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| Issuer | Tyndaris (Sicily) |
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| Year | 254 BC - 211 BC |
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| Reference(s) | CNS#24 , Buceti#22 , HGC 2#1630 , Campana#22 , SNG ANS 5#1165 , SNG Copenhagen#954 , McClean#3021 |
| Obverse description | Youthful head of Dionysos facing right, adorned with an ivy wreath, the curling locks rendered in fine detail against a smooth field. The effigy is depicted with youthful, idealized features characteristic of Sicilian Greek bronze coinage of the Hellenistic period. A dotted border encircles the design. |
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| Reverse description | A pendulous bunch of grapes occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with individual spherical berries clearly articulated, suspended from a short stalk with a leaf. The ethnic legend TYNΔAPITAN is disposed around the bunch in the field, reading clockwise, in Greek characters. The whole is set within a plain border. |
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| Mintage | ND (254 BC - 211 BC) |
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