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Features

Issuer Poseidonia (Lucania)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 530 BC - 500 BC
Value Obol (⅙)
Currency Phocaean/Campanian Drachm
Composition Srebro
Weight 0.57 g
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
384286
References HN Italy# 1109
Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
, BMC Gr/It# 20
Reginald Stuart Poole, Barclay V. Head, Percy Gardner, Warwick William Wroth, George Francis Hill; 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 1. Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
, GCV# 243
David R. Sear. Greek Coins and Their Values. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).
, SNG Copenhagen# 1294
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).
, McClean# 1050
Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes).

Obverse

(en) Poseidon, beardless and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, kneeling right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in left hand, right arm extended.

Reverse

Script: grecki

Lettering:

Mint

Poseidonia, Lucania, modern-day Paestum, Italy

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (530 BC - 500 BC) 

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