God Poseidon, or God of the Seas, was one of the most important gods of ancient mythology and thus it is no wonder he was one of the main artistic themes, whether it involved sculptures or even coins.
The engraver of this 1930 modern Greek coin, tried to replicate a 2300 year old tetradrachm, depicting god Poseidon and did a pretty good job with this. The form of Poseidon is quite iconic and this is what has made this coin a classic for collectors.
The coin was struck on silver (50%), for wide circulation - with a denomination of 20 drachma. However, few good coins remain today, and thus their value is quite high. It's not uncommon for uncirculated coins to be sold in the 200-800$ range and medium quality coins to go around 30-50$.
Photographic settings: Compact Sony DSC-WX220 / ISO 100 / EV -2.0 / Natural Light. The two shots (first and third) are angled towards the light, to increase coin reflectivity.
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