archaicwonder: An Impressive Greek Silver Coin with a Fantastic Example of Hellenistic PortraitureA
archaicwonder: An Impressive Greek Silver Coin with a Fantastic Example of Hellenistic PortraitureA tetradrachm minted under King Antigonos III Doson (“the man who will give”) of Macedon. Struck circa 227 - 225 BC at the Amphipolis mint. The obverse with the head of Poseidon, god of the sea. The deity is shown with furrowed brow, pursed lips and thick beard. He wears a wreath of seaweed through his wild hair. The reverse with Apollo, perching on the prow of a trireme, his legs resting beside the ship’s three pronged ram, his left hand steadying himself against the deck, his right holding out a bow. The inscription on the vessel’s side reading: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY “Of King Antigonos” -- source link