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Drachm
| Issuer | Emporion |
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| Year | 264 BC - 241 BC |
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| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped female head in the Syracusan-Arethusa tradition, facing right, laureate with a wreath of wheat ears; the design is closely derived from the Persephone-Arethusa type popularized on Syracusan coinage. Two dolphins are disposed to the right of the effigy and one dolphin to the left, serving as subsidiary devices in the field, a hallmark of Emporitane coinage imitating its Sicilian prototypes. |
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| Reverse description | Pegasus, rendered in a dynamic flying attitude, advances to the right with wings fully spread and forelegs raised; a rudder (tiller) is placed beneath the figure in the lower field, and a victor's crown (wreath) appears above. The ethnic legend ΕΜΠΟΡΙΤΩΝ is inscribed in Greek characters along the lower exergual area, identifying the issuing city of Emporion. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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