TYPE Ancient Greece, Brettian League (Bruttium), 215-205 BC, silver drachm, 3.97g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Veiled head of Hera Lakinia (or Thetis, or Demeter?) right, wearing stephanos and scepter over left shoulder, fly(?) behind
Rev: Poseidon (or Zeus) standing naked l., foot on Ionic capital, holding scepter, eagle on caduceus in left field, small Greek 'gamma' between left foot and scepter, Greek legend BRETTION
REFERENCE: SG 515v, Del 431 var.
GRADING: AVF, some roughness, deep toning
ORDER INFO: G3220, $200
Very attractive style, toning and detail. Interestingly, the identity of both deities depicted is in some dispute. The obverse preference for Hera Lakinia is based on the existene of a temple in her honor at the mint locale. The reverse male god has characteristics of classical Poseidon iconography, though an examination of his associated attributes would clearly prefer the Zeus interpretation.