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BronzeÆ17
| Issuer | Lopadusa |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crab depicted facing, its carapace rendered in relief at center, with prominent claws and legs extending outward into the field. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show the characteristic patina of a hammered bronze issue. No legend or inscription is present. The design is bold and stylized, consistent with Sicilian and island mint coinage of the Hellenistic period. |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 100 BC) |
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Lopadusa — modern Lampedusa — was a tiny island stop in the Sicilian channel whose autonomous coinage remains poorly understood. The civic issues attributed to it are rare enough that SNG Copenhagen 483 represents one of the few anchoring references for the type. Whether the island functioned as an independent community or under loose Carthaginian or Roman influence during this period is still debated among specialists in Sicilian numismatics.