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Æ Double Unit
| Issuer | Lucani |
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| Year | 209 BC - 207 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse lettering | ΛOΥΚΑΝOM |
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| Mintage | ND (209 BC - 207 BC) |
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The Lucani were an Oscan-speaking people of southern Italy whose independent coinage effectively ended with Roman consolidation following the Second Punic War. This issue dates precisely to the years Hannibal was still operating in Italy, and the Lucani — longtime Roman allies who had defected to Carthage after Cannae in 216 BC — were minting under extreme political duress, their territory contested and their future as an autonomous people already in doubt. By 207 BC, with Hasdrubal defeated at the Metaurus, Hannibal's position in Italy became untenable, and Lucanian coinage ceased shortly after.