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Drachm
| Issuer | Katane |
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| Year | 405 BC - 402 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | Quadriga in full gallop to right, driven by a charioteer who holds the kentron in his raised right hand and the reins gathered in his left; the charioteer is depicted in frontal three-quarter view typical of late fifth-century Sicilian coinage. Nike flies to left above the group, extending a wreath to crown the victorious driver. The legend KATANAIΩN is disposed in the field. The composition reflects the grand athletic-victory imagery popularized by the master engravers of Syracuse. |
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| Reverse description | Youthful head of the river-god Amenanos facing left, his hair bound with a tainia; the head is rendered in the fine relief characteristic of late Classical Sicilian die-cutting. Two fish flank the portrait in the field, and a crayfish is placed below, alluding to the aquatic nature of the deity. The ethnic AMENANOΣ is inscribed around the design, identifying the personified river of Katane. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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