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Æ22 EX D D
| Issuer | Tyndaris |
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| Year | 100 BC - 27 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Two pilei (the conical caps of the Dioscuri) depicted side by side in the central field, each surmounted by a star, emblematic of Castor and Pollux. The caps are rendered in a plain, somewhat archaic style typical of Sicilian civic bronze coinage of the late Republican period. A partial Latin magistrate's legend curves along the right field, reading M VIPS DOS II[ ], identifying a local duoviral official named Marcus Vipsanius. |
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| Reverse description | A dolphin depicted in right profile, swimming across the central field in a naturalistic style characteristic of Sicilian civic bronzes. The legend EX D D is distributed around the type, with EX appearing in the upper field and D D in the lower exergual area, serving as the authorizing formula of the local municipal council. The dolphin motif alludes to the maritime character of Tyndaris, a coastal city on the northern coast of Sicily. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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