Sicily, Hieron II, AE Unit, Poseidon (God of the Sea) - c. 240 to 215 BCE - Greek World

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Sicily, Syracuse (Magna Graecia, Greek Italy)
• Authority: Hieron II
• Date: c. 240 - 215 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) unit, name unknown
• Size: 19mm, 6.23g
• Obverse: Diademed head of Poseidon to left
• Reverse: IEPΩ-NOΣ, ΛΥ - Trident flanked by two dolphins swimming downwards
• Notes: Poseidon was a major god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology.

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