Sicily or Magna Graecia (?); Poseidon/dolphins flanking trident
255,00 €
Description
Sicily or Magna Graecia (?) Poseidon/dolphins flanking trident
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE10 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,90 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | cf. CNS I, 30; HGC 2, 1797 (Lipara); CNS II 209; HGC 2, 1526 (Syracuse) |
| Commentary: | rare or even unique; dark grey patina |
Historical Context
Poseidon was also called "earth-shakers" because the Greeks believed that the cause of the earthquakes was the erosion of the rocks by the waters.
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