Archaios | Lucania Paestum Punic War Artemis / Grain Ear Caduceus |AE| Inv#36.9

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Archaios NumismaticsDescription: Greek Bronze coin (Uncia) from Paestum (Posidonia) in Lucania, Italy, during the Second Punic War. Circa 218-201 BCObverse: Diademed head of Artemis right, quiver behind shoulderReverse: Caduceus (kerykeion) and Grain ear; pellet (mark of value) to upper left ; ethnic PAIS up left fieldMint: Paestum, Lucania ItaiySize: 12 mmWeight: 1.57 gInventoryID: 1909.36.9Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1349; cf. CNG 379,33Condition: gVF. Quite a pleasant coin. Another Interesting Rare Magna Graecia example from recent acquisitions.As always, Please use the Pictures as your judge as grading is subjective.Notes:Paestum (Poseidonia) was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Lucania, Magna Graecia (southern Italy). After being founded by Greek colonists under the name of Poseidonia it was eventually conquered by the local Lucanians and later the Romans. The Lucanians renamed it to Paistos and the Romans gave the city its current name of Paestum .The existing ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric style , dating from about 600 to 450 BC, which are in a very good state of preservation. The city walls and amphitheatre are largely intact, and the bottom of the walls of many other structures remain, as well as paved roads. The site is open to the public, and there is a modern national museum within it, which also contains the finds from the associated Greek site of Foce del Sele.CoinageThe coins of Paestum, as the barbarous Lucanians designated the ancient and wealthy Greek city that had fallen into their hands, are all of a late period. It is doubtful indeed whether any money was struck there before the Roman colonization of the town in B.C. 273. The coins may be divided into the following classes :--I. Circ. B.C. 300-268, with Greek or semi-Greek inscr. II. Circ. B.C. 268-89, with ΠΑΙS and marks of value. III. With PAES and marks of value.Lucaina was a region of Southen Italy. It was the land of the Lucani (Lucanians), an Oscan people of Samnite race who migrated southwards about B.C. 400. It extended from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Gulf of Taranto . The coinage of the district consists of --(i) Of the money of the ancient Achaean and other Greek towns, Sybaris, Siris, and Metapontum on the east side, and Laüs and Pyxus on the west, together with that of Velia and Poseidonia . (ii) Of that of the later Greek colonies Thurium and Heraclea . (iii) Of that of the Lucanians after they become partially Hellenized. (iv) Of that of Paestum (Poseidonia), and Copia (Thurium), under the Romans .Some Excerpts From Head, Hist. Num., and Wikipedia, the Free EncyclopediaWe Thank You for stopping in and taking time to look at and bid on our listings.Good Luck Bidding or Buying !We encourage you to click the " See other items " link above in the " Seller Information " area of the listing as well to check out our other items posted. We have a variety of great classical and other ancient numismatic items available.We will be regularly continuing to post for sale and auction a wide variety of Ancient Roman, Greek, and Eastern coins as well as Medieval, Byzantine, and some Modern coins as well.We do combine shipping if buying or winning multiple items. Just contact us before you pay and let us know and we will gladly send an updated invoice with the combined shipping amount. You can also follow us to be notified when new listings are posted.With over 20 years in the numismatics hobby we continue to revel in the excitement that comes from holding each new small piece of history in our hands. We enjoy the enduring sense of history both of the prior uses and users as well as the creativity and necessity that surround the time and place at which these coins were minted and used in circulation.Our aim is to cater not just to the high end collector but also to the hobbyist and the newly initiated and those on a limited budget. Everyone starts the hobby somewhere and where we ... read more

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