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1/8 Shekel Punic occupation

Issuer	Akragas
Year	213 BC - 211 BC
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Reference(s)	HGC 2, 166

Obverse description	Wreathed male head facing right, rendered in fine Sicilian style with naturalistic facial features and flowing hair adorned with a leafy wreath. The portrait fills the flan and is set within a plain field with a dotted border partially visible along the right rim. The modeling of the face shows high relief with well-defined eyes, nose, and lips characteristic of late Akragantine die-cutting under Punic occupation.
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Reverse description	Horse prancing to the right with forelegs raised, depicted in energetic profile against a plain field. Beneath the horse, a Punic letter 'H' (het) appears as a control mark or ethnic abbreviation, consistent with Punic coinage conventions of the period. A dotted border is partially visible along the coin's edge. The style follows the North African-influenced iconography introduced during the Carthaginian occupation of Akragas.
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