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Paestum, Lucania, Italy, c. 264-241 B.C. B.C.
Paestum (originally Poseidonia) was founded near the end of the 7th century B.C. by Greek colonists from Sybaris. From the archaeological evidence it appears that Greeks and Oscans thrived alongside one another. Poseidonia became the Roman city of Paestum in 273 B.C. after the residents sided with Pyrrhus, the loser in a war against Rome. Paestum remained faithful to Rome against Hannibal and afterward was granted special favors, including minting coins. The city declined after the 4th century and was abandoned during the Middle Ages. Its ruins only came to notice again in the 18th century, after the rediscovery Pompeii and Herculaneum. On 9 September 1943, the U.S. 36th Infantry Division landed at Paestum. Heavy fighting persisted within and around the town for nine days before the Germans withdrew.
RR75812. Bronze sextans, Crawford Paestum 12/1; SNG ANS 757; HN Italy 1218; BMC Italy p. 276, 21; SGCV I 633, VF, attractive style and dark green patina, edge splits, Paestum mint, weight 3.948g, maximum diameter 16.5mm, die axis 180o, c. 218 - 201 B.C.; obverse head of Ceres right, wreathed with grain, two pellets left; reverse ΠAIS, forepart of wild boar running right, two pellets below; from the Andrew McCabe Collection, private purchase from Ancient Imports (Marc Breitsprecher) (2006); scarce; SOLD
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