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Aradus, Phoenicia. AE 22. Tyche/Poseidon. An AE 11
of Aradus, Phoenicia, struck during 132/131 BC.
BMC Phoenicia 302. Obv. Bust of Tyche right wearing
turreted crown.. Rev. Poseidon, nude to waist, seated
left on prow of galley left, holding wreath in extended
right hand, left on trident; as figure-head, Athena left;
below, Phoenician date (128) and letter. Coin #629
cars100

(0098) TRAJAN104 - 117 AD
Bronze Dichalque AE 27 mm max; 13.71 g
O: Laureate head of Trajan r.
R: Poseidon stdg. l. with r. foot on prow, holding dolphin in r. and trident in l.
Berytus; Rouv. 530
laney

(0138) ANTONINUS PIUS138 - 161 AD
AE 25 mm 11.68 g
O: Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind
R: COL BER Poseidon standing left, right foot on prow, holding dolphin and trident.
Phoenicia, Berytus
Rouvier 593; cf. SNG Copenhagen 102; BMC 104-7
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(0138) ANTONINUS PIUS138 - 161 AD
AE 23 X 25.5 mm 12.40 g
O: Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind
R: Poseidon standing left, right foot on prow, holding dolphin and trident.
Phoenicia, Berytuslaney

(0198) CARACALLA198 - 217 AD
AE 21 mm; 6.44 g
O: Laureate bust right
R: Poseidon standing in a facing quadriga driven by four hippocamps, head left, draped and wearing kalathos, a dolphin in his right, trident in his left;
Berytus mint; BMC Phoenicia p. 75, 156, SNG Cop 111; rarelaney

0009 Thessalos Wrestling Bull Right, Horse Prancing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: The hero Thessalos1 to r. naked, except for chlamys around his shoulders and petasos, flying in the air, attached to his neck by a cord, holding with both hands a band that is around the forehead of a bull leaping r. All within a border of dots (not here visible).
Rev: ΛΑΡΙ above, Σ to the r. (not here visible), ΙΑ below (not here visible), bridled horse with trailing rein prancing r., no ground line. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 420 - 400 BC2; Weight: 6.06g; Diameter: 18mm: Die axis: 270º; References, for example: Lorber 2008, pl. 43, 59 (same dies); BCD Thessaly II 372.7 (same dies); HGC 4, 423 (same obv.).

Notes:
1Considered the ancestor of all Thessalians. The figure is also sometimes considered to be Jason (of Jason and the Argonauts), who according to one tradition was the father of Thessalos (HGC 4, p. 132).
2This is the date given in HGC 4. According to Lorber 2008 this coin should be placed in the revived bull wrestling drachm coinage, beginning c. 450 - 440 BC.

This type is related to the Thessalian sport of bull wrestling (taurokathapsia) "...regularly showcased at the Taureia games honoring Poseidon Taureios." (HGC 4, p. 132).

Provenance: Ex Shanna Schmidt Numismatics May 28, 2019; from the BCD collection, reportedly found 8 kms west of Pharsalus, May 1997.

Photo credits: Shanna Schmidt Numismatics

CLICK FOR SOURCES7 commentsTracy Aiello

020a, CARIA, Knidos. Circa 465-449 BC. AR Drachm.CARIA, Knidos. Circa 465-449 BC. AR Drachm - 16mm (6.06 g). Obverse: forepart of roaring lion right; Reverse: archaic head of Aphrodite right, hair bound with taenia. Cahn 80 (V38/R53); SNG Helsinki 132 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 232 (same dies). Toned, near VF, good metal. Ex Barry P. Murphy.

While this coin falls within the time frame that numismatists call "Classical" Greek coinage, I have chosen to place it in both the "Archaic" (coin 020a) and "Classical" Greek sections of my collection. This specimen is one of those wonderful examples of transition--it incorporates many elements of the "Archaic" era, although it is struck during the "Classical" Greek period and anticipates characteristics of the later period.

As noted art historian Patricia Lawrence has pointed out, "[this specimen portrays] A noble-headed lion, a lovely Late Archaic Aphrodite, and [is made from]. . . beautiful metal." The Archaic Aphrodite is reminiscent of certain portraits of Arethusa found on tetradrachms produced in Syracuse in the first decade of the 5th century BC.

Knidos was a city of high antiquity and as a Hellenic city probably of Lacedaemonian colonization. Along with Halicarnassus (present day Bodrum, Turkey) and Kos, and the Rhodian cities of Lindos, Kamiros and Ialyssos it formed the Dorian Hexapolis, which held its confederate assemblies on the Triopian headland, and there celebrated games in honour of Apollo, Poseidon and the nymphs.

The city was at first governed by an oligarchic senate, composed of sixty members, and presided over by a magistrate; but, though it is proved by inscriptions that the old names continued to a very late period, the constitution underwent a popular transformation. The situation of the city was favourable for commerce, and the Knidians acquired considerable wealth, and were able to colonize the island of Lipara, and founded a city on Corcyra Nigra in the Adriatic. They ultimately submitted to Cyrus, and from the battle of Eurymedon to the latter part of the Peloponnesian War they were subject to Athens.

In their expansion into the region, the Romans easily obtained the allegiance of Knidians, and rewarded them for help given against Antiochus by leaving them the freedom of their city.

During the Byzantine period there must still have been a considerable population: for the ruins contain a large number of buildings belonging to the Byzantine style, and Christian sepulchres are common in the neighbourhood.

Eudoxus, the astronomer, Ctesias, the writer on Persian history, and Sostratus, the builder of the celebrated Pharos at Alexandria, are the most remarkable of the Knidians mentioned in history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnidus

Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.1 commentsCleisthenes

056p Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.), Phoenicia, Berytus, BMC 183, AE-26, Poseidon striding right,056p Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.), Phoenicia, Berytus, BMC 183, AE-26, Poseidon striding right,
avers:- M AÎ¥P ANTÎ©NINOC AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- Poseidon striding right, holding trident with his left arm while he is grasping the arm of the nymph Beröe who is kneeling left; holding a small amphora with her right hand.
exe: -/-//BEP, diameter: 26mm, weight: 13,95g, axis: -h,
mint: Phoenicia, Berytus, date: , ref: BMC 183, Lindgren & Kovacs 2268,
Q-001quadrans

0712A THRACE, Perinthus Hadrian, Poseidon Reference.
RPC III, 712A/1; Pudill (GN 2015/77)

Obv. ΑΥΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ СΕΒ ΓΕΡ
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder.

Rev. ΠΕΡΙΝ ΘΙΩΝ
Neptune/Poseidon standing, left, holding dolphin and trident, draped with chlamys.

