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Lucania, Poseidonia, Æ Unit, 5th - 3rd Century BC, aVF
Estimate:
AU$100 - AU$150
Sold
AU$25
Live Auction
Roxbury's Auction - Single Vendor Sale (Ancient Coins) - 9th May 2025
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Description
MAGNA GRAECIA, Lucania, Poseidonia (later Paestum) Lot of 2: First, Poseidonia, Æ (15mm), circa 420-390 BC, Poseidon advances right / Bull butting right (HN Italy 1151-60); Second, Paestum, under Roman Republic rule, Æ Quadrans (15mm), circa 218-201 BC, Laureate head of Poseidon right / Dolphin left (HN Italy 1202). A nice pair each of Poseidonia, the second after it was renamed to Paestum under Roman rule, Fine to Very Fine, each scarce.