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2 1/2 Litrai - Syrakosioi
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 275 BC - 215 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Head of Persephone (or Kore) facing left, her flowing wavy hair richly elaborated and bound with a wreath of grain, rendered in the fine late Syracusan engraving tradition. The facial features display a gentle, idealised profile with delicately modelled cheekbones and lips. A beaded border encircles the design within the field. |
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| Reverse description | Nike standing facing left, clad in a long chiton with billowing drapery, crowning a military trophy with a wreath held aloft in her raised right hand; a palm branch extends behind her. The ethnic legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ is arranged vertically in the left field. Two dolphins are visible in the right field, symbols characteristic of Syracusan coinage, and a horizontal ground line supports the trophy at lower centre. |
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| Mint | Syracuse Mint |
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