9.95 gr
25 mm
6hokidoki

201a. Julia DomnaVesta

Vesta was introduced in Rome by King Numa Pompilius. She was a native Roman deity (some authors suggest received from the Sabine cults), sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera and Demeter, and presumably the daughter of Saturn and Ops (or Rea). However, the similarity with the cult of Greek Hestia is notable. Vesta too protected familial harmony and the res publica. Apollo and Neptune had asked for her in marriage, but she refused both, preferring to preserve her virginity, whose symbol was the perpetually lit fire in her circular fane next to the Forum which the Romans always distinguished from a temple by calling it her "house".

As Goddess of the Hearth she was the symbol of the home, around which a newborn child must be carried before it could be received into the family. Every meal began and ended with an offering to her:

Vesta, in all dwellings of men and immortals
Yours is the highest honor, the sweet wine offered
First and last at the feast, poured out to you duly.
Never without you can gods or mortals hold banquet.

Landscape with Vesta temple in Tivoli, Italy, c. 1600.Each city too had a public hearth sacred to Vesta, where the fire was never allowed to go out. If a colony was to be founded, the colonists carried with them coals from the hearth of the mother-city with which to kindle the fire on the new city's hearth.

The fire was guarded by her priestesses, the Vestales. Every March 1 the fire was renewed. It burned until 391, when the Emperor Theodosius I forbade public pagan worship. One of the Vestales was Rea Silvia, who with Mars conceived Romulus and Remus (see founding of Rome).

3070. Silver denarius, RIC 538, RSC 221, VF, 2.30g, 17.5mm, 0o, Rome mint, 193-196 A.D.; obverse IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right; reverse VESTA, Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter. Ex Forum
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218aElagabalus 218-22 AD
Rabbath Moba (Arsapolis)
AE 21mm
AV KAICAP A[.........]
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
APCA[ΠOΛIC]
Poseidon standing left with foot raised holding dolphin and trident
Spijkerman 37
mauseus

221-179 BC Philip VDemetrios Poliorcetes

Obverse:Head of Poseidon with a wreath of seaweed
Reverse:B-A;Prow of galley right,dolphin and Φ below

14.42mm 2.77gm

SNG Alpha Bank 1084;SNG Cop 1247maik

5794 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 131-32 AD PoseidonReference.
RPC III 5794/13; Dattari (Savio) 1812; Emmett 1021.16; K&G 32.521

Issue L IϚ = year 16

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear

Rev. L ΙϚ
Poseidon standing, l., resting foot on rock and holding dolphin and trident

25.66 gr
33 mm
12h1 commentsokidoki

6020 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 134-35 AD Poseidon in hippocamp bigaReference.
RPC III, 6020/3; Dattari-Savio Pl. 89, 7759; Emmett 1023 (triton biga)

Issue L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ = year 19

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear

Rev. L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ
Poseidon in hippocamp biga, r.raising hand and holding trident

23.35 gr
32 mm
12h

Note.
Poseidon was the Olympian god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses. His father Kronos swallowed him whole when he was born, later Zeus with the help of Metis managed to set him free. During the Titanomachy, the Cyclopes forged a unique trident for Poseidon, and together with his brothers they defeated the Titans and threw them into the Tartaros. The god is well known for his famous attributes such as the Trident, sometimes he also used to carry around a rock with sea creatures on it, and he is pictured on pottery with a wreath of celery leaves. His sacred animals are the dolphin, the bull and the horses. However he is also associated with animals such as the hippocampus, in fact, his chariot was driven by seahorses.okidoki

AE 10.7; Head of Poseidon r./ Dolphin right, below tridentMyus, Ionia. Fourth century B.C. 1.43g, 10.7mm. Head of Poseidon laureate r. M – U/ Dolphin r.; below, trident. Aulock 2114. Ex Gerhard RohdePodiceps

Alexander I Balas 150-145 B.C.Alexander I Balas 150-145 B.C. Ae 20mm. 6.05g. Laodicia in Phoenicia (Berytus). Sidon. Obv: Diademed head Alexander I r., diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (curving), Ba'al-Berit (Poseidon) standing facing, holding phiale and trident, dotted border. Mintmarks ΛΑ (l. field) and Φ (r. field) SC1825.1ddwau

Alexandria ad Issos - AEc. 98-138 AD
laureate and draped bust of Poseidon right
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕ_ωΝ
dolphin right; above, trident
ΚΑΤ ΙϹϹΟΝ
RPC III, 3401; Levante 71 var.
3,4g 17mm
ex SolJ. B.

Amphipolis - AE 18187-31 BC
head of Poseidon wearing tania right
horse walking right
A / MΦIΠ / O
ΛITΩN
(ANT)
SNG ANS 128. SNG Cop. 65
4,56g 16,5mmJ. B.

Amphipolis, Macedonia185 - 168 B.C.
Bronze Unit
5.56 gm, 17 mm
Obv.: Head of Poseidon right wearing tainia
Rev.: AMΦIΠO - ΛITΩN above and below club all within oak wreath
Sear 1396v; BMC Macedonia p. 46, 22Jaimelai

Amphipolis, MacedoniaAmphipolis, Macedonia, AE21, ca. 187-31 BC. Diademed head of Poseidon right / AMFIPO-LITWN above and beneath club; HD and S monogram above, AN monogram below; all within wreath. AMNG III/2 26; SNG ANS 95 var. (monograms); SNG Cop 52 var1 commentsRandygeki(h2)

Amphipolis, MacedoniaAE18, 7.2g, 12h; c. 168-38 BC.
Obv.: Bearded head of Poseidon right wearing taenia.
Rev.: horse trotting right, left foreleg raised, ΑΜΦΙΠΟ/ΛΙΤΩΝ divided above and below, control mark A in right field, monogram above.
Reference: SNG ANS 123 ff. var (various control letters or monograms).
Notes: ex-HB, Baltimore, qu.John Anthony

Ancients: LUCANIA. Poseidonia. Ca. 470-420 BC. AR stater (19mm, 7.79 gm, 5h).LUCANIA. Poseidonia. Ca. 470-420 BC. AR stater (19mm, 7.79 gm, 5h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, brushed, edge marks. ΠΟΣEΣ, Poseidon striding right, nude but for chlamys spread across shoulders, brandishing trident in right hand / ΠΟΣE (retrograde); bull standing right on ground line. SNG ANS 635.3 commentsMark R1

Antigonos III Doson 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm of Amphipolis Macedon, "Antigonos III Doson" (probably Antigonos II Gonatas). 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.0 gm, 29mm, 11h) of Amphipolis c. 227-225 or 246/5-221 BC. Wreathed head of Poseidon r. / Apollo seated l. on prow of galley, holding bow in outstretched hand; monogram below. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ. aVF. SNG Cop. 2 #1204 (Antigonos II); ACNAC Davis 96-97, Dewing 1206; HGC 3.1 #1051; Morkholm EHC 436; Price Macedonians pl. XIII #72. SNG Alpha Bank 1046-1047; SNG Ashmolean 3266; SNG Berry 361-370; SNG Delepierre 1065; SNG Munich 1121-1123; SNG Saroglos 933; Touratsoglou 52-53. Anaximander

