CRETE. Priansus. Ca. 330–300 BC. AR stater (11.11 gm).

Hygieia seated left, feeding serpent, palm tree on right.
?????—?????, Poseidon standing left, extending right hand below dolphin leaping left, and holding trident in left arm. 

Le Rider pl. xxvi, 20 (this coin). Svoronos 3, pl. xxviii, 22 (same dies). 

Said to be overstruck on a tetradrachm of Ephesus. 
Very rare.

Ex Boutin Collection; ex Münzen und Medaillen 66, 22–23
Oct 1984, lot 211; ex Phaestus hoard, 1953 (IGCH 152).

Babelon suggested this figure might instead be Persephone, who was seduced by Zeus in the form of a serpent.

Estimated Value: $ 4,750

From the Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13, August 25th, 2006.
Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com.