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| Issuer | Rhegion |
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| Year | 260 BC - 218 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a prominent transverse plume rendered in fine parallel striations. The goddess's hair falls in wavy locks beneath the helmet rim, and the facial features, though partially obscured by corrosion and dark green patina, display the characteristic archaic-to-classical transitional style of Magna Graecia coinage. The neck and lower truncation are visible at the coin's base, and the surrounding field is plain. No legend appears on this face. |
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| Reverse description | A kithara (lyre) depicted frontally at the centre of the field, its resonating body, upright arms, crossbar, and multiple strings carefully rendered in relief. Flanking the kithara on either side is the Greek ethnic legend ΡΗΓΙ to the left and ΝΩΝ to the right, reading ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (of the Rheginians), inscribed in Greek characters. The design is set within a dotted border running along the upper periphery of the flan. The kithara, a symbol associated with Apollo and the musical heritage of Rhegion, is a recurring device on the city's bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΡΗΓΙ - ΝΩΝ |
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