Antimachos I (174-165 BCE) obol (AR)Obv.: Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ Θ[ΕΟΥ] ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm) Field: Monogram Weight: 0.7 g. Diameter: 11 mm. Reference: Bopearachchi 4B, HGCS 12/111 Provenance: Ex CNG e-auction 362, ex Brian Kritt1 commentsNick.vdw

Antimachos I Theos TetradrachmBAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I, circa 180-165 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 17.08 g, 12 h), Baktra. Diademed and draped bust of Antimachos I to right, wearing flat topped kausia. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ - ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ Poseidon, nude to the waist, standing facing, holding long trident in his right hand and filleted palm branch in his left; to lower right, monogram. Bopearachchi 1D. HGC 12, 106. Light marks and with minor doubling on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s, privately acquired from Lothar Holland (with original dealer's ticket).

Antimachos I Theos TetradrachmBACTRIANA Antimaco I Theos (circa 174-165 a.C) Tetradracma - Busto diademato a d. - R/ Poseidone stante di fronte - SNG ANS 276 AG (g 16,68) Graffi da lucidatura

Grading/Status: BB+

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 133 (15 February 2006), lot 112: Estimate $750.
Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of BAKTRIA. Antimachos I. Circa 174-165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.40 g). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and palm; N within circle to right. Bopearachchi Sèrie 1D; SNG ANS 276-277. VF, a little porous.

Antiochus IX, Cyzenicus, AE19AE
Antiochus IX
Issued: Year 200/113BC
19.0mm 6.6gr 7h
O: NO LEGEND; Head of Antiochus IX, diademed, right.
R:ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΞΟΥ ΕΠΙφΑΝΟΥΣ; Winged thunderbolt, Σ to left.
Antioch Mint
SNG J.352.2687, SC 2 2364.2
poseidoncoincompany 282288539838
12/21/16 1/20/17Nicholas Z

Antoninus Pius, AE Drachm, Alexandria, Poseidon, Milne 2281, RareAntoninus Pius
Augustus, 138 - 161 A.D.

Coin: AE Drachm

Obverse: AVT K T AIÎ› Î‘Î”Î¡ - ANTÏ‰NINOC CEB EVC, Laureate bust facing right.
Reverse: Poseidon, standing to the right, his left foot upon the Prow of a Galley, holding a Sceptre with his right hand and a Dolphin in his left. Chlamys draped over his left thigh. LI-H across the fields.

Weight: 17.63 g, Diameter: 32.5 x 32 x 2.5 mm, Die axis: 330°, Mint: Alexandria, Year: 18 (LIH= 155-156 A.D.) Reference: Milne 2281

Rated RareConstantine IV

AR Nomos of Taras (Tarentum) in Calabria ca. 275-240 BCOBVERSE: A naked youth placing wreath on horse walking right. An indeterminate symbol between the horse's front legs and the bearded head of Poseidon below. The letter A is in the field behind the rider

REVERSE: Naked Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos. "TARAS" to the right

Weight 6.1 grams; diameter ~20 mm1 commentsdaverino

AradosAE 21, Phoenicia, Arados, 176/5 BC, Obv: Tyche, Branch behind. Rev: Phoenician script, Poseidon reclining on prow, holding wreath and trident, Aradian era date 84 (176/5 BC) below, gF. Hoover HGC 10, 78 (C).1 commentsMolinari

AradosAE 21, Phoenicia, Arados, 132/1 B.C. Obv: Bust of Tyche, turreted and wearing necklace, palm branch over shoulder. Rev: Poseidon seated on galley of prow, holding trident and wreath, Athena as prow figurehead, Aradian era date 128 (132/1 BC) below. Dark green patina, aEF. Lindgren I, 2230. Hoover HGC 10, 78 (C).Molinari

AradosAE 21, Phoenicia, Arados, 130/29 BC. Obv: Bust of Tyche, turreted and wearing necklace, palm branch over shoulder. Rev: Poseidon seated on prow, holding trident and wreath, Athena Promachos as prow figurehead, Aradian era date 130 (130/29 BC) in ex. Dark brown patina with red earthen highlights, aVF. Hoover HGC 10, 78 (C).Molinari

Aradus, Phoenicia. AE21. 135-112 BC.Obv: Bust of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown; palm behind.
Rev: Poseidon, naked to waist, seated left on prow of galley, holding wreath in right hand and resting left on trident; as figure-head, Athena left, holding spear (or thunderbolt) and shield; date and letter in exergue.ancientone

Arkadia, Pheneos, ca. 300-240 BC, Æ Dichalkon Wreathed bust of Artemis Heurippa right, with bow and quiver over shoulder.
Î¦ENEÎ©N Mare grazing right; AP monogram below, HP monogram in exergue.

HGC 5, 988; BCD Peloponnesos 1626; SNG Copenhagen 274; BMC 24.

(16 mm, 3.07 g, 3h)
Gorny & Mosch 216, 16 October 2013, 2446.

Amongst the finest examples of the type known, with a beautifully detailed bust of Artemis.

Pheneos lies at the foot of Mount Kyllene, located near the modern village of Kalyvia and in the ancient region of Arkadia in the Peloponnese. It served as an important cultural centre, notably for holding the Hermaea, a series of ancient Greek festivals in honour of Hermes. The latter god figures prominently on most of the coinage of Pheneos. However, the basis for the iconography of this rare coin is the tradition that Odysseus discovered his lost mares in Phenean territory. In gratitude he erected a temple to Artemis Heurippa (the finder of horses). The legend is recounted by Pausanius (8.14.5) "There stands also a bronze Poseidon, surnamed Horse, whose image, it is said, was dedicated by Odysseus. The legend is that Odysseus lost his mares, traversed Greece in search of them, and on the site in the land of Pheneos where he found his mares founded a sanctuary of Artemis, calling the goddess Horse-finder (Heurippa), and also dedicated the image of Horse Poseidon." Little remains of the ancient city of Pheneos. Like many ancient cities, its coinage, which is of limited volume, remains the most tangible evidence of its existence.
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Attaleia, AE 16.8mm. Head of Poseidon r. / ΑΤΤΑΛΕΩΝ Dolphin around anchorAttaleia, Pamphylia. 159-100 B.C. AE3.43 g, 16.8mm. Head of Poseidon r. / ΑΤΤΑΛΕΩΝDolphin around anchor. Baydur 46, 4 (same dies). Ex Gerhard RohdePodiceps

Augustus, NeptuneObv: Augustus, under Trajan DIVVS AVGVSTVS. Bare head left.
Rev: COL BER. Neptune/Poseidon, with foot set upon prow, holding dolphin and trident.
PHOENICIA, Berytus 98-117 ADDaniel J

