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Æ Drachm
| Issuer | Brettii |
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| Year | 208 BC - 203 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in bold relief with flowing hair and beard, enclosed within a wreath of olive branches bearing stylized berries and leaves that frames the entire field. The portraiture reflects the Hellenistic artistic tradition prevalent among the Italic peoples of Bruttium, with pronounced facial features characteristic of third-century BC southern Italian bronze coinage. The olive wreath border serves both as a decorative surround and as an allusion to Olympian iconography befitting the king of the gods. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle stands left, wings partially spread, perched upon a thunderbolt rendered in stylized form beneath its talons, alluding to Zeus as divine patron. A lyre appears to the left of the eagle in the field, serving as a secondary symbol and cultural emblem of the Bruttian people. The ethnic legend BΡETTIΩN is distributed around the field in Greek characters, enclosed within a beaded border. The composition combines Hellenistic religious iconography with distinctly local numismatic symbolism, consistent with Bruttian coinage of the Second Punic War period. |
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| Reverse lettering | BΡETTIΩN |
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