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Ancient Coinage of Lucania, Poseidonia


Poseidonia, later Paestum, now Pesto in Southern Italy

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SNGANS 606Lucania, Poseidonia. ca 530-500 BC. AR Nomos. POS downwards on left, Poseidon walking right, wielding trident overhead in right hand, chlamys draped over both arms / POS raised on right, Poseidon as on obverse but incuse, trident raised. SNG Cop 1271. TextImage
SNGANS 613Lucania, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos. Poseidon advancing right, wielding trident / Incuse of obverse, but trident in relief. Gorini 3, HN Italy 1107. TextImage
SNGANS 629Lucania, Poseidonia. ca 530-500 BC. AR Drachm. POMES-ESSM, Poseidon walking right, wielding trident overhead in right hand, chlamys draped over both arms / POMES-ESSM raised, Poseidon as on obverse but incuse, trident raised. Jameson 333. TextImage
SNGANS 645ffLucania, Poseidonia AR Stater. 445-420 BC. POM, Poseidon, nude except for chlamys on his shoulders, striding to right, extending his left arm before him and brandishing a trident held in his raised right hand / POME (retrograde), Bull standing to left on ground line. SNG ANS 645-665. TextImage
SNGANS 651Lucania, Poseidonia AR Stater. Poseidon advancing right, brandishing trident / bull walking left. TextObvRev
SNGANS 655cfLucania, Poseidonia, ca 445-420 BC, AR Stater. Poseidon advancing right, wielding trident; chlamys draped over both arms / Bull advancing left. TextImage
SNGANS 659Lucania, Poseidonia AR Nomos. Circa 445-420 BC. Poseidon walking right, wielding trident, chlamys draped over both arms / Bull standing left. TextImage
SNGANS 682Lucania, Poseidonia. ca 410-350 BC. AR Nomos. POSEIDAN, Poseidon walking right, wielding trident, chlamys draped over both arms; dolphin downwards behind / POSEIDANI, bull standing left; dolphin in ex. TextImage
SNGANS 683Lucania, Poseidonia. ca 410-350 BC. AR Nomos. POSEIDAN, Poseidon walking right, wielding trident, chlamys draped over both arms; dolphin before / POSEI-DANI, bull standing left in front of a column supporting an urn, small T at base of column; fish left in ex. TextImage
SNGANS 705Lucania, Poseidonia. 480-400 BC. AR Obol or Twenty-fourth Stater (0.29 gm). Poseidon advancing right, brandishing trident; dolphin to left / Bull standing left, two annulets above. TextImage
SNGANS 720Lucania, Poseidonia. Circa 420-390 BC. Æ 16mm. Helmeted head of Athena right / Poseidon standing right. Rutter HN 1155. TextImage
SNGANS 722Lucania, Paestum. Circa 264-241 BC. Æ 19mm. Laureate head of Neptune right / Cupid on dolphin left. Rutter HN 1185. TextImage
SNGANS 742Lucania, Paestum. Circa 218-201 BC. Æ 16mm Quadrans. Diademed male head right / Dolphin right; caduceus. Rutter HN 1202. TextImage
SNGANS 750LUCANIA, Paestum. ca 218-201 BC. Æ Sextans. Head of Demeter right / PAIS, forepart of boar right; two pellets below. BMC 46, SNG Cop 1340. TextImage
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SNGANS 762Lucania, Paestum. Circa 218-201 BC. Æ 14mm Sescuncia. Head of Ceres right / Dog running right. Rutter HN 1194. TextObvRev
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SNGANS 777Lucania, Paestum (Poseidonia). Circa 2nd century BC. Æ Triens. Elephant standing right / Filleted cornucopiae; four pellets to right, AVF (ligate) to right. Crawford, Paestum 21/2; HN Italy 1230. TextImage
SNGANS 788Lucania, Paestum Æ15 Semis. ca mid-1st century BC. Bust of Athena right in Corinthian helmet / L. F AD (AD ligate) above, L. SAT (AT ligate) below, clasped hands. Crawford 32, HN Italy 1250. TextImage
SNGCop 1300Lucania, Poseidonia. Circa 475-450 BC. AR Diobol (1.03 gm). Poseidon walking right, wielding trident overhead in right hand, left hand extended, chlamys hung over shoulders / Bull standing right. TextImage
SNGCop 1303Lucania, Poseidonia. Circa 475-450 BC. AR Obol (0.36 gm). Poseidon walking right, wielding trident overhead in right hand, left hand extended, chlamys hung over shoulders / Bull standing left. TextImage
SNGCop 1341LUCANIA, Paestum. ca 218-201 BC. Æ Sextans. Head of Demeter right, two pellets behind / PAIS, wild boar right; spray of leaves & two pellets below. TextImage
SNGCop 1361Lucania, Paestum AE15 Semis. Under Rome, after 89 BC. Helmeted head of Ares (?) right. PAE before, S behind. / L*FA above 2 clasped hands, L*SA below. TextImage
SNGCop 1373Paestum, Italy, Æ14 Semis. 1st century BC. MINERV S, female head right / Senate building, P S S E around. TextObvRev
Sear #242Poseidonia Lucania 480-400BC AR Nomos. Poseidon naked but for chlamys across shoulders walking r. brandishing trident, POMEI before / Bull walking r., POMEI above. TextObvRev
Sear #424Poseidonia, Italy, AR plated Æ stater. 480-400 BC. ROM, Poseidon naked but for chlamys over shoulders advancing right, brandishing trident / Bull standing left, all within shallow circular incuse. TextObvRev
Sear #630Lucania, Paestum AE Triens. 268-289 BC. Head of young Dionysos right, crowned with vine-leaves and grapes, 4 pellets behind / PAIS, cornucopiae, 4 pellets and palm-branch to left. TextImage

Tiberius
- RPC 611

Tiberius AE16 of Paestum, Lucania. P S S C, laureate head right / L FADI L CAEL FLA AVG TI CAESAR IIVIR, biga right. TextObvRev
Perseus Project database, coins of Poseidonia
Magna Graecia Coins of Poseidonia
Carlo Morino's Poseidonia page
Search for Lucania, Poseidonia at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Lucania, Poseidonia on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Poseidonia in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Poseidonia at AncientImports.com
Search for Poseidonia at Incitatus Coins

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