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| Issuer | Tyndaris (Sicily) |
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| Year | 354 BC - 344 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | Youthful male head facing right, identified as a horned river god, bound with a tainia across the forehead; the hair is rendered in flowing, wavy locks swept back from the face, with the small horn emerging from the upper brow as the divine attribute of a river deity. The facial features are modelled in the rounded, naturalistic style characteristic of Sicilian bronze coinage of the mid-4th century BC. The legend TYNΔAPITAN appears partially in the field to the left, identifying the issuing community. The coin displays a rich blue-green patina consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | An eight-rayed star occupies the centre of the reverse field, with each ray rendered as an elongated, tapering element radiating symmetrically from a central globule. The design is boldly struck and fills the flan, with the rays extending nearly to the coin's edge. The plain, uncluttered field emphasises the stellar motif, a device commonly associated with celestial or divine symbolism in Sicilian and South Italian coinage of the period. No legend or additional devices are present on the reverse. The surface retains the same blue-green patina as the obverse. |
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