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5 Litrai
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 218 BC - 214 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and veiled bust of a female deity facing left, rendered in fine Hellenistic style. The veil falls in deeply modeled folds behind the head, with a palm frond or wreath element visible to the rear. The portrait displays high sculptural relief with carefully articulated facial features characteristic of Syracusan die-cutting of the late third century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Winged goddess Nike, depicted in three-quarter view, driving a fast-moving biga (two-horse chariot) to the left. The horses are shown at full gallop with forelegs raised, rendered in dynamic relief. A Greek legend reading ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ appears in the upper field and ΦΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ in the lower exergue, identifying this issue in the name of Queen Philistis, consort of Hieron II of Syracuse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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