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Æ Drachm
| Issuer | Brettii |
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| Year | 216 BC - 214 BC |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with bold, expressive features. A secondary symbol — typically a ram's head, bird, star, or bunch of grapes — appears to the left of the portrait. The letter Γ occasionally appears below the neck truncation as a control mark or magistrate's initial. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle stands in left profile atop a thunderbolt, its wings fully spread in a powerful heraldic posture, talons firmly gripping the bolt. The feather detail is rendered with fine, layered engraving, conveying both naturalism and authority. The ethnic legend BPETTIΩN is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing people of the Brettii. The composition reflects strong Magna Graecian artistic influence consistent with southern Italian bronze coinage of the late third century BC. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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