Azes II - AR tetradrachm - Indo-Scythian Kingdom, c.60BC - c.AD5 Obverse:
King on horseback riding right, holding whip - 'BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MAΓAΛOΥ AZOΥ'

Reverse:
Zeus/Poseidon standing right, trident in left over shoulder, right extended, monogram left, Kharosthi letter "SI"
- 'Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa' (in Kharosthi)

Ref: Mitchiner vol. 6, p. 541, type 828; Smithsonian 237; BMC 1001 commentsXerxes King of Kings

Bactria: Antimachos I Theos (ca. 185-170 BCE) AR Obol (MIG 127c; Bopearachchi Série 4B; SNG ANS 283-288)Obv: Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΘEOY ΑNTIMAXOY; Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident in right hand and cradling filleted palm in left arm; monogram to inner right
Dim: 0.66gQuant.Geek

Baktria, Antimachos I. Standing Poseidon Drachm.Antimachos I. 174-165 BC. AR Drachm (3.77 gm, 19.0mm, 12h) of Baktra. Draped and diademed bust of Antimachos right, wearing kausia. / Poseidon standing, facing, holding trident & palm branch. ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ-ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ. N monogram to inner right. VF. Bt. Herakles Numismatics, 2011. Bopearachchi Série 2B #9-10, HGC 12 #109; MIG Type 125a; SNG ANS 9 #280-281. Anaximander

Baktria, Antimachos I. Standing Poseidon Tetradrachm.Antimachos I. 174-165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.96 gm, 30.9mm, 12h). Draped and diademed bust of Antimachos right, wearing kausia. / Poseidon standing, facing, holding trident & palm branch. ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ. N monogram to inner right. VF. Bt. Gables Coin, 1998. Bopearachchi Série 1D #5-7; HGC 12 #106; MIG 1 Type 124b; Sear Greek 7542; SNG ANS 9 #276-277. Anaximander

Baktria, Antimachos I. Standing Poseidon Tetradrachm.Antimachos I. 174-165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.88 gm, 32.3mm, 12h). Draped and diademed bust of Antimachos right, wearing kausia. / Poseidon standing, facing, holding trident & palm branch. ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ. Monogram ⩚| above ѱ to inner right. EF. Ponterio Auction 133 #1441. Bopearachchi Série 1A #1-2; HGC 12 #106; MIG 1 Type 124f; OCV 1656; HGC 12 #106; Sear Greek 7542; SNG ANS 9 #274-275. Anaximander

Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I, ca. 175-165 BC, AR DrachmDiademed head of Antimachos right wearing kausia.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘEOY ANTIMAXOY (of King Antimachos a God) Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and palm branch, KP monogram in lower right field.

Bopearachchi Series 2A; SNG ANS 9, 279; Mitchiner 124b; HGC 12; 109; Sear GCV 7545.

(19 mm, 4.2 g, 12h).
Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Auction 13, Aug. 2006, 278; from the F. Martin Post Collection.
1 commentsn.igma

BCC GR18 Gabala-Syria Autonomous Civic IssueAutonomous Civic Issue
Gabala-Syria
1st Century BCE
Obv:Bearded head to right (Poseidon?)
Rev:ΓΑΒΑΛΕΩΝ Crab holding crescent
in raised claws. Black patina.
AE 15x16mm. approx. 4.0g Axis:0
Possible references: SNG München 826
or Mionnet, V, 233, 624.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 19761 commentsv-drome

BCC rgp11 Macrinus AscalonRoman Greek Provincial
Ascalon - Judaea
Macrinus 217-218 CE
Obv: AYT K[...MAKPEINOC?]
laureate, cuirassed, and draped bust of Macrinus right
Rev: ACKAΛ[...] AKT (year 321=217/ 218 CE)
Poseidon standing left, holding trident, dolphin at feet.
27x30mm. 19.91 gm. Axis:0
Rosenberger 206 Rare
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima 1972
v-drome

bmc175_3Elagabalus
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: IMP CAES M AVR ANT-ONINVS AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right.
Rev: COLIVL AVGFEL→BER, Facade of the temple of Astarte with four columns and steps; on the roof, Poseidon and Beroia and two Nikae holding wreath; within the temple, Astarte facing, wearing mural crown, holding standard in her left hand; she is crowned by Nike standing left on column; on both sides, two winged Genii holding globe(?); on both sides of the steps, winged Genius riding dolphin and holding a trident.
29 mm, 23.26 gms

BMC 175 variant (bust type)

From Savoca Coins 7th Blue Auction, lot 603Charles M

bmc183Elagabalus
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: IMP CAES M AVR AN-TONINVS AVG, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: COL IVLA VGFELâ†’BER, Poseidon advancing right, holding trident and grasping the arm of the nymph Beröe kneeling left, head right, holding small amphora.
31 mm, 18.80 gms

BMC 183, SNG Cop--, Naville Numismatics, Auction 50, Lot 205 (this coin)Charles M

bmc189Elagabalus
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: COL [IVLA VG]FELâ†’BER, Poseidon advancing right, holding trident and grasping the arm of the nymph Beröe kneeling left, head right, holding small amphora.
26 mm, 12.07 gms

BMC 189Charles M

bmc212Elagabalus
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: IMP CAES M AVR [ANTONINV]S AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right.
Rev: Legend obscured. Poseidon standing in galley left holding dolphin in right hand and trident in left, steersman seated at stern.
26 mm, 9.00 gms

BMC 212Charles M

bmc220Elagabalus
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: IMP CAES M AVR [ANTONINVS AVG], Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: COLIVL AVGFEL→B-ER, Temple with four columns, pellet in pediment, steps leading up to it; within figure of Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, dolphin in right hand and left hand on trident.
24 mm, 8.80 gms

BMC 220-223; SNG Cop 121Charles M

bmc221Elagabalus
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: COLIVL AVGFEL→BE R, Temple with four columns, pellet in pediment, steps leading up to it; within figure of Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, dolphin in right hand and left hand on trident.
25 mm, 11.80 gms

BMC 220-223: SNG Cop 121Charles M

bmc224Elagabalus
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: [IMP CAES M AVR] ANTONINVS AVG, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: COL IVL [AV GFEL]→BER, Temple with six columns, pellet in pediment, steps leading up to it; within figure of Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, dolphin in right hand and left hand on trident.
24 mm, 10.30 gms

BMC 224Charles M

bmc224_2Elagabalus
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: IMP CAES M AVR AN-TONINVS AVG, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: COL I[VL A]V GFEL→BE-R, Temple with six columns, pellet in pediment, steps leading up to it; within figure of Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, dolphin in right hand and left hand on trident.
22 mm, 7.25 gms

BMC 224

From Numismatik Naumann Auction 89, lot 344Charles M

Boeotia federal issue. AE17Obv: Head of Demeter or Kore, wreathed with corn, facing slightly right.
Rev: BOIΩTΩN, Poseidon, naked, standing left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident.
BMC 81; BCD Boeotia 102ancientone

Boeotia, Federal Coinage, 225-171 BC, AR Drachm Laureate head of Poseidon right.
BOIΩTΩN in left field, Nike standing left, ligate AN inner left.

