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<p>[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 7880720, member: 41219"]Kudos on breaking Poseidon free of that plastic tomb!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have 3 coins featuring Poseidon/Neptune. As a sailor, I have a bit of an affinity for the salty guy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oldest to Youngest:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358886[/ATTACH] </p><p>Syracuse, Sicily</p><p>Hieron II</p><p>275-216 AD</p><p>AE19</p><p>Obverse: Head of Poseidon left, wearing taenia</p><p>Reverse: IEΡ-ΩNOΣ to left and right of ornamented trident. AΓ monogram at lower left</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358887[/ATTACH] </p><p>Hadrian</p><p>126 AD</p><p>AE Sestertius</p><p>Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right </p><p>Reverse: COS III S-C, Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre and trident</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358888[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gallienus</p><p>AE Antoninianus</p><p>Antioch Mint</p><p>266-267 AD</p><p>Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate and draped bust right</p><p>Reverse: P M TR P XV P P, Neptune standing left, right foot on small prow, right forearm resting on knee, holding a tall trident behind him. dot VIIC in ex[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 7880720, member: 41219"]Kudos on breaking Poseidon free of that plastic tomb! I have 3 coins featuring Poseidon/Neptune. As a sailor, I have a bit of an affinity for the salty guy. Oldest to Youngest: [ATTACH=full]1358886[/ATTACH] Syracuse, Sicily Hieron II 275-216 AD AE19 Obverse: Head of Poseidon left, wearing taenia Reverse: IEΡ-ΩNOΣ to left and right of ornamented trident. AΓ monogram at lower left [ATTACH=full]1358887[/ATTACH] Hadrian 126 AD AE Sestertius Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right Reverse: COS III S-C, Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre and trident [ATTACH=full]1358888[/ATTACH] Gallienus AE Antoninianus Antioch Mint 266-267 AD Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate and draped bust right Reverse: P M TR P XV P P, Neptune standing left, right foot on small prow, right forearm resting on knee, holding a tall trident behind him. dot VIIC in ex[/QUOTE]
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