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Æ17
| Issuer | Alontion |
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| Year | 400 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of a youthful male deity, facing right, with finely rendered curling hair drawn back and tied at the nape; the portrait is executed in the classical Sicilian style, with naturalistic facial features and a delicate profile. A beaded border encircles the design within the coin's field. |
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| Reverse description | A bull charging to the left in a dynamic pose, rendered with strong muscular detail typical of Sicilian bronzes of the late fifth to early fourth century BC; the animal's head is lowered in aggression. The ethnic legend ΑΛΟΝΤΙΝΩΝ arcs around the design within a beaded border, identifying the issuing community of Alontion. |
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| Mintage | ND (-400) |
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