BMC Central Greece p 42, 99; SNG Copenhagen 387; BCD Boiotia 126; McLean 5618, pl 202, 17.

(20 mm, 5.10 g, 12h).
Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13, August 2006, 154n.igma

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage, Circa 250 BCAR Drachm, 18mm, 4.96 g

O. Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing slightly right, wearing wreath of grain ears
R. Poseidon, naked, standing right, resting on trident and holding dolphin; ΒΟΙΩΤΩΝ to left; ΔI above Boiotian shield to right

BCD Boiotia 932 commentsrobertpe

Boeotia, ThebesAE17
221-197 B.C.
17mm, 3.91g
GCV-2413

Obverse:
Head of Persephone three quarter face to right wreathed with corn.

Reverse:
BOIΩTΩN
Poseidon naked, standing left, right foot set on rock, and holding trident.Will J

BOEOTIA, THEBESca. 221 - 197 B.C.
AE 18 X 19 mm; 2.86 g
O: Head of Persephone facing slightly right, wreathed with grain;
R: BOIΩT[ΩN], naked Poseidon standing left, foot on rock, holds trident as a staff
Thebes mintlaney

Boeotia, Thebes. Persephone and Poseidon Drachm.Greece. Boeotia. c.250 BC. AR Drachm (4.98ᵍᵐ 13.7ᵐᵐ 11ʰ) of Thebes, Third Boeotian League. Head of Persephone facing slightly right, wreathed with grain. / Poseidon stdg facing, head right, holding dolphin and trident. ΒΟΙΩΤΩΝ to left, ΔΙ (magistrate) to right, Boeotian shield below. VF. Bt. Gables Coin 1999. BCD Boiotia (Triton IX) #93; BMC Central p.42 #90; HGC 4 #1174; SNG Cop 3 (Aetolia-Euboea) #83 var (Δ𐊑); SNG Lockett 1773.1 commentsAnaximander

BOEOTIA. Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. AR Drachm BOEOTIA. Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. AR Drachm (18mm - 5.02 g). Laureate head of Poseidon right / Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand, scepter in left; monogram before. BCD Boiotia 118; BMC Central Greece pg. 42, 96. VF, lightly toned, rough obverse, nice reverse.
1 commentsPhiloromaos

Byzantion, Thracelate 3rd - 2nd century BC
AE 25 (25mm, 11.45g)
O: Veiled head of Demeter right, wreathed in grain.
R: Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding aphlaston in raised right hand and trident over shoulder in left; KAΛXA to left and BYΞAN to right.
SNG COP 530
ex Heritage Auctions; ex Forvm Ancient Coins

An interesting coin commemorating an alliance between Byzantion and Kalchedon, resulting in an unusual issue featuring two ethnics.
Not an uncommon coin, but these elegant dies are not typical of the issue, and the only other specimen I was able to find with such a pretty portrait is probably from these same dies.
I love this coin!
2 commentsEnodia

Caesarea Maritima. Trajan Decius. 249-251 CE. Ã† 26mm 20gCaesarea Maritima. Trajan Decius. 249-251 CE. Æ 26mm
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Poseidon standing left, foot on prow, holding dolphin and trident. Maritima

Caesarea Maritima. Trajan Decius. 249-251 CE. Æ 27mm Caesarea Maritima. Trajan Decius. 249-251 CE. Æ 27mm
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Poseidon standing left, foot on prow, holding dolphin and tridentMaritima

Calabria Italy Taras on DolphinTaras, Calabria, Italy, c. 272 - 240 B.C., Silver nomos, Unpublished(?); Vlasto 932 var. (different controls), SNG ANS 1239 var. (same), HN Italy 1044 var. (same), SNG Cop -, BMC Italy -, VF, 6.520g, 19.7mm, die axis 180°,
OBV: Nude warrior wearing crested helmet on horse standing left, holding shield on left arm, horse raising right foreleg, ET (control) before horse, API-Î£Tâ„¦N below divided by horse's left foreleg;
REV: Taras on dolphin left, kantharos in extended right hand, trident nearly vertical in left, Î“Y (control) behind upper right, TAPAÎ£ below;

Very Rare variant. EX: Forum Ancient Coins

Taras, the only Spartan colony, was founded in 706 B.C. The founders were Partheniae ("sons of virgins"), sons of unmarried Spartan women and Perioeci (free men, but not citizens of Sparta).
These out-of-wedlock unions were permitted to increase the prospective number of soldiers (only the citizens could be soldiers) during the bloody Messenian wars. Later, however, when they were no longer
needed, their citizenship was retroactively nullified and the sons were obliged to leave Greece forever. Their leader, Phalanthus, consulted the oracle at Delphi and was told to make the harbor of Taranto
their home. They named the city Taras after the son of Poseidon, and of a local nymph, Satyrion. The reverse depicts Taras being saved from a shipwreck by a dolphin sent to him by Poseidon.
This symbol of the ancient Greek city is still the symbol of modern Taranto today.

1 commentsSRukke

Calabria, Taras didrachmHorseman riding left, holding shield and bridle.

Taras seated on dolphin left TAPAΣ beneath.

Tarentum, Calabria 390-385 BC

7.40g

Scarce

Vlasto 384, Period III, 380-345 BC (Age of Archytas); ; Fischer-Bossert 428, gives date of 390-380 and corresponds to SNG ANS 901.

Ex-Calgary Coin; Ex-Alberta Coin;

Tarentum, the only Spartan colony ever to be established, was founded in 706 BC by the Partheniae - Spartan children born to unmarried women as a product of Spartan desperation to ensure the survival and continuation of their demographic during the bloody Messenian wars, who were later disowned and expelled by the state - and Perioeci (subjects, but not citizens of Sparta), under the leadership of the Parthenian Phalanthos. According to legend, Phalanthos consulted the oracle at Delphi, and was told that he should found his new city 'where rain fell from a clear sky'. After much searching, and despairing of finding a suitable location for a city, Phalanthos was consoled by his wife Aethra who laid his head in her lap, and as her tears splashed upon his forehead he understood the oracle's words for his wife's name itself meant 'clear sky', and thus he determined to make the nearby harbour the site of their new home, which they named after Taras, the son of Poseidon and the nymph Satyrion.5 commentsJay GT4

Calabria, Taras. Half stater circa 333-331/0AV 4.26 g.
TAPANTINÎ©N Head of Hera r., wearing stephane, triple-pendant earring and necklace; in l. field, E.
Rev. TAPAÎ£ Dolphin rider l., holding small dolphin on outstretched r. hand and trident in l.; below, T – K.
Vlasto 5. de Luynes 247 These dies). Jameson 149 (these dies). AMB 90 (these dies). Fischer-Bossert G7h (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 902.
Very rare and possibly the finest specimen in private hands. A portrait of exquisite
style, work of a very talented master engraver. Extremely fine
Ex Sammlung Dr. G.W., erworben bei Crédit Suisse Monetarium Zürich am 14.6.1996.

