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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 7880705, member: 91461&quot;][ATTACH=full]1358882[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358856[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358855[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1358857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1358859[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1358861[/ATTACH]</p><p>SICILY. Syracuse. Hieron II, 275-215 B.C. AE Litra, 263-218 B.C. NGC Ch VF.</p><p>HGC-2, 1550. Obverse: Head of Poseidon left, wearing tainia; Reverse: Ornamented trident head; downward dolphin to left and right, I to lower left, AΠ to lower right. Well centered and struck, this example features yellow-brown surfaces and some scattered spots of green.</p><p>From the Poseidon Collection.</p><p>Purchased from Stack&#039;s Bowers Aug 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve always just LOVED the reverse on the type. The dolphins swimming along the sides of Poseidon&#039;s trident and his strong portrait have made this a must for my Sicilian collection... oh, and it dates to the beginning of Rome&#039;s second war with Carthage!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358885[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>There are not enough coins of Poseidon out there. So the types that are good are usually really goooooood.</p><p>&nbsp;Here&#039;s another one that I&#039;ve been waiting/too busy to share:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358881[/ATTACH]</p><p>Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306-283 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 16.59 g, 3 h), Chalkis, circa 291-290. Diademed and horned head of Demetrios I to right. Rev. ΔHMHTPIOY - BAΣIΛEΩΣ Poseidon, nude, standing left, his right foot set on a rock, holding a trident in his left hand and resting his right on his right thigh; to outer left, monogram; to lower left, dolphin downward. Newell 146. SNG Alpha Bank -. SNG München -. Very rare. Test cut on the edge and with numerous light scratches, otherwise, fine. Purchased from Leu Numismatiks Aug 2021</p><p>From a European collection, formed before 2005.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another all time fav:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358878[/ATTACH]</p><p>Creperius, Rocus</p><p>Denarius. 68 BC. Uncertain mint. (Ffc-657). (Craw-399-1b). (Cal-522). Obv: Bust of the back of the Sea Goddess to the right, C to the right, to the left crab. Rev .: Neptune with trident, in biga pulled by hippocampi to the right, below Q CREPER M (F) / ROCVS. Ag. 3.61 g. Usually struck off center. Very scarce. VF.</p><p>Ex: Tauler &amp; Fau</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]9AUEjzVQwKo[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>So please share your coins of Poseidon/Neptune, coins you&#039;ve recently freed, thoughts or anything that is a release after an eternity in Hades/day of work![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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