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Æ Roman rule

Issuer Syracuse (Sicily)
Year 208 BC - 204 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Draped bust of Artemis facing left, hair arranged in a bun and bound with a taenia, wearing a laurel wreath over flowing locks. A quiver is visible over the shoulder behind the neck, consistent with the goddess's iconographic attributes. The portrait is rendered in the naturalistic Hellenistic style, set within a beaded border. The field is otherwise plain, with no legend on this side.
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Reverse description A torch set vertically at center, flanked by a pileus (felt cap) on either side, representing the Dioskouroi (Castor and Pollux), their traditional symbols under Roman-period Syracusan coinage. The Greek ethnic legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ is inscribed around the design in two lines, divided by the torch, reading across the upper and lateral fields. The entire type is enclosed within a beaded border. The composition reflects the civic pride of Syracuse during the period of Roman administration.
Reverse script Greek
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