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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     161625      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     LUCANIA City:     Poseidonia Date Ruled:     Circa 475-445 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Nomos Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 475-445 Diameter:     17 mm Weight:     8.04 g Die Axis:     4 h Obverse Legend:     ΠΟΜΣΣ (retrograde) / [Σ]ΣΙΛΥ Obverse Description:     POMES (retrograde), Poseidon advancing right, wielding trident overhead, chlamys draped over both arms; [S]EILU Reverse Legend:     ΠΟΜΣΣ (retrograde) Reverse Description:     POMES (retrograde), bull standing left Primary Reference:     SNG ANS - Reference2:     SNG Cop Supp. 50 corr. (same dies) Reference3:     HN Italy 1114 note Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=77847 Grade:     VF Notes:     Very rare issue with [S]EILU on obverse. [S]EILU is thought to be a reference to the river Silaros (mod. Sele).

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