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12 Litrai - Fifth Democracy
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 214 BC - 212 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, revealing flowing wavy hair that cascades down the neck. The helmet is adorned with a prominent cheek guard and a large decorative crest sweeping rearward. The portrait is rendered in fine Hellenistic style with carefully detailed facial features, the hair rendered in rich, naturalistic curls. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Artemis standing facing right in the attitude of an archer, dressed in a short belted chiton and high boots (endromides), drawing a bow with both arms extended. A hound leaps at her feet to the lower left, depicted in mid-stride. The Greek legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ runs vertically along the right field, and the control mark ΜΙ appears to the left of the figure. The composition is dynamic and finely executed in the Hellenistic manner characteristic of Syracusan coinage of the Fifth Democracy period. |
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| Mint | Syracuse Mint |
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