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| Issuer | Thermai Himerensis (Sicily) |
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| Year | 367 BC - 350 BC |
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| Value | Hemilitron (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of Herakles facing right, clad in the Nemean lion's skin headdress worn over the crown of the head, with the beast's scalp rendered in characteristic archaic Sicilian style. The facial features are boldly modeled in relief, displaying curling hair and a strong profile. The ethnic legend ΘEPMITAN appears in the field to the right of the head, incuse in Greek characters. The overall style is consistent with late Classical Sicilian bronze coinage of the fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Graceful head of Hera facing right, rendered in refined late Classical style with delicately modeled features, curling hair swept back from the brow, and a stephane or diadem crowning the head. The portrait is set within a beaded border encircling the flan, a characteristic decorative element of Sicilian civic bronze coinage. The reverse field is otherwise plain, with no legend or exergual inscription present. The fine workmanship reflects the accomplished die-cutting tradition of western Sicily during the fourth century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (367 BC - 350 BC) |
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