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| Issuer | Poseidonia |
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| Year | 420 BC - 390 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Nude figure of Poseidon striding vigorously to the right, his right arm raised and poised to cast his trident. A partial Greek legend, reading ΡΟΣΕΙ (abbreviated form of ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝ or the city name ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝΙΑ), appears in the right field. On some specimens, a dolphin is depicted in the left field, serving as an additional symbol referencing the sea deity and the coastal city of Poseidonia. The style is consistent with South Italian die-cutting of the late fifth to early fourth century BC, displaying a bold, energetic rendering of the deity. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Poseidonia — the Greek colony on the Tyrrhenian coast later renamed Paestum by the Romans — struck bronze coinage relatively late compared to its silver issues, which date back to the sixth century. This small bronze belongs to a period when the city was under increasing pressure from the Lucanian tribes pushing down from the interior, a process that culminated in the city's capture around 390 BC. The transition to Lucanian control effectively ended the Greek civic coinage tradition here.