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| Issuer | Ameselon (Sicily) |
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| Year | 339 BC - 180 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Horse galloping to left in full stride, rendered in bold relief with musculature well articulated; the mane flows freely and all four legs are extended in a dynamic running pose. The figure occupies the central field of the flan with no inscription or border present. The style is characteristic of Sicilian bronze coinage of the Hellenistic period, reflecting strong influence from the broader tradition of equestrian types common in Sicily. |
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| Mintage | ND (339 BC - 180 BC) |
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Ameselon was a small Sikel settlement in the interior of Sicily whose precise location remains disputed — most scholars place it somewhere in the Ennean highlands, but no definitive archaeological site has been confirmed. The city disappears from the ancient record entirely after the Roman consolidation of Sicily following the First Punic War, which explains the relatively compressed bronze series attributed to it. That this issue spans nearly 160 years in the catalog dating reflects scholarly uncertainty more than actual production continuity.