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6 Litrai - Fifth Democracy
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 214 BC - 212 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head facing right, rendered in high relief with vigorous Hellenistic craftsmanship; the subject wears a Macedonian-style kausia or laureate headgear, with long flowing locks and a full beard rendered in fine wavy detail. The strong, mature physiognomy may represent Zeus or possibly a Macedonian royal in heroic guise. The flan is slightly irregular, typical of late Syracusan hammered silver coinage of the Fifth Democracy period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ ΣΑ |
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| Mintage | ND (214 BC - 212 BC) |
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