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The 3rd coin in this series, after: Perun and Svetovit.

There is no any historical image of Stribog, that I could be inspired by. He is just the Slavic god of the wind. That’s why the composition had to be dynamic and… stormy.

Stribog was also supposed to be the god of water and war. In the foreground we see three slavic ships with three slavic gods symbols (starting from the left: Perun, Stribog and Svetovit) on their sails.

My first sketch depicted Stribog blowing an unnaturally large horn. Finally the size of the horn was reduced (blue lines in the middle sketch below) to open up the space around the main character. The red arrows follow the air movement. The composition of the whole reverse is subjected to the wind. The trees, the sea waves and even the folds of Stribog’s shirt bend with the wind.

Three of teh four elements (water, earth and air) are depicted on the coin. Each of them is subjected to the wind. Fire, too, but I simply didn’t include it in the composition…

The patterns of the shirt and the ornament on the horn refer to the Ukrainian folk ornaments.

The obverse of this coin is the same as on the two previous coins in this series. See more.

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Both ships no longer exist, so these designs are my subjective attempt to reconstruct their appearance. It is impossible to reproduce all the details of the ships in a small piece of metal, so I simplified all construction elements, including rigging.

“Queen Anne’s Revenge” was a flagship of the famous pirate Blackbeard. I draw the portrait of Blackbeard (on the bottom of the reverse) based on eighteenth-century engravings.

HMS Bounty is known for the revolt of the crew led by officer Fletcher Christian. We see his hypothetical portrait in the compass rose.

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My favorite coin in this series. After Ares.

The god of the sea slides on the waves like a surfer. In classical approach, Poseidon would rather drive a chariot pulled by hippocamps (sea-horses), but here he pulls them behind him. A large shell and tentacles of octopus in the Poseidon’s waist protect him from injuries. 🙂
On the right we see Triton (half man, half fish), the messenger of the sea, the son of Poseidon. Triton plays his conch shell. Its sound calms or raises the waves…

Links and quotations:

“Last years outstanding Ares God of War silver coin followed by equally stunning Poseidon”.
“Ares: God of War from Numiartis and the Mint of Poland joined the market to much applause early last year. Early renders hinted at something special, but we were hugely impressed by the finished article and so were collectors. We all know the jokes about the ‘difficult second album’, but following a hit coin is never easy. We’re stoked to see that this years issue is very much the equal of Ares.” AgAuNews

“Best coin in the world? “Poseidon” – Ultra High Relief, Gold Gilded “Gods” series II” Backyard Bullion YouTube