Jonathan K. Kern Inventory

480-400 BC silver stater from Poseidonia, now Paestum a Greek colony in southern Italy

Vitae

Date: 480-400 BC

Mint: Paestum

Dimensions: 19mm long axis

Certified by: NGC

Grade: VF

Obverse

Obverse of pos

Poseidon advancing with net, brandishing trident, tiny sea turtle behind.

Reverse

Reverse of pos

His pet bull in fine style

Additional Notes

Paestum is the site of the best preserved Archaic Greek temples from the ancient world. This coin is graded NGC Very Fine (unevenly struck, reverse die cud).

Cost: $277