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Quadrans Paestum
| Issuer | Poseidonia (Paestum) |
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| Year | 218 BC - 201 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of Poseidon facing right, wearing a taenia or diadem, with flowing hair rendered in thick wavy locks characteristic of late Paestan bronze coinage. Three pellets are positioned in the left field behind the deity's head, serving as the denomination mark for the quadrans. The portraiture exhibits the robust, somewhat schematic style typical of Italian mint production during the Second Punic War period. |
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| Reverse description | A dolphin leaps to the right, its body arched dynamically across the central field, a motif emblematic of Poseidonia's maritime identity and longstanding civic iconography. Three pellets and a caduceus appear above the dolphin, the pellets reiterating the quadrans denomination and the caduceus alluding to mercantile or diplomatic associations. The abbreviated ethnic inscription ΠAIS is inscribed below the dolphin in Greek characters, referencing the Latinized name Paistom (Paestum). The overall composition is compact and typical of the reduced-module bronzes struck during the exigencies of the Hannibalic War. |
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| Mintage | ND (218 BC - 201 BC) |
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