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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spaniard, post: 4579975, member: 90248&quot;]Here we go with the next, and one of my favourite Gods <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />....</p><p><br /></p><p>The third of the dozen...</p><p><b>POSEIDON.</b></p><p>His father was Cronus the youngest of the 12 Titans, (A little bit of inbreeding going on here), and his mother was Cronus&#039;s elder sister Rhea <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />..He was also one of the brothers of Zeus and Hades. Although he&#039;s always connected in some way with water he was also known as the ennosigaios the &quot;earth-shaker&quot; and was worshipped as asphalios the &quot;stabilizer&quot; due to his powers of initiating and ending earthquakes. You didn&#039;t want to mess with this guy!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie25" alt=":blackeye:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>He was god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.</p><p>Symbols associated with him are the Trident, fish, dolphins, horses and bulls..</p><p>His Roman counterpart being Neptune.</p><p>I wanted a coin that portrayed a trident and/or dolphins so this one fitted the bill nicely. It was minted in the city of Syracuse which is located in the southeast corner of the island of Sicily. The city was founded by the Corinthians way back in 733 BC and was to become one of the major powers of the Mediterranean region. I have fond memories of visiting Syracuse about 25 years ago, it&#039;s so steeped in history, and remember in particular the feeling of awe when entering the Greek theatre....</p><p><img src="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/palouche/20200524_theatre.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Here&#039;s the coin...</p><p>Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II. 274-216 BC. Æ-Litra (19mm, 6.38g).</p><p>Obverse..Diademed head of Poseidon left with border of dots.</p><p>Reverse..ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ, Ornate scroll decorated trident with lotiform shaft flanked by dolphins.</p><p>Ref:for type SNG Cop 844-856.</p><p><img src="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/palouche/20200524_poseiden-with-sicily-map.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Here&#039;s the 3 together....</p><p><img src="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/palouche/20200524_12-gods-pos-zeus-athena-sized-ccfopt.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Feel free to post your Poseidon/Neptune coins.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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