LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (6.08 gm). 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 ANS 606; SNG Copenhagen 1271;
 Gorini pg. 31, 3 var. Good VF, light scratches on obverse. Very rare.
 ($10,000) From the William N. Rudman Collection. A Sybarite colony
 founded circa 600 BC, Poseidonia grew rapidly in the 6th century through
 the exploitation of its considerable agricultural resources. This was a
 time of extensive temple construction and, in common with the other
 Achaean cities of southern Italy, Poseidonia began producing silver
 coinage of the distinctive ‘incuse’ fabric in the final decades of the
 century. The fine archaic striding figure brandishing a trident is, of
 course, Poseidon, god of the sea, the patron deity of the city and
 probably inspired by a colossal statue that stood in a temple in the
 city.

Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1109.
Lot was unsold.