In the late fourth century BC, Taras fell under increasing pressure from neighbouring Italic peoples, particularly the Lucanians and the related Brettians. As a means of defending themselves against the growing threat, the Tarentines took to hiring foreign mercenary commanders and their armies. These commanders were often important and powerful figures in mainland Greece. In 340 BC, the Tarentines hired Archidamos III, the Eurypontid Spartan king to wage war against their enemies. When the Lucanian menace was renewed in 334 BC, the Tarentines hired Alexander I of Epeiros, the Molossian king who was not only brother to Olympias and uncle to Alexander the Great, but also father of Pyrrhos, whose own Italian adventures are the subject of legends. Alexander the Molossian was very keen to take up the call for military aid both in an effort to parallel the glory enjoyed by his Macedonian nephew as he began the conquest of the Persian Empire and to cheat an oracle that linked the doom of Alexander I to the river Acheron and the city of Pandosia—both in Epeiros, he assumed. From 333 to 332 BC, Alexander the Molossian was extremely successful, inflicting numerous defeats on the Lucanians, Brettians, and Samnites, recapturing Greek cities, like Herakleia (a colony of Taras) and Metapontion, and even seizing several Brettian settlements. However, by 331 BC his relationship with the Tarentines had begun to fray due to the king’s meddling in the civic politics of the region, and the Lucanians and Brettians were prepared to renew the conflict. Alexander I encamped with his army on three hills on the border between Lucania and Bruttium near a small city, but found himself besieged by the enemy during a heavy rainfall. He attempted to escape the battle by fording a nearby river, but was killed by a Lucanian spear. The name of the river turned out to be the Acheron and that of the nearby city, Pandosia. It was bad luck for Alexander the Molossian that Greek colonists in other lands often had a taste for naming cities and local geographical features after those in their homeland. This beautiful gold hemistater was struck at Taras as part of the financial support for the great army of Epeirote and Italiote Greek mercenaries that Alexander I led. Fending off barbarians was never cheap and one can only imagine how much more expensive it made things to have a king serving as mercenary commander. The obverse depicts Hera, a goddess often favoured by Dorian Greek peoples, like the Tarentines, while the reverse features a dolphin rider—a popular type at Taras. There is disagreement among numismatists as to whether this rider is correctly identified as Taras, the mythological eponymous founder of the city or as Phalanthos, the historical oecist responsible for the foundation of Taras. Both have stories attached to them of being saved by dolphins when they were at risk of drowning. In this particular case since the rider carries a trident, the weapon of Poseidon, and Taras was said to be the son of the same god it may be more likely that we are looking at Taras rather than Phalanthos here.1 commentsLeo

CALABRIA, TarentumTaranto was founded in 706 BC by Dorian immigrants as the only Spartan colony, and its origin is peculiar: the founders were Partheniae, sons of unmarried Spartan women and perioeci (free men, but not citizens of Sparta); these unions were decreed by the Spartans to increase the number of soldiers (only the citizens of Sparta could become soldiers) during the bloody Messenian Wars, but later they were nullified, and the sons were forced to leave. According to the legend Phalanthus, the Parthenian leader, went to Delphi to consult the oracle and received the puzzling answer that he should found a city where rain fell from a clear sky. After all attempts to capture a suitable place to found a colony failed, he became despondent, convinced that the oracle had told him something that was impossible, and was consoled by his wife. She laid his head in her lap and herself became disconsolate. When Phalanthus felt her tears splash onto his forehead he at last grasped the meaning of the oracle, for his wife's name meant clear sky. The harbour of Taranto in Apulia was nearby and he decided this must be the new home for the exiles. The Partheniae arrived and founded the city, naming it Taras after the son of the Greek sea god, Poseidon, and the local nymph Satyrion. A variation says Taras was founded in 707 BC by some Spartans, who, the sons of free women and enslaved fathers, were born during the Messenian War. According to other sources, Heracles founded the city. Another tradition indicates Taras himself as the founder of the city; the symbol of the Greek city (as well as of the modern city) is Taras riding a dolphin. Taranto increased its power, becoming a commercial power and a sovereign city of Magna Graecia, ruling over the Greek colonies in southern Italy.

In its beginning, Taranto was a monarchy, probably modelled on the one ruling over Sparta; according to Herodotus (iii 136), around 492 BC king Aristophilides ruled over the city. The expansion of Taranto was limited to the coast because of the resistance of the populations of inner Apulia. In 472 BC, Taranto signed an alliance with Rhegion, to counter the Messapii, Peuceti, and Lucanians (see Iapygian-Tarentine Wars), but the joint armies of the Tarentines and Rhegines were defeated near Kailìa (modern Ceglie), in what Herodotus claims to be the greatest slaughter of Greeks in his knowledge, with 3,000 Reggians and uncountable Tarentines killed. In 466 BC, Taranto was again defeated by the Iapyges; according to Aristotle, who praises its government, there were so many aristocrats killed that the democratic party was able to get the power, to remove the monarchy, inaugurate a democracy, and expel the Pythagoreans. Like Sparta, Tarentum was an aristocratic republic, but became democratic when the ancient nobility dwindled.

However, the rise of the democratic party did not weaken the bonds of Taranto and her mother-city Sparta. In fact, Taranto supported the Peloponnesian side against Athens in the Peloponnesian War, refused anchorage and water to Athens in 415 BC, and even sent ships to help the Peloponnesians, after the Athenian disaster in Sicily. On the other side, Athens supported the Messapians, in order to counter Taranto's power.

In 432 BC, after several years of war, Taranto signed a peace treaty with the Greek colony of Thurii; both cities contributed to the foundation of the colony of Heraclea, which rapidly fell under Taranto's control. In 367 BC Carthage and the Etruscans signed a pact to counter Taranto's power in southern Italy.

Under the rule of its greatest statesman, strategist and army commander-in-chief, the philosopher and mathematician Archytas, Taranto reached its peak power and wealth; it was the most important city of the Magna Graecia, the main commercial port of southern Italy, it produced and exported goods to and from motherland Greece and it had the biggest army and the largest fleet in southern Italy. However, with the death of Archytas in 347 BC, the city started a slow, but ineluctable decline; the first sign of the city's decreased power was its inability to field an army, since the Tarentines preferred to use their large wealth to hire mercenaries, rather than leave their lucrative trades.

