Poseidon and Nike

My newest, arrived today.





BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.96 g, 3h). Laureate head of Poseidon right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and trident; monogram to left. BCD Boiotia 127; HGC 4, 1175. VF, toned, slightly off center on reverse.

Please show off Boeotia, Poseidon or Nike.

 

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Demetrios Poliorketes 294 – 288 BC, King of Macedon, issued this tetradrachm showing a small Nike on the prow and a full length Poseidon. It also comes in AE13 which is below.

 

Very nice!


Antiochus IV
Mint: Ptolemais (Ake)
173 to 164 BC
Obvs: Radiate head of Antiochus right, within dotted border.
Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Nike in fast biga. A in field, dotted border.
19mm, 4.8g

 

Nice! I love the elegant style and high relief.

 

Question: This reverse of the Indo-Scythian Azes (Taxila mint?) is usually called Poseidon. Is it or is there a local deity that carries a trident?

 

Poseidon was very much a part of the Scythian pantheon - according to Herodotus he was called Thagimasidas (Θαγιμασάδας).

 

that's a LOVELY coin! poseidon looks awesome.

here's a not so pretty, but kind of interesting coin...




Greek Cyclades, Siphnos, 3rd century BC

O: Head of the youthful Apollo Karneios with ram's horn, grapes counterpunch. R: Poseidon,trident in his left hand holding , dolphin on the right, grapes lower left. SNG Cop. 785, 4.8 g, 19 mm.

 

Wow, that's an awesome OP-addition, H8 (congrats!)

Ummm, well okay, here are a few Boeotia examples for ya ... enjoy

Boeotia, Thebes
371-338 BC
Shield & Amphora



Boeotia, Tanagra
350-300 BC
Shield & front-half of Horse



Boeotia, Federal Coinage (Overstruck on Æ of Antigonos Gonatas)
229-220 BC
Head of Demeter/Kore & Poseidon

 

Ummm, here is a humble Poseidon example ... good enough?

Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron-II
275-216 BC
Poseidon & Trident/Dolphins

 

Nice coins, OP and everyone! I have no coins of Boeotia but here are some Poseidons


KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos III Doson
struck 227-225 BCE, Amphipolis mint?
AR tetradrachm, 32 mm, 17.1 gm
Obv: wreathed head of Poseidon right
Rev: Apollo seated left on prow left, holding bow; monogram below.
Ref: Panagopoulou 50–3 var. (unlisted dies); EHC 436; Touratsoglou 52–3; SNG Saroglos 933; SNG Alpha Bank 1046; SNG Ashmolean 3266


PHOENICIA, Berytos
1st century BCE
Æ19.5, 5.9 gm
Obv: Turreted head of Tyche right
Rev: Poseidon standing left in quadriga drawn by four hippocamps
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 83

And Poseidon's wife:

BRUTTIUM, the Brettii
216-214 BCE
Æ quartuncia, 13.5mm, 2.06 g
Obv: head of Amphitrite left, wearing crab headdress
Rev: crab; torch above, BPET-TIΩN above and below
Ref: Pfeiler p. 33, 4a; Scheu, Bronze 51; HN Italy 1944; SNG ANS 123–4; SNG Lloyd –; McClean 1579

 

I've been looking for one of those but haven't found the right one yet. Yours has great details and color.

 

Demetrios Poliorketes, Silver tetradrachm

Obv:– Demetrios diademed head right with horns of a bull, the animal sacred to Demetrios' patron deity
Rev:– BASILEOS DEMETRIOY, Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, trident in left (apparently inspired by the Lateran Poseidon, a statue by Lysippos, court sculptor of Alexander), monogram left
Minted in Pella, c. 289 - fall 288 B.C.
Reference:– Newell p. 97, 91 and pl. VIII, 12, SNG Cop 1179 var.
17.0192g, 29.3mm, 45o

 

Congrats @H8_modern on the fantastic delivery! It looks GREAT!

I have no Boeotia as I am not really a Greek collector (presently).

But I do have Poseidon and Nike!

POSEIDON:


Sicily Syracuse Hieron II 275-215 BCE AE20 Poseidon Trident Dolphin Obv-Rev.JPG


Lucania Paestum (Poseidoneia) 218-201 BCE AE Semuncia Poseidon-Dolphin (started cut for change) Craw 4-1.JPG

 

NIKE:


Bruttium AE 17 Semuncia 214-211 2nd Punic Nike Zeus Biga O-R.jpg


Bruttium AE 18 Hemiobol 215-205 BC 2nd Punic Nymph Terina Nike Zeus O-R.jpg


Pontos Amisos Gorgon Aegis-Nike AE21 Obv-Rev.JPG


RI Carinus 282-285 CE Potin Tet Alexandria Egypt 19mm Athena Seated holding Nike Obv-Rev.jpg

 

WOW !! Terrific posts from the OP and down to mine---hopefully, my initial post of Poseidon falls into that category too...Byzantion, Thrace tetradrachm:


Demeter with Poseidon seated on rocks, 240-200 BC; 26mm, 12.43 grams.

PLEEEZE....No 'potty' jokes

 

Very nice coins, all!

OP - the relief on the obverse looks extremely high. I like it!

 

I wanted to be the one who posted an Azes with Poseidon reverse but Doug beat me too it.

Hmm...well here's mine all the same:


Azes I/II, Indo-Scythians, BC 57-12/AD 5-35
AR, tetradrachm, 8.76h, 24.5mm;1h
Obv.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΞΟΥ; Great king on horseback right, bow on back, right arm raised holding (?), whip in left, monogram of Karosthi letter left field
Rev.:Karosthi legend; Poseidon standing right holding trident and extending right hand, monogram left, Karosthi letter right (?)

I kind of want to buy the references for these coins because the fascinate me and I would love to learn more about the culture they came from; I'm not terribly interested in a catalog number.

 

Here's a photo depicting Poseidon's temple in Greece. The temple is on top of a hill with a nice view of the beautiful sea.

 

Only have this bronze of Gordian III, with Poseidon naked and standing left. The god of the sea is holding trident with left hand, and a dolphin with his right hand. B in lower right field of reverse. Struck in Berytus. Cop 126.