Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II (275-215 Bc) - Poseidon / Trident And Dolphins

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 10:05 pm Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II (275-215 BC). Æ (19.5mm, 5.82g, 9h). Obv - Ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins. Rev - Head of Poseidon, wearing tainia. References: CNS II, 197; SNG ANS 964ff.; HGC 2, 1550. This is not a rare coin so I had my choice of many coins and picked out the one with the nicest eye appeal, at least to my eyes. Thoughts? Thanks! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 06:12 am Looks to me like you did well. Both sides are well centered and there seems to be relatively light wear. That might be a planchet flaw that looks like a bite missing, but it isn't in a bad spot. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1303 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 06:24 am Like you said it is not a rare coin so it trades on grade and getting those letters under the trident makes it a great example. The majority of the coins from this series seem to be missing the letters there so well done! Edited by louisvillekyshop 05/04/2022 06:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 06:56 am Quite nice. Report this Post to the Staff
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