{"product_id":"ancient-greece-heiron-ii-ae-bronze-poseidon-king-of-the-seas-circa-275-216-bce-size-12-1-2-copy","title":"Ancient Greece - AE Bronze - Poseidon \"King of the Seas\" - Circa 275-216 BCE","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e AE Bronze \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Circa 275-216 BCE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMint:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Syracuse, Sicily\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMount:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sterling Silver (engraved Heiron II) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Poseidon “King of the Seas”. Time of Hieron II. \u003cem\u003eObverse:\u003c\/em\u003e Head of Poseidon left, wearing taenia \u003cem\u003eReverse:\u003c\/em\u003e EPW-NOS, trident head, with scrolls decoration between prongs; lotiform shaft, flanked by dolphins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν) was the god of the sea, and, as \"Earth-Shaker,\" of earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon. he was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades. Poseidon has many children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThere is a Homeric hymn to Poseidon, who was the protector of many Hellenic cities, although he lost the contest for Athens to Athena. According to the references from Plato in his dialogue Timaeus and Critias, the island of Atlantis was the chosen domain of Poseidon.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSyracuse, Sicilian: Sarausa, Ancient Greek: Συράκουσαι – transliterated: Syrakousai) is a historic city in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Syracuse. The city is famous for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheaters, architecture, and association to Archimedes, playing an important role in ancient times as one of the top powers of the Mediterranean world; it is over 2,700 years old.\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eR140\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Erez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42639984099415,"sku":"RM140","price":585.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0084\/7059\/3587\/files\/IMG_5874.heic?v=1774306468","url":"https:\/\/shipwrecktreasuresofthekeys.com\/products\/ancient-greece-heiron-ii-ae-bronze-poseidon-king-of-the-seas-circa-275-216-bce-size-12-1-2-copy","provider":"Shipwreck Treasures of the Keys","version":"1.0","type":"link"}