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
An early Classical period version of the notable Poseidonia silver, featuring its eponymous patron deity. Charming rendition - particularly reverse - on the smallest fraction in the complex system of silver denominations for this city.