Greek Coin | Bronze Litra Rome while also adapting Hellenistic influences

while also adapting Hellenistic influences inherited from Alexander the Great's conquests

admired for their fluid engraving and deeply mythological character

Eastern Europe and North Africa for more than 600 years

creating a subtle interplay of angles and shading

Greek Coin | Bronze Litra Rome while also adapting Hellenistic influencesHistory of the Artifact Made in copper, these coins from the Greek colony of Syracuse, in modern day Sicily, feature a diademed head of Poseidon God of the seas, storms, earthquakes and horses whilst the reverse features his iconic Trident flanked by dolphins another recurring symbol of Poseidon. The city of Syracuse is located on the east coast of Sicily and was originally a Greek colony founded by Corinth in 734 B. C. Throughout the centuries, it