This coin comes from Poseidonia, later called Paestum, the city with the beautiful Doric temples in South Italy. We see Poseidon striding to the right. His trident poised behind his head; the inscription POS standing for Posedonia, is well struck, and beautifully positioned on its left side. The well formed abdominal muscles and the bone structure of the upper body are remarkable. The deity is monumental and is, for me, the most beautiful and best-preserved coin of the archaic art period.