In 343 BC Taranto appealed for aid against the barbarians to its mother city Sparta, in the face of aggression by the Brutian League. In 342 BC, Archidamus III, king of Sparta, arrived in Italy with an army and a fleet to fight the Lucanians and their allies. In 338 BC, during the Battle of Manduria, the Spartan and Tarentine armies were defeated in front of the walls of Manduria (nowadays in province of Taranto), and Archidamus was killed.

In 333 BC, still troubled by their Italic neighbours, the Tarentines called the Epirotic king Alexander Molossus to fight the Bruttii, Samnites, and Lucanians, but he was later (331 BC) defeated and killed in the battle of Pandosia (near Cosenza). In 320 BC, a peace treaty was signed between Taranto and the Samnites. In 304 BC, Taranto was attacked by the Lucanians and asked for the help of Agathocles tyrant of Syracuse, king of Sicily. Agathocles arrived in southern Italy and took control of Bruttium (present-day Calabria), but was later called back to Syracuse. In 303 BC-302 BC Cleonymus of Sparta established an alliance with Taranto against the Lucanians, and fought against them.

Arnold J. Toynbee, a classical scholar who taught at Oxford and other prestigious English universities and who did original and definitive work on Sparta (e.g. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, vol. xxxiii 1913 p. 246-275) seemed to have some doubts about Tarentum (Taranto) being of Spartan origin.

In his book The Study of History vol. iii p. 52 he wrote: "...Tarentum, which claimed a Spartan origin; but, even if this claim was in accordance with historical fact..." The tentative phrasing seems to imply that the evidence is neither conclusive or even establishes a high degree of probability of the truth that Tarentum (Taranto) was a Spartan colony.

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 302-281 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.91 gm). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone / Owl standing right head facing, on olive branch; Vlasto 1058; SNG ANS 1312; HN Italy 1015. VF.

Ex-Cng eAuction 103 Lot 2 190/1502 commentsecoli

CARIA, Halicarnassus.Æ20, 8.1g, 12h; 150-50 BC
Obv.: Head of Poseidon right.
Rev.: AÎ›IKAP; Trident head, dolphins between prongs; magistrate's name, IEPO on right; headdress of Isis in lower right field.
Reference: SNG Cop 354 var. / 17-82-45John Anthony

Caria, Myndos, (cc. 400-300 B.C.), SNG Cop 1022, AE-11, MY, Dolphin right, #1Caria, Myndos, (cc. 400-300 B.C.), SNG Cop 1022, AE-11, MY, Dolphin right, #1
avers: Laureate head of Poseidon right.
reverse: MY above (partly off flan), dolphin right, trident below.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 10,5-11,0mm, weight: 1,32g, axes: 0h,
mint: Caria, Myndos, date: cc. 400-300 B.C., ref: SNG Cop 1022, SNG Muenchen 335, SNG von Aulock 2114,
Q-001quadrans

Caria, Myndos. AE10. Poseidon/dolphinObv: Laureate head of Poseidon right.
Rev: Dolphin right, trident below.
4th century BC.1 commentsancientone

Caria, Tabae. Dionysos/Poseidon AE23Obv: Head Dionysos wearing ivy-wreath right / TABH-NΩN.
Rev: Poseidon standing facing, head left, holding trident in left and dolphin in right; foot on galley.
1st cent AD.
23mm.
BMC 39 (same obv die)ancientone

Carian Islands, RhodesSear 5074 var., SNG Copenhagen 750-751 & 858-9, SNG Helsinki 384-392 var., SNG Keckman 384-421, SNG von Aulock 2796-2797 var., BMC Caria pg. 238-239, 74ff var., Laffaille 503 var.

AE 10, circa 350-300 B.C.

Obv: Diademed head of Rhodos right, hair rolled.

Rev: P-O in lower field, rose with bud to the right, H to the left.

In 408 B.C., the cities on the island of Rhodes united to form one territory and built the city of Rhodes, as their new capital on the northern end of the island. The Peloponnesian War had so weakened the entire Greek culture that it lay open to invasion. In 357 B.C., the island was conquered by the king Mausolus of Caria, then it fell to the Persians in 340 B.C., and in 332 B.C. became part of the empire of Alexander the Great. Following the death of Alexander, his generals vied for control of his empire. Rhodes formed strong commercial and cultural ties with the Ptolemies of Egypt, and together formed the Rhodo-Egyptian alliance that controlled trade throughout the Aegean in the 3rd century B.C. The city developed into a maritime, commercial and cultural center, and its coins circulated nearly everywhere in the Mediterranean. In 305 B.C, Antigonus directed his son, Demetrius, to besiege Rhodes in an attempt to break its alliance with Egypt. Demetrius created huge siege engines, but despite this engagement, in 304 B.C., he relented and signed a peace agreement, leaving behind a huge store of military equipment. The Rhodians sold the equipment and used the money to erect a statue of their sun god, Helios, which became known as the Colossus of Rhodes.

In Greek mythology, Rhodos was the goddess of the island of Rhodes and wife of Helios. She was the daughter of Aphrodite and Poseidon.Stkp

CILICIA, ANEMURIUMPseudo-autonomous issue.
ca. 27 BC - 98 AD
Æ 18 mm, 4.19 g.
O: Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis.
R: Poseidon standing facing, head left, holding dolphin and trident.
Cilicia, Anemurium; SNG France 693; SNG Levante 488.1 commentslaney

Claudius II year 2 Tet. Milne 4252Billon tetradrachm 10.538g, 20.9mm Aug 269 - Aug 270 A.D
OBV :: AUT K KLAUDIOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV :: Poseidon standing left, right foot on a dolphin, grain ear in right, trident in left, L - B (year 2) across fields;
REF :: Dattari 5407, Milne 4252, Köln 3045, SRCV III 11414, Emmett 3893, SNG Cop
Purchased 04/2010
Ex Forvm Ancient Coins

Johnny

Claudius II, NeptuneObv: Claudius II Gothicus IMPCCLAVDIVSAVG Radiate draped bust R
Rev: NEPTVNAVG Neptune standing facing holding dolphin and trident A in Ex
Antioch 268-270 ADDaniel J

Corinthia, Corinth, Ravel 992Silverstater, 20.8mm, 8.55g
struck c. 345-307 BC
obv. Pegasos, with spread wings, flying l.
below Koppa
rev. Head of Athena with Corinthian helmet, l.
behind E and burning torch
Ravel 992; Pegasi I-372
about EF, well centrated

Pegasos, son of Poseidon and Medusa, was a standard reverse for Corinth. Poseidon was the founder of Corinth. 2 commentsJochen

Cr 69/5 Æ Quadrans Anonymous [Corn/KA]Sicily 211-208 BCE

o: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion's skin; ••• (mark of value) to left
r: Bull leaping right; ••• (mark of value) and grain ear above, serpent below.
20mm, 6.34 gm

Type and overstrike as RBW 292; for overstrike, see Crawford Table XVIII, 64. Overstruck on a Syracusan bronze (Poseidon/Trident). A bit of smoothing has been noted.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. His note: " Essentially all known examples of this type are overstrikes, mostly on an Poseidon/Ornamental trident. This coin is an unusually clear strike, complete as to overstrike and with little visible under, but a number of lines can be seen on the bull's flank that may be from an underlying trident."

