
ORDER INFO: G3250, $32
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Istros (Thrace), 4th c. BC, silver stater
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Two male heads facing, right one inverted
Rev.: Sea eagle on dolphin, Greek legend ISTRIE, symbol below
REFERENCE: SG 1669v
GRADING: F, toned
ORDER INFO: G2204, $160
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Boeotia (Boiotia), federal coinage, ca. 220 BC, bronze AE18, 4.59g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing 3/4 right (Herakles' profile from undercoin visible)
Rev.: Poseidon, naked, standing left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident, Greek legend [B]OIOTON to right (forward part of the horse and monogram of the undercoin clearly visible)
REFERENCE: Head, Boeotia p. 86, pl. VI, 6 = BMC p. 41, 81, pl. VI, 8; Cop 38
GRADING: VF, dark brown patina, o/s on Ant. Gonatas AE
ORDER INFO: G3226, $92
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Teos (Ionia), ca. 2nd- 1st c. BC, bronze AE21, 3.84g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Bust of Poseidon r., trident over shoulder, Greek legend TEION
Rev.: Asklepios standing l., with snake-entwined staff, Greek legend STPAN KRATOU
REFERENCE: LK A578B (plate coin), Cop 1512
GRADING: F / AVF, grainy greenish patina
ORDER INFO: G1699, $32
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Halikarnassos (Caria), 2nd - 1st c. BC, bronze AE17
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Poseidon r.
Rev.: Ornamented trident, aplustre to left, Greek legend ALIKA[...] around
REFERENCE: LK 644
GRADING: AVF / VF+, olive green patina w/ some encrustation, scarce
ORDER INFO: G1700, $42
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Attaleia (Pamphylia), 2nd - 1st BC, bronze AE16
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Bust of Poseidon to left, holding trident
Rev.: Nike, holding palm branch, advancing right, Greek legend ATTA - LEON
REFERENCE: VA 4615
GRADING: VF / AVF, slightly encrusted olive green patina, high relief obverse
ORDER INFO: G1972, $45
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos (185-170 BC), silver tetradrachm, Balkh? mint, 16.18g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Bust of Antimachos in kausia (Macedonian hat) to right
Rev.: Poseidon standing with trident and palm branch, monogram and inverted E by his feet, Greek inscription VASILEOS THEOU ANTIMACHOU
REFERENCE: SG 7542v, MIG 124Av, Bop 1Ev
GRADING: EF, some surface problems, flan crack, rare variant
ORDER INFO: G1179, $735
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos (185-170 BC), silver tetradrachm, 15.73g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Bust of Antimachos in kausia (Macedonian hat) to right
Rev.: Poseidon standing with trident and palm branch, monogram by his feet, Greek inscription VASILEOS THEOU ANTIMACHOU
REFERENCE: SG 7542v
GRADING: VF, some surface problems, gray toning
ORDER INFO: G1465, $385



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