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| Issuer | Rubi |
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| Year | 300 BC - 225 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in the Apulian Greek style characteristic of the late fourth to early third century BC. The hair is shown bound with a laurel wreath, with loose strands falling along the neck. Greek letters are visible in the field to the left of the effigy, partially obscured by the characteristic green patina of this hammered bronze issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΓΡϹΕΕ |
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Rubi — modern Ruvo di Puglia in northern Apulia — was a Peucetian settlement that struck its own bronze coinage during the period of intense Oscan and Greek cultural pressure that preceded Roman consolidation of the region. The city's independent issues effectively cease around the time Rome tightened its grip on Apulia following the Pyrrhic War and the final defeat of Tarentum in 272 BC, making the chronological window for this type narrow and the civic autonomy it reflects short-lived.