Rare silver obol with Poseidon and bull - ex Kuenker
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Object number
AR3241
| Coinage from: |
Poseidonia (later Paestum), Lucania
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| Value: |
Obol In Ancient Greece, the deceased were buried with an obol placed under the tongue, such that they would be able to pay Charon for the passage across the river Styx. |
| Material: |
Silver
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| Details: |
Diameter: 9 mm, weight: 1.11 g. 5th century B.C. |
| Obverse: |
Poseidon, naked except for chlamys on his shoulders, walking right, extending his left arm before him and brandishing a trident.
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| Reverse: |
Bull standing right, ΠOM above.
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| Condition |
Fine, slightly corroded.
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| References: |
Rutter HM (Historia Numorum) 1121; Rare.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 at Kuenker, Germany.
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| Authenticity: |
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