Poseidonia (Paestum), Lucania. After 89 BC. AE Semis 15mm; 3.7g. 

Obv: Helmeted head of Athena left.
Rev: L dot PAE / L dot S dot A, clasped hands.  

cf SNG Cop 1361; Crawford 32 var; HN Italia 1250 var.

Scarce variety with head of Athena left instead of right. 

Contributed by Ars-Aeterna / David Suter, Switzerland, Apr. 2010