Poseidonia Historia Numorum Italy 1111, Silver, struck at Poseidonia, 500–470 BC. Obverse: poseidon standing wearing a chlamys (cloak) on his shoulders, brandishing a trident. Reverse: octopus or poseidon poulpe ou. Weight about g.
| mint | Poseidonia | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Poseidon standing wearing a chlamys (cloak) on his shoulders, brandishing a trident
reverse
Octopus or Poseidon Poulpe ou
specimens (3)
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BnF (IRIS)
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Cite this coin
Poseidonia Historia Numorum Italy 1111 (poseidonia.hn_italy.1111), 500–470 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/poseidonia-historia-numorum-italy-1111/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA