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| Issuer | Neapolis (Campania) |
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| Year | 250 BC - 225 BC |
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| Diameter | 14 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Artemis facing right, her hair bound and drawn back, with a bow and quiver of arrows visible over her shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of Campanian coinage, with fine facial features and a naturalistic profile. The field is plain, with no visible legend or inscription on the obverse. |
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| Mint | Neapolis (modern Naples, Campania) |
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Neapolis had been striking coins under Greek cultural influence since the late fifth century, but by the mid-third century the city was operating firmly within Rome's orbit following the Social War settlements. Bronze fractional coinage of this type served the dense, commercially active port economy of the bay — a city that retained its Greek language and mint traditions long after political autonomy had effectively ended. The HN Italy 594 attribution places this piece within a well-documented but numerically modest series.