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8 Litrai - Fifth Democracy
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 214 BC - 212 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Kore (Persephone) facing left, her hair elaborately styled with a wreath or diadem and flowing locks, rendered in fine relief in the classical Syracusan tradition. The portrait displays characteristic high artistic quality associated with the Fifth Democracy coinage of Syracuse, with delicate facial features and naturalistically rendered hair swept back behind the neck. A dotted border frames the design. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | A fast quadriga (four-horse chariot) driven at full gallop to the right, with the charioteer prominently rendered holding the reins; a large spoked wheel is visible at right. Above the horses, the abbreviation XAP appears in the upper field, likely referencing a magistrate or mint official. The ethnic legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ is inscribed in the exergue below the ground line. The composition is dynamic and bold, consistent with the celebrated Syracusan chariot reverse tradition. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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