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16 Litrai - Philistis
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 275 BC - 215 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG ANS 5#879-881, SNG Lloyd#1545, BMC Greek#555, HGC 2#1555, SNG Munich 5#1355 |
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| Reverse description | A fast quadriga driven to the left by a winged Nike, who extends her arms to guide the four galloping horses. A solar star or eight-rayed symbol appears in the upper field above the horses. The two-part legend ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ in the upper field and ΦΙΛΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ in the exergue identifies the coin as struck in the name of Queen Philistis. The composition follows the grand Syracusan chariot-race tradition established on earlier coinage, executed with vigorous, dynamic modeling of the horses and chariot wheel. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (275 BC - 215 BC) |
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