As with the other 3 coins posted in this group, the coin is much better in hand.PMah

Crawford 069/6, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Corn-ear and KA Series Sextans overstruck on Heiron II bronzeRome. The Republic.
Corn Ear and KA Series (211-208 BCE), overstruck on bronze of Hieron II (275-215 BCE)
AE Sextans (5.87g; 20mm).
Sicilian Mint.

Obverse: (overtype) Mercury head right, wearing petastos, two pellets above; (undertype) Poseidon head left.

Reverse: (overtype) Prow right, corn-ear above, IC before, ROMA below; (undertype) Trident; dolphin on either side; IEPÑ NOÎ£ below

Overtype References: Crawford 69/6b; Sydenham 310d.
Undertype References: SNG Copenhagen (Sicily) 844-856
Overstrike References: Crawford Table XVIII, No. 65.

Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins.

During the Second Punic War, Roman military mints often overstruck war booty bronzes into Roman types. Weights of the bronze undertypes were of little consequence since the coins were fiduciary anyway; thus we often see a wide-range of weights on these overstruck coins. Module was perhaps more important for visual differentiation. Sometimes, the undertype is barely noticeable. Other times, the result is a clear melding of the devices of overtype and undertype, as on this coin. Here we clearly see Poseidon’s remaining profile from 6-9h on the obverse. The reverse shows signs of the trident base at 8h to the left of the prow. The Mercury/Prow overtype is remarkably crisp and complete. Crawford contains a table of known overstrikes in the Roman Republican series which includes the types combined on this coin.
Carausius

Demeter, Thrace, Byzantion (220-240BC)THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 240-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.07 gm). Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter right / Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding trident in left arm, aphlaston in right hand. Magistrate [EPI SI]LWN[OS], a man called Silo, is located below Poseidon.

Schoenert-Geiss, Byzantion, p. 135, no. 1004, pl. 44, citing and illustrating Naville I, 1920, 1135, same dies. SNG Black Sea 59-61.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection; ex. Superior Galleries, May 30, 1995.

Owned & posted by Cogito6 comments

Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-285 BC. AR Tetradrachm Pella Macedon, Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-285 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.40 gm, 29mm, 11h) of Pella 294-292 BC. Winged Nike stdg l. on prow of galley, blowing trumpet & holding stylis. / Poseidon Pelagaios advancing l. w/ trident. ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. ɪΩ monogram to l.; dolphin above to r. EF. Lustrous. Newell DP 68 (obv. die LVII, plate VI #18); ACNAC Dewing #1196; HGC 3.1 #1012e. cf. SNG Cop 2 #1178 (no star or dolphin); SNG Munich 1042 (no dolphin, same obv. die); cf CNG 118 #148 (same dies); Sotheby's 6147 #236. 2 commentsAnaximander

Demetrios II, First ReignAE 20, Syria, Berytus, Demetrios II, first reign, ca. 146-138 B.C., Laodikeia in Phoenicia (Berytos), quasi-municipal. Obv: Demetrios I facing right. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ around Poseidon (Ba 'al-Berit) standing left holding phiale and trident, Lambda Alpha to left, monograms to r. , gVF. Hoover HGC 9, 1136 (R2)Molinari

Demetrios PoliorketesDiademed and horned head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident; monograms to inner left and inner right. 28mm. 17.11g.
Newell 116Chance Vandal

Demetrios Poliorketes, Macedonian Kingdom, c. 289 - fall 288 B.C., Silver tetradrachm, Newell p. 97, 91Obv:– Demetrios diademed head right with horns of a bull, the animal sacred to Demetrios' patron deity
Rev:– BASILEOS DEMETRIOY, Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, trident in left (apparently inspired by the Lateran Poseidon, a statue by Lysippos, court sculptor of Alexander), monogram left
Minted in Pella, c. 289 - fall 288 B.C.
Reference:– Newell p. 97, 91 and pl. VIII, 12, SNG Cop 1179 var.
17.0192g, 29.3mm, 45o

Ex-Harlan Berk. Ex-Forvm, where it was described as gVF, superb portrait, tight flan.4 commentsmaridvnvm

Dikaia, Thrace Drachm -- 492-475 BC3.17 g, 15.80 mm, 180°
Minted in Dikaia, Thrace
Silver Drachm
Schönert-Geiss Bisanthe 28 (V1/R1), SNG Cop 552 (Same Dies), Traité II 1795 (Different Dies, Selymbria)

Obverse: Head of Herakles Wearing Nemean Skin Headdress Right.
Reverse: Shallow Incuse Square Containing Rooster Standing Right Within Dotted, Square Border

Dikaia was located in Thrace, in the region between the river Nestos and the river Hebros. It was founded by settlers from Eretria. Dikaia has also been known as “Dikaia Beside Abdera” to differentiate it from Dikaia in Macedonia. Eponymous mythical founder was Dikaios, son of Poseidon. Coins from Dikaia circulated as far as Egypt in ancient times, a testament to its large commercial activities. Another testimony to this is the large sums it paid in taxes to Athens in the 5th century BC; combined with Abdera, this amount reached 75 talents each year. Mentions of the city in the works of Strabo, Skylac, and Pliny indicate that it survived until Roman times. Dikaia has now been identified as the small archaeological site of Katsamakia.
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A FORVM purchase of mine. Purchased primarily for the archaic style Head of Herakles on the obverse, I've come to love this coin among my favorites.Hydro

EB0012 Poseidon / BullPoseidonia, LUCANIA, AR Stater, 470-400 BC.
Obverse: Poseidon wearing chlamys over shoulders, walking right, wielding trident, ΠOMEΣ (retrograde) in field before.
Reverse: Bull standing left, ΠOMEΣ (retrograde) above.
References: Cf. SNG ANS 661 (obverse legend forward), Weber 815.
Diameter: 18mm, Weight: 5.22g.EB

EB0164 Persephone / BoarLucania, Paestum-Poseidonia. 218-201 BC. AE Sextans.
Obverse: Head of Persephone right, crowned with barley, two dots behind.
Reverse: PAIS, Boar running right; Q. VA and two dots below.
References: BMC 27: SNG ANS 760; HN Italy 1211.
Diameter: 15.5mm, Weight: 2.